Azure-Centric Cloud & AI Strategy Director

AlixPartners; Southfield (MI); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Hybrid work model

Job summary

AlixPartners is seeking a Cloud Strategy Director to define and drive the firm’s cloud and platform strategy, with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled platforms and GitOps delivery. Based in Southfield, MI, this role leads cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure enterprise platforms and governance across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

The successful candidate will bring 7+ years in cloud architecture with 5+ years in strategy or senior leadership, deep Azure experience, and proven ability to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Systems or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of progressive cloud/ platform experience, with 5+ in strategy/senior leadership.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Azure with working knowledge of AWS/GCP.
• Proven leadership in AI/ML and LLM platform strategy.
• Strong GitHub-based delivery, GitOps, and IaC (Terraform).
• Experience with governance, FinOps, security, and compliance at scale.
• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise cloud and platform strategy (Azure primary; multi-cloud).
• Lead AI/ML/LLM platform strategy with governance and lifecycle management.
• Establish GitOps as standard operating model; ensure IaC, CI/CD across teams.
• Guide container platforms and cloud-native architectures; support modernization.
• Drive governance, risk, security, compliance, and platform standardization.
• Engage executives with clear reporting on value realization, costs, and risk.

Skills

Cloud strategy

Azure expert

Executive leadership

GitHub/GitOps

Terraform/IaC

CI/CD practices

FinOps & cost management

Security/compliance

Strategic communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Information Systems

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

Job description

AlixPartners is seeking a Cloud Strategy Director to define and drive the firm’s cloud and platform strategy, with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled platforms and GitOps delivery. Based in Southfield, MI, this role leads cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure enterprise platforms and governance across Azure, AWS, and GCP.

The successful candidate will bring 7+ years in cloud architecture with 5+ years in strategy or senior leadership, deep Azure experience, and proven ability to