IT Project Director - Microsoft Azure, Dynamics, Sharepoint

IT Project Director

Our client, an IT/ data integration consultancy wants to hire a proactive Project Director to oversee project teams and to ensure projects are completed on time.

The Project Director will work as part of the executive team, contributing to and supporting the strategic direction, revenue, and margin targets. They will establish the Project Management Office (PMO), and direct and coordinate the utilisation of PM and BA resources within the PMO to reach agreed targets. This coordination will extend to resources seconded from technical teams within the organisation and from Partner organisations.

The Project Director will ensure compliance with budget and other project requirements. This will include the need to prepare and maintain documentation sets and internal/external reports. It will also include timely communication with internal and external stakeholders during all phases of the project and close it efficiently. They will actively contribute and support the sales cycle from the qualification of opportunities and the presales/sales cycle.

Project Director Responsibilities

Assisting in establishing a Project Management Office to oversee multiple projects including the Implementation of document control policies and documentation templates.

Liaising with stakeholders such as management team, Sales/Presales, project personnel, colleagues, partners/vendors, and end-users regarding project requirements.

Maintaining a good working knowledge of identified platforms held within their portfolio and those we choose to add over time.

Ensuring compliance with objectives, organizational policies, procedures, and standards.

Compiling project reports and informing management regarding problems.

Resource planning and pipelining in line with project growth and presales activities.

Ensuring project complies with best practices, SOPs, PMO policies, and other policies.

Within Projects:

Discussing potential projects and their parameters with clients, executives, and technical teams and partners.

Planning out the blueprints for projects, including defining the scope, identifying resources, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and indicating tests and maintenance.

Assembling and leading the project team.

Participating in and supervising each stage of the projects.

Ensuring each project stays on schedule and adheres to the deadlines.

Creating a project resource budget and ensuring the project adheres as closely as possible.

Tracking milestones, deliverables, and change requests.

Serving as a liaison to communicate information regarding changes, milestones reached, and other pertinent information.

Delivering completed solutions to clients.

Project Director Requirements

10+ years of proven experience in senior management roles.

15+ years in project/program management roles.

A bachelor's degree or higher in computer science or a related field.

Outstanding leadership, organizational, decision-making and management skills.

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

Strong attention to detail.

Strong people skills - internal and external.

Understanding of MSP ticketing and Alert Management Systems.

Thorough understanding of multiple project management practices.

Thorough of software development life cycle.

Strong understanding of on-premise and cloud-based enterprise solutions, data, system integration.

Strong understanding in Microsoft 365, Azure and associated family platforms and solutions