Cloud Governance Lead

Job Description:

Competitive Salary, Bonus & Benefits

London or Staines (Bupa offices) / Flexible Working

Permanent role – 37.5 hours per week

Closing date – 18th September 2026
 

We make health happen

At Bupa, our purpose is simple: helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. As a healthcare provider and insurer with no shareholders, our focus is always on our customers and patients.

The Cloud Governance Lead is a key role in shaping the future of Bupa's technology landscape. You will join our Internal Products and Platforms team, which is leading the transformation of our global technology infrastructure, including the move to modern cloud platforms, connected networks and digital services that support better health outcomes.

This is a highly visible leadership role with responsibility for cloud governance, financial management, risk and compliance across a significant technology portfolio. You'll work closely with senior technology leaders, security specialists, finance partners and business stakeholders to make sure our cloud services are secure, cost-effective and delivering real value.

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead Bupa's cloud governance and FinOps approach, helping teams understand and optimise cloud spending.

• Develop and manage governance frameworks, controls and policies that support secure and compliant cloud services.

• Drive cost visibility, forecasting and financial accountability across cloud platforms.

• Chair governance forums and support clear decision-making on cloud investment and priorities.

• Embed governance through automation and policy-as-code approaches.

• Lead audit and assurance activities, ensuring ongoing compliance and audit readiness.

• Manage strategic relationships with cloud and technology suppliers.

• Oversee demand management and prioritisation across cloud services.

• Lead and develop a high-performing team, supporting performance, development and recruitment activities.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for an experienced technology leader who can balance governance, commercial thinking and people leadership.

You will bring:

• Significant experience in cloud governance, cloud operations, FinOps or a similar leadership role.

• Experience working within a regulated environment – i.e. banking or insurance

• Strong understanding of risk management, compliance and audit requirements.

• Experience managing significant budgets and financial planning.

• Proven success delivering large transformation programmes.

• Strong commercial awareness

• Ability to influence and build relationships with stakeholders up to CIO and Director level.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making skills.

Benefits

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• Competitive salary

• Management Bonus Scheme

• Car Allowance (paid as cash)

• Private medical insurance

• Company pension contribution

• Life assurance

• Flexible and hybrid working options

• Access to Viva, our wellbeing programme

• Learning and development opportunities

• Annual leave and family-friendly benefits

Why Bupa

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.

We encourage all of our people to “Be you at Bupa”, we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.

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