MS D365 Development Lead

The MS D365 Development Lead will play a pivotal role in performing and own the following set of activities:

• Technical Lead & Mentor: Act as the technical lead for D365 F&O projects, providing guidance to development teams and mentoring junior developers to ensure adherence to best practices.

• Solution Design & Architecture: Collaborate with business stakeholders and solution architects to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions and create architectural documentation.

• Development & Customization: Design, develop, customize, and troubleshoot solutions in D365 F&O using X++, C#, and other relevant technologies. This includes building and maintaining reports (SSRS, Power BI), data entities, and APIs.

• Implementation & Support: Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from requirement gathering to go-live support, including managing environments via Microsoft Lifecycle Services (LCS).

• Integration Management: Drive integrations between D365 F&O and other systems using tools like Dataverse, Logic Apps, and the Data Management Framework (DMF).

• Quality Assurance & Governance: Conduct code and architectural reviews to ensure technical solutions, customizations, and extensions align with Microsoft standards and enterprise requirements.

• DevOps & ALM: Set up and maintain Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using Azure DevOps for robust Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).

• Performance Optimization: Review and optimize system performance, reliability, and scalability for D365 F&O implementations.

• Continuous Improvement:
• Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies related to ERP systems.
• Propose and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of ERP solutions.

• Requires a high understanding of the regional specificities, needs and constraints in terms of solution & technology.
• Implements the regional ERP solution as an incremental version of the implemented ERP solution while keeping aligned with the country specific requirements – regulatory/compliance for the domains not limited to Finance, food, FM business.
• Requires the ability to adapt constantly and increasingly frequent legal and functional changes.

Responsibilities:

ERP D365:

• D365 Finance and Operations (F&O) Development Lead is a senior technical role responsible for guiding the design, development, and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP solutions.
• Involve in technical leadership, hands-on development, and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure scalable and high-quality solutions
• Proficiency in X++, C#, and .NET.
• Strong working knowledge of Azure DevOps and LCS.
• Experience with the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) and Azure integration services.
• Understanding of D365 F&O data structures, extension models, and performance best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, ensuring high-quality solutions and efficient project execution.
• Supportive in solution architecture documentation, including technical specifications, diagrams, and integration points.
• Manage integration of D365 with other systems, ensuring smooth data flow, performance, and scalability.
• Develop customizations, configurations, and extensions in D365 to meet business requirements.
• Conduct system performance reviews, identify improvements, and resolve technical challenges.
• Provide expertise on D365 best practices and support project teams with complex troubleshooting and issue resolution.

ALIGNMENT BETWEEN GLOBAL AND REGIONAL LEVEL

• Feeds global stakeholders with regional specificities, needs and constraints.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

• Conducts research on emerging technologies in support of systems development efforts and recommends technologies/processes that will increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility.

COMMUNICATION

• Acts as a coach for senior leaders and executives in helping them understand the current solutions architecture and gains endorsement for future solutions and spend.
• Presents solutions from a functional/business point of view to internal and external customers.

Required Skills:

Hard Skills

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
• Minimum of 10 – 15 years of experience working in IT applications and 5 years as an D365 Technical Consultant / Solution Architect..
• Demonstrate ability to communicate the complexities of technical programs along with knowledge of business / applications
• Detail-oriented & customer oriented, ability to develop and entertain intimacy with business and operations stakeholders.
• Strong alignment with Sodexo core values and principles
• Experience working in an international environment and understanding of complex organizations.
• D365 Finance and Operations (F&O) Development Lead is a senior technical role responsible for guiding the design, development, and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP solutions.
• Involve in technical leadership, hands-on development, and collaboration with stakeholders to ensure scalable and high-quality solutions
• Strong working knowledge of Azure DevOps and LCS along with X++, C#, and .NET.
• Understanding of D365 F&O data structures, extension models, and performance best practices.
• Supportive in solution architecture documentation, including technical specifications, diagrams, and integration points.
• Manage integration of D365 with other systems, ensuring smooth data flow, performance, and scalability.
• Develop customizations, configurations, and extensions in D365 to meet business requirements.
• Conduct system performance reviews, identify improvements, and resolve technical challenges.

Soft Skills

• Service Spirit & Teamwork, collaboration.
• Excellent communication skills
• Detail-oriented, thorough, and deep analytical skills.
• Project and resource management skills
• Good influence and negotiation skill