Senior Associate Project Manager
McKessonAbout the role
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.
What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.
Position Summary
The M365 Technical Project Manager is responsible for leading the delivery of enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 initiatives, with an immediate focus on M365 Optimization (cost, licensing, governance, and adoption) and long-term ownership of Digital Workplace transformation programs, including Copilot enablement and platform modernization.
This role requires a strong blend of technical acumen, program delivery expertise, financial management, and stakeholder engagement to drive measurable business outcomes and ensure platform scalability, compliance, and cost efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
Support execution of Microsoft 365 initiatives, including optimization, migrations, and enhancements
Maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, risks, and dependencies
Coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Security, Compliance, Finance, and Business Units
Track delivery against defined scope, funding, and success metrics
Assist in driving M365 optimization efforts, including license rationalization and usage tracking
Support cost management processes, including budget tracking and reporting in partnership with Finance
Help implement governance and compliance frameworks aligned with enterprise policies
Monitor and escalate risks related to security, access, and platform inconsistencies
Minimum Requirements:
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 2+ years of relevant experience.
Critical Skills
Project Coordination & Execution: Ability to support delivery of technical initiatives, track progress, and ensure alignment to scope, schedule, and budget.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders across Engineering, Security, Finance, and Business teams.
Analytical & Financial Awareness: Basic capability to interpret usage data, track licensing metrics, and support cost optimization initiatives.
Risk & Issue Management: Ability to identify risks, escalate issues, and support mitigation planning.
Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to provide clear status updates and documentation.
Adaptability: Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and technologies, including emerging AI and collaboration tools.
Preferred Skills / Experience:
Exposure to Microsoft 365 licensing models, cost optimization strategies, and governance frameworks.
Experience supporting digital workplace or collaboration platform initiatives (e.g., Teams rollout, SharePoint migrations, Copilot enablement).
Familiarity with project management methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid models).
Experience using project and portfolio management tools (e.g., Planview, Jira, Microsoft Project, Azure DevOps).
Basic understanding of compliance, security, and access control concepts in enterprise environments.
Exposure to reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) for tracking adoption, usage, or cost metrics.
We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
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