Senior M365 Expert - Teams Governance / Modern Workplace (Nearshore preferred)

About the Role

For one of our clients, we are looking for an experienced Senior M365 Expert / Modern Workplace Specialist (m/f/d) to support 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.

Key Details

• Start Date: 01 July 2026
• Duration: 3–6 months, with an option to extend
• Workload: Full-time
• Location: Remote
• Languages: English is mandatory; German is highly preferred. Romanian language skills or proximity to Timișoara are a plus but not mandatory.
• Contract Type: Freelance / external project assignment

Tasks

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.