Project Manager

Project Manager, Microsoft 365 Copilot & Teams Premium

Remote, with occasional travel to Dublin | Mid-October 2026 start | Contract or FTE

We are seeking a Project Manager to lead a Microsoft 365 Copilot and Teams Premium initiative for a large enterprise organisation.

The role will own delivery planning, governance and technical coordination across Microsoft 365, security, compliance, identity, business and supplier teams. The Project Manager will also ensure that AI adoption, organisational change, communications, training readiness and measurable business outcomes are integrated into the delivery approach.

Key responsibilities

• Own the project plan, delivery roadmap, milestones, resources, budget tracking and implementation governance.

• Coordinate delivery across Microsoft 365 engineering, architecture, identity, security, compliance, data governance, service management and business teams.

• Manage tenant readiness, licensing, security, privacy, compliance and integration dependencies.

• Plan and coordinate pilots, use-case validation, phased rollout, operational readiness and transition into support.

• Embed AI adoption and change management into the delivery plan, including stakeholder analysis, communications, training, readiness and reinforcement.

• Work with business stakeholders to identify priority use cases and define success measures.

• Maintain project plans, RAID logs, decisions, dependencies, actions and financial tracking.

• Facilitate steering groups, delivery reviews, workshops and governance forums.

• Coordinate Microsoft, implementation partners and other third-party suppliers.

• Track adoption, user feedback, usage measures, realised benefits and lessons learned.

Required experience

• Experience managing complex Microsoft 365, digital workplace, cloud or enterprise technology programmes.

• Practical AI adoption and transformation experience, including Microsoft 365 Copilot, generative AI or AI-enabled workplace initiatives.

• Strong understanding of Microsoft Teams, Teams Premium and modern collaboration capabilities.

• Technical understanding of Microsoft 365 architecture, identity, security, compliance, data governance, licensing and service readiness.

• Change management and adoption experience, including communications, training and readiness planning.

• Strong programme planning, governance, RAID, dependency, financial and reporting skills.

• Experience coordinating business, technical, security, compliance and supplier stakeholders.

• Experience managing pilots, phased rollouts and operational transition.

• Experience working in Agile, Waterfall or hybrid delivery environments.

• Excellent facilitation and executive stakeholder-management skills.

Desirable experience

• Experience delivering Microsoft 365 or AI programmes within a large, distributed organisation.

• Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Purview, Power Platform, Viva or related Microsoft 365 services.

• Experience developing AI use-case portfolios, adoption measures, responsible AI controls or benefits-realisation frameworks.

• Experience coordinating internal communications, champions networks or enterprise learning programmes.

• Experience working with Microsoft or specialist implementation partners.

Preferred qualifications

• PRINCE2, PMP or equivalent project management certification.

• Prosci, APMG Change Management or equivalent change qualification.

• Relevant Microsoft 365, Azure, security, compliance or Power Platform certification.

• Agile, Scrum or SAFe certification.