Join a team of passionate thought leaders in a dynamic and collaborative environment! Cognizant Microsoft Business Group’s Business Applications team is hiring now and we’re looking for our next Dynamics 365 CE and Power Apps Pre-Sales Consultant to join us. The role has an immediate start and would be on a permanent contract.
The Microsoft Business Group is a cloud-first, full-service Microsoft partner committed to delivering innovative technology solutions that solve human challenges. We are compelled by our core values to drive transformational results for clients across all company sizes, geographies and industries. The Cognizant Microsoft Business Group team delivers full lifecycle solutions—from project inception and planning, through deployment to ongoing support and maintenance.
Why should you work at Microsoft Business Group?
Multi Award Winning Business
Official and Award-Winning Microsoft Partner
Award Winning Databricks Partner
Official GitHub Partner
Cloud Native Organisation
Growing International and Diverse teams
Hugely collaborative environment, where ideas and knowledge sharing are actively encouraged
Private Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Income Protection Cover
Death in Service Cover
Group Personal Pension Plan with enhanced employee contributions
Flexible Working and Working from Home
Enhanced annual leave allowance
We are committed to diversity, inclusion and belonging and welcome applicants from all backgrounds
What impact will you have in this role?
The ideal candidate will be an ambitious and enthusiastic consultant who will nurture needs and deliver Microsoft Business Applications solutions for existing and prospective clients. Working with the Business Analysis, sales professionals’ practice and client teams to design, build, oversee, and implement solutions using the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 customer engagement first-party applications. You should be experience in articulating architectural designs in written form, with the ability to explain complex concepts in clear. concise form that can be understood by Business stakeholders.
What will the Dynamics 365 CE and Power Apps Pre-Sales Consultant be doing day to day in their role?
Supporting Microsoft Business Group sellers, Cognizant sellers, client partners and customer relationship managers and Microsoft co-selling to win Dynamics 365 F&O work with existing and new customers, both proactive outgoing initiatives and responding to incoming requests, RFPs, ITTs and Frameworks.
As the Dynamics CE , leading initial discovery with customers to establish their needs, outcomes and how these can best be supported through Dynamics CE, wider Power Platform and embracing Agentic AI
Identifying and creating with MBG Offering Team Industry and cross industry go to market solutions, supporting as the subject matter expert marketing and other promotional campaigns.
Advising customers on the fit of Microsoft Dynamics CE and the wider Power Platform to their environment, infrastructure, functional and non-functional needs, and their compliance requirements
Work on and support the completion of response to customer demand. These could be a simple and straight forward PoC that requires architectural review, or a complex enterprise architecture
Have excellent interpersonal skill and be able to work in a wide, diverse group of stakeholders.
Have experience of taking a concept at enterprise level, create the scope (temporal, financial, resource) and translate this into an executable design that competitive positions us well in the market, using the appropriate levers to deliver a compelling bid.
What type of experience does the Dynamics 365 CE and Power Apps Pre-Sales Consultant need to be successful in this role?
Must have over 10+ years of experience in Microsoft stack with strong experience working as a Technical Consultant or Solution Architect in Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE (CRM)
Strong understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE and experience of working on full life-cycle implementations across Dynamics 365 CE Sales, Service, Customer Insights , Power Apps, Power Apps and preferably Field Services too.
Deep understanding of Co Pilot Agentic AI solutions and their fit within and around Dynamics CE
Understand customer environment and advise on fit of Dynamics CE to their needs including integration with third party systems.
Understanding of high-level solution architecture and fit of Dynamics CE solutions within customers target environment
Ability to lead response to clients such as RFP’s, RFIs, POC, Discovery and Demonstrations.
Ability to take an aspiration design and turn it into an executable design
Experienced in data integration and data migration
Experience with onsite/offshore delivery models
Experience with defined frameworks (MVC, Entity Framework and Enterprise Library)
Strong client facing communication skills
Experienced providing Pre-Sales demonstrations.
Good experience and knowledge of
Microsoft Azure
What education and certification credentials are needed for this role?
Educated to degree level or equivalent
TOGAF certified ideally
Certified in an Agile methodology
Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE/CRM certification (preferably Dynamics 365 Customer Service and Sales– MB-210 to 240) is highly desirable
Does the role require travel?
We encourage our team members to meet with our customers in person for at least 20% of the time they are working together. Sometimes this requires travel outside of normal working hours.
Security Responsibility:
All employees must act in accordance with Cognizant corporate security standards.
EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
Cognizant Microsoft Business Group requires candidates to prove eligibility to work in the UK. Offered candidates may be asked to complete a background check as permitted by applicable employment regulations. Depending on the requirements of the job, these record checks may include any or all of the following education verification, employment verification, drug screening, and criminal record check.
ABOUT THE COGNIZANT MICROSOFT BUSINESS GROUP (MBG)
The Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG) has a singular purpose—advancing your cloud modernization journey with focus, simplicity and scale. The Microsoft Business Group is an end-to-end Microsoft-centric cloud solutions and managed services provider that leverages extensive experience and IP to deliver constant innovation and business value, powered by the Microsoft Cloud platform. We are designed to reflect how you think about cloud transformation from a platform native perspective. Our dedicated experts and trusted blueprint deliver your digital difference through the Microsoft Cloud: Azure, Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. We turn digital potential into real business performance at speed.
Who We Are
We are the destination employer for Microsoft-committed professionals, providing depth of specialization and differentiated career paths. We have authentic conversations, build connections and grow careers while centering ourselves around our employees. We are a global team of certified consultants across all relevant technologies, coupled with cloud focused advisory consultants. With our supercharged talent, we are the world’s best Microsoft partner. We prioritize investing and expanding.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
As a Global Cloud Transformation Consultancy business, the Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG) understands diversity and inclusion in the workplace brings benefits to our customers, our business and most importantly, our people. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment.
The Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG) prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other factors protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including all aspects of the recruiting and employment life-cycle at Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG).
Sobre a Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) é uma construtora de IA e fornecedora de serviços de tecnologia, criando a ponte entre o investimento em IA e o valor para as empresas por meio do desenvolvimento de soluções de IA completas para nossos clientes. Nossa profunda experiência em setores, processos e engenharia nos permite incorporar o contexto único de cada organização em sistemas tecnológicos que potencializam a capacidade humana, geram resultados tangíveis e mantêm empresas globais à frente em um mundo em rápida transformação. Saiba mais em cognizant.ai ou @cognizant.
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