Sr. Director, Cloud Enablement

ADP is hiring a Sr. Director, Cloud Enablement 

  

ADP is seeking a strategic Sr. Director, Cloud Enablement, to play a pivotal supporting role in the execution of ADP’s enterprise cloud strategy. This individual will work in close partnership with the VP of Cloud Services to help guide and enable cloud adoption and modernization initiatives across the organization. The role will collaborate with teams across ADP to drive innovation, efficiency, and improved customer experiences through effective cloud practices and technologies. 

  

You will report to the VP of Cloud Services supporting the program’s, optimization, and operation of ADP’s Public cloud ecosystem, working alongside the cloud team to drive scalability, standardization, cost-effectiveness, and security. By advocating across the organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and overseeing vendor relationships, you will drive the adoption of cloud-based solutions that enable technology and business innovation and enhance the organization’s competitive edge. 

  

You will be working alongside the VP of cloud services in, developing, and upskilling teams to support and sustain the transformation, while providing technical expertise and guidance to deliver ongoing success. 

  

WHAT YOU'LL DO: 

Strategic Leadership:  

• Develop and execute a comprehensive cloud transformation strategy that leverages modern, enterprise-scale platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, aligning initiatives with ADP’s organizational objectives and digital modernization goals. 

• Drive organizational change by implementing targeted technical adoption strategies tailored to ADP’s cloud maturity and operational readiness. 

• Help define and communicate a clear, technically grounded cloud vision focused on enhancing agility, scalability, and cost efficiency across the enterprise. 

• Provide senior leadership with actionable insights based on hands-on cloud migration experience, enabling informed, technically sound investment decisions that drive strategic outcomes. 

  

Cloud Architecture Modernization & Governance:  

• Oversee the design and deployment of scalable, resilient, and secure cloud services and architectures across public, private, and hybrid models. 

• Supervise the end-to-end migration of legacy applications using refactoring, replatforming, and containerization strategies for high performance and scalability. 

• Promote the usage of infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to build and manage cloud environments in a consistent, repeatable manner. 

• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to integrate cloud solutions into enterprise platforms, identifying opportunities for broader architectural and operational transformation. 

• Drive robust cloud governance through policy-as-code frameworks and automated compliance tooling to uphold regulatory, security, and operational standards across regions. 

• Make strategic architectural decisions regarding infrastructure consolidation, optimization workflows, and migration sequencing to maximize ROI while minimizing disruption. 

• Optimize cloud usage and costs through effective monitoring, automation, and cost management practices. 

 

Operational Excellence:  

• Drive application and infrastructure migration projects using automation frameworks and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools to ensure se