Head of Azure, Cloud Custom Applications

**Let's talk about the team**:
Our Cloud & Custom Applications (CCA) Service Line is a team of close to 350 consultants across Australia and New Zealand, working with our partner Capgemini business lines to assess, plan, execute and operationalise cloud transformations.

We are continuously looking for opportunities to deliver value to our customers on the cloud through our core service offerings of Cloud Native Applications & Products, Application Modernisation and Integration and Business APIs. This is enabled by a full suite of capabilities in our CCA team, including architects, software and DevOps engineers, integration specialists, project managers and business analysts.

Let's talk about the role and responsibilities:
The purpose of this role is to lead the Azure team within CCA across Australia and New Zealand, a team of over 150 professionals across Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Wellington and Auckland
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As the Head of Azure within Cloud & Custom Applications, you will be a key member of the CCA leadership team responsible for the successful delivery and growth of CCA professional services focused on Azure to our Australian and New Zealand customers.

This role requires strong commercial and technical acumen, the ability to build high performing teams, collaborate internationally, build client trust and confidence and deliver world-leading solutions to some of the largest organisations in Australia and the world. There are significant growth aspirations for the CCA team on and we will be relying on your leadership to take the CCA business to the next level.
- Oversee the go to market, delivery and quality of our solutions to customers, working closely with the Head of CCA Australia and New Zealand
- Collaborate effectively across the other teams within CCA, with other Service Lines and the Sector Sales team within Australia, New Zealand and globally to ensure successful project presales, initiation, delivery and governance on-time, scope and budget
- Build strong relationships with our customers as a trusted adviser and delivery leader
- Participate in regular client and internal governance forums to ensure on-track delivery of services
- Contribute to the creation, review and approval of client contracts
- Contribute to presales activities in conjunction with the Sector Sales team
- Oversee the day-to-day operational activities of the Azure ensuring excellence in areas such as resource management, utilisation, budgeting, forecasting and process improvement to ensure delivery services and profitability are in-line with expectations and targets
- Coach, mentor and grow the Azure team ensuring high levels of engagement and retention
- Regularly engage with Microsoft as a key strategic partner to ensure Capgemini is leveraging the latest innovations, funding programs and its teams are certified
- Help drive and be a champion of our collaborative and fun culture within the Azure team and more broadly across CCA
- Contribute to the overall Service Line strategy and vision alongside the CCA leadership team

**Experience & Qualifications**:

- 10+ years' experience in a similar Professional Services leadership role
- Experience working with large and complex client requirements in a fast moving environment
- Experience working within a large-scale service provider environment where building relationships and collaborating is key in addition to adhering to mature delivery frameworks
- Deep experience from pre-sales to final delivery; ensuring that each solution is appropriately scoped, designed, implemented, and tested to meet client needs
- Deep experience and knowledge of the Microsoft development ecosystem, and passion for Azure
- Experience working with key strategic ISV partners is desirable

Skills & Attributes:

- High levels of confidence working directly with internal stakeholders, customers and partners. Displaying an aptitude for gaining a thorough understanding of their vision
- A hunger for knowledge with the passion to learn about the latest innovations in the industry, which you will enjoy sharing with the wider team
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively present your point of view to a variety of audiences
- High levels of passion and motivation for delivery excellence

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