Senior Project Manager – Microsoft Graduate Program Milton Keynes

Overview

Position Title: Senior Project Manager

Company: Microsoft

Location: Milton Keynes, UK

Job Description

Microsoft Industry Solutions is a global organization of over 16,000 strategic sellers, industry experts, elite engineers, and world-class architects, consultants, and delivery experts who work together to bring Microsoft’s mission of empowerment – and cutting-edge technology – to life for the world’s most influential customers. We are on the front lines of innovation, working side-by-side with customers to drive value across the entirety of their digital transformation journey.

Responsibilities:

• Managing projects and delivery performance, focusing on customer satisfaction, tangible outcomes and high quality.
• Managing multiple programs and projects end-to-end using the appropriate project management framework and methodology
• Participating in the pre-sales process and being able to articulate the business value proposition associated with the project or change
• Guiding cross-team and third-party partnerships – influencing without authority and using the power of diverse teams.
• Applying project management standards, compliance and best practices to ensure successful delivery of projects on scope, on schedule and on budget.
• Being on top of any commercial aspects of your project or program, driving financial integrity
• Mentoring other team members as you share your knowledge and experience.
• Researching and proactively sharing intellectual property (IP) and providing recommendations for improving how we operate

Requirements:

• Core project management skills, including financial management, planning, scheduling, reporting, resource management, senior stakeholder communications, and risk management
• Professional presentation skills with experience of regularly presenting a variety of different audiences including those at a C-suite level.
• PMP Certification or equivalent project management experience. Bachelor’s or Master‘s degree in relavant subject or equivalent work experience
• Experience managing technology related projects: experience in either infrastructure, cloud, security, IoT implementations is essential.