Team Lead Cloud Infrastructure

Are you looking for an opportunity in a
fast-growing, global IT team where collaboration, innovation, and a
stakeholder-centric approach are priority? As part of Simon-Kucher, our IT
works globally as a trusted partner in the company's journey toward
success and navigates the ever-changing technological landscape. As Team Lead
Cloud Infrastructure & Transformation you will balance people development
with technical strategy, acting as both leader and strategic architect and
actively shape the future of our internal IT ecosystem.

• Advance your career with exciting professional opportunities in our thriving company with a startup feel
• Voice your unique ideas in a corporate culture defined by our entrepreneurial spirit, openness, and integrity
• Feel at home working with our helpful, enthusiastic colleagues who have great team spirit
• Broaden your perspective with our extensive training curriculum and learning programs (e.g. LinkedIn Learning)
• Speak your mind in our holistic feedback and development processes (e.g. 360-degree feedback)
• Enjoy our benefits, such as hybrid working, daycare allowance, corporate discounts, and wellbeing support (e.g. Headspace)
• Unwind in our break areas where you can help yourself to the healthy snacks and beverages provided
• See
  another side of your coworkers at our frequent employee events and highly
  anticipated World Meeting and Holiday Party

• You will lead and develop a global cloud and infrastructure team of approx. 5 people, aligning our core leadership values with our cloud-vision.
• You will provide technical and architectural leadership, shaping our cloud and collaboration strategy with a focus on scalability, security, and innovation.
• You will engage in regular exchanges with senior stakeholders on both strategic and technical levels, addressing complex challenges and driving sustainable solutions.
• You will ensure operational excellence of Azure-ecosystem, consistently meeting SLAs and enabling business productivity.
• You will drive the migration of legacy workloads into the cloud and modernize our global infrastructure environment.
• You will champion Infrastructure as Code, DevOps adoption, and automation, building reusable templates and contributing to CI/CD pipelines.
• You will collaborate with IT Security, Network, Applications, and project teams to deliver reliable, cloud-first solutions in compliance with governance standards.
• You will oversee Microsoft 365 services (SharePoint, Teams, Power Automate), defining governance policies and supporting adoption across the enterprise.
• You
  will evaluate and introduce new Azure and Microsoft AI technologies to enhance
  automation, monitoring, and user productivity.

• You have at least 8 years of experience in IT Infrastructure and at least 3–5 years leading cloud or hybrid teams.
• You bring hands-on expertise with Azure services (compute, networking, storage, governance), Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, Teams, Power Automate), and Identity & Access Management (Entra ID).
• You are proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools (Terraform, Bicep) and automation through scripting (Python, PowerShell, CI/CD tools, Power Automate).
• You have a proven track record in on-prem to Azure migrations, cloud modernization (governance, automation, DevOps), and in global environment management.
• You are an excellent leader with the ability to mentor, inspire, and transform specialists into a high-performing team.
• You balance visionary thinking with pragmatic technical oversight, making data-driven decisions.
• You are proactive, collaborative, and thrive on shaping transformation.
• You are business proficient in English to effectively communicate with international teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Certifications
  such as Azure Solutions Architect or DevOps Engineer Expert are a plus.

Have we sparked your interest? Simply click the 'Apply now' button to
submit your application. Please note that, for data protection reasons, we
cannot accept applications via email. Please remember to submit your
application in English. Other applications will not be considered. The
candidate should have an EU work permit, we do not offer visa for this
position.
Would you like to learn more about us and our company culture? Click
here to watch our recruitment video.  

About Simon-Kucher 
Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in
30+ countries.
Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and
profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their
commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based
on deep insights into what customers want and value. With 40 years of
experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world's
leading pricing and growth specialist. simon-

We believe in building a culture that embraces diversity, equity, and
inclusion, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to
be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right,
remarkable things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued,
and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of
course, our business.

Your personal contact:
Charlotte Sever
recruitment.germanysimon-

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