Cloud Platforms Capability Lead

Salary: £28,000 - 51,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience leading within a technology professional services organisation, including ownership or evolution of client-facing services, workforce planning, and commercial growth outcomes.
• Experience defining and executing strategy across a technology capability, practice, or service portfolio operating across multiple teams or business units.
• Track record of influencing business growth through market engagement, sales support, strategic partnerships, or development of new service offerings.
• Demonstrable success in a leadership position, creating and evolving a strategy with proven outcomes in thought leadership, innovation, talent development, and growth.
• Demonstrable depth of experience and recognised credibility within the relevant capability specialism, encompassing both technical and commercial expertise.
• Ability to foster and develop senior relationships and operate as a recognised leader internally and externally, representing us professionally, credibly, and positively.
• People-oriented, with the ability to shape a future vision and strategy for a capability and develop and lead credible plans for implementation.
• Strong decision-making capability, balancing inclusivity and collaboration while ensuring the best outcome for us.
• Evidence of innovating or driving initiatives that improve the capability, effectiveness, or performance of a team.
• Desirable: Evidence of successfully leading significant capability initiatives such as capability strategy development, thought leadership, workforce planning, or talent and skills development.
• Desirable: Commitment to and passion for personal and professional development.
• Desirable: Passion for developing others and sharing in their success.

Responsibilities:

• Set and evolve a capability strategy that drives thought leadership, innovation, talent development, and growth, informed by market understanding and aligned to Sector and wider BU strategies.
• Define and maintain services and accelerators aligned to Sector needs, ensuring supporting collateral remains reusable and consistently recognised internally and externally for quality and impact.
• Deliver external thought leadership and build the profile of the capability.
• Proactively align capability support to Sector-led pursuits and sales, ensuring credibility, relevance, and senior advisor input for existing and prospective clients.
• Build and sustain strong, trusted relationships with senior and C-level stakeholders across our business, our client base, and industry forums.
• Shape and sustain the capabilitys long-term talent and skills strategy, supporting a strong and diverse pipeline aligned to Sector demand and future business needs.
• Work in partnership with BU Operational and Talent Acquisition teams to deliver workforce plans that ensure appropriate capacity and capability exist within the business, aligned to current and future Sector and industry trends.
• Set direction and priorities for capability-wide learning, development, and skills uplift, ensuring the capability continues to evolve in line with market, sector, and technology trends.
• Foster a strong sense of professional identity, belonging, and engagement within the capability, promoting continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and role model leadership.
• Define and advocate for the effective implementation of standards, patterns, methodologies, and best practices that support delivery quality and assurance.
• Evolve capability services, best practices, and associated skills to adopt a progressive AI-first approach aligned to Sector and BU strategies.
• Identify and manage capability risks and succession plans, implementing mitigation measures where possible and escalating to the BU or Company risk register when appropriate.

Technologies:

• AI
• Support
• DevOps
• LESS

More:

We are Kainos, a people-first company of problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators focused on creating real impact through digital transformation, Workday solutions, and technology innovation. This is a significant leadership opportunity for someone with deep platform expertise and a passion for developing people, combining strategic leadership, technical credibility, and commercial awareness in an AI-first world. You will work with senior clients, technology partners, business leaders, and industry communities, while helping talented people thrive and grow. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we support candidates who need accommodations or adjustments during the recruitment process. This is a full-time role in Organisational Strategy and Planning.

last updated 34 week of 2026