[Hiring] Senior M365 Expert / Modern Workplace Specialist @Sidekick Network GmbH & Co. KG

Role Description

For one of our clients, we are looking for an experienced Senior M365 Expert / Modern Workplace Specialist (m/f/d) to support the ongoing Microsoft 365 operations as well as broader governance, data protection and cybersecurity topics. The role is planned as an external full-time assignment and will be closely integrated into an international IT team.

• Start: immediately
• Duration: 3–6 months, with option to extend
• Workload: Full-time
• Location: Remote
• Language: English is mandatory, German is preferred
• Contract type: Freelance / external project assignment

• Take ownership of operational support around Microsoft 365, especially Teams, Planner, Loop, OneNote and Whiteboard
• Support and further develop M365 governance, with a strong focus on Microsoft Teams
• Coordinate and support data protection and cybersecurity assessments in the M365 context
• Review new Microsoft features and coordinate required alignments with data protection, cybersecurity and other supporting functions
• Manage an external partner responsible for Teams incident management
• Support the coordination of the Microsoft Unified Support contract
• Participate in the agile IT setup, including PI planning, sprint activities and maintaining stories and features
• Support related topics such as Copilot, Copilot Chat, Clipchamp evaluation and M365 integrations

Qualifications

• Strong experience in the Microsoft 365 / Modern Workplace environment
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft Teams governance
• Hands-on experience with tools such as Teams, Planner, Loop, OneNote and Whiteboard
• Experience with Clipchamp or Copilot is a plus
• Good understanding of data protection, cybersecurity and IT governance
• Experience in managing external service providers or partners
• Confident communication with IT, data protection, cybersecurity, business stakeholders and management
• Experience working in agile IT environments, e.g. Scrum, sprint planning or PI planning
• Structured, proactive and reliable working style

Company Description

Sidekick offers best match experts for IT and digitalization projects!