AdresAre you excited about creating innovative technology solutions and taking responsibility for large-scale technology & complex software development multimillion dollar projects, working for one of the best Technology companies and best places to work in the world?
Microsoft Industry Solutions is a global organization hosting over 7,000 strategic sellers, industry and security experts, elite engineers, world-class data scientists and architects, consultants, and delivery specialists. Together with our partners, we help Microsoft’s most strategic customers worldwide to address their specific challenges and provide comprehensive and industry-specific solutions that meet their unique needs.
Our organization is at the forefront of innovation, driving value across the entirety of the customers’ digital and AI transformation journey through repeatable and customized cutting-edge solutions powered by Microsoft Cloud and AI.
We take pride in embodying Microsoft's mission of empowerment, promoting a growth mindset, inspiring excellence, and fostering a culture of inclusivity where everyone is encouraged to share their unique perspectives and be their authentic selves. By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to life-changing innovations that impact billions of people worldwide.
As a Consulting Project Manager for the Public Sector Industry you will manage projects for our top Public Sector customers, both in Netherlands and rest of Western Europe . This opportunity will allow you to work with the latest technologies, like Generative AI, Co-pilot and Security services, and work with the most talented team of engineers and consultants in the industry. You will work remotely most of the time, but in this customer-facing role you will also work and meet the customer at their premises.
We are looking for Project Management specialists with a passion for delivering desired customer outcomes, championing high quality throughout presales and delivery, leading diverse deliveries and teams to cost and scope, whilst maintaining delivery and financial health.
This opportunity will allow you to accelerate your career growth, honing your industry and cloud expertise as well as deepening your contractual and commercial acumen. This role is flexible in that you can work up to 50-75% from home.
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
Responsibilities
As Programme Manager with us, some of your main responsibilities will include:
Customer Responsibilities:
Leads and manages the planning, execution and outcomes of complex transformational projects using the appropriate Project Management Framework and Methodologies.
Implements Project Management standards, compliance and best practices to ensure effective delivery of projects within scope, schedule and budget.
Leads, directs, and oversees a team of programme resources working across multiple workstreams and/or projects to plan, execute, and co-ordinate activities to manage and implement a change programme roadmap from mobilisation to implementation.
Advises on and escalates programme level decisions that affect significant programme direction to the agreed governance forums and identifies decisions that cannot be resolved.
Leads cross-team and third-party collaborations - influencing without authority and leveraging the strength of diverse teams.
Internal Responsibilities:
Knowledgeable with all our consulting services and proactively seek ways to provide value to our clients and establish strong internal relationships across service lines.
Participates in the pre-sales process and being able to articulate the business value proposition associated with the project or change in a clear and compelling manner
Manages any commercial aspects of the project or programme, ensuring financial integrity
Enhances people performance and potential by providing effective supervision, coaching, and mentoring to all levels of staff
Investigates and proactively shares intellectual property (IP) and providing suggestions for enhancing how we operate
Other
- Embody our culture and values
Qualifications
To position you for a successful career with us and enable you to have an impact on your colleagues and our customers, you will be able to demonstrate:
Required / Minimum Qualifications (RQs/MQs)
Proven 5+ years experience managing mid- to large-scale programmes (1-3 $M) or larger, with 3-10 people (or larger)
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.
Confident with Agile and Waterfall delivery practices
Fluency in both Dutch and English
Additional or Preferred Qualifications (PQs)
Experience in a consulting or professional services environment
Experience managing projects in the cloud (preferable Azure)
Experience managing projects with Microsoft Technologies
Experience in Public Sector Industry
PMP Certification or equivalent Project Management experience.
Agile certification, Scrum Master, Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or Professional Scrum Master One (PSM1) certification
Bachelor’s or Master ‘s degree in relevant subject or equivalent work
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations (https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html) .
