Hybrid Programme Director – Data Centre Migration

Posted 6 days ago

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About the role

  • Leading the overarching data centre migration program, driving delivery across multiple technology and business domains
  • Establishing and managing program governance to ensure that risks, dependencies and issues are surfaced and resolved proactively
  • Coordinating and aligning activity across key workstreams: Infrastructure (Compute, Storage, Non-Stops, Database), Networks, Physical Security, Facilities, Cyber Security, TSO (production platform owners), CTO (engineering), Testing, Finance/Procurement, 3rd Party Colo Provider, and Migration Partner
  • Holding senior stakeholders to account for milestone delivery, risk ownership, resourcing and readiness
  • Partnering with Finance and Procurement to manage program costs, contracts and vendor performance
  • Overseeing migration planning, execution and testing to ensure a controlled, low-risk transition of critical platforms
  • Providing clear, confident reporting and communication to executive stakeholders

Requirements

  • Proven experience leading large-scale data centre migration programs spanning multiple technologies and stakeholder groups
  • Strong program governance expertise, with a track record of managing complex dependencies, risks and issues in fast-moving environments
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including engagement with senior technology and business leaders
  • A decisive, assertive and delivery-focused approach, with the confidence to hold others accountable while fostering collaboration
  • Demonstrable experience coordinating internal teams and third-party vendors to deliver against fixed timelines
  • Broad understanding of infrastructure domains including compute, storage, networking, security, and platform operations
  • Added bonus if you have:
  • Experience delivering programs in highly regulated industries, such as financial services or payments
  • Familiarity with both traditional data centre and hybrid cloud operating models
  • Hands-on involvement in discovery, planning and lift-and-shift execution with third-party migration vendors
  • Experience with public cloud hosting models and integration patterns
  • Strong commercial acumen supporting cost tracking, vendor management and contract governance.

Benefits

  • A competitive salary and benefits
  • Time to support charities and give back to your community
  • Parental leave policy
  • Global recognition platform
  • Virgin Pulse access
  • Global employee assistance program

Job title

Programme Director – Data Centre Migration

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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