Practice Lead for Microsoft

Career Connect; Taguig; On-site; PHP 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Connect is seeking a Practice Lead for Microsoft to define, scale, and govern the Microsoft practice across the organization, spanning strategy, architecture, delivery, and optimization.

You will lead cross-functional teams, align with business leaders, and drive Microsoft platform value, governance, and continuous improvement in a hybrid setup in Metro Manila.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in CRM, enterprise applications, or digital platforms, with at least 5 years in a Microsoft leadership or practice-building role.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft platform capabilities and architecture across multiple clouds.
• Proven experience leading large-scale Microsoft implementations or transformations.
• Experience building and scaling delivery teams and platform practices.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Microsoft practice strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned with enterprise and client priorities.
• Position Microsoft as a core customer and engagement platform, supporting revenue growth, service excellence, and digital transformation.
• Establish platform standards, architectural principles, and delivery best practices across all Microsoft clouds.
• Build and lead Microsoft teams including architects, developers, administrators, consultants, and QA specialists.
• Partner with business leaders, CIOs, and CRM owners to define Microsoft roadmaps and transformation plans.

Skills

Microsoft leadership

CRM platforms

Stakeholder management

Cloud architecture

Delivery leadership

Tools

Azure

CRM systems

Job description

Job Overview

The Practice Lead for Microsoft is responsible for defining, scaling, and governing the Microsoft practice across the organization. This role owns the end-to-end Microsoft capability—from strategy and architecture through delivery and optimization—ensuring the platform delivers measurable business value across sales, service, marketing, and digital engagement functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the Microsoft practice strategy, roadmap, and operating model aligned with enterprise and client priorities.
• Position Microsoft as a core customer and engagement platform, supporting revenue growth, service excellence, and digital transformation.
• Establish platform standards, architectural principles, and delivery best practices across all Microsoft clouds.

Offering & Capability Development

• Build and evolve Microsoft service offerings, including:
• Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Experience Cloud
• Industry Clouds and custom Microsoft solutions
• Platform integration, data, and API enablement
• Microsoft modernization, optimization, and managed services
• Define reusable assets, accelerators, reference architectures, and delivery templates.
• Drive adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, and quality standards within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Delivery Excellence & Governance

• Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery of Microsoft programs across accounts and portfolios.
• Establish governance, KPIs, and quality metrics covering platform performance, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Act as escalation point for complex or at-risk Microsoft initiatives.
• Ensure alignment with Microsoft release cycles, security, and compliance requirements

Talent & Capability Building

• Build and lead Microsoft teams including architects, developers, administrators, consultants, and QA specialists.
• Define role frameworks, skills taxonomy, certification paths, and learning journeys aligned with Microsoft standards.
• Foster a strong Microsoft community of practice and culture of continuous learning.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner with business leaders, CIOs, and CRM owners to define Microsoft roadmaps and transformation plans.
• Lead discovery workshops, solution design sessions, and executive briefings.
• Act as a trusted advisor on Microsoft platform strategy, adoption, and value realization.

Commercial Growth & Partnerships

• Support sales and pre-sales by shaping Microsoft solutions, estimates, and proposals.
• Drive practice revenue growth through new offerings, account expansion, and long-term managed service engagements.
• Manage strategic relationship with Microsoft, including partner programs, certifications, and co-selling opportunities.

Requirements

Required

• 12+ years of experience in CRM, enterprise applications, or digital platforms, with at least 5 years in a Microsoft leadership or practice-building role.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Microsoft platform capabilities and architecture across multiple clouds.
• Proven experience leading large-scale Microsoft implementations or transformations.
• Experience building and scaling delivery teams and platform practices.
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Microsoft certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified Technical Architect, Application Architect, or Platform Developer).
• Experience in consulting, systems integration, or technology services organizations.
• Exposure to integration platforms, data platforms, and cloud ecosystems.
• Experience in regulated or enterprise-scale environments.

Success Measures

• Growth and maturity of the Microsoft practice
• Quality and predictability of Microsoft delivery outcomes
• Client adoption, satisfaction, and business value realization
• Revenue growth and partner standing with Microsoft
• Strength and sustainability of Microsoft talent and certification pipeline

Work Set-Up

Hybrid in BGC ( 1-2x a week RTO or as needed)