Enterprise Migration Capability Leader

Description:

Enterprise Migration Capability Leader

Who You Are

Within our Enterprise capability, we bring holistic solutions to life across the full transformation journey. Migration sits at the core of this work—enabling organizations to move confidently from legacy systems to modern platforms while ensuring data integrity, business continuity, and long-term value realization.

Our Migration team combines strategy, frameworks, accelerators, and deep technical expertise to meet clients where they are and guide them forward. We design and deliver migration solutions that build trust in modern systems, strengthen data confidence, and accelerate transformation outcomes.

We are seeking a Migration Leader to drive complex, large-scale data and content migration initiatives for our clients. This role sits at the intersection of data engineering, enterprise applications, and delivery leadership. This is a senior, client-facing role for someone who has repeatedly delivered successful data and content migrations and knows how to balance technical rigor with business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

Sales Solutioning

Develop migration go-to-market assets that enable sellers, educate account teams, and strengthen pursuit responses
Partner in sales cycles with Slalom teams and prospective clients to articulate migration strategy, differentiate our approach, and define accurate scope and implementation estimates

Strategic Advisory

Define and lead migration strategies aligned to business goals, application roadmaps, and enterprise transformation initiatives (ERP, CRM, cloud, data platforms, M&A, etc.)
Assess legacy data landscapes, including data quality, risks, and dependencies, to shape optimal migration approaches (e.g., big bang, phased, hybrid)
Partner with client stakeholders to define migration scope, success criteria, governance models, and operating frameworks
Drive thought leadership by developing accelerators, frameworks, and reusable assets (e.g., white papers, POVs, sales collateral) to support pursuits and delivery

Architecture & Design

Design end-to-end migration architectures, including source-to-target mappings, transformation logic, validation frameworks, and reconciliation processes
Collaborate with data engineering, application, integration, and security teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing migration solutions
Establish and enforce standards for data quality, metadata, lineage, and controls across the migration lifecycle

Delivery Leadership

Own delivery of migration programs from planning through execution, cutover, and post-go-live stabilization
Build and structure high-performing delivery teams, aligning the right skills to project needs
Lead and mentor cross-functional teams, including data engineers, analysts, testers, and functional SMEs
Manage program plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, and budgets across multiple workstreams
Ensure rigorous testing (unit, system, UAT, mock conversions) and seamless cutover execution
Serve as the primary client point of contact for the migration workstream, ensuring alignment, transparency, and delivery excellence
Build and maintain strong client relationships, proactively addressing challenges and driving resolution
Ensure solutions align with leading practices, client requirements, and available tools and technologies
Proactively identify and mitigate risks, resolving issues and conflicts to keep programs on track

Client & Stakeholder Management

Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives, IT leaders, and business stakeholders
Translate complex technical concepts into clear business insights, impacts, and decisions
Lead governance forums, executive communications, and status reporting with clarity and confidence

Capability Leadership

Define and evolve the Enterprise Migration capability strategy, including development of standards, frameworks, and accelerators
Partner with other Enterprise capability teams to create integrated migration approaches across platforms (e.g., Salesforce, ServiceNow, Anaplan)
Own the overall health, growth, and maturity of the Migration capability
Mentor and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and leadership
Cultivate a collaborative, high-performing team environment that drives innovation and delivery excellence

What You’ll Bring

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or a related field
10+ years of experience leading data migration and large-scale data transformation initiatives, preferably in a consulting environment
Proven success partnering with executive stakeholders and navigating complex client environments
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and modern data ecosystems
Deep expertise migrating data and content into enterprise platforms (e.g., ERP, CRM, HR, Finance, Supply Chain, or industry-specific systems)
Demonstrated ability to lead end-to-end migration programs—from strategy and design through build, testing, and deployment—while guiding cross-functional, global teams
Strong foundation in data engineering principles, including ETL/ELT, data modeling, pipeline design, cloud data platforms, and performance optimization
Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value and influence diverse stakeholders
Working knowledge of data governance, security, privacy, and regulatory considerations
Experience supporting M&A integrations, system consolidations, or large-scale platform modernization efforts
Familiarity with Agile and hybrid delivery models in complex program environments
Experience leveraging AI tools or developing accelerators to enhance delivery efficiency and innovation
A passion for migration work and a belief in its power to unlock meaningful business value
Forward-thinking mindset with an interest in evolving migration approaches through emerging technologies, including AI
Willingness to travel up to 50% based on client and project needs