Head of Managed Services ( Private Cloud )

Senior Leader – Head of Managed Services (Private Cloud)

Company: Stealth Technology Startup

Location: Hyderabad

Experience: 18–25+ years

Employment Type: Full-time | Leadership Role

About the Role

We are a stealth-mode technology company building next-generation Private Cloud & Managed Services platforms for large enterprises across BFSI, telecom, manufacturing, SaaS, and regulated industries.

We are seeking a Senior Leader to build, scale, and own the entire Managed Services vertical for Private Cloud Services. This role carries end-to-end P&L responsibility and will define the company’s strategy, operating model, service excellence, and growth trajectory in Managed Services.

This is a foundational leadership role with board-level visibility and direct impact on revenue, customer success, and long-term enterprise partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and execute the Managed Services strategy for Private Cloud offerings (IaaS, DR, Backup, Security Ops, VDI, Cloud Optimization).
• Build a scalable services portfolio aligned with enterprise and regulated-industry requirements.
• Own P&L , revenue growth, gross margins, cost optimization, and service profitability.

Operational Excellence

• Establish world-class service delivery frameworks (ITIL, ISO, SLA-driven operations).
• Drive 24×7 operations , service assurance, uptime, resiliency, and compliance.
• Lead continuous improvement across incident, problem, change, and capacity management .

Customer & Growth Ownership

• Act as the executive sponsor for strategic enterprise customers.
• Partner with Sales, Pre-Sales, and Solutions teams to drive large-deal wins and renewals .
• Build high-trust relationships with CIOs, CISOs, CTOs, and IT Heads.

Technology & Innovation

• Lead adoption of automation, AIOps, observability, security operations, and self-healing platforms .
• Shape roadmap for AI-ready private cloud , GPU workloads, and hybrid architectures.
• Ensure strong security posture across SOC, DR, and compliance environments.

People & Culture

• Build and mentor high-performance leadership teams across service delivery, operations, and engineering.
• Create a culture of ownership, accountability, and customer obsession .
• Scale teams while maintaining service quality and operational discipline.

Ideal Candidate Profile

Must-Have Experience

• 18–25+ years in Managed Services / Private Cloud / Data Center Services .
• Proven experience heading a Managed Services business/unit with P&L ownership.
• Strong exposure to enterprise private cloud, virtualization, DR, backup, security, and hybrid cloud .
• Track record of scaling large operations teams (100+ engineers) .
• Experience serving BFSI, large enterprises, or regulated industries .

Leadership & Business Skills

• Strategic thinker with strong execution bias .
• Comfortable operating at CXO / Board level .
• Deep understanding of enterprise IT buying behavior .
• Strong financial acumen around margin management and service economics .

Nice to Have

• Experience with AI workloads, GPU infrastructure, or cloud modernization .
• Background in hyperscale, large data center providers, or cloud MSPs.
• Exposure to global customers or multi-region operations.

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to build and lead a Managed Services vertical from the ground up .
• Work at the intersection of Private Cloud, AI infrastructure, and enterprise transformation .
• High autonomy, strategic influence, and long-term growth potential.
• Competitive leadership compensation with performance-linked upside.

How to Apply

If you are a visionary operator who has built and scaled Managed Services businesses and want to shape the future of Private Cloud services in India, we’d like to hear from you.