Head of Cloud (Azure)

<p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-dc165c10-7fff-aa86-8546-338f8fe71279">Cazoo, is the ultimate destination for car enthusiasts and buyers alike! As a leader in the market, we pride ourselves on providing unparalleled search tools, expert car guides, insightful reviews, and a comprehensive vehicle price guide. Our mission is simple: to empower buyers to find their perfect car efficiently and with confidence, while also helping automotive retailers reach millions of eager buyers.</strong></span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-dc165c10-7fff-aa86-8546-338f8fe71279">At Cazoo, you'll be part of a team that's revolutionising the way people buy and sell cars. If you're ready to drive your career forward in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, Cazoo is the place for you. Join us and be a part of shaping the future of automotive retail!</strong></span></p><p><strong>Role: </strong>Head of Cloud (Azure)</p><p><strong>Reports To: </strong>Director of Technology</p><p><strong>Contract Type: </strong>Full Time, permanent</p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Richmond UK, Remote (UK based)</p><p><strong>About the role:</strong></p><p><span>A senior leadership role owning the strategy, reliability, and evolution of our entire Azure estate — infrastructure, networking, cloud security, budget management, and platform engineering. You'll report to the Director of Technology, manage a team of Cloud Engineers, and own the platform underpinning our consumer-facing products, data platform, and internal tooling. The estate runs a hub-and-spoke landing zone, AKS-hosted microservices, event-driven architectures, and a growing Databricks data platform, and we're migrating off a legacy VM estate toward cloud-native services. You'll balance perfection against expediency to meet business needs, embedding yourself across technology, product, and commercial — setting expectations, building trust, and striking the right balance between short- and long-term goals.</span></p><p><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-40e71197-7fff-2f16-ab90-b418d2039e34">Note from Liam Bennett, Director of Technology:</strong></span></p><p><span>The automotive classifieds market has stagnated — prices keep rising, innovation has slowed, and the consumer experience hasn't evolved in over a decade. Dealers want alternatives and consumers deserve better.</span></p><p><span>We acquired Cazoo in 2024 for one reason: brand. Cazoo spent £100M+ building 60% consumer awareness and genuine trust, and that brand equity is irreplaceable. But we didn't buy it to repeat old mistakes — we rebuilt from scratch: new tech stack, new business model, new approach.</span></p><p><span>Since relaunching in