Microsoft Applications Practice Lead

Salary: £75,000 – 110,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong understanding of Microsoft’s ecosystem, especially Dynamics, Power Platform, SharePoint, Teams, and modern AI tooling such as CoPilot
• Experience leading or shaping an application-led function covering development, automation, AI, or process transformation
• Confidence in commercial leadership, including negotiating with partners, steering proposals, and influencing senior stakeholders
• Credibility with technical teams, backed by hands‑on experience and a strong delivery track record
• Resilience and pragmatism to lead in a high‑growth environment

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the direction of our application practice, aligning technology choices, partner strategy, and commercial priorities
• Work closely with our sales leadership to drive the pipeline, support bids, and lead early‑stage client engagements
• Own senior relationships with key technology partners, strengthening influence and shaping joint opportunities
• Keep our team ahead of platform and AI developments
• Lead senior and principal consultants, supporting their development, resolving delivery challenges, and setting clear expectations
• Spend around a third of our time with clients, running strategic workshops, shaping automation and application programmes, and acting as the senior voice in early project phases

Technologies

• AI
• Copilot
• Support
• SharePoint

More

We are an award‑winning, growth‑focused technology consultancy with a strong applications division built around modern Microsoft technologies, automation, and process improvement. Following a recent merger, we have expanded our customer base, strengthened our partner position, and accelerated our growth opportunities. We offer a healthy pipeline, strong foundations, solid partner relationships, an excellent benefits package, and hybrid working, with the expectation that this management role will involve regular office presence to support cultural leadership and team development.

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