Associate Director, Offering Management (Public Cloud)
Kyndryl
Bangalore, Karnataka, India; Hyderabad, Telangana, India Posted Discovered via the company's careers siteMatch locked
Full time10+ years exp
Who We Are
At Kyndryl, we run and reimagine the mission-critical technology systems that drive advantage for the world's leading businesses. We are at the heart of progress; with proven expertise and a continuous flow of AI-powered insight, enabling smarter decisions, faster innovation, and a lasting competitive edge. For our people - Kyndryls - that means doing purposeful work that powers human progress. Join us and experience a flexible, supportive environment where your well-being is prioritized and your potential can thrive.
What you will do
· Own intake of emerging market, country, customer and field requirements; identify repeatable patterns and translate demand signals into portfolio priorities.
· Act as the Design Authority orchestrator, aligning sales, tech sales, delivery, partners, architecture and portfolio teams around market relevance, roadmap choices, ownership and investment needs.
· Shape Public Cloud strategy by identifying customer patterns, market shifts, whitespace, differentiation opportunities and capability gaps that should influence the roadmap.
· Create the initial offering POV and MVP definition, including scope, assumptions, dependencies, timeline, required capabilities, investment considerations and success measures.
· Assess portfolio fit and recommend whether demand is addressed through an existing offering, enhancement, reusable asset, partner capability or new initiative; build the supporting strategic and commercial rationale.
· Orchestrate a structured handoff for detailed offering development, collateral creation, launch readiness, enablement and cross-practice integration while preserving design intent.
· Stay engaged through pilots and early adoption; harvest customer, delivery and market learning into offering evolution, roadmap priorities and reusable IP.
· Use AI and Agentic AI to accelerate research, synthesis, pattern identification and decision support where appropriate
Your Future at Kyndryl
This role provides a unique opportunity to help shape the future of Kyndryl's Cloud portfolio. You will work at the intersection of market strategy, customer needs, hyper scaler innovation, Agentic AI and delivery, influencing which opportunities Kyndryl pursues and how they become differentiated, scalable offerings. You will deepen your expertise across cloud platforms and emerging technologies while gaining broad exposure to Kyndryl's global markets, partners, architecture, engineering and delivery ecosystem.
Who You Are
You are a strategic thinker and orchestrator who can turn ambiguous market and customer signals into clear priorities and executable offering concepts. You combine strong Public Cloud and managed-services knowledge, Agentic AI Proficiency to accelerate research, decision support and offering design while identifying opportunities to embed AI into differentiated customer solutions.
Who You Are
You're good at what you do and possess the required experience to prove it. However, equally as important - you have a growth mindset; keen to drive your own personal and professional development. You are customer-focused - someone who prioritizes customer success in their work. And finally, you're open and borderless - naturally inclusive in how you work with others
Required Skills and Experience
10+ years of experience across Public cloud or infrastructure platforms, with experience in one or more of the below
· Offering management/Portfolio/Product strategy/consulting/solution architecture/ Engineering
· Strong working knowledge/experience on at least one hyperscaler (Microsoft Azure, AWS or Google Cloud), with ability to operate across multi-cloud environments, and the strategic perspective to interpret how platform shifts affect Kyndryl's portfolio.
· Relevant Hyper scaler, AI / Agentic AI or architecture certifications.
· Ability to translate customer and market signals into portfolio priorities, concise executive POVs, MVP requirements, roadmap recommendations and decision-ready business rationale.
· Proven ability to orchestrate outcomes across Multiple stakeholders
· Strong understanding of cloud and managed-services operating models, including cloud adoption, migration/modernization, cloud-native platforms, operations, automation & Finops
· Commercial awareness of cloud consumption, licensing, marketplace motions, pricing hypotheses, investment needs and delivery feasibility.
· Agentic AI proficiency: hands-on use of AI assistants and agentic workflows for research, competitive analysis, requirement synthesis, scenario development, decision support and initial POV creation.
Preferred Skills and Experience
· Experience translating Public cloud roadmaps and partner capabilities into customer-relevant managed service or transformation patterns, including build / partner / integrate choices.
· Understanding of sovereignty, regulatory, security, data residency and disconnected/regulated cloud requirements.
· Experience engaging cloud architects, engineering leaders, AI specialists, partner teams, delivery teams and client technology executives.
Being You
Diversity is a whole lot more than what we look like or where we come from, it's how we think and who we are. We welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. But we're not doing it single-handedly: Our Kyndryl Inclusion Networks are only one of many ways we create a workplace where all Kyndryls can find and provide support and advice. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you - and everyone next to you - the ability to bring your whole self to work, individually and collectively, and support the activation of our equitable culture. That's the Kyndryl Way.
Being You
The "Kyn" in Kyndryl means kinship, which represents the strong bonds we have with each other, our customers and our communities. We focus on ensuring all Kyndryls feel included and we welcome people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We believe in growth, and we're excited to see what you can bring. At Kyndryl, employee feedback has told us that our number one driver of employee engagement is belonging. That sense of belonging - being a valued, respected, trusted member of the team - is fundamental to our culture and fueling great experiences for our customers. This dedication to welcoming everyone into our company means that Kyndryl gives you the ability to thrive and contribute to our culture of empathy and shared success. That's The Kyndryl Way.
What You Can Expect
Your career with us isn't just a job - it's an adventure with purpose. We offer a dynamic, hybrid-friendly culture that supports your well-being and empowers you to grow. Our Be Well programs are thoughtfully designed to support your financial, mental, physical, and social health - because we know that when you feel your best, you do your best.
From your very first day, you'll dive into impactful work that powers the systems our customers rely on every day. You won't just contribute - you'll make a difference, tackling meaningful projects that sharpen your skills and fuel your growth.
We're here to champion your journey. With powerful tools to chart your career path, personalized development goals aligned with your ambitions, and continuous feedback to keep you inspired and on track, you'll have everything you need to thrive and evolve. You'll develop in-demand skills to grow your career and achieve your ambitions with access to cutting-edge learning opportunities - from certifications with Microsoft, Google, and Amazon to coaching and hands-on experiences. And through it all, you'll be part of a culture that values empathy, restless learning, and a devotion to shared success.
We want you to thrive here - and we're committed to helping you do just that. Ready to make an impact? Join us and help shape what's next.
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