Lead Program Manager
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Equal Plus Consulting has been engaged to search for a Lead Program Manager to work 100% remote in Europe.
Title: Lead Program Manager
Location: 100% Remote in Europe
Start date: 01/06/2026
End date: 31/12/2027 Consultancy type: Additional Workforce
Mandatory languages: English Europe based candidates onlyREQUIRED SKILLS: AEMaaCS (Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service) and Cloud Delivery. Do not apply if you do not have these skills listed on the resume. Required Competencies Senior program management experience (multi‑vendor, multi‑site programs) Strong understanding of AEMaaCS / Cloud‑first delivery in combination with custom and 3rd party APIs and microservices Experience with platform migrations and operating model changes Excellent stakeholder and decision‑making skills Experience with Agile scrum and hybrid delivery models Experience with Organization Change Management
Key Responsibilities:
Foundations Platform foundations delivered on time and approved by architecture & security Delivery governance model defined and adopted DevOps and release processes operational before dev onboarding Clear scope & success criteria validated by steering committee for phase 2 and phase 3Context of the project The Greenfield Program aims to transform the current fragmented and heavily customized web landscape into a scalable, cloud-native platform based on AEM Cloud (AEMaaCS). By introducing a decoupled, headless architecture, the program will significantly improve performance, flexibility, and speed of delivery across all Business Areas. The initiative includes the migration of 400+ websites and ~50TB of content, establishing a standardized and future-ready foundation that reduces operational complexity and total cost of ownership. A key component is the implementation of a China-compliant delivery model, ensuring local hosting, regulatory compliance, and integration readiness for regional ecosystems. The new platform will be AI-ready, enabling integration with AI crawlers, intelligent search, and personalization capabilities, while providing real-time, context-aware user experiences. Built-in DevSecOps practices, automated pipelines, and enterprise-grade security will ensure continuous delivery, stability, and compliance without the need for future upgrades. The program will also establish a scalable operating model, leveraging IT Hub resources to enable decentralized development and faster time-to-market, while maintaining governance and consistency across Business Areas. Overall, the Greenfield Program is designed to stabilize the platform, accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and enable long-term digital growth across the organization.
Objectives and Scope:
- Transform the current web landscape into a unified, cloud-based platform leveraging a decoupled frontend and backend (headless architecture), improving speed, flexibility, and user experience, while supporting global scalability.
- Integration Layer (AI, DAM, Personalization) – enable future ecosystemIT Hub Enablement & Decentralized Development – scale delivery via IT Hub and empower BAsFaster Time-to-Market – quicker, more cost-efficient revamps and onboarding
- Customer Experience Foundations – readiness for login, personalized journeys
- Cost Optimization – reduced run costs and improved efficiency
Purpose of the role:
Own the end‑to‑end success of the AEMaaCS migration program by setting strategic direction, governing delivery across stages, managing dependencies with business and IT stakeholders, and ensuring that the platform becomes scalable, supportable, and adopted by the business.
Responsibilities:
Define and own the program roadmap, scope boundaries, milestones, and success criteria across all three stages.
Act as the single accountable owner for delivery outcomes (time, quality, value realization).Govern collaboration between:
- Managed Service Provider (project manager & delivery team)
- Web Platform Team
- Business AreasEnsure foundations are future‑proof (AEMaaCS best practices, EDS alignment, DevOps, cloud security).Oversee budget, resourcing, risk, and dependency management.
- Drive standardization and industrialization for large‑scale migration in stage 3.Own executive reporting and steering committee communication.
- Profile Requirements
- PilotScope delivered within agreed timeline and budget
- Reusable components/templates coverage(% reused vs custom)
- Architectural compliance with AEMaaCS & EDS standards
- Reduction of workflow logic moved to Azure microservices vs legacy
- Industrialized migration
- Average migration throughput (sites/month) meets target
- Cost per migrated site decreases vs pilot
- Platform stability metrics (incidents, rollbacks)
- Business satisfaction score across migrated sites