Functional Specialist/Manager D365 CE

Job Description

Should lead a project primarily from offshore and will be responsible for scheduling, resource utilization, resourcing, forecasting aspects coupled with full accountability of technical and functional implementation of the project being delivered from offshore. Perform as a successful manager for a project and work closely with the onshore Solution Architect to perform designs and be accountable for the implementation. Should be hands-on and guide the team in terms of process, quality and be a mentor. Work closely with the onshore Solution Architect/ BA and Program Manager and drive the team towards the success of the project. Should participate in sprint planning sessions, educate the team about the process, ensure team’s active participation, understand user stories, raise queries against gaps, provide estimate against work allocated, understand the design and perform development and testing activities and update hours against actuals in configuration management tool. Foresee issues within the project and escalate as needed. Suggest process improvements. The development will be primarily around D365 CE, customizations and configurations. Understand UX around USD, Portal Configurations and perform design accordingly. Heavily involved in configuring apps under Power Platform. Lead data migration and upgrade projects. Brainstorm around complex integrations and requirements, identify re-usable components, establish frameworks as needed, perform POCs as needed and document detailed designs. Identify and test scenarios of integration with external applications. Investigate defects and provide root cause analysis and fixes. End-to-end Azure DevOps management including analytics. Contribute to the overall D365 CE capability – upskill, provide improvement ideas, conduct knowledge sharing sessions, groom the next managers. Employee engagement and satisfaction. Involve and contribute at the capability level in areas of Testing, UI Automation.