Microsoft Solutions Director: Strategy, Delivery & Growth

The Planet Group; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Life insurance & disability

Job summary

The Planet Group is seeking a Microsoft Solutions Architect Director to lead the Microsoft Solutions practice across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, and Power Platform. You will set technical strategy, guide engagements, and establish standards while mentoring senior consultants and architects.

You will oversee solution design, governance, and customer outcomes, partnering with executives to drive transformation, modernization, and scalable delivery.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive experience in Microsoft technologies, consulting, managed services, or enterprise IT leadership.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing consulting teams, architects, engineers, or technology organizations.
• Deep expertise across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, Identity, and Power Platform technologies.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise transformation, migration, modernization, and managed services engagements.
• Strong consulting, architecture, and customer-facing leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the executive technical leader for the Microsoft Solutions practice.
• Provide strategic guidance across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, Compliance, Power Platform, Copilot, Identity, and Modern Workplace solutions.
• Lead technical discovery, architecture reviews, assessments, and solution design activities for strategic customer engagements.
• Establish technical standards, reference architecture, implementation methodologies, and consulting best practices.
• Provide executive-level technology advisory services to customer stakeholders.
• Guide technical decision-making and risk mitigation across major engagements.
• Develop repeatable frameworks, accelerators, automation, and intellectual property to improve delivery quality and efficiency.

Skills

Microsoft technologies

Leadership

Executive stakeholder management

Customer-facing communication

Enterprise IT governance

Tools

Microsoft 365

Azure

Power Platform

Security

Job description

The Planet Group is seeking a Microsoft Solutions Architect Director to lead the Microsoft Solutions practice across Microsoft 365, Azure, Security, and Power Platform. You will set technical strategy, guide engagements, and establish standards while mentoring senior consultants and architects.

You will oversee solution design, governance, and customer outcomes, partnering with executives to drive transformation, modernization, and scalable delivery.