Project Manager - Azure Cloud

Seeking a results-driven Project Manager to lead delivery of cloud-based applications, integrations, and migration initiatives built on Microsoft Azure and Databricks, partnering closely with Product and Engineering teams to take initiatives from requirements through go-live and user adoption. The PM will own planning through value realization, coordinating with enterprise architecture, security/compliance, and organizational change management to deliver measurable business outcomes. The ideal candidate is comfortable with cross-functional discussions, product delivery lifecycle management, technical team management, and PMO practices.

Core Responsibilities

• End-to-end delivery of cloud application and integration projects (scope, schedule, budget, quality, benefits realization)
• Lead cloud-based custom product and migration initiatives from requirements through deployment
• Coordinate API development and customer onboarding across cross-functional delivery teams
• Establish project governance, cadence, RAID, and stakeholder communication plans
• Drive business case development, OKRs/KPIs, and roadmap alignment
• Champion Agile/Lean practices (Scrum, Kanban) and integrate with stage-gate/hybrid models
• Liaise with Product and IT delivery teams to deliver outcomes with clear deliverables, SLAs, and acceptance criteria
• Lead scope, requirements, training, change management, UAT planning, production deployment, and user onboarding

• 10-15 years of progressive IT project/program management, with 3+ years leading Azure cloud-based application or integration initiatives (Azure environment preferred)
• Proven delivery of multi-workstream programs ($1M+ budgets) with hybrid Agile/Waterfall governance
• Experience managing the product/application delivery lifecycle - requirements, UAT, release, adoption
• Experience with systems integration, data migration, and API-led architectures
• Working knowledge of Azure fundamentals (governance, identity, networking, security)
• Excellent leadership, facilitation, and executive communication skills
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP, Scaled Agile (SAFe) or Scrum certification
• Functional awareness of MDM lifecycle, * Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator/Architect/DevOps (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400)
• Experience with Terraform/Bicep, GitHub/ADO, Jira/Confluence, ServiceNow, Power BI
• Background in data & analytics programs (Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks)
• Experience in regulated industries (life sciences, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing)

Must-Have Skills

• Project/program management (10-15 years in IT, 3+ years leading Azure cloud application or integration initiatives)
• Product/application delivery lifecycle (requirements ? UAT ? deployment ? user onboarding)
• Systems integration, data migration, API-led architectures
• Cross-functional collaboration with Product and Engineering teams
• Leadership and executive communication
• PMP and/or PMI-ACP, Scaled Agile (SAFe) or Scrum certification
• Functional awareness of MDM lifecycle

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Azure governance, identity, and networking fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator/Architect/DevOps (AZ-104, AZ-305, AZ-400)
• Experience with Terraform/Bicep, GitHub/ADO, Jira/Confluence, ServiceNow, Power BI
• Background in data & analytics programs (Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks)