Senior Project Manager - Dynamics and Power Platform

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Role Introduction

OneAdvanced is a business that embraces innovation, enabling its customers to seize every opportunity and transform their business. Life at Advanced begins in an exciting environment, in a role that matters.

Due to continued growth, we are looking for a confident Senior Project Manager to join the Managed Services Business Unit within OneAdvanced, to focus on Microsoft Dynamics and Power Applications customer change projects.

With a specific focus on our Microsoft Dynamics and Power Applications Practice, you will be part of a team of Professional Services Project Managers within our managed services business. Your mission will be to drive quality and value for our customers whilst maintaining high quality delivery within the Project Team. You'll lead a team of analysts, architects and consultants and work closely with stakeholders such as our customers, Presales Architects, Account Managers and Operations resources.

What You Will Do

• Responsible for the delivery of application development and configuration projects for customers of our Dynamics and Power Apps service.
• Ensure the customer experience and overall customer satisfaction is at the forefront of each client engagement.
• Using both waterfall and/or agile delivery methods, to drive measurable value creation for our customers in line with agreed statements of work.
• Project control - Applying control to the project. This will be reported on a weekly basis both internally and to the key stakeholders.
• Team leadership - Taking responsibility for establishing the environment necessary for the project team to successfully complete the required work.
• Relationship management - Establishing good working relationships with clients and suppliers.
• Matrix team management - taking responsibility to ensure the resources and skills required to deliver the project are managed.
• Technical Management - having sufficient technical appreciation to drive the resolution of project issues and impediments as they arise, and be capable of interfacing with customer, internal, business and technical leads to resolve.
• Excellent Judgement - the ability to understand when to resolve and when to escalate.
• Taking Financial responsibility for the budget and profit of implementation projects.
• Work with the Project Office to ensure that all Services are invoiced according to the terms of the customer contracts.
• Help to deliver effective utilisation across the ITO Professional Services Project Delivery team.

What You Will Have

• You'll have experience of leading delivery teams on Microsoft Dynamics and Power Applications projects (both new implementations and enhancements to existing).
• You'll have knowledge and a point of view on how Microsoft Power Platform, Modern Workplace, Cloud Technologies and the Dataverse combine to enable business transformation.
• You'll have a high level of commercial acumen, honed through your experience delivering projects in a professional services, consulting or customer facing supply-side delivery environment.
• You'll be a certified expert in traditional project methodologies e.g. Prince2 or APM and in agile with experience of implementing Scrum in a team that has a low level of agile maturity
• You can inspire and lead a project team to strive for delivery excellence and continuous improvement
• You have excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
• You are a natural collaborator, driven to ensure your team is enabled to focus on value creation and progress by spotting and removing impediments.
• You are highly analytical and able to work to KPIs (including utilisation, daily rates, backlog)
• A strong ability to lead discussions and gain agreement on the method of implementing the solution for the customer by setting their expectations at the correct level
• Have a high-level understanding of the functionality of the company products as required
• Strong organisation skills (time management, administration etc.)
• Ability to travel as required
• Experience of using tools like Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow

What We Do For You

Wellbeing focused - Our people are our greatest assets, and ensuring everyone feels their best self to come to work is integral

• Annual Leave - 25 days of annual leave, plus public holidays and the ability to buy additional days
• Employee Assistance Programme - Free advice, support, and confidential counselling available 24/7 through Care First
• Endometriosis Friendly Employer - We are proud to confirm our commitment to developing an environment and culture that allows those with endometriosis to thrive in the workplace

Personal Growth - Regardless of where you are at in your career, we're committed to enabling your growth personally and professionally

• Development Programmes - From Future Managers to Leadership Training, our development programmes help you get where you need to go
• Performance Bonus - Our Group-wide bonus scheme enables you to reap the rewards of your success

Financial wellbeing - We understand as well as your mental wellbeing, your financial wellbeing is really important

• Pension Scheme - Our plan with Scottish Widows offers 5% matched contribution by the company
• Income protection insurance - Providing you with support and assistance when you need it most

Recognition - Highlighting and rewarding the great work our people do

• Performance & Talent - Our own technology platform that allows you to get real-time feedback, conversations and goals to help you become your best self

Making a Difference - we provide opportunities to help our people make a difference to the causes they care about

• MatchIt! - Fundraise for a cause close to your heart and Advanced will match part of the funding
• Volunteering Time - Our volunteering leave scheme allows you to use your time to help those who need it
• Pennies from Heaven - donate the pennies from your pay check to help make a difference without lifting a finger

Who We Are

OneAdvanced is one UK's largest providers of business software and services serving 20,000+ global customers with an annual turnover of £330M+. We manage 1.5 million 111 calls per month, support over 2 million Further Education learners across the UK, handle over 10 million wills, and so much more. Our mission is to power the world of work and, as you can see, our software underpins some of the UK's most critical sectors.

We invest in our brilliant people. They are at the heart of our success as we strive to be a diverse, inclusive and engaging place to work that not only powers the world of work, but empowers the growth, ambitions and talent of our people.

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