Cloud Data & Platforms Project Manager

Cloud Data & Platforms Project Manager | 12 Month Contract | Outside IR35
Location: London or Manchester (Hybrid – 1-2 days per week onsite)
Contract Length: 12 Months
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Rate: Flexible for the right candidate

We're working with one of the UK's most recognised media and entertainment organisations as they continue a significant cloud and technology transformation programme across their enterprise technology landscape.
As part of this strategic initiative, we're seeking an experienced Cloud Data & Platforms Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major cloud and data platform modernisation programme. This role will focus on the build-out of new cloud environments, migration of critical enterprise workloads, and the delivery of secure, scalable platform capabilities across a complex technology estate.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work on high-profile cloud transformation initiatives that will underpin the future technology strategy of a household-name organisation.

The Role
As Cloud Data & Platforms Project Manager, you will lead the delivery of cloud platform and data migration projects, working across Technology, Security, Data Governance, Architecture, and Business teams to ensure successful outcomes.
You will be responsible for driving the creation of new AWS cloud environments, managing the migration of critical enterprise workloads, coordinating data separation and migration activities, and ensuring robust governance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement throughout the project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the build and delivery of new AWS cloud accounts hosting critical Enterprise Platform workloads.
• Manage the migration of key applications, services, and workloads into newly established cloud environments.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive project plans, including milestones, dependencies, resource allocation, cutover activities, rollback plans, and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate data migration and platform transition activities, ensuring the integrity, categorisation, and separation of data with zero data loss.
• Establish and execute communication, engagement, and business change plans to support successful adoption and operational readiness.
• Facilitate collaboration across Cyber Security, Data Privacy, Legal, Architecture, Engineering, and Technology teams to ensure compliance with governance and regulatory requirements.
• Manage project governance, reporting, RAID logs, budgets, and executive-level status updates.
• Lead project teams and third-party delivery partners to ensure successful delivery against agreed objectives.
• Manage project dependencies, risks, issues, and change control processes.
• Monitor delivery performance across scope, cost, quality, timelines, and resources, implementing corrective actions where required.
• Ensure project deliverables are formally accepted and transitioned successfully into operational support models.

Required Experience

• Minimum 5 years' Project Management experience delivering large-scale cloud, infrastructure, platform, or data transformation programmes.
• Proven track record managing cloud migration projects within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience delivering projects involving AWS and cloud-native technologies.
• Exposure to Azure and/or Google Cloud Platform environments is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, infrastructure services, enterprise applications, and data migration strategies.
• Experience managing projects involving data governance, security controls, regulatory compliance, or information management frameworks.
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders across technical, operational, and business functions.
• Strong vendor and third-party supplier management experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including executive-level reporting.
• Demonstrable experience managing project governance, budgets, RAID logs, and programme reporting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced environments with evolving priorities and multiple delivery streams.
• Experience leading geographically distributed and hybrid delivery teams.

CertificationsEssential

• PMP and/or PRINCE2 Certification

Desirable

• Agile Project Management Accreditation
• AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud certifications
• Cloud migration, infrastructure, or platform delivery experience within large enterprise environments

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to lead a strategic cloud and data transformation programme for a major UK media and entertainment organisation.
• Work on large-scale AWS platform build and migration initiatives with enterprise-wide impact.
• Long-term 12-month contract engagement.
• Outside IR35.
• Flexible day rate for the right candidate.
• Hybrid working with offices in London and Manchester.
• Exposure to senior technology leadership and business-critical transformation programmes.

If you're an experienced Project Manager with a strong background in cloud platforms, enterprise migrations, and technology transformation, we'd love to hear from you.