We are currently on the lookout for a Project Manager specialising in Microsoft 365 to join our client's dynamic team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and drive projects in a fast-paced and innovative environment. The ideal candidate will possess a blend of technical expertise in Microsoft 365 and strong project management skills, enabling them to effectively coordinate and oversee complex projects from inception to completion.

Our client is a trailblazer in the world of technology, renowned for their cutting-edge solutions and commitment to excellence. As a company at the forefront of technological innovation, they continually strive to push the boundaries of what's possible, delivering exceptional results to their global customer base. Their culture fosters creativity, collaboration, and a drive to excel, making it an ideal place for those passionate about technology and innovation. With Global offices in the UK, Europe, South America and Asia focusing on building infrastructure for clients across the banking and pharmaceutical sectors.

The Project Manager - Microsoft 365 plays a pivotal role in our client's success. You will be ensuring that projects are executed flawlessly, meeting all technical requirements and exceeding client expectations. Your leadership will be instrumental in guiding teams through complex challenges, ensuring timely delivery, and maintaining the highest standards of quality. This position is about leading initiatives that drive technological advancements and make a tangible impact in the industry.

Role responsibilities:

• Engage with business stakeholders to capture functional and non-functional requirements and build relationships
• Scope infrastructure projects and develop delivery plans (time, cost, resources and dependencies)
• Manage multiple projects and technical resources across multiple regions where required
• Coordinate with technical consultants to carry out technical discovery work, design solutions and policy configurations and implement changes in a controlled environment
• Coordinate with technical consultants and customer technical resources as one multidisciplinary team to achieve the required project outcomes and benefits
• Work with stakeholders to develop change management plans to minimise business risk and maximise product adoption. Develop plans for communications, training, and testing
• Develop weekly and ad hoc project reporting and lead project board meetings and internal review meetings
• Maintain a project RAID log to track risks, actions, issues and decisions
• Develop project documentation in accordance with internal standards and customer project management standards (where required)

Essential skills and experience:

• Project delivery of Microsoft infrastructure projects in complex environments
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Experience working in controlled project environments using Agile or Waterfall based project methodologies
• Microsoft 365 Cloud project experience
• On-premises and traditional infrastructure technologies including Virtualisation, VDI, storage, firewalls, AV + Threat Protection, Windows Server, DNS/DHCP, backup solutions
• ITIL standards for change management
• Strong analytical and documentation skills
• Good presentation and PowerPoint skills
• Excellent communication and customer-facing skills
• Problem-solving skills and good attention to detail

Desirable skills and experience:

• Migrating Exchange email environments or data workloads to private data centres or to the cloud
• Desktop rollout experience (Windows 10/11)
• Migration experience and knowledge of migration tooling
• Project Management certification
• Microsoft 365-related certifications
• Microsoft SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive
• Microsoft Endpoint Management