Technical Project Manager

Job Title: Technical Project Manager - M365 Productivity and Collaboration Tools

Location: Seattle, WA (500 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109). Hybrid onsite 2-3 days per week.

Duration: Contract - 11 months

Pay Range: $60/hr - $66.42/hr (W2)

Job ID: 411406

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead a portfolio of Microsoft 365 governance and security initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in enterprise program delivery across security, compliance, collaboration, and platform modernization and a proven ability to translate strategy into executable roadmaps and drive outcomes across cross-functional stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Lead complex, cross-functional enterprise programs from ambiguity through implementation and operational transition.


• Translate strategic, security, compliance, and business objectives into actionable roadmaps and measurable outcomes.


• Coordinate delivery across engineering, Information Security, Legal, Records Management, Enterprise Architecture, service owners, vendors, and business stakeholders.


• Engage credibly in architecture, engineering, security, and platform-governance discussions to identify dependencies and inform decisions.


• Establish and manage program governance, scope, risks, resources, decision logs, and executive reporting.


• Drive adoption of Jira and Confluence for planning, dependency tracking, decision documentation, and roadmap reporting.


• Partner with SMEs while ensuring program accountability and alignment with operating models and controls.

Initiative Scope Includes:

• M365 Data Security / Project Horizon, Microsoft 365 Group Governance, and collaboration security.


• SharePoint Governance, Classic SharePoint modernization, and ICS decommission with document migration.


• Records retention and AI records, information protection, eDiscovery, and Exchange governance and email security.


• Data backup and restore, and Solution Delivery intake and operating model.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience leading complex enterprise technology programs from discovery to steady-state operations.


• Strong program management across roadmaps, scope, dependencies, risk, resources, governance, decisions, and executive reporting.


• Sufficient technical depth to participate in architecture, engineering, security, and platform-governance forums while relying on SMEs for solution design.


• Experience coordinating engineering, security, architecture, legal or compliance, vendors, service owners, and business stakeholders in a federated environment.


• Background in governance, operating model, security, compliance, information management, or platform transformation programs.


• Strong written communication, facilitation, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.


• Proficiency with Jira and Confluence or comparable tools for planning and reporting.

Preferred Skills:

• Direct experience with Microsoft 365: SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Microsoft Purview, information protection, sensitivity labels, records retention, eDiscovery, Microsoft 365 Groups, identity and permissions, migration, backup, or recovery.


• Experience leading Microsoft 365 governance, tenant-wide transformations, information lifecycle, data classification, DLP, insider risk, or data egress initiatives.


• Experience in regulated, risk-conscious, or globally distributed enterprises.


• Proven partnership with deep technical SMEs while retaining program accountability.


• Experience transitioning project capabilities into sustainable operations and coordinating vendors, procurement, licensing, or contingent resources.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits.


• Opportunities for growth with global clients.


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people.


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects.

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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