Kyndryl

DataCentreConsolidationLead

Zurich, Switzerland FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Data Centre Consolidation Lead at Kyndryl. Skills: Data Centre Consolidation, migration methodologies, cutover management, stakeholder management. driving change and enabling customers to harness the power of technology. forging relationships with customers, gaining deep insights into their business objectives and long-term aspirations”

What You'll Achieve.

achieve their wildest ambitions; propel them towards unprecedented success; seamless integration and optimized performance; maximized operational continuity; future-proof target‑state designs; secure the right data centre and provider strategy; ensure visibility, alignment, and smooth execution; drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses; enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge; powers human progress

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

problem-solver; transforming complex infrastructure environments; clarity, structure, and decisive leadership to the most critical moments; solve complex transformation puzzles

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years leading data centre migrations or consolidations at scale (thousands of workloads), Deep expertise in migration methodologies (6 Rs), tooling, and cutover management, Prior experience consolidating federated group environments (M&A, group shared services), stakeholder management across technical and business audiences, Excellent spoken and written German and English language skills

What You'll Do.

driving change and enabling customers to harness the power of technology

forging relationships with customers

gaining deep insights into their business objectives and long-term aspirations

providing expert guidance on how technology can be leveraged to propel them towards unprecedented success

aligning processes to technology

developing and deploying bespoke solutions

architecting their digital transformation journey

ensuring seamless integration and optimized performance

taking full ownership of the end‑to‑end data centre consolidation strategy

transforming complex infrastructure environments into a unified

defining wave planning

orchestrating migration sequencing

crafting a seamless cutover approach that minimizes disruption and maximizes operational continuity

driving interlock with architecture teams to ensure target‑state designs are future‑proof

partnering closely with sourcing to secure the right data centre and provider strategy

acting as the primary escalation point for migration risks and technical blockers

delivering the core assets that drive our data centre transformation: a clear data centre consolidation strategy with business‑case inputs

a structured wave plan and migration runbook

and precise cutover playbooks with rollback paths

maintaining real‑time migration dashboards and risk logs to ensure visibility

changing the way our customers implement business solutions

solving complex transformation puzzles through technology

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

stakeholder management across technical and business audiences; deep cross‑functional alignment; drive the interlock with architecture teams; partnering closely with sourcing; working with other Kyndryl Consultants, Architects, Project Managers, and cross-functional Technical Subject Matter Experts

Communication Scope

Excellent spoken and written German and English language skills

Process & Methodology

wave planning, migration sequencing, cutover approach, migration runbook, cutover playbooks, risk logs

Full Job Description

**Who We Are** At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world’s leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people—Kyndryls—that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive. **The Role** Join Kyndryl as a Data Centre Consolidation Lead and become a catalyst for innovation and transformation. In this role, you'll be at the forefront of driving change and enabling our customers to harness the power of technology to achieve their wildest ambitions. As a trusted advisor, you'll forge strong relationships with our customers, gaining deep insights into their business objectives and long-term aspirations. Armed with this understanding, you'll provide expert guidance on how technology can be leveraged to propel them towards unprecedented success. From aligning processes to technology to developing and deploying bespoke solutions, you'll be the visionary architect behind their digital transformation journey. Your expertise in data centre consolidation best practices will ensure seamless integration and optimized performance. In this role, your impact will be immense. You'll take full ownership of the end‑to‑end data centre consolidation strategy, transforming complex infrastructure environments into a unified, scalable ecosystem. With a sharp strategic lens, you'll define wave planning, orchestrate migration sequencing, and craft a seamless cutover approach that minimizes disruption and maximizes operational continuity. Your work will require deep cross‑functional alignment — you'll drive the interlock with architecture teams to ensure target‑state designs are future‑proof, while partnering closely with sourcing to secur

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