Digital Workplace Lead
? Ballymena | ? Up to £60,000 | Permanent
A large and growing organisation is seeking a Digital Workplace Lead to design, implement and lead a modern digital workplace platform across a group of businesses.
This role will play a key part in delivering a Group-wide collaboration and intranet environment built on Microsoft 365, creating a single digital hub for communication, knowledge sharing and collaboration across multiple companies.
The successful candidate will combine technical architecture, platform design, governance and user experience to deliver a scalable digital workplace that improves employee productivity and engagement.

The Role

You will lead the design and delivery of a modern digital workplace environment built on Microsoft 365 technologies including SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Viva.
Key responsibilities include:

• Developing and leading the Group digital workplace strategy
• Designing and implementing a modern intranet platform using SharePoint Online
• Creating the information architecture, site hierarchy and navigation structure
• Establishing governance and standards for Microsoft 365 collaboration tools
• Optimising collaboration environments across Microsoft Teams and SharePoint
• Implementing AI-enabled workplace tools and automation
• Driving adoption of the digital workplace platform across the organisation
• Working closely with internal departments to ensure the platform supports communication, collaboration and knowledge sharing

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience delivering enterprise intranet or digital workplace platforms
• Strong expertise in SharePoint Online architecture and development
• Experience implementing collaboration environments using Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Teams
• Experience defining governance, standards and information architecture
• Experience delivering technology platforms used by large user bases
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Desirable Experience

• Microsoft Viva
• SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
• Microsoft Graph / APIs
• Power Platform
• Experience working across multi-tenant Microsoft 365 environments
• Relevant Microsoft certifications are beneficial but not essential.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to lead a Group-wide digital workplace transformation
• Work with modern Microsoft 365 and AI-enabled technologies
• Influence collaboration and digital employee experience across the organisation
• Join a forward-thinking IT team with strong investment in technology

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided, or contact Daire O'Connor at MCS Group:
? 028 9693 5515
? d.oconnor@mcsgroup.jobs
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