Technical Project Manager, AD Trust and M365 Migration

Technical Project Manager – AD Trust & Microsoft 365 Migration

Preston / North West – Hybrid, 2–3 days per week in the office
£400–£450 per day | Inside IR35
12-month contract | ASAP start

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Project Manager to lead the delivery of a major Active Directory Trust implementation and Microsoft 365 tenant migration programme.

You’ll act as the central point of coordination between technical teams, business stakeholders, suppliers and delivery partners, ensuring projects are delivered to agreed timelines, governance standards and business outcomes.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end delivery of the AD Trust and M365 migration programme
• Manage integrated project plans, schedules, resources, milestones and dependencies
• Coordinate migrations across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft Teams
• Oversee Active Directory Trust, identity and authentication workstreams
• Manage cross-functional teams across infrastructure, security, networking, cloud and migration
• Own project governance, RAID management, reporting and senior stakeholder communications
• Manage and hold third-party suppliers and delivery partners accountable
• Coordinate SIT, UAT, pilot migrations, cutover rehearsals and go-live readiness
• Drive business readiness, adoption, knowledge transfer and operational acceptance

Key experience required:

• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure, cloud and Microsoft 365 transformation projects
• Strong experience managing large-scale M365 tenant migrations
• Experience coordinating Active Directory, identity and authentication projects
• Strong knowledge of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive
• Understanding of tenant-to-tenant migration methodologies
• Proven supplier, stakeholder and cross-functional team management experience
• Strong project governance, RAID, risk, issue and dependency management skills
• Experience managing projects through the full lifecycle, from initiation to closure
• Experience managing testing, deployment, cutover and go-live activities

Key deliverables include:

Integrated Project Plans, RAID Logs, Governance & Reporting Packs, Testing Strategy, Migration Runbook, Cutover Strategy, Deployment Schedule, Executive Updates, Go-Live Reporting and Operational Acceptance.

Location:

Preston as the primary hub, with travel to North West offices including Manchester. Agile/hybrid working with 2–3 days per week in the office , or in line with project requirements.

12-month contract | Full-time | ASAP start, subject to security clearances

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