Programme Director

Job Description

Are you excited about creating innovative technology solutions and taking responsibility for complex, multimillion dollar projects?

As organizations digitally transform their business and operating models, they look to us to provide them with the guidance and partnership that will help them achieve this change successfully and at pace. You will have the opportunity to develop your project management skills and experience as you build relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, managing a range of projects that vary in terms of budget and size, and collaborating with teams located in multiple locations and time zones.

In Industry Solutions Delivery you will be working in an environment that empowers you to bring your best each day. You will grow professionally and personally as part of a team that care passionately for great customer outcomes, and who strive to improve the overall customer and partner experience.

Join our team of exceptional people who deliver world-class professional consulting services. Our team provides a supportive atmosphere with passion for growth, where you can earn customer confidence, trust, and loyalty by improving the overall customer and partner experience. At the same time, we put a specific emphasis on work-life balance, wellbeing, and the opportunity to operate in diverse and inclusive environment.

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Responsibilities

As a Programme Director with us, some of your main responsibilities will include:

Customer Responsibilities:

• Leads and manages the planning, execution and outcomes of complex transformational projects using the appropriate Project Management Framework and Methodologies.

• Implements project management standards, compliance and best practices to ensure effective delivery of projects within scope, schedule and budget.

• Leads, directs, and oversees a team of programme resources working across multiple workstreams and/or projects to plan, execute, and co-ordinate activities to manage and implement a change programme roadmap from mobilisation to implementation.

• Advises on and escalates programme level decisions that affect significant programme direction to the agreed governance forums and identifies decisions that cannot be resolved.

• Leads cross-team and third-party collaborations - influencing without authority and leveraging the strength of diverse teams.

Internal Responsibilities:

• Knowledgeable with all our consulting services and proactively seek ways to provide value to our clients and establish strong internal relationships across service lines.

• Participates in the pre-sales process and being able to articulate the business value proposition associated with the project or change in a clear and compelling manner

• Manages any commercial aspects of the project or programme, ensuring financial integrity

• Enhances people performance and potential by providing effective supervision, coaching, and mentoring to all levels of staff

• Investigates and proactively shares intellectual property (IP) and providing suggestions for enhancing how we operate

Qualifications

To position you for a successful career with us and enable you to have an impact on your colleagues and our customers, you will be able to demonstrate:

• Proven experience managing complex very large technology programmes or projects

• Core project management skills, including financial management, planning, scheduling, reporting, resource management, senior stakeholder communications, and risk management

• Professional presentation skills with experience of regularly presenting a variety of different audiences including those at a C-suite level.

• Experience in a consulting or professional services environment

• Confident with Agile and Waterfall delivery practices, Agile certification desirable.

• PMP Certification or equivalent project management experience.

• Bachelor’s or Master ‘s degree in relevant subject or equivalent work
• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. The successful candidate must have an active Security Check (SC) clearance or be able to obtain one as issued by the United Kingdom Security Vetting Unit (UKSV). Note: To be eligible you must be a UK national or have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of five years.

This role will include travel to customer and Microsoft offices.

Apply now and help us change the world.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.