Head of M365 platforms

Siemens Gas and Power GmbH & Co. KG; Haryana; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy India Private Limited seeks a Senior Executive to lead the M365 Platforms, driving AI-first productivity, governance, and strategic direction across a global, multicultural team.

You will partner with cybersecurity, legal, compliance and enterprise architecture to deliver measurable business value, optimize costs, and ensure secure, scalable modern workplace experiences.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience within Digital Workplace, Microsoft 365, or related enterprise technology.
• Proven success in developing and delivering AI-first strategies with measurable value.
• Strong experience leading global, cross-functional transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the AI-first strategy and roadmap for M365 productivity platforms.
• Lead the evolution of M365 Platforms into AI-enabled productivity platforms aligned with priorities, architecture, cybersecurity and compliance.
• Identify, prioritize, and scale AI and automation use cases across content management, low-code, productivity apps, analytics and service operations.
• Drive intelligent automation to boost employee productivity and optimize processes.
• Ensure secure and compliant adoption of AI-enabled capabilities and governance across the org.
• Own strategy, governance, lifecycle management, and performance for SharePoint, M365 Backup, and Power Platform.
• Balance innovation with stability, risk management, security, and cost optimization.

Skills

Microsoft 365

AI-first strategy

Stakeholder management

Global team leadership

Budget & forecasting

Enterprise architecture

Vendor management

Power BI

Power Platform

SharePoint

Tools

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Platform

M365 Backup

Governance tools

Job description

"We energize society" by supporting our customers to make the transition to a more sustainable world, based on innovative technologies and our ability to turn ideas into reality. With nearly 100,000 employees around the world, we shape the energy systems of today and tomorrow.

Siemens Energy Industrial Turbomachinery India Private Limited

Organization

EVP Global Functions

Business Unit

Digital Core

Full-time

Experience Level

Manager / Team Leader

Snapshot of the Day

As the Head of M365 Platforms, you start your day reviewing platform health, adoption trends, AI capability usage, and transformation milestones across the global Microsoft 365 ecosystem. You engage with business leaders to prioritize productivity initiatives, align with cybersecurity and governance stakeholders on risk and compliance requirements, and guide your international leadership team on strategic priorities.

Throughout the day, you balance long-term platform strategy with operational excellence, drive AI-enabled innovation across productivity services, oversee major transformation programs, manage budget and vendor performance, and ensure employees worldwide benefit from secure, reliable, and modern workplace experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise-wide AI-first strategy and roadmap for M365 productivity platforms.
• Lead the evolution of M365 Platforms into AI-enabled Productivity Platforms aligned with business priorities, enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and compliance requirements.
• Identify, prioritize, and scale AI and automation use cases across:
  • Content management
  • Low-code solutions
  • Productivity applications
  • Analytics and reporting
  • Service operations
• Drive intelligent automation to improve employee productivity, simplify user journeys, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and translate them into measurable business outcomes.
• Ensure responsible, secure, and compliant adoption of AI-enabled capabilities.

Own strategy, governance, lifecycle management, and performance across:

• SharePoint and Enterprise Content Services
• M365 Backup and Recovery Services
• Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Governance)
• Power BI and Enterprise Analytics Capabilities
• Deliver scalable, integrated, and user-centric services.
• Balance innovation with service stability, risk management, security, and cost optimization.
• Ensure platform alignment with enterprise technology and business strategy.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a geographically distributed, multicultural team.
• Establish accountability across architecture, engineering, service management, operations, and vendor delivery functions.
• Foster a culture of innovation, inclusion, customer focus, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Build organizational capability in AI, automation, analytics, and modern workplace technologies.
• Drive succession planning, talent development, and workforce readiness.
• Empower teams through clear strategic direction and decision-making autonomy.
• Own the M365 Platforms budget, including planning, forecasting, and financial governance.
• Prioritize investments across:
  • Operations
  • Platform modernization
  • Transformation programs
  • AI-enabled innovation initiatives
• Develop and present business cases demonstrating measurable value realization.
• Drive cost transparency, optimization, and demand management.
• Manage strategic suppliers, contracts, and service delivery partners to ensure performance and commercial value.

5. Stakeholder Management & Governance

• Build trusted partnerships across business and functional leadership teams.
• Translate business requirements into actionable platform strategy and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with:
  • Cybersecurity
  • Data Protection
  • Legal
  • Compliance
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • HR
  • Communications
  • Workers Council representatives
• Lead governance forums and decision-making processes for strategic platform initiatives.
• Communicate strategy, investments, risks, dependencies, and outcomes to senior leadership.
• Ensure change management, communications, and user adoption are embedded in transformation programs.

6. Operational Excellence & Transformation Delivery

• Ensure secure, resilient, and highly available platform services.
• Establish and monitor KPIs covering:
  • Availability
  • User experience
  • Platform adoption
  • Security and compliance
  • Cost performance
  • Vendor performance
• Lead modernization and standardization initiatives across the global productivity ecosystem.
• Utilize analytics and user insights to continuously improve service quality.
• Proactively manage operational and transformation risks.

Required Experience

• Significant leadership experience within Digital Workplace, Microsoft 365, productivity platforms, automation, analytics, or related enterprise technology domains.
• Demonstrated success in developing and delivering AI-first strategies that produce measurable business value.
• Strong expertise across:
  • SharePoint
  • M365 Backup
  • Power Platform
  • Online Applications
  • Power BI
• Proven experience leading global teams and large-scale cross-functional transformation programs.
• Strong financial management experience including budgeting, forecasting, investment planning, and cost optimization.
• Experience collaborating with cybersecurity, privacy, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, influencing, and vendor management skills.

Uses AI, automation, and data-driven insights to reimagine digital workplace experiences and productivity platforms.

Strategic Operator

Balances long-term vision with disciplined execution and operational excellence.

Builds trust, accountability, and high performance across diverse international teams.

Trusted Business Partner

Effectively engages business leaders, governance bodies, cybersecurity teams, and employee representatives.

Value-Based Decision Maker

Aligns investment decisions and platform priorities with measurable business outcomes.

Change Catalyst

Drives adoption and transformation through compelling vision, stakeholder engagement, and organizational alignment.

Success Measures

• Business value and productivity gains delivered through AI-enabled M365 capabilities.
• Platform reliability, security, compliance, and employee experience outcomes.
• Delivery of strategic roadmaps, modernization programs, and transformation milestones.
• Budget effectiveness, cost transparency, and supplier performance.
• Successful stakeholder alignment and governance execution.
• Team engagement, capability growth, succession readiness, and delivery excellence.

Level

Senior Executive (SE)
Global executive accountability for Microsoft 365 Productivity Platforms, encompassing strategy, AI-first transformation, service ownership, financial management, stakeholder governance, and people leadership across a global organization.