Project Manager

Project Manager - D365 CE / Financial Management & Control (Fixed Price Engagements)

Outside IR35 (500-550 P/D)

4-5 Months

Hybrid Working (Mostly Remote / Occasional travel to Birmingham if required)

We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead a D365 CE implementation within the Higher Education sector.

This role is ideal for a driven professional with strong financial management and governance expertise, excellent stakeholder management skills, and a proven track record in Agile/Scrum methodologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end implementation of D365 CE within a Higher Education environment.


• Manage fixed-price engagements, ensuring strong financial control, budgeting, and forecasting.


• Maintain robust governance, proactively mitigating risks and issues to ensure project success.


• Engage with diverse stakeholders, from technical teams to senior leadership, ensuring clear communication and alignment.


• Oversee project delivery within Agile/Scrum frameworks, ensuring efficiency and continuous improvement.


• Drive project progress while managing dependencies, scope, and change requests effectively.

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong financial management & cost control, ideally in fixed-price engagements.
  Expertise in governance, risk management, and issue resolution.


• Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and engage at all levels.


• Higher Education experience, ideally implementing D365 within a university setting.


• D365 Implementation Management experience.


• Hands-on experience as an Agile PM/Scrum Master in a complex project environment is desirable

Interested!?! Please send your up to date CV to Olivia Yafai at Crimson for immediate review

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