Cloud & Platform Delivery Leader

Michael Page; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Long-term career progression opportunities

High visibility with senior leadership

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Practice Head in Bengaluru to lead a global delivery portfolio exceeding $30M. The ideal candidate will have over 20 years in IT services, with significant leadership experience.

This role involves managing cloud transformations, ensuring high client satisfaction, and establishing governance frameworks. Attractive benefits include competitive compensation and opportunities for long-term career progression.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in IT services delivery, program management, or delivery leadership.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing large delivery organizations with P&L accountability.
• Proven track record overseeing delivery portfolios exceeding $30M in annual revenue.
• Strong experience delivering cloud migration, application modernization, infrastructure transformation, or platform engineering programs.
• Demonstrated success managing geographically distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery across a portfolio of cloud transformation and modernization.
• Establish governance frameworks, delivery standards, and quality controls.
• Drive financial performance through effective P&L management.
• Ensure delivery commitments while maintaining high client satisfaction.
• Build and lead high-performing teams for delivery excellence.

Skills

IT services delivery

Program management

Cloud migration

Financial management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline

Advanced qualifications

Tools

PMP

Agile

SAFe

ITIL

Cloud certifications

Job description

• Practice Head with 20+ yrs to lead a $30M+ global cloud delivery portfolio
• Must have multi-public cloud platform delivery experiance

About Our Client

Our client is a rapidly growing global technology and digital transformation organization that partners with enterprise customers to accelerate cloud adoption, platform modernization, operational excellence, and business transformation initiatives. With a strong international presence and a focus on innovation-led delivery, the organization serves clients across multiple industry sectors through advanced technology platforms and consulting-led services.

Job Description

• Lead end-to-end delivery across a portfolio of cloud transformation, modernization, platform engineering, and managed services engagements.
• Establish governance frameworks, delivery standards, risk management processes, and quality controls.
• Own resource planning, capacity management, utilization, and workforce optimization across global delivery teams.
• Drive financial performance through effective P&L management, forecasting, revenue realization, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Ensure delivery commitments are achieved while maintaining high client satisfaction and service quality standards.
• Build and lead high-performing teams comprising delivery managers, project managers, architects, and technical leaders.
• Partner closely with sales, presales, account management, and practice leadership teams to support growth objectives.
• Drive automation, process improvement, DevOps adoption, and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Manage executive stakeholder relationships and act as the escalation point for critical delivery matters.
• Support the continuous evolution of delivery methodologies, tools, and best practices.

The Successful Applicant

• 20+ years of experience in IT services delivery, program management, or delivery leadership.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing large delivery organizations with P&L accountability.
• Proven track record overseeing delivery portfolios exceeding $30M in annual revenue.
• Strong experience delivering cloud migration, application modernization, infrastructure transformation, or platform engineering programs.
• Demonstrated success managing geographically distributed teams across onshore and offshore locations.
• Expertise in delivery governance, operational excellence, financial management, and stakeholder engagement.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance growth, profitability, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; advanced qualifications preferred.
• PMP, Agile, SAFe, ITIL, cloud, or related certifications are advantageous.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to lead a strategically important global delivery function.
• Significant ownership of business performance, operational strategy, and organizational growth.
• Exposure to enterprise-scale transformation programs across multiple industries.
• High visibility with senior leadership and key customer stakeholders.
• Competitive compensation package with strong long-term career progression opportunities