Global Digital Workplace Architect – Microsoft 365 (f/m/d)

Job description

Working at Freudenberg: We will wow your world! Responsibilities: Are you passionate about modern workplace technologies and ready to help shape the future of collaboration at a global level? As part of our Digital Workplace team, you will contribute to a secure, user-friendly, and future-ready workplace experience based on Microsoft 365, endpoint management, security, automation, and emerging technologies such as Copilot. This role offers the opportunity to grow your architecture expertise while working closely with IT, business stakeholders, external partners, and expert communities across Freudenberg. You help shape the global Digital Workplace architecture and roadmap for FHCS, with a strong focus on Microsoft 365, endpoint management, workplace security, and user experience. You translate business requirements into scalable standards, concepts, and architectures for services such as Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Intune, Entra ID, and related Azure services. You drive strategic Digital Workplace initiatives, migrations, and modernization activities from concept to global implementation together with internal teams, business stakeholders, and external partners. You identify opportunities to improve productivity, collaboration, and employee experience, including Copilot and other emerging workplace technologies in collaboration with your IT colleagues. You collaborate with Freudenberg expert communities and managed service providers to ensure secure, reliable, and continuously improving Digital Workplace services. Qualifications: A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification. Solid experience in Microsoft 365 and Digital Workplace environments, ideally including endpoint management, enterprise architecture, service ownership, or technology transformation. Good knowledge of several workplace technologies such as Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Intune, Entra ID, device management, Azure services, and workplace security; you do not need to be an expert in all areas from day one. Experience in designing or improving IT services, standards, architectures, or implementation concepts in complex organizational environments. The ability to structure complex topics, communicate them clearly, and turn technical ideas into pragmatic solutions with business value. A collaborative mindset, ownership, curiosity, and the ambition to further develop into a global architecture role within Digital Workplace. Fluent written and spoken English and German, combined with strong communication and stakeholder management skills in an international environment. ‎ ‎ The Freudenberg Group is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion. Employment opportunities are available to all applicants and associates without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, protected military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions GmbH