Senior Project Manager FinOps

Candidate Description

Bringing more than 35 years of experience across business management, finance, operations, marketing and IT, the candidate combines senior project leadership with commercial and systems expertise. Their current profile identifies an independent contract Senior Project Manager FinOps role, complemented by Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations capability. Their background spans ERP, CRM, business intelligence, data warehousing, supply chain, asset management and service management initiatives. They have worked across government, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, utilities, retail, education and not-for-profit environments. Assignments with a Postal Service, a Telecommunications Company and Beverage Companies demonstrate their breadth across complex organisations. Strong business analysis, strategic planning and financial management underpin their approach to transformation.

A defining strength is their ability to connect technology strategy, procurement and implementation with operational readiness and sustainable service delivery. Their platform exposure includes Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft 365, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards, Salesforce, ServiceNow, Zendesk, MuleSoft and Jitterbit. At a Telecommunications Company, they secured business-case funding, assembled an IT delivery team and led a BI/DW implementation that improved reporting timelines and replaced spreadsheet reporting models. For a Beverage Company, they led an offshore and onsite team of 25 through the transition of JD Edwards ERP and DW-BI systems into business-as-usual support while maintaining business services. Their delivery responsibilities cover requirements, solution design, reporting governance, supplier selection, contract negotiation, transition planning and hypercare. They apply hybrid, Agile and waterfall approaches alongside PRINCE2, SDLC and ITIL/ITSM practices.

Their leadership combines executive engagement, cross-functional coordination and a practical understanding of organisational change. They have reported to senior executives, program directors, boards and IT steering committees while balancing stakeholder needs and delivery constraints. Earlier general management, product management and accounting appointments give them a commercially grounded perspective on technology investment and operational performance. They also bring experience designing service catalogues, service levels, incident and change processes, and IT operating frameworks for organisations including a Blood Donation Organization, a Technology Services Company and a Beverage Company. Their qualifications span business, information systems, economics, project management, business analysis and training. This combination positions them to lead complex transformation initiatives from strategic justification through implementation and operational handover.