Modern Workplace Consultant

K2Recruit Limited; Christchurch; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Personalised development

Mentoring and support

Certifications, workshops and events

Regular social events

Job summary

Brighter Days is seeking a Modern Workplace Consultant to understand how people work, identify blockers, and translate insights into practical digital workplace solutions. You will lead discovery workshops, clarify requirements, shape Microsoft 365 solutions, and enable adoption of modern ways of working within the M365 toolset.

This role requires building trust, guiding clients through ambiguity, and delivering intuitive, sustainable outcomes that improve how people work.

Qualifications

• Strong discovery, requirements analysis and solution design capability.
• Clear and concise communication of complex ideas.
• Experience delivering digital workplace, business systems or consulting solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead client discovery conversations and workplace productivity assessments.
• Translate business needs into clear requirements and practical solutions.
• Design and deliver solutions across Microsoft 365.
• Facilitate workshops and guide clients through decisions and change.
• Provide training that enables and empowers new ways of working.
• Deliver iteratively, testing and refining solutions as needs become clearer.
• Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining quality and trust.

Skills

Discovery & requirements

Solution design

Client communication

Ambiguity management

Microsoft 365 / Power Platform

Tools

Microsoft 365

Power Platform

Job description

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Modern Workplace Consultant – Make Work Better

The Role

Brighter Days is looking for a Modern Workplace Consultant who can understand how people work, identify what is getting in their way, and translate those insights into practical digital workplace solutions.

Working closely with clients, you will lead discovery workshops, clarify requirements, shape Microsoft 365 solutions, and enable adoption of modern ways of working within the M365 toolset. This may include SharePoint, Teams, Viva, Purview, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.

This is not simply a technology delivery role. You will need to build trust, navigate ambiguity, ask good questions, and guide clients towards solutions that are intuitive, sustainable and genuinely improve the way their people work.

Key Responsibilities

As Modern Workplace Consultant, you will:

Lead client discovery conversations and workplace productivity assessments

Translate business needs into clear requirements and practical solutions

Design and deliver solutions across Microsoft 365

Facilitate workshops and guide clients through decisions and change

Provide training that enables and empowers new ways of working

Deliver iteratively, testing and refining solutions as needs become clearer

Manage multiple client engagements while maintaining quality and trust

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will bring:

Strong discovery, requirements analysis and solution design capability

Communication expertise that makes complex ideas straightforward and easy to understand

Experience delivering digital workplace, business systems or consulting solutions

Confidence working through ambiguity and guiding client conversations

Practical knowledge of Microsoft 365 and/or the Power Platform

A pragmatic, organised and client-centred approach

About Brighter Days

Brighter Days is a boutique workplace productivity consultancy focused on creating client-centred solutions that deliver great outcomes for the people using them.

The team takes the time to understand how people work, then designs practical, maintainable solutions that make workplaces better.

Our Culture & Values

Brighter Days works according to four values: be straightforward, be pragmatic, be intuitive, and be agile.

The team communicates openly, makes the complex simple, thinks ahead and remains ready to adapt. Solutions are developed with care, delivered iteratively and always designed around the people who will use them.

Why Join Us?

Brighter Days offers:

Health insurance

Personalised development aligned with your strengths and career goals

Mentoring and support to deepen your area of expertise

Investment in certifications, workshops, conferences and industry events

A connected team with regular social events and shared learning opportunities

We’re an office-first team. We believe this promotes collaboration and great outcomes for our team and our clients. However, we know that some people value flexibility, and we offer the option to work from anywhere up to 2 days a week.

Applications close 28 September 2026.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences. If you are curious but not sure you meet every requirement, please apply or get in touch.