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Kyndryl

Managed IT infrastructure and cloud services

Modernization Proposition Lead

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • Five years of experience coordinating or leading complex, large-scale modernization programs from pre-sales and solutioning through delivery.
  • Five years of broad modernization expertise across applications, cloud, mainframe, and network and edge, including unifying multiple solution components into a single client solution.
  • Ability to consolidate and integrate technical solutions across towers into a cohesive modernization program.
  • Hands-on technical solution leadership, including scoping and proof-of-concept framing; assumptions, dependencies, and baselining; and Statement of Work creation and review.
  • Client communication and presentation skills, including content creation, narrative framing, storytelling, and value proposition articulation.
  • Experience applying AI-enabled tools and repeatable modernization frameworks to shape or run modernization execution.

Responsibilities

  • Lead coordination across sales, architects, consulting, legal, and delivery teams so complex modernization programs are well shaped from pre-sales through launch and initial delivery.
  • Lead technical solution management, including scoping, proof-of-concept framing, assumptions, dependencies, baselining, and delivery readiness.
  • Own or contribute to Statement of Work creation and review, with clear deliverables, acceptance criteria, and execution model, ensuring what is sold can be delivered.
  • Guide the transition from pre-sales to delivery and stay engaged through initial delivery to confirm early milestones are met and the program is on track.
  • Coordinate cross-tower teams, delivery plans, dependencies, risks, and mitigation actions across the modernization landscape.
  • Integrate applications, cloud, mainframe, and network and edge domains into a single optimized modernization solution.
  • Drive modernization execution across application management services, software development lifecycle transformation, application modernization, mainframe modernization, platform engineering, data center networks, and edge networks.
  • Build and deliver client-facing presentations with strong content, narrative framing, and a clear value proposition.
  • Apply agentic AI capabilities and proven modernization playbooks to strengthen execution and outcomes.
  • Travel globally at least 25% of the time to meet clients, lead workshops, and work alongside delivery teams.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with large, strategic deals and their delivery, including complex stakeholder management and governance.
  • Experience running modernization in hybrid estates involving multiple platforms and cross-tower execution, such as mainframe, distributed, cloud, and network or security.
  • A track record of driving risk management, dependency orchestration, and delivery predictability at scale.

About the Company

Kyndryl

Managed IT infrastructure and cloud services

Kyndryl provides managed IT infrastructure services for large enterprises, helping them run and modernize their technology environments. Its offerings cover cloud adoption, cybersecurity, security operations, and digital workplace services, all delivered under long-term managed-service contracts. The company works by partnering with major technology providers (including Microsoft) to offer integrated, end-to-end solutions, often complemented by a new security operations center (SOC) and other security capabilities. This focus sets it apart from competitors through scale, enterprise-grade governance, and a history rooted in IBM’s infrastructure services, now independent but aligned with large technology partners. The goal is to support digital transformation by providing reliable, scalable, and secure infrastructure management that enables enterprises to operate efficiently and securely in a cloud-enabled world.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2021

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