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The Cloud Project Manager will lead and coordinate flagship cloud adoption initiatives within the CDT Capability Coherence Section, ensuring strategic alignment, effective execution, and stakeholder engagement across NATO’s enterprise and Alliance-wide ICT landscape. Reporting to the CDT Team Lead, the contractor will drive project delivery, facilitate governance, and support the acceleration of cloud transformation in line with NATO’s “Year of the Cloud” initiative.

Responsibilities:

Project Management

The contractor shall lead the coordination and steering of flagship cloud acceleration projects within CDT, ensuring technical and strategic alignment across the NATO Enterprise and Alliance.

• Project Planning and Execution: Develop and execute project plans that align with agreed upon mandate in the context of cloud adoption. Manage project timelines, budgets and resources.

• Team and Stakeholder coordination: Facilitate collaboration between crossfunctional teams, including technical, business, and industry stakeholders.

• Risk and compliance management: Identify potential risks, develop mitigations, and proactively address challenges in coordination with senior leadership when required.

• Oversee required activities to meet compliance with policy. Key activities include Security Accreditation of CIS.

Board and Committee Support

The contractor shall lead and/or support coordination of NATO boards and/or committee sessions in support of cloud adoption activities.

• Organization and/or supporting of relevant boards such as the Cloud Strategy Group (coordination body for NATO Enterprise Cloud Adoption).

• Representing CDT during board or committee sessions on topics relevant to Cloud Adoption.

Stakeholder Management

The contractor shall act as a focal point for internal and external stakeholders. Key Responsibilities:

• Manage Stakeholder Engagements: Coordinate and manage interactions with key stakeholders—including program teams, security accreditation bodies, business owners, and service providers—to guarantee success in cloud adoption endeavours.

• Facilitate Problem-Solving Workshops: Organize and lead in-depth workshops with stakeholders to address complex programmatic challenges, devising actionable solutions to drive cloud adoption forward.

• Deliver Strategic Briefings: Develop and deliver clear, insightful briefings on project-related matters to a diverse range of stakeholders, ensuring understanding and alignment of goals.

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

Mandatory qualifications

• Demonstrated relevant experience (5+ years) in driving Cloud Adoption and Digital Transformation within NATO or similar high-security government environments.

• Certified project management professional (PMP, PMBOK, or PRINCE2) with proven experience in ITIL-based Service Management, IT governance (e.g. COBIT) and Organizational Change Management.

• Strong communication skills in English with the ability to develop (in written-form) and present complex concepts in a clear and succinct manner.

• The awardee must hold a NATO SECRET Security Clearance.

The applicant should be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience on the following set of skills.

Desired qualifications

• Relevant knowledge of NATO Security Accreditation Policy.

• Proven ability to navigate complex multi-national environments (e.g., NATO/military contexts), building high-trust relationships across diverse organizational functions.

• Demonstrated experience in on-premise datacentre operations and/or implementing air-gapped/on-premise cloud computing capabilities.

• Understanding of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), and service management (ITIL).

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