Expert IT Strategy Consultant – Microsoft Licensing & Digital Workplace

Pauwels Consulting; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is engaged by a major public transport organization to lead IT strategy and enterprise license management. This role shapes the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement, digital workplace governance, and operating model design for Infrastructure & Operations.

You will drive procurement, vendor performance, and licensing compliance, with a focus on M365, Power Platform, Copilot and LTSC. The ideal candidate combines 8+ years in IT strategy, ERM/SA, and operating model design, with strong

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in IT Strategy and Enterprise Agreement management
• 8+ years of expertise in Software Asset Management (SAM) and Hardware Asset Management (HAM)
• 8+ years of experience in Operating Model Design and organizational architecture
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Licensing mechanisms, including M365, Power Platform, Copilot, and LTSC
• Significant experience in public procurement, including drafting RFI/RFP documents and tender analysis
• Strong vision for Digital Workplace services and their integration into enterprise architecture
• Advanced negotiation skills for vendor management and contract governance
• Fluent in Dutch or French with professional working proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Manage the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement across all dimensions, including true-ups, renewals, and license optimization for M365 and Power Platform
• Lead contractual relationship and performance management of digital workplace partners through SLA monitoring and roadmap alignment
• Drive renewal of digital workplace service markets by drafting specifications and analyzing RFI/RFP responses
• Define and implement processes, tooling, and governance for SAM/HAM
• Support design of the target operating model for the I&O department by mapping processes and analyzing organizational impacts
• Provide expert reporting to management regarding financial tracking and licensing compliance

Skills

IT Strategy

Enterprise Agreement

SAM

HAM

Operating Model

Microsoft Licensing

M365

Power Platform

Copilot

LTSC

RFI/RFP drafting

Vendor management

Negotiation

Workshops

Dutch/French

English proficiency

Job description

Our client, a major public transport organization, is seeking an expert to lead the strategic management of their Microsoft enterprise portfolio and digital workplace ecosystem. This role focuses on overseeing contractual governance, driving sourcing strategies for new market tenders, and designing the organizational operating model for infrastructure and operations.

• Manage the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement across all dimensions, including true-ups, renewals, and license optimization for M365 and Power Platform.


• Lead the contractual relationship and performance management of digital workplace partners through SLA monitoring and roadmap alignment.


• Drive the renewal of digital workplace service markets by drafting specifications and analyzing RFI/RFP responses.


• Define and implement the processes, tooling, and governance for Software and Hardware Asset Management (SAM/HAM).


• Support the design of the target operating model for the I&O department by mapping processes and analyzing organizational impacts.


• Provide expert reporting to management regarding financial tracking and licensing compliance.

• 8+ years of experience in IT Strategy and Enterprise Agreement management.


• 8+ years of expertise in Software Asset Management (SAM) and Hardware Asset Management (HAM).


• 8+ years of experience in Operating Model Design and organizational architecture.


• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Licensing mechanisms, including M365, Power Platform, Copilot, and LTSC.


• You possess significant experience in public procurement, including drafting RFI/RFP documents and tender analysis.


• You have a strong vision for Digital Workplace services and their integration into enterprise architecture.


• You bring advanced negotiation skills for vendor management and contract governance.


• You are proactive and solution-oriented with the ability to facilitate management workshops.


• You are fluent in Dutch or French with professional working proficiency in English.

Nice to Haves

• Prior experience in the public sector.


• Knowledge of Project Online licensing optimization.

• Start date: 01/01/2027.


• Duration: 12 months.


• Work regime: Full-time.


• Location: Brussels.


• Working model: Hybrid.


• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers.