D365 CE Project Manager - #2169027

Contract D365 CE Project Manager – Microsoft Partner – Birmingham

Outside IR35 (£500-550 P/D)

3 Months +

Hybrid Working (Minimal travel to client site as required)

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join a leading Microsoft Partner, responsible for delivering Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (D365 CE) implementations across a range of customer projects.

This is a contract opportunity focused on managing the full project lifecycle from mobilisation through to successful delivery and adoption.

Reporting to the Talent Manager, you will oversee project planning, stakeholder engagement, governance, delivery management, and financial controls across complex enterprise programmes. The role requires close collaboration with business and technical teams, whilst managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced consultancy environment, supporting multiple clients and projects simultaneously whilst ensuring successful project outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE implementation programmes.
• Manage projects using Agile/Scrum methodologies and Azure DevOps to track delivery and progress.
• Manage project plans, timelines, risks, dependencies, RAID logs, and governance activities.
• Coordinate stakeholders across business and technical departments.
• Ensure effective financial management including forecasting, timesheet tracking, budgeting, and invoicing.
• Drive delivery through internal teams, third-party suppliers, and client stakeholders.
• Provide clear reporting and communication to senior leadership and programme governance boards.
• Support change management and user adoption activities.
• Manage multiple projects and workstreams concurrently, ensuring delivery remains on track across several client engagements.

Skills & Experience Required

• Proven experience delivering enterprise CRM implementation projects.
• Strong background managing Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE / CRM programmes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong commercial and financial governance experience.
• Ability to manage complex multi-stream projects within matrix environments.
• Demonstrated experience working in hybrid delivery environments with onsite client engagement.
• Strong understanding of the Dynamics 365 CE platform and CRM delivery lifecycle.
• Experience managing project risks, dependencies, resources, budgets, and delivery teams through to successful go-live.

Desirable

• Experience working with Microsoft Partners, digital transformation consultancies, systems integrators, or technology suppliers.
• Experience delivering projects across multiple clients and customer environments simultaneously.
• Comfortable balancing competing priorities across several projects and stakeholders at any one time.
• Experience managing third-party suppliers and offshore/onshore delivery teams.
• Formal project management certification (PRINCE2, PMP, Agile or equivalent).
• Experience delivering wider Microsoft Business Applications projects, including Power Platform.
• Previous experience delivering Dynamics 365 CE or CRM programmes within the Higher Education or Housing sector would be highly desirable.
• Experience working with universities, colleges, housing associations, registered providers, or social housing organisations would be advantageous.

If this sounds like you, please apply directly for consideration.