project manager azure cloud migration

HR Partners; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad is seeking a highly experienced Project Manager to lead an Azure Cloud Migration from kickoff through target design, wave execution, testing, cutover, hypercare and handover in Melbourne. This mission-critical program requires strong delivery discipline and excellent stakeholder management.

You will coordinate a specialist delivery team and vendors, align integrated delivery plans with contractual milestones, and drive risk mitigation, change management and governance gates to ensure

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end Azure migrations.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated migration planning and schedule alignment across milestones, dependencies and governance gates.
• Direct delivery teams and partners across cloud architects, engineers, network specialists, suppliers and managed services.
• Drive migration strategy, wave execution, cutover rehearsals, rollback strategies and change management approvals.
• Ensure governance, risk management and change control are consistently applied throughout the project.

Skills

Project management

Azure Cloud

Stakeholder management

Vendor management

Job description

Project Manager Azure Migration is currently required to end of January 2027 with the likelyhood of extenstion or the opportunity to transition to a perm role to lead the planning, governance, coordination, and successful delivery of the mission-critical Azure Cloud Migration project. You will drive the migration workstream from early kick-off through target design, wave execution, testing, cutover, hypercare, and operational handover. In this role, you will establish a baseline integrated delivery plan, align with contractual milestones, resolve complex cross-disciplinary dependencies, and actively direct a specialist delivery team and wider delivery partners. Key Responsibilities

• Integrated Planning & Schedule Alignment: Create, baseline, and maintain an integrated migration delivery plan aligned with approved programme schedules, technical dependencies, contractual milestones, and governance gates
• Delivery Team Leadership: Coordinate day-to-day delivery across technical leads (Cloud Architect, Engineers, Network Specialist), suppliers, and managed service partners;
• Migration Strategy & Wave Execution: Drive migration wave sequencing, workload dependency mapping, cutover rehearsals, rollback strategies, and change management approvals.

Project Manager Azure Migration is currently required to end of January 2027 with the likelyhood of extenstion or the opportunity to transition to a perm role to lead the planning, governance, coordination, and successful delivery of the mission-critical Azure Cloud Migration project. You will drive the migration workstream from early kick-off through target design, wave execution, testing, cutover, hypercare, and operational handover. In this role, you will establish a baseline integrated delivery plan, align with contractual milestones, resolve complex cross-disciplinary dependencies, and actively direct a specialist delivery team and wider delivery partners. Key Responsibilities

• Integrated Planning & Schedule Alignment: Create, baseline, and maintain an integrated migration delivery plan aligned with approved programme schedules, technical dependencies, contractual milestones, and governance gates
• Delivery Team Leadership: Coordinate day-to-day delivery across technical leads (Cloud Architect, Engineers, Network Specialist), suppliers, and managed service partners;
• Migration Strategy & Wave Execution: Drive migration wave sequencing, workload dependency mapping, cutover rehearsals, rollback strategies, and change management approvals.

To be successful in this position you will be a highly experienced Project Manager with solid, end-to-end experience managing Azure Cloud migration projects, including the kick-off stage and be able to realize the benefits of the migration. You will also have experience leading technical resources and working with other vendors. Excellent presentation and stakeholder management skills are a must.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.