Senior Project Manager (m/f/d)

·        Partnering with Area Teams lead the delivery of Customer facing engagements to successful outcomes, within the scope of the agreed engagement

·        Act as a trusted advisor to the Customer providing guidance and holding the Customer accountable to the agreed contract

·        Establish Customer conditions of satisfaction and review these with the Customer and project team over the life of the engagement

·        Partnering with key Domain delivery roles (Architects, Consultants etc.) apply core project/program governance techniques to deliver the engagement efficiently and effectively from initiation to closure and identify next steps for the Customer to achieve greater business value

·        Apply best practice through adoption and use of Microsoft delivery methodologies

·        Apply monitoring and controlling techniques to identify and mitigate all risks and issues and manage the engagement health effectively, raising awareness early to avoid escalations

·        Apply Change Management techniques to improve adoption

·        Responsible for engagement resourcing, including engagement and onboarding of partners and subcontractors

·        Deliver accurate and regular engagement reporting to both Customers and Microsoft key stakeholders

·        Maintain intellectual property and project deliverables within project repositories

·        Participate in internal delivery communities to share best practice and lessons learned

·        Project Management Professional (PMP) certification with real-world experience, additional certifications (e.g. Agile/SCRUM etc.) are an advantage

·        Experience leading deliveries in a professional services capacity, delivering to end Customers

·        Demonstrated success in leading deliveries within different contractual terms

·        Demonstrated effectiveness in leading project or program teams to successful Customer outcomes

·        Demonstrated abilities in vision building, leading and motivating multi-disciplinary teams

·        Excellent oral and written communication including strong presence with Executive Stakeholders

·        Ability to identify risks before they occur and to develop mitigation and avoidance strategies

·        Excellent financial management knowledge including relationships between contract types, revenue and costs

·        Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to facilitate and influence at senior levels

·        Flexibility with the ability to balance priorities across multiple tasks