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