Microsoft Platforms Delivery Director
Job Family:
SAAS/PAAS/Cloud Consulting Travel Required:
Up to 50% Clearance Required:
None What You Will Do:
- Lead the delivery of Microsoft platform and Microsoft Business Applications engagements, ensuring high-quality execution from initiation through successful deployment and transition to support.
- Oversee project and program delivery across multiple workstreams, managing scope, timeline, budget, risks, dependencies, and customer expectations.
- Partner with clients, account teams, and internal delivery teams to define solution approach, delivery plans, governance, and success criteria.
- Be accountable for ensuring the overall delivery execution quality of Microsoft Biz Apps engagements in the segment providing oversight and governance.
- Build and develop relationships with Microsoft segment and support managing joint sales pursuits.
- Maintain awareness of industry best practices and business levers for offerings keeping pace with Microsoft Biz Apps product evolution within the sector.
- Build and develop relationship / partnership with segment teams, aligning on sales pursuits, resource capacity and capabilities, and awareness across the industries.
- Drive revenue of all Microsoft Biz Apps (Power Platform, SharePoint, and Co-Pilot) offerings across businesses in the segment, with revenue management expectations.
- Monitor engagement health, resolve delivery issues, and proactively identify opportunities to improve outcomes, efficiency, and client satisfaction.
- Support practice growth by contributing to delivery standards, methodologies, reusable assets, and best practices for Microsoft platform engagements.
- Collaborate with leadership to forecast resource needs, manage staffing, and support pursuit and proposal efforts as needed.
What You Will Need:
- Minimum of TEN (10) years of professional experience in technology consulting, and technology implementation in full life-cycle Microsoft Biz Apps engagements.
- Bachelor's Degree is required.
- US Citizenship is contractually required.
- Selected candidate must be willing to travel/commute to Guidehouse offices or client sites as needed.
- Proven experience leading large-scale Microsoft platform or Microsoft Business Applications delivery engagements.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft solutions such as Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and related enterprise technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage multiple concurrent initiatives in a client-facing environment.
- Excellent communication, executive presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making abilities with a focus on delivery excellence.
- Experience managing project financials, delivery metrics, schedules, risks, and issue resolution. Business operations and/or strategic planning experience. Demonstrable skills of managing multiple clients.
- Deep technical understanding of Microsoft Business Applications - Expertise with multiple Modules.
- Active Microsoft Power Platform certifications or ability to achieve relevant certifications upon hire.
- Expert business development skills as well as managing relationships with both clients and internal stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
What Would Be Nice To Have:
- Microsoft certifications such as Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, or related credentials.
- Experience in a consulting or professional services organization.
- Prior people leadership, mentoring, or people management experience.
- Familiarity with Agile, hybrid, or waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Experience supporting business development, proposal creation, or solution shaping.
- Knowledge of industry-specific Microsoft implementations across multiple sectors.
The annual salary range for this position is $226,000.00-$376,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including bu