Head of Cloud

Location: Madrid

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.  

Our Corporate organization oversees business activities, providing strategic planning, communication, legal, finance and human resources services to the business units. As a member of our corporate organization, you will have a broad view of our company, further supporting your career development.

Why Ferrovial?

• Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
• Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.    
• Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
• Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
• Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
• Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Job Description:

About The Role

Cloud is one of the key areas inside the Technology department in Ferrovial and will become even more important after the Journey to Cloud program that we are undertaking in the next two years. We are looking for a Head of Cloud that will take full responsibility for defining and implementing Ferrovial’s Cloud Strategy. 

As a Head of Technology, you will combine strong technical expertise with the ability to influence, communicate, and build relationships across the business. Your mission is to ensure continuous value delivery through secure, high‑quality, and scalable cloud capabilities that align with Ferrovial’s long‑term vision.

In this role, you will set cloud operating and technical models, define core services, and provide architectural guidance to multiple teams. You will lead a team of architects and engineers, championing best practices, continuous improvement, and productivity while adopting the most efficient tools and platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Reporting to the CTO of Ferrovial, you will be in charge of defining and coordinating cloud strategy as a source of value for the company.
• Ensure the cloud team progresses effectively and contributes to enterprise‑level outcomes.
• Work closely with business functions to leverage digital technologies and the creation of innovative digital products and services.
• Understand business goals and priorities, maintaining a broad view of how the organization operates.
• Build strong relationships across all levels of the company.
• Own the cloud services roadmap, integrating technical evolution with business needs.
• Set the vision for your domain and translate it into a strategic roadmap executed by the cloud team.
• Lead and develop a high‑performance technical team.
• Establish standards and technical operations to deliver consistent, high-quality cloud services with a strong focus on automation.
• Implement cloud management strategies to achieve world-class productivity and cost efficiency.
• Engage and align talent through strong recruitment, mentoring, hands-on architectural leadership and career management.
• Foster a strong, collaborative ecosystem across Ferrovial.

Qualifications

• Senior technology leadership experience (this is not a first‑time management role).
• Degree in Engineering (Computer Science, Telecommunications, or similar).
• 10+ years of experience in cloud environments.
• Proven experience designing and executing Cloud Strategy in large organizations.
• Strong track record building high‑performance teams and scalable best practices.
• Solid understanding of technologies, architectures, and processes used by development teams.
• Ability to make enterprise‑wide recommendations to advance the digital strategy.
• Experience working with integrations and strategic partners.
• Strong conflict‑management and organizational skills.
• Strategic mindset with business acumen.
• Experience leading teams and managing career development and performance.
• Valuable: experience in construction, infrastructure, or mobility sectors.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, and leadership skills with excellent communication abilities.
• Essential: bilingual / very high level English and Spanish.
• Expected to reflect and uphold leadership values in daily actions and strategic decisions in always safe, lead for growth, empower & entrust, uphold principles, strategic foresight, purpose driven, results focused.

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!

Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer.  We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.

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