D365 Lead Functional Consultant in Manchester

Company Description

Version 1 has celebrated over 29 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services. We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do.

• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW

We’re a core values driven company; we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced D365 CE Lead Functional Consultant with broad and deep expertise across Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE). This senior role is suited to an individual who has successfully led functional teams, shaped complex solution designs, and delivered large-scale D365 CE programmes, ideally within consultancy environments. You will act as a trusted advisor to our clients — many of whom operate within the public sector and local government — providing leadership across discovery, design, and delivery phases. You will champion best practice, ensure high-quality functional outcomes, and guide both clients and development teams towards successful adoption of Dynamics 365 CE and the wider Power Platform. You will lead client engagements, drive solution design, and ensure successful configuration and implementation of Dynamics 365 Customer Service in line with best practices and out-of-the-box functionality.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end functional delivery of D365 CE projects, ensuring alignment with business outcomes and programme objectives.
• Facilitate and drive complex discovery activities, design workshops, and solution definition sessions with stakeholders at all levels.
• Work closely with stakeholders, product owners, business analysts, and technical teams to guide solution design and delivery.
• Oversee and contribute to the creation of functional design documentation, configuration specifications, user stories, and process flows.
• Provide leadership and direction to functional consultants, supporting their development and ensuring consistent delivery quality.
• Promote and govern out-of-the-box capabilities, advising on where configuration or customisation is appropriate.
• Support project delivery activities, including testing strategies, training approaches, deployment planning, and transition to BAU.
• Provide strategic input on client roadmaps, platform adoption, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Acting as a key leader within the capability, work closely with technical team leads to ensure designs best practices across the capability.
• Stay current with the latest D365 CE and Power Platform features, promoting innovation and improvement.

Qualifications Skills & Experience Required

• Demonstrable experience at a senior level working with Dynamics 365 CE, including leading functional workstreams or teams, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Experience delivering large or complex D365 CE projects across multiple customers, ideally including public sector organisations.
• Deep functional knowledge across D365 CE modules, particularly Customer Service.
• Proven ability to lead workshops, drive solutions, and translate business needs into scalable, supportable platform designs.
• Significant hands-on configuration experience in D365 CE and the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse).
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments, including user story creation and backlog management.
• Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring capabilities.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications (such as MB-230, MB-210/220/280, MB-910, PL-200, PL-400) are desirable.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker with a consultative, solution-focused mindset.
• Confident leading both clients and internal delivery teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.
• Adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working with diverse clients and industries.
• Committed to high-quality delivery and continuous improvement.
• Leadership-oriented and inclusive, creating a culture where diverse perspectives are welcomed, consultants are actively developed, and design decisions are strengthened through constructive dialogue and professional challenge.

Additional Information

Why Version 1? At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working; Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.