Major accountabilities:

• Design and Implementation: Develop and implement M365 solutions that meet business goals and objectives.
• Functional Expertise: Deep expertise in the following areas is desired. i.e., Content Management, Workplace Productivity, Employee experience, Collaboration tool kits.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction and leadership for the M365 platform, guiding teams through complex implementations and migrations.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into effective M365 solutions.
• Security, Compliance and Governance: Ensure M365 solutions are secure and complaint with industry regulations and standards. Define and drive the governance for M365 solutions and Pharma domain specific ISRM and Appsec compliance.
• Performance Optimization: Monitor, tune and optimize the performance of M365 solutions, ensuring all non-functional requirements are met (Performance, Usability, Reliability, Security, Maintainability, availability).
• Innovation: Stay updated with the latest M365 features and capabilities, continuously improving solutions to leverage new functionalities. Identifying and implement innovation/automation/digitalize opportunities for the business requirements to simplify the solutions.
• Best practices: define and drive the best practices to be followed and implemented in all M365 solutions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Overall 18+ Years of experience in IT solution design and delivery. Experience with M365: 10+ years proven experience in architecting M365 solutions in large enterprise environments.
• Cloud Computing: 10+ Years of experience with cloud computing technologies, including Azure and other Microsoft cloud services.
• Security and Compliance: Experience in ensuring security and compliance in M365 implementations, including knowledge of industry standards and regulations. Migration Projects: Experience in leading M365 migration projects for M&A, including email, SharePoint, and OneDrive migrations.
• Technical Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft 365 architecture, including Office 365, Windows 10 & 11, and Enterprise Mobility + Security. Power Platform and Microsoft Co-pilot knowledge would be additional advantages.
• Project Management: Strong project management skills, capable of leading complex projects from conception to completion. Ability to drive the vendor partners.  
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively. Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues.
• Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders. Certifications: TOGAF, IASA for architecture, Relevant Microsoft certifications, in M365 and Azure are highly desirable.

Why consider Novartis?

769 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2022, and while we’re proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people’s lives. We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.

We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world’s toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying!
Imagine what you could do here at Novartis