Strategic Modernization Engagement Lead

Kyndryl Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 156,000 - 297,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Modernization Engagement Lead in the United States to coordinate across sales, architects, consulting, and delivery teams to ensure complex modernization programs succeed from pre-sales through initial delivery. You will shape scope, confirm SoW, manage dependencies, and keep programs on track.

You’ll lead across towers (applications, cloud, mainframe, network & edge), apply AI-enabled playbooks, and partner with stakeholders to turn modernization strategy into measurable

Qualifications

• 5 years experience coordinating or leading complex, large-scale modernization programs.
• 5 years experience with broad modernization across applications, cloud, mainframe, and network & edge.
• Strong hands-on technical solution leadership, including scoping and PoC framing; assumptions, dependencies, and baselining; and SoW creation and review.
• Strong client communication and presentation skills, including content creation and value proposition articulation.
• Experience applying AI-enabled tools and repeatable modernization frameworks to shape or run modernization execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination across sales, architects, consulting, legal, and delivery teams so that complex modernization programs are well shaped from pre-sales through launch and initial delivery.
• Lead technical solution management, including scoping, PoC framing, assumptions, dependencies, baselining, and delivery readiness.
• Own or contribute to SoW creation and review, with clear deliverables, acceptance criteria, and execution model, so that what is sold is what can be delivered.
• Guide the transition from pre-sales to delivery, and stay engaged through initial delivery to confirm early milestones are met and the program is on track.

Skills

Program leadership

Modernization across layers

PoC framing

SoW creation

Client communication

AI tools

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a Modernization Engagement Lead in the United States to coordinate across sales, architects, consulting, and delivery teams to ensure complex modernization programs succeed from pre-sales through initial delivery. You will shape scope, confirm SoW, manage dependencies, and keep programs on track.

You’ll lead across towers (applications, cloud, mainframe, network & edge), apply AI-enabled playbooks, and partner with stakeholders to turn modernization strategy into measurable