Director, Microsoft M365 Technical Consultant | Technology
🔍 United States, New York, New York
Who We Are
FTI Consulting is the world’s leading expert-driven consulting firm. Over the last 40 years, FTI Consulting experts have served as the trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading law and private equity firms when they are facing their greatest opportunities and challenges. Our strong performance and continued success are a direct reflection of the ambition, energy, and commitment of our talented professionals across the globe to make a positive impact for our clients and communities.
There’s never been a more exciting time to join FTI Consulting and this is where you will do the most exciting and fulfilling work of your career.
Are you ready to make an impact?
About The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced professional to drive M365 consulting engagements and be a technical lead for our M365 Advisory Services. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of demonstrated success helping clients optimize their use of M365 for risk management, information protection, information governance, e-discovery (readiness and response); and will be responsible for driving the growth of our M365 Advisory Services business.
What You’ll Do
- Act as a technical lead on projects and efforts for M365 strategy, client and internal projects involving M365 with extensive knowledge of M365 and Azure administration.
- Maintain updates, guides and communication for consultancy when delivering or utilizing M365 Purview features currently available as well as to be released.
- Provide thought leadership and guidance to clients in M365 functionality and planning. 
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to architect solutions that meet client needs and drive business growth.
- Foster effective collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders internally.
- Work with existing and new M365 functionality, new Microsoft data sources, licensing options and costs. Maintain the knowledgebase to share developments with internal and external teams.
- Review Information Governance workflows to optimize M365 usage for clients such as supporting Microsoft assessments, data governance modernization, data classification, and support of internal investigations.
- Provide oversite to information protection frameworks and approaches to leverage M365 in the context of sensitivity, insider risk, data loss prevention, and threat management.
- Act as lead in readiness considerations, especially with respect to privacy and compliance.
- Assist with development and testing of custom scripts using PowerShell, JSON, or other scripting languages, to automate tasks within the Microsoft Azure or Microsoft 365 ecosystems.
- Maintain a test environment and collaborate with technical operations teams to develop, test, and implement strategies utilizing M365.
- Owner of developing, testing, implementing and maintaining PowerShell and/or Python scripts to automate Microsoft 365 and Azure administration task; and to conduct various data analysis, retrieval, remediation, reporting or augmentation.
How You’ll Grow
We are committed to investing and supporting you in your professional development and we have developed a range of programs focused on fostering leadership, growth and development opportunities. We aim to promote continuous learning and individual skills development through on-the-job learning, self-guided professional development courses and certifications. You’ll be assigned a dedicated coach to mentor, guide and support you through regular coaching sessions and serve as an advocate for your professional growth.
As you progress through your career at FTI Consulting, we offer tailored programs for critical professional milestones to ensure you are prepared and empowered to take on your next role.
What You Will Need To Succeed
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of post-graduate experience in consulting or a related field, with a significant and current focus on M365 Advisory Services.
- Proficiency in Information Governance, Compliance, Privacy, Information Security.
- 4+ years of post-graduate production engineering and operational support in a global Microsoft environment, focusing on network, storage, and infrastructure integration. Experience with developing custom solutions or integrating third-party solutions into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
- Strong client-facing skills and experience leading teams.
- Experience architecting solutions that meet client needs and drive profitable business growth.
- Strong knowledge of M365 Purview, information governance, e-discovery and data collection.
- M365 Certifications, such as, SC-900 or AZ-500.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, or a related field.
- Proficiency in e-discovery and/or Relativity.
- Strong production hands-on experience with Azure, laaS and PaaS.
- Extensive knowledge of M365 and Azure enterprise level capabilities.
- Experience with SAFe agile development methodologies and best practices.
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Our Benefits
Our goal is to support the well-being of you and your families—physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer comprehensive benefits such as the following:
- Competitive total compensation, including bonus earning potential
- Full package of benefits plans, including medical, dental, and vision coverage along with life and disability insurance
- Generous paid time off
- Company matched 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Potential for flexible work arrangements
- Generous paid parental leave and flex return support
- Family care benefits, including back-up child/elder care
- Employee wellness platform
- Employee recognition programs
- Paid time off for volunteering in your community
- Corporate matching for charitable donations most important to you
- Make an impact in our communities through company sponsored pro bono work
- Professional development and certification programs
- Free in-office snacks and drinks
- Free smartphone and cellular plan (if applicable)
- FTI Perks & Discounts at retailers and businesses
- Upscale offices close to public transportation
About FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting is a global business advisory firm dedicated to helping clients with their most significant opportunities and challenges. With more than 8,000 employees located in 31 countries, our broad and diverse bench of award–winning experts advise their clients when they are facing their most significant opportunities and challenges. At FTI Consulting, we embrace, cultivate and maintain a culture of diversity, inclusion & belonging, which are fundamental components to our core values. FTI Consulting is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and has been named the #1 Professional Services Firm on Forbes List of America’s Best Employers and the best firm to work for by Consulting Magazine. For more information, visit www.fticonsulting.com and connect with us on Instagram and LinkedIn.
FTI Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, protected veteran status, religion, physical or mental disability, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
