Director - Microsoft Digital Workplace; Global Finance​/East Region

Director - Microsoft Digital Workplace (Global Finance/East Region)

Location:

Northeast region of the United States (NY/NJ). This position requires being based in that area.

The Director, Microsoft Digital Workplace is a key leadership role responsible for driving the architectural strategy and execution for large‑scale, complex client engagements. The role involves collaborating with a team of architects, setting the technical vision, and ensuring alignment with business goals and client needs. The Director serves as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding them through technical transformations and ensuring the delivery of innovative, scalable, and secure solutions.

The position requires a deep understanding of modern Microsoft Digital Workplace architecture practices, strong leadership capabilities, and a focus on driving business outcomes through technology.

• Engage as a trusted C‑suite advisor to shape and advance Microsoft Digital Workplace transformation opportunities in partnership with WWT account and services sales teams, with an emphasis on Pharma, Utilities, Financial Services or Insurance.
• Collaborate with a team of architects, providing technical guidance, career development, and fostering a collaborative environment.
• Establish and enforce architectural standards and best practices across the organization, ensuring consistency and quality in technical solutions.
• Lead efforts to introduce and adopt new technologies, tools, and frameworks that enhance the company’s digital workplace architecture capabilities.
• Work closely with senior leadership, engineering, and product teams to ensure that architecture is aligned with broader business strategies.
• Identify architectural risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the successful delivery of solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement of architectural processes, tools, and frameworks, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of technological innovation.
• Represent the organization as a thought leader in architecture, contributing to industry conferences, publications, and client engagements.

• Analyze current digital workplace systems and tools for clients, including collaboration platforms, knowledge management systems, active directory, cloud storage and file sharing, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and analytics and reporting tools.
• Create roadmaps for digital workplace transformation.
• Align digital initiatives with overall business objectives and recommend suitable technologies and platforms.
• Design rollout plans for new digital tools and processes.
• Develop change management strategies related to the adoption of workplace technologies.
• Research and evaluate various digital workplace solutions.
• Conduct vendor comparisons based on client requirements and communicate the results to stakeholders.
• Regularly communicate with leadership about project progress.
• Communicate to M&A clients about digital workplace solutions.
• Scope client engagements around Microsoft digital workplace solutions, including developing statements of work and staffing models.

Bachelor’s Degree required;
Master’s degree preferred.

A minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in a related field required.

Up to 25% of the time domestic travel.

• Deep expertise in modern workplace architectural practices, including cloud‑native architectures, M365, Teams Voice, Active Directory, and Dev Ops practices.
• Extensive experience in leading and developing high‑performing teams of architects, with a focus on mentoring and professional growth.
• Ability to align architectural decisions with business strategy, balancing technical innovation with business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Experience working in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment, with the ability to drive alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• In‑depth knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape in technology…