Are you ready to elevate your career to new heights as a Senior Power Platform Consultant? We are seeking passionate, technologically well-versed individuals to join our dynamic team of highly skilled professionals delivering innovative, high-quality solutions to meet our customers' needs.

Ashton Court is a forward-thinking information systems consultancy and long standing Microsoft Partner taking a lead in digital transformation. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach and our commitment to delivering outstanding results. We aim to be a long-term partner in our customers’ transformative journey and are looking for a technologically well-versed and curious individual to join our team of highly skilled professionals with a wealth of experience to share.

About the Role
As a Senior Power Platform Consultant, your role is crucial in driving our mission to revolutionise business processes. In this capacity, you will harness the Microsoft Power Platform to steer our customers through their digital transformation journey, embodying a pivotal influence in reshaping their business landscape.

Your responsibilities will be comprehensive, involving not just the design, development and delivery of Power Platform solutions but also extensive stakeholder engagement at all levels. This means actively collaborating with customers from diverse departments and hierarchical levels to understand their strategic goals and operational requirements. Your role will bridge the gap between technical solutions and business strategy, requiring a robust understanding of both technical and functional capabilities of the Microsoft Dynamics modules including Sales, Marketing, Customer Service, coupled with an acute awareness of the potential business impact.

You will spearhead projects from inception to completion, ensuring alignment with our customers’ objectives while maintaining effective communication channels with stakeholders and leading the technical input. This entails technical expertise but also a strong aptitude for engaging with stakeholders, understanding their concerns, and addressing their needs throughout the project lifecycle. Coupled with your ability to think in terms of project management, your leadership will guide teams and customers alike, turning complex business needs into actionable, value-driven solutions.

In this role, you will be more than a consultant; you will a strategic partner and visionary leader, guiding our customers through their digital transformation with a keen eye on both technical excellence and stakeholder satisfaction.

Essential Skills and Experience

• 10+ years' experience leading cross-functional teams in customer-facing delivery roles, in a Microsoft Partner organisation
• 3-5 years' established experience delivering Power Platform solutions including Dynamics 365, Azure, Dataverse
• Extensive knowledge and experience in high-level stakeholder engagement, requirements gathering, design and architecture of Microsoft Dynamics and the Power Platform
• Ability to translate business requirements into tangible, realistic business solutions
• A good facilitator and strong personality, able to manage multiple internal/external stakeholders
• Understanding of broader Microsoft stack and how to leverage it to create powerful solutions including, but not limited to PowerApps (model-driven and canvas apps), Power BI, Dataverse, Azure Data Factory, Power Pages
• Good understanding of the purpose and capabilities of extensions such as plugins, custom workflows and JavaScript
• Ability to analyse requirements against standard features across the application stack for Dynamics.

Professional Attributes and Personal Skills

To succeed as a Senior Power Platform Consultant, our ideal candidate embodies a unique blend of personal qualities and professional experience, characterised by:

• An entrepreneurial spirit, demonstrating a hands-on approach across all facets of the business, combined with a commitment to technical excellence, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions within set deadlines
• A customer-oriented and strategic mindset, underpinned by a strong commercial focus, enabling the identification and pursuit of opportunities that align with both customer needs and business objectives
• Exceptional communication skills, adept in all forms - written, verbal, and facilitation - enhancing collaboration, understanding, and engagement with clients, partners, and teams
• Advanced interpersonal skills, fostering long-term relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, from new clients to established partners, through trust, respect, and mutual value
• A highly organised approach, capable of self-management and directing others, ensuring that all projects are completed accurately and to the highest standards, reflecting a keen attention to detail and a pursuit of perfection
• A committed drive for personal and professional development, especially in the context of Microsoft Dynamics 365, to stay ahead of market trends and evolving customer requirements, ensuring that expertise remains relevant and impactful
• Analytical acumen, with the ability to navigate complex challenges and craft practical, efficient solutions that address core issues while advancing organisational goals
• Proactive and innovative, constantly seeking ways to enhance services, introduce novel solutions, and drive continuous improvement within the dynamic landscape of Dynamics 365 and related technologies
• Robust project management and organisational capabilities, equipped to oversee multiple initiatives simultaneously, ensuring seamless execution and delivery
• A collaborative ethos, paired with a customer-centric perspective and commercial savvy, all balanced with confidence and sincerity, to navigate the nuances of consultancy and partnership effectively.

Qualifications

• Degree in a numerate, business or computing subject, or an equivalent professional qualification
• One or more relevant and current technical qualifications (e.g. Microsoft Certified D365 Power Platform Solution Architect Expert).

What We Offer

• Industry aligned competitive salary
• 31 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• Continuous professional development
• Access to learning resources to support study to achieve Microsoft certifications
• Bonus paid on passing agreed exams to gain specific Microsoft certifications
• Opportunity to work from home to ensure a healthy work/life balance
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Wellbeing Strategy including Company Away Days and Company social activities.

This role is UK-based and will require visits to customer sites in the UK and Ashton Court's HQ in Northampton. The position involves flexible working, with the opportunity to work from home. Although the majority of our staff work from or within a reasonable commute to our offices, we also have staff working remotely from wider locations.  We welcome applications from candidates located throughout the UK, particularly based around the Midlands.  However, ability and attitude are more important than location.

Strictly Personal Applicants Only. Please apply here to upload your CV and cover letter, describing why you feel you are right for this position, together with details of your current and minimum salary expectations, current benefits and notice period. Salary is commensurate with experience. Ref: 2402. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Please note we cannot sponsor applicants for a visa. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK and are resident in the UK. 

Interview Process
Initial 30 minute Teams meeting with a senior member of staff in the same discipline as the role for which you have applied.  If successful, we will be inviting candidates to a second interview of up to one hour, including an assessment of your skills and experience. Final interview and offer of employment is held in person at our offices. Full details will be provided at a later date for those who are selected. 

Recruitment Agencies
Strictly no agency contact in response to this vacancy. We have a strict company policy to recruit directly. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Managers.