At a Glance
- Tasks: Take ownership of the Microsoft 365 estate, managing licensing and governance across various platforms.
- Company: Established cloud-first business with a focus on Microsoft 365 technology.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid working, and opportunities for strategic influence.
- Other info: Opportunity to work with emerging Microsoft capabilities and make impactful decisions.
- Why this job: Shape how a large business runs and governs its Microsoft technology while staying hands-on.
- Qualifications: Experience in Microsoft 365 administration, licensing, and policy implementation.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 60000 £ per year.
Ownership role for the full Microsoft 365 estate within an established, cloud-first business.
Licensing, governance and platform oversight across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online and Copilot.
Belfast, hybrid working.
Salary £40,000 to £60,000, depending on experience.
Our client is a well-established organisation with Microsoft 365 at the centre of how the business works day to day. With a growing user base, an expanding Microsoft footprint and increasing scrutiny on software spend, they are creating a dedicated role to take genuine ownership of the platform rather than leaving it split across IT support and infrastructure. This is an opportunity to shape how a business of scale runs, governs and buys Microsoft technology.
A hands-on ownership position with end-to-end responsibility for the Microsoft 365 suite. You will be the internal authority on the platform: managing licensing and renewals, evaluating new Microsoft offerings as they land, setting the policies and standards that govern usage, and staying close enough to the technology to configure, troubleshoot and advise when needed. This suits someone from a systems engineering, M365 administration or software asset management background who wants to step beyond ticket queues into strategic ownership, without losing their technical edge.
- Own the Microsoft 365 estate end to end, including Exchange Online (Outlook), Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and Copilot.
- Manage licensing across the tenant: assignment, reclamation, right-sizing, true-ups and renewal planning, ensuring the business pays for what it uses and no more.
- Track new and changing Microsoft offerings, licensing model changes and roadmap items, assessing relevance, cost and risk for the business.
- Define, document and maintain policies and standards covering platform usage, data handling, governance and access.
- Act as technical escalation point for complex Microsoft 365 issues and configuration work.
- Partner with IT, security, procurement and finance on renewals, compliance and audit readiness.
- Maintain accurate records of entitlements, deployments and consumption across the software estate.
- Strong hands-on experience administering Microsoft 365, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
- Demonstrable ownership of Microsoft licensing: Understanding of how Microsoft's commercial and licensing models work in practice.
- Experience with Microsoft Azure.
- Experience writing, implementing or maintaining IT policies and standards.
- Software Asset Management experience or formal SAM tooling exposure.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment, licensing and governance.
- Relevant Microsoft certifications.
Genuine ownership of the Microsoft 365 estate rather than a shared or diluted remit.
Scope to shape policy, standards and governance from the ground up.
Early and meaningful involvement in Copilot and emerging Microsoft capabilities.
A role that keeps you technical while moving you into platform strategy and commercial decision-making.
Hybrid working within a business investing seriously in its Microsoft platform.
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