Technical Project Manager

La Fosse; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

La Fosse is seeking a Technical Project Manager to steer the AD Trust and Microsoft 365 migration programme from Preston, in a hybrid setup with 2–3 days in the office.

You will coordinate technical teams, business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners to ensure on-time delivery, governance and business outcomes across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Teams.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure, cloud and Microsoft 365 transformation projects.
• Strong experience managing large-scale M365 tenant migrations.
• Experience coordinating Active Directory, identity and authentication.
• Knowledge of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
• Understanding of tenant-to-tenant migration methodologies.
• Proven supplier, stakeholder and cross-functional team management experience.
• Strong project governance, RAID, risk, issue and dependency management.
• Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from initiation to closure.
• Experience managing testing, deployment, cutover and go-live activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the AD Trust and M365 migration programme.
• Manage integrated project plans, schedules, resources, milestones and dependencies.
• Coordinate migrations across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams.
• Oversee Active Directory Trust, identity and authentication workstreams.
• Manage cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, networking, cloud and migration.
• Own project governance, RAID management, reporting and senior stakeholder communications.
• Manage and hold third-party suppliers and delivery partners accountable.
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, pilot migrations, cutover rehearsals and go-live readiness.
• Drive business readiness, adoption, knowledge transfer and operational acceptance.

Skills

Infrastructure projects

Cloud transformation

M365 migrations

Active Directory

Identity & authentication

Exchange Online/SharePoint/OneDrive/MS

Tenant-to-tenant migrations

Stakeholder management

Governance & RAID

Full lifecycle delivery

Testing & go-live

Job description

Technical Project Manager – AD Trust & Microsoft 365 Migration

Preston / North West – Hybrid, 2–3 days per week in the office

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major Active Directory Trust implementation and Microsoft 365 tenant migration programme.

You’ll act as the central point of coordination between technical teams, business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed timelines, governance standards and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the AD Trust and M365 migration programme
• Manage integrated project plans, schedules, resources, milestones and dependencies
• Coordinate migrations across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams
• Oversee Active Directory Trust, identity and authentication workstreams
• Manage cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, networking, cloud and migration
• Own project governance, RAID management, reporting and senior stakeholder communications
• Manage and hold third-party suppliers and delivery partners accountable
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, pilot migrations, cutover rehearsals and go-live readiness
• Drive business readiness, adoption, knowledge transfer and operational acceptance

Key experience required:

• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure, cloud and Microsoft 365 transformation projects
• Strong experience managing large-scale M365 tenant migrations
• Experience coordinating Active Directory, identity and authentication projects
• Strong knowledge of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive
• Understanding of tenant-to-tenant migration methodologies
• Proven supplier, stakeholder and cross-functional team management experience
• Strong project governance, RAID, risk, issue and dependency management skills
• Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from initiation to closure
• Experience managing testing, deployment, cutover and go-live activities

Key deliverables include:

Integrated Project Plans, RAID Logs, Governance & Reporting Packs, Testing Strategy, Migration Runbook, Cutover Strategy, Deployment Schedule, Executive Updates, Go-Live Reporting and Operational Acceptance.

Location:

Preston as the primary hub, with travel to North West offices including Manchester.