Director - Cloud

Cloud Director – Auckland

ABOUT THE ROLE

Our Auckland office is currently seeking a Cloud Technology Capability Director. You will play a pivotal role in guiding our clients through their cloud adoption journey by providing advice, technical guidance, and strategic insights to help them achieve their cloud technology goals. Your responsibilities will include supporting pre-sales, assessing current infrastructure, developing cloud migration strategies, and ensuring the successful implementation of cloud solutions.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Conduct in-depth assessments of client infrastructure, applications, and business processes to identify opportunities for Cloud adoption.
• Collaborate with clients to develop customised cloud migration and transformation strategies aligned with their business objectives.
• Lead and support the execution of cloud migration projects, ensuring successful deployment, monitoring, and optimisation.
• Offer ongoing consultation to clients, helping them navigate complex cloud technology challenges and evolve their cloud strategies as needed.
• Be a subject matter expert and thought leader on modern technology and domain-specific problems.
• Support pre-sales and lead pursuits and/or sales solutioning.
• Proactively identify opportunities for Slalom in customer delivery and net new environments
• Manage, provide guidance and empower more junior members on the team.
• To promote our people first mentality, provide mentorship, career guidance, encourage wellbeing and being an advocate for diversity & Inclusion across our teams.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING

• Experience in cloud technology consulting, with a proven track record of successful AWS / Azure Cloud migrations and implementations.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing architectures, microservices, containers, and serverless technologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.
• Outstanding communication and client-facing skills with a passion for networking.
• Hands on experience delivering key initiatives such as technology assessments, well architected reviews, migration acceleration programmes, License optimization assessments etc.
• Passion for developing, coaching, and leading technology teams with demonstrated commitment to valuing diversity and contributing to an inclusive working and learning environment.
• Technically active, inquisitive with the ability to lead multi-layered technology conversations with partners, vendors and team members, while able to distil the concepts for discussion and decision making with non-technical partners.
• Experience with cloud partner funding processes.

About Us

Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organisations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.

Our Values

Our culture and values reflect each individual Slalomer. We are dedicated to encouraging workplace diversity and ensuring all our people, from any background can contribute to their full potential. We wish to build a team that echoes the diversity of the communities we serve, and our values are an active part of our every-day, guiding our decisions.

What keeps us here?

Our New Zealand office knows the importance of a good work/life balance. We make a big effort to bring everyone together and allow space when space is needed. We believe in helping each other thrive in work and life and are proud to invest in benefits that include holistic wellbeing, meaningful allowances and investment in our team’s professional, technical and personal growth. It’s an exciting time to be one of our foundational members, getting involved in setting up our ‘Kiwi’ values and culture and what makes us uniquely Slalom NZ!

Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Slalom does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.

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