Microsoft 365 Director

at BDO USA, LLP in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Summary:
The Microsoft 365 (M365) Director will be responsible for development, promotion, implementation, migration, and team building for M365 and hybrid cloud solutions. Expertise in core M365 platforms, add-on features, and hybrid cloud integration will be used to propose and lead projects through all phases of client delivery. Through consultative communication, the director will be a knowledge leader in the implementation and/or support of hybrid environments and set the technical direction for the M365 and on-premises Microsoft application platforms.
This Director position is a multi-faceted, challenging role that requires excellent client/prospect facing skills, being well-versed and adept in Cloud migration tools and technologies, excellent communication and presentation skills, the ability to effectively influence clients/opportunities, develop relationships with technical and business contacts/partners and a passion for knowledge leadership with proven results in driving revenue.
Job Duties:
Identifies and leads new M365 business opportunities to expand the practice and communicates such opportunities to superiors
Leads marketing and business development activities and actively promotes Cloud in the middle market, within BDO Digital, BDO USA, and globally with partner firms
Works closely with key internal Go-To-Market and other sales functions on partnerships, opportunity management, and cross sell
Works with BDO sales team to develop statements of works, proposals, and RFP responses to M365 services
Prepares formal and informal presentations for various internal / external meetings, public events, webinars, panels, and other speaking opportunities
Develops, designs, promotes, and implements M365 and hybrid cloud solutions that promote innovative results that solve business problems
Architects solutions within the Microsoft Suite of products to include but not limited to Office 365 core components, Windows Endpoint, Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS) suite, Azure, Windows Server Roles, and related hybrid cloud technologies
Leads integration and migration activities in Identity, not limited to Entra ID and on-premises Active Directory
Plans and implements migration of content to Office 365 from on-premises, GSuite, or other Office 365 tenants
Develops and designs solutions with the Defender suite of products and their interaction with the larger Microsoft 365 stack
Develops and designs solutions with Azure services that compliment M365 or rely on M365 licensing such as Azure Virtual Desktop and Microsoft Sentinel
Guides basic networking (VLAN, VNET configuration) related to M365 solutions
Interprets clients' M365 business and technical needs and translates them to executable engagements, including the development of design documents, implementation plans, and final reports
Develops and presents client roadmaps, health checks, and assessments
Understands client needs to develop project plans, resource plans, establishes reporting and metrics, and provides the client with regular updates
Coordinates all aspects of a project and ensures risk is managed, mitigated, or escalated as quickly as possible
Manages project teams to ensure client projects are delivered on time and budget
Manages and validates the quality of client deliverables
Acts as a contact for client questions and inquires
Fosters growth and skilling of an internal M365 community, preparing knowledge sharing presentations and developing best practice frameworks
Other duties as required
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Supervises the workload of engineers and architects on assigned engagements and reviews work product, as needed
Acts as mentor to project team members as appropriate
Provides work quality feedback and project collaboration feedback to project team members, as appropriate
Acts as a leader, and projects a professional, positive attitude toward client and firm personnel
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Education:
High School or GED Equivalent, required
Bachelor's degree, preferred
Experience:
Fifteen (15) or more years of IT Infrastructure, Information Security, IT or similar professional experience, required
Six (6) or more years of technical infrastructure implementation experience with increasing responsibility within Microsoft 365 cloud solutions, required
Five (5) or more years of experience in hybrid cloud design, architecture and presentation experience in Microsoft 365 solutions, required
Five (5) or more years of strong sales experience supporting and managing pipelines, required
Three (3) or more years of experience in cloud and on-premises infrastructure, virtualization, Active Directory, and... For full info follow application link.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.