Paul Barlow

Technology Strategist for Legal Industry at Microsoft

Walton-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom

About

As a Technology Strategist, I am the customers Trusted Advisor for Microsoft, sharing my broad knowledge of the Microsoft Platform and the Legal industry to create a vision of how Microsoft can be our customer’s best partner to take their business to new heights. I am skilled in Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Services, Enterprise Software, , ITIL v3 Service Management, and Change Leadership.

Experience

  • Microsoft (18 yrs 7 mos)
    • Account Technology Strategist - Legal Services
      Jul 2017 - Present · 9 yrs

      As an Account Technology Strategist I can help create a vision of what’s possible with Microsoft products and services whilst providing the confidence that Microsoft has the technical capability to make it happen. I provide Technical Leadership to ensure that you have a Trusted Advisor to help navigate Microsoft and extract maximum business value from your commitments.

    • Cloud Technology Solutions Professional
      Mar 2016 - Jul 2017 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Helping customers map Microsoft solutions and services to business requirements and strategy. Providing expertise on the business and technology value of Microsoft's public cloud offerings whilst acting as an orchestration point for all technical resources in the varied account teams. Providing technical leadership in competative selling dicussions and ensuring customers receive tangible business value from solutions. Working with the broad partner network to sucessfully drive consumption for customers. Acting as a trusted advisor to CxO level across the Legal and Professional services territories in the UK.

    • Office 365 Service Delivery Manager
      Dec 2007 - May 2016 · 8 yrs 6 mos

      Working with Microsoft's largest enterprise cloud global customers as a trusted advisory for implementation and delivery of Microsoft Products and Services. Responsible for best practice implementation, managing cloud services, end user adoption and service roadmap delivery. Accountable for escalation management for all elements of the services as well as service improvement planning and crisis management. Delivering success plans that focus on risk avoidance and mitigation, aligned to industry standards.

  • Service Delivery Manager at Fujitsu Siemens Computers
    Apr 2007 - Nov 2007 · 8 mos

  • Delivery Manager at Computacenter Services
    Sep 2005 - Apr 2007 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • IBM Global Services (3 yrs 1 mo)
    • Project Manager
      2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs

    • project manager
      2001 - 2004 · 3 yrs