Director, D365 & Enterprise Apps CoE

Fruition Group Ireland; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fruition Group Ireland in Dublin is seeking an accomplished Director of Enterprise Applications to establish and lead a dedicated CoE focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O. The role requires strategic oversight of D365 and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, spanning governance, operating model, and teams.

You will shape design standards, data governance, and release management while guiding a high-performing, cross-functional team.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience across Enterprise Applications or technology transformation.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O).
• Strong knowledge of the Microsoft tech stack: Power Platform, Power BI, Dataverse, Azure, Azure DevOps.
• Proven experience building and leading a Dynamics 365 / Enterprise Applications CoE from the ground up.
• Strong business process, solution design and process optimisation capability.
• Experience establishing D365 governance, design authority, platform standards and operating processes.
• Strong understanding of D365 ALM, integrations, data, reporting and release management.
• Proven experience driving adoption, continuous improvement and value realisation after ERP implementation.
• Exceptional senior stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong people leadership, including building and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing Microsoft, SI partners and MSPs.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead the Enterprise Applications CoE from the ground up, defining the operating model, governance, team structure, processes, standards and ways of working.
• Provide strategic ownership and direction for D365 F&O and the wider Microsoft stack, including Power Platform, Power BI, Dataverse, Azure and Copilot.
• Establish and lead D365 governance and design authority, covering solution design, configuration, integrations, data, security, customisation and release management.
• Lead end-to-end business process design and standardisation, ensuring solutions are scalable, efficient and aligned with business requirements.
• Recruit, develop and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary Enterprise Applications team.
• Build strong relationships with senior business, Finance, Operations and Technology stakeholders, influencing decisions and challenging requirements where appropriate.
• Own the D365 roadmap and continuous improvement backlog, balancing strategic priorities, business demand, technical debt and platform health.
• Drive adoption, change and value realisation, ensuring D365 delivers measurable operational and business outcomes.
• Oversee data governance, master data, integrations, reporting and platform standards.
• Manage Microsoft's D365 release cycle and identify opportunities across Power Platform, automation, AI/Copilot and analytics.
• Manage strategic relationships with Microsoft, systems integrators and MSPs.
• Lead the transition from ERP programme delivery into sustainable BAU platform ownership and continuous improvement.

Skills

Senior leadership

D365 F&O

Power Platform

Stakeholder management

People leadership

CoE leadership

Solution design

Azure DevOps

Dataverse

Power BI

Tools

Azure DevOps

Dataverse

Power BI

Job description

Fruition Group Ireland in Dublin is seeking an accomplished Director of Enterprise Applications to establish and lead a dedicated CoE focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O. The role requires strategic oversight of D365 and the broader Microsoft ecosystem, spanning governance, operating model, and teams.

You will shape design standards, data governance, and release management while guiding a high-performing, cross-functional team.