Data / Cloud Platform Transformation Delivery Lead

Motion Recruitment; Irving (TX); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known Financial Services Company in Irving, TX (Hybrid) is seeking a Data/Cloud Platform Transformation Delivery Lead for a 12+ month contract. You will guide enterprise data platform modernization, oversee cloud migrations, and balance Scrum Master with program management responsibilities to deliver results aligned with regulatory requirements and tech strategy.

Ideal candidates have a bachelor’s degree, 7+ years in data and cloud delivery, and hands-on experience with data visualization

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field; technology or computer science background preferred.
• 7+ years of relevant experience across data platforms, cloud migrations, and program delivery.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional coordination across stakeholders.
• Experience using GenAI tools (e.g., Copilot) for program reporting and SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise Data Platforms Modernization and cloud migration initiatives.
• Manage dependencies across migrations, data center exits, and cloud adoption.
• Ensure milestones, budgets, and timelines via disciplined governance.
• Partner with CIOs, engineering, product, risk, compliance, and audit stakeholders.
• Facilitate executive decision-making and reporting to leadership forums.
• Run governance routines and consolidate roadmaps, risks, and metrics.
• Drive risk mitigation and issue resolution across modernization programs.
• Enable migration to target-state platforms and cloud-native architectures.
• Coordinate retirement of obsolete infrastructure while maintaining stability.

Skills

Data platforms

Cloud migrations

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Tableau

Jira & Agile

SharePoint & M365

Data visualization

Ambiguity management

Cross-functional leadership

GenAI tools

Copilot

Education

Bachelor's degree in any field

Tools

Jira

Microsoft 365

SharePoint

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Outstanding long-term contract opportunity! A well-known Financial Services Company is looking for a Data/Cloud Platform Transformation Delivery Lead in Irving, TX (Hybrid).

Work with the brightest minds at one of the largest financial institutions in the world. This is a long-term contract opportunity that includes a competitive benefit package! Our client has been around for over 150 years and is continuously innovating in today's digital age. If you want to work for a company that is not only a household name, but also truly cares about satisfying customers' financial needs and helping people succeed financially, apply today.

Contract Duration: 12+ Months

Required Skills & Experience

~ Bachelor’s degree in any field required; technology or computer science background preferred.

~ 7+ years of relevant experience with a combination of the following skills, tools, and functional areas.

• Strong understanding of Data Platforms and Cloud migrations
• Advanced Excel with ability to run complex queries and pivots for Executive reporting
• Power BI or Tableau (preferred)
• Jira and Agile reporting, JIRA automations
• Expert in SharePoint, Microsoft 365 and collaboration tools
• Data visualization and dashboard creation using JIRA
• Ability to manage ambiguity and drive execution
• Cross-functional coordination
• Proven use of AI tools in managing program reporting, managing AI -projects and SDLC
• Experience utilizing GenAI tools, including Microsoft Copilot and similar AI-powered productivity solutions.

What You Will Be Doing

• This role supports the key enterprise initiative of the Data Platforms Modernization program, leading the transformation of enterprise data platforms, application migration, and cloud modernization efforts. The position combines Scrum Master and Project/Program Management responsibilities with strong Technical Delivery Leadership experience, ensuring successful execution of data platform and cloud migration initiatives while aligning outcomes with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and technology strategy.

Program Delivery & Execution

• ~ Lead delivery of platform modernization initiatives across multiple product domains.
• ~ Manage complex dependencies involving application migrations, data center exits, cloud adoption, and platform decommissioning.
• ~ Ensure milestones, deliverables, budgets, and timelines are achieved through disciplined program governance.

Stakeholder Management

• ~ Partner with Line of Business CIOs, engineering leaders, product managers, risk, compliance, finance, and audit stakeholders.
• ~ Facilitate executive decision-making, tradeoff discussions, and prioritization across competing demands.
• ~ Provide executive communications and status reporting to leadership forums and steering committees.

Governance & Risk Management

• ~ Run the program governance and oversight routines.
• ~ Consolidate and report on roadmaps, risks, financials, metrics, dependencies, and key decisions.
• ~ Drive issue resolution and risk mitigation across modernization programs and change initiatives.

Platform Transformation

• ~ Enable migration from legacy platforms to strategic target-state platforms.
• ~ Support adoption of cloud-native architectures, modern data pipelines, APIs, automation, and scalable analytics capabilities.
• ~ Coordinate retirement of obsolete infrastructure and technologies while maintaining operational stability.

Posted By: Rene Sadlier