O365 Governance SME Associate

The associate has 10 years of strong experience in Microsoft SharePoint Online, Office 365 and Power PlatformThey possess good knowledge of Office 365 and SharePoint administration, including best practices, ownership validation, governance communication, and stakeholder management. The candidate has experience working closely with business stakeholders and customers, demonstrating strong communication and coordination skills. Overall, the profile aligns well with roles requiring SharePoint Online, O365 administration, governance, and business engagement responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

• SharePoint Governance and Validation: Manage and validate SharePoint site ownership, business ownership details, governance communications, and governance logs to ensure data accuracy and compliance.
• Associates should possess strong technical expertise and in-depth knowledge of SharePoint and Power Platform, with the ability to effectively design, analyse, administer, and support enterprise solutions.
• Recertification Programmes: Conduct periodic recertification of SharePoint sites, Microsoft Teams, Azure admin accounts, Office 365 privileged accounts, IronPort admins, Zoom admins, and Azure Portal reader roles.
• Access Governance and Compliance: Review and recertify privileged access, ensuring only authorised users retain administrative and elevated permissions.
• Open Site Remediation: Identify and remediate security risks, remove excessive permissions (such as "Everyone" access), and address noncompliant SharePoint sites.
• Data Collection and Reporting: Gather governance data, prepare reports, perform gap analysis, maintain master databases, and publish operational and compliance reports.
• Stakeholder Communication and Follow-ups: Execute structured communication campaigns, reminders, escalation activities, and closure reporting to drive timely compliance.
• Security Monitoring and Support: Monitor Microsoft 365 risk alerts, support governance portals, manage governance-related queries, and provide ongoing operational support.
• Change Management and Operational Governance: Track scheduled changes, follow up on implementation activities, and provide weekly governance and compliance status reporting.
• Overall Objective: Ensure secure, compliant, well-governed, and properly managed collaboration platforms across SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Azure, Zoom, and related services.