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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Global IT Platform Management Director - **Company:** Boston Consulting Group - **Location:** London, UK - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Confluence, JIRA, Microsoft SharePoint - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=912d726e3e4608e4 ## About the Role Do you have experience in SharePoint?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Navigating and managing ambiguity and complexity at scale. * Demonstrated ability to manage interdependencies, platform roadmaps, and risk controls across diverse workstreams. * Proven experience implementing portfolio-level governance frameworks and delivering measurable outcomes in matrixed environments. * Influencing and aligning senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams. * Driving execution with structure, precision, and high ownership. * Bringing systems thinking, risk management, and clear planning. * Facilitating change, leading through influence, and enabling outcomes through strong governance and leadership. What You'll Bring * Undergraduate degree required; Master's degree or MBA a strong plus. * 12+ years of experience in IT, Digital, or Platform Delivery roles, with deep exposure to enterprise program management, governance, or strategy. * Proven experience managing high value programs across global organizations. * Strong understanding of agile principles and ways of working including scrum & Kanban. * Strong understanding of technology enabled business, digital and organizational transformations, delivering enterprise IT and Digital services. * Entrepreneurial drive and ability to achieve goals in an innovative and fast-paced environment. * Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint or similar. * Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and presentation skills. ## Description Delivering our clients, unrivalled experience of exceptional service, value and flexibility is part of our DNA. As a Global IT Platform Management Director, you will lead the end-to-end platform management, cohesive cross-platform planning, driving delivery excellence, robust governance, and alignment with enterprise-wide objectives across the platform engineering ecosystem. This high-impact leadership role is critical in scaling platform engineering and managing complexity at an enterprise level. The ideal candidate brings a strong track record of cross-functional leadership, governance rigor, and platform lifecycle ownership in complex global environments. Among your responsibilities, you will: * Platform Management & Strategic Delivery * + Lead strategic planning and execution of technology platform roadmaps across portfolios. + Support the definition and execution of platform strategy and transformation initiatives. + Drive cohesive platform delivery through integrated planning, cross-portfolio prioritization, and coordinated execution across multiple platform engineering portfolios and teams. + Monitor and report on platform-level KPIs, delivery health, and value realization. + Ensure timely tracking and fulfillment of platform-specific commitments, including OKRs, milestones, and funding allocations. * Cross-Portfolio Governance & Prioritization + Govern and continuously improve the platform portfolios end-to-end operating cadence. + Facilitate transparency and alignment across portfolios, balancing strategic objectives and operational capacity. + Govern cross-functional intake processes to ensure enterprise-wide visibility into platform demands and commitments. + Partner with delivery owners and transformation leads to track progress against OKRs and priorities. * Risk, Dependency, and Compliance Oversight + Proactively surface misalignment, execution risks, and key decision points + Manage frameworks for identifying, tracking, and mitigating platform-level risks and interdependencies. + Partner with architecture and security teams to embed compliance, policy adherence, and risk mitigation into delivery workflows. * Metrics, Reporting, and Stakeholder Engagement + Develop and maintain executive dashboards and reports to track platform performance, delivery metrics, and overall health. + Drive a metrics-driven approach to decision-making, providing insights to senior leaders and steering committees. + Engage regularly with senior stakeholders (e.g., CTO, Platform Leaders, Finance, Security, Architecture) to ensure alignment, resolve blockers, and drive continuous improvement. * Champion Culture, Agility, and Continuous Improvement + Embed programmatic excellence, business agility, and delivery discipline within the platform engineering organization. + Promote a culture of high accountability, clear ownership, and performance metrics. + Regularly evaluate and improve platform delivery frameworks, tooling, and ways of working., * Platform Engineering Teams, Product Portfolios, Architecture, Security, Finance, TMO, and Digital Delivery leads across BCG. * Platform Management Lead, Portfolio Leads, Platform Team Leads for integration and alignment. * Executive leadership for program updates, steering, and governance. * Agile coaches and Delivery Owners to embed scalable delivery practices. ## Related Videos - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Stop Renaming Teams, Start Product Thinking: A PM's Guide to Platform-as-a-Product](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100342-stop-renaming-teams-start-product-thinking-a-pm-s-guide-to-platform-as-a-product) - [From Syntax to Singularity: AI’s Impact on Developer Roles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/900-from-syntax-to-singularity-ai-s-impact-on-developer-roles) - [42 x 2 Canvases Later: Two Years, Two Minds, Many Lessons](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1458-42-x-2-canvases-later-two-years-two-minds-many-lessons) - [A Founder's Journey : From Startup Chaos to Purposeful Growth](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1926-a-founder-s-journey-from-startup-chaos-to-purposeful-growth) - [The user in the eye of the Cargo1492 storm](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/96-the-user-in-the-eye-of-the-cargo1492-storm) ## Related Articles - [Best Companies to work for in London: Top 25 Companies in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/187-best-companies-to-work-for-in-london-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Best Companies to Work For in Berlin: Top 14 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/188-best-companies-to-work-for-in-berlin-top-14-companies-in-2023) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Top HR Tech Conferences in 2024](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/303-top-hr-tech-conferences-in-2024) - [Why and How to Sponsor Developer Events](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/686-why-and-how-to-sponsor-developer-events)