Cloud Director - Cloud Transformation Program Migration Lead

This role will require Frequent Travel (50% or more) to the Buffalo, NY area

Why WWT?

At World Wide Technology, we work together to make a new world happen. Our important work benefits our clients and partners as much as it does our people and communities across the globe. WWT is dedicated to achieving its mission of creating a profitable growth company that is also a Great Place to Work for All. We achieve this through our world-class culture, generous benefits and by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions for our clients.

Founded in 1990, WWT is a global technology solutions provider leading the AI and Digital Revolution. WWT combines the power of strategy, execution and partnership to accelerate digital transformational outcomes for organizations around the globe. Through its Advanced Technology Center, a collaborative ecosystem of the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, WWT helps clients and partners conceptualize, test and validate innovative technology solutions for the best business outcomes and then deploys them at scale through its global warehousing, distribution and integration capabilities.

With over 12,000 employees across WWT and Softchoice and more than 60 locations around the world, WWT's culture, built on a set of core values and established leadership philosophies, has been recognized 14 years in a row by Fortune and Great Place to Work® for its unique blend of determination, innovation and creating a great place to work for all.

Want to work with highly motivated individuals on high-performance teams? Join WWT today!

What is the Solutions Consulting & Engineering (SC&E) Team and why join?

Solutions Consulting & Engineering is an organization that is Customer Focused and Solutions Led. We deliver end-to-end and emerging solutions to drive customer satisfaction, increase profitability and growth. Our success is enabled by our world-class management consulting, delivery excellence and engineering brilliance. Our goal is to bring together business acumen with full-stack technical know-how to develop innovative solutions for our clients' most complex challenges.

Position Overview

This role serves as an execution leader for Clients Cloud & Data Center Migration initiative. The Program Director partners closely with Cloud & Data Center Migration Leads to translate strategy into execution, establish strong governance, and ensure predictable delivery across a complex, multiworkstream transformation. The role combines senior program leadership discipline with hands on execution ownership, acting on behalf of the client to drive outcomes across cloud, infrastructure, applications, security, and vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Program & Transformation Leadership

• Serve as the overall cloud migration leader for large, multi-year hybrid cloud transformation engagements at strategic enterprise customers

• Partner with executive stakeholders to work with WWT teams to define transformation vision, success metrics, and phased roadmaps aligned to business outcomes

• Support the established program governance, operating cadence, financial oversight, risk management, and executive reporting structures and report on our performance

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client leadership, providing guidance on strategy, sequencing, investment trade-offs, and risk mitigation

Program Strategy & Delivery Ownership

• Manage the overall Cloud & Data Center migration roadmap , milestones, and success metrics across all program workstreams

• Translate executive objectives into executable delivery plans (waves & phases of the program)

• Ensure alignment between: Cloud strategy, Data center exit timelines, Application modernization readiness, Infrastructure and operational preparedness

• Drive a disciplined delivery cadence (monthly planning, weekly commitments, daily priorities as needed)

CrossWorkstream Orchestration

• Act as the integration layer across infrastructure, application development, security, networking, operations, finance, and vendors

• Identify and manage interdependencies between workstreams

• Resolve conflicts in priorities, sequencing, and resource allocation

• Ensure workstreams progress in a coordinated, end to end manner , not as isolated efforts

Governance & Executive Communication

• Lead executive level reporting , including RAG status, KPIs, Migration velocity and progress indicators for the program.

• Run core governance forums, including Steering committees, Executive leadership readouts, Milestone and readiness reviews.

• Surface risks early with clear mitigation paths and decision options .

• Provide crisp, outcome focused updates to senior sponsors and stakeholders

Risk, Dependency & Issue Management

• Maintain a single, integrated RAID view across all workstreams

• Anticipate systemic risks, including: Capacity and resourcing constraints, Tooling and platform readiness, Application and infrastructure alignment, Security and compliance gates

• Drive mitigation actions to closure and remove blockers through escalation and cross organizational coordination

Operational Readiness & Migration Execution

• Ensure thru workstream owners' foundational capabilities are in place to support migration execution, including cloud, infrastructure, and operational readiness (as implied across workstreams)

• Oversee wave planning, sequencing, and readiness validation for migrations

• Coordinate execution across internal teams and vendors / systems integrators to support go lives and stabilization, including driving a command center for migrations

Delivery Leadership & Discipline

• Provide hands on coaching to program and workstream leaders on: Planning rigor, RAID ownership, Executive communication

• Standardize core program artifacts (status, scorecards, risk logs, runbooks)

• Review plans for realism and completeness; step in directly when execution is off track

• Model strong operational discipline and delivery behaviors across the program

Qualifications

• Prior experience working with or within financial institutions

• Familiarity with enterprise architecture, infrastructure operations, and vendor-led delivery models

• Experience standing up or running transformation governance models

• Background in consulting, transformation offices, or complex multi-vendor programs

• 15+ years of progressive experience in cloud, infrastructure, or digital transformation roles

• 8+ years leading large-scale, enterprise cloud or infrastructure modernization programs

• Proven experience engaging and leading executive-level client stakeholders

• Demonstrated success managing large, multi-disciplinary teams across architecture, infrastructure, applications, and governance

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

• Willingness to travel up to 30-40%

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Deep understanding of Hybrid, Private, and Public Cloud strategies

• Strong hands-on and leadership experience with platforms

• Strong understanding of enterprise cloud ecosystems, operating models, and financial considerations

• Ability to understand complex technology interdependencies across infrastructure, applications, security, and operations

Strongly Desired Skills

• Senior-level cloud or infrastructure certifications

• Experience driving factory-based migration and modernization programs

• Familiarity with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud automation frameworks

• Experience working with strategic technology partners and ISVs (VMware, Microsoft, AWS, Nutanix, Red Hat, etc.)

• Strong executive communication, storytelling, and stakeholder influence skills

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Certain states and localities require employers to post a reasonable estimate of salary range. A reasonable estimate of the current base pay range for this position is $164,000 to $205,000 annually. Actual salary will be based on a variety of factors, including shift, location, experience, skill set, performance, licensure and certification, and business needs. The range for this position in other geographic locations may differ. Certain positions may also be eligible for variable incentive compensation, such as bonuses or commissions, that is not included in the base pay.

The well-being of WWT employees is essential. So, when it comes to our benefits package, WWT has one of the best. We offer the following benefits to all full-time employees:

• Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program

• Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement

• Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program

We strive to create an environment where all employees are empowered to succeed based on their skills, performance, and dedication. Our goal is to cultivate a culture of belonging that encourages innovation, collaboration, and respect for all team members, ensuring that WWT remains a great place to work for All!

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