M365 Senior Digital Delivery Manager

On behalf of the Cabinet Office, we are looking for a M365 Senior Delivery Manager (Inside IR35) for a 6 Month contract based Remotely with occasional travel to either London, Manchester, Bristol, York or Glasgow.

The Cabinet Office supports the Prime Minister and ensures the effective running of government. The Cabinet Office is also the corporate headquarters for the government, in partnership with HM Treasury, and takes the lead in certain critical policy areas. More information about the Cabinet Office can be found on its website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

As a M365 Senior Delivery Manager, your main responsibilities will be:

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of Microsoft 365 services and solutions, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and aligned to agreed business outcomes.
• Drive service excellence across the Microsoft 365 estate, including Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Intune, and Copilot, ensuring high availability, performance, and user satisfaction.
• Act as the senior stakeholder interface, managing relationships with business leaders, technical teams, vendors, and third-party partners to ensure effective communication and successful delivery outcomes.
• Oversee delivery governance, including resource planning, risk management, financial tracking, service reporting, and adherence to organisational change and compliance frameworks.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary delivery teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, collaboration, and operational excellence across Microsoft 365 services.
• Develop and execute Microsoft 365 roadmaps and transformation initiatives, identifying opportunities to maximise adoption, enhance productivity, strengthen security, and realise business value from the Microsoft technology investment.

Essential

• Active Security Clearance is required for this position
• Previous M365 experience
• Strong stakeholder management experience

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, the Cabinet Office encourage applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Cabinet Office welcome applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role-specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".