Microsoft Platform Lead

The organisation

We are looking for a Microsoft Platform Leader for our client in Amsterdam. Our client belongs to the most popular brands around the world. For their headquarters in Amsterdam, we are recruiting a thought leader with well-seasoned experience within the Microsoft Unified Commerce Ecosystem combined with authentic interpersonal skills and passion to elevate their technology landscape to a new level.

The position

In this new role within their organization, you will be the person who owns the end-to-end architecture and oversees the delivery and partners involved for Microsoft solutions for their global implementation. You will be shaping the technology roadmap to fully support the business ambition. Varying from defining innovations and pilots to deploying integrated Microsoft solutions.

Tasks & responsibilities

First of all, you will be taking the internal stakeholders' needs and convert them into solution architecture specifications in line with the overall architecture standards. You will be responsible for the end-to-end performance of the platform, you will shape and deliver the Microsoft technology roadmap to enable their business ambitions including innovations. You will oversee the teams and partners involved to deliver the product, follow up on the SLAs compliance in close relation with the stakeholders. You will have contract discussions with suppliers on licenses, prices, and performance management. Furthermore, you will conduct continuous improvement analysis on existing application architectures, identify architectural optimizations, industry trends, and new technologies.

Candidate profile

You have extensive experience in rolling out global Microsoft programs. You are a very strong stakeholder manager who’s capable of listening and understanding the challenges, opportunities, requirements, and needs of all involved parties. With your strong understanding of technical specifics, translating business needs into technology solutions within Microsoft, being able to make decisions, and the ability to visualize and create high-level models (rigorous information-rich diagrams) that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture. From a technical point of view, you have experience with Microsoft 365 Sales, Customer insights, Services, Fieldservice, Marketing, Voice and experience with common IT systems, networking infrastructure, databases, and security protocols.

Having an agile mindset focused on four basic principles: focus on customer value, power to the teams, start quick and smart, and learn relentlessly. As a Microsoft Platform Lead, you own these principles and integrate them into daily life. Self-reflection, adaptability, collaboration, and resilience come naturally to you and make you thrive in an Agile environment. Engaging with these characteristics and become more self-aware of personal strengths and weaknesses, makes majors strides in the development of yourself and others.

The offer

The pleasure to work for one of the largest brands in the entire world and being responsible for their entire Microsoft set-up. They will offer you a year contract with the goal to offer indefinite after this year, they will pay a base salary between 100-120K a year excluding a bonus, pension, and interesting secondary benefits. 

Interested?

You can apply to this position by using the link below.