PROGRAM MANAGER II - Dynamics

Job Category: Software Engineering: Program Management
Location: Fargo, ND, US
Job ID: 834291-110508
Division: Microsoft Business Solutions

The Microsoft Dynamics GP team builds leading business management solutions for the mid-market space. Our customers cover an extraordinary range of industries and number in the tens of thousands. Based on leading edge technology, Dynamics blends superior process definition and world class technology platforms to provide customers with the right solution (on premise or cloud based) for their business requirements.

The Microsoft Dynamics team is looking for a Program Manager with extensive Microsoft Dynamics GP knowledge to define and drive the development of these world class business management solutions. Your responsibilities will include owning feature areas as well as contributing to the R&D strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with strong Microsoft Dynamics GP knowledge, a solid domain background in user design, system architecture and ease of use who wants to work on building great software solutions for Microsoft.

Qualified candidates must have extensive working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics GP. Ideal candidates will have strong functional design and specification skills and highlight out-of-the-box thinking for complex business applications which will ship world-wide. Proven business application design experience (functional) and good understanding of global customer requirements to drive designs which stand out above the competition is preferred. Strong project management skills are a must. You should have a good technical background in understanding business application architecture, R&D product lifecycle development, and core MS technologies like .NET, SQL Server, SQL Reporting Services, SharePoint Server, HTML5, Silverlight and object-oriented programming and design. You must be a customer advocate with a passion for improving the ways that our customers run their business.

This position demands excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills and the ability to project manage feature teams. The candidate must possess a strong understanding of engineering functions, proven research capabilities and be comfortable working with a wide spectrum of people around the globe.

Requirements:
Strong and demonstrated project management skills
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Highly effective organization, negotiation, coordination, and presentation skills
Excellent skills in research, managing dependencies, attention to detail, and strong customer focus
Able to manage multiple priorities, think on your feet and execute with speed
Able to independently make decisions and act upon them
Technical skill with Microsoft technologies (such as .NET, SQL, HTML5, Silverlight, SharePoint)

Fargo is home to over 1600 Microsoft employees and vendors, including a significant number of development team members. It is one of Microsoft's largest US campuses outside of Redmond, WA and is home to state of the art facilities. The Fargo-Moorhead area is the largest metropolitan area between Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota and Spokane, Washington. In the past few years, several magainzes have proclaimed Fargo-Moorhead as one of the most stress free metropolitan areas in America. Quality of Life is one of the most often-repeated phrases that people use when describing Fargo-Moorhead.

Come join us! Together, we're going to push the boundaries of business management solutions to architect industry leading solutions.

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