Principal Analyst, Microsoft 365 Platform Strategy & Architecture

POL - 6999 Takeda SCE; Łódź; On-site; PLN 177,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda seeks a Principal Analyst to lead Microsoft 365 Platform Strategy & Architecture, providing technical leadership across collaboration and productivity platforms, governance, modernization initiatives, and roadmap execution in line with enterprise business and technology strategies.

The role partners with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Product teams to shape future-state solutions, drive complex platform changes, and mentor engineers across multiple workstreams while establishing

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Microsoft 365 technologies and cloud-based collaboration platforms.
• Strong knowledge of architecture, integration, automation, and enterprise cloud services.
• Experience delivering complex enterprise-scale platform implementations and transformations.
• Advanced understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, and SDLC methodologies.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance, risk management, and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the analysis, design, and evolution of collaboration and productivity platform capabilities.
• Define platform architecture standards, engineering best practices, and governance frameworks.
• Develop platform roadmaps and modernization strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Drive complex platform changes, integrations, and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Product teams to define future-state solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
• Lead technical reviews, design validation, and solution governance activities.
• Mentor engineers and platform specialists across multiple workstreams.
• Establish performance, reliability, security, and scalability standards.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for platform engineering, automation, AI, and workplace transformation initiatives.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Platform architecture

Governance

Security controls

DevSecOps

Agile

SDLC

Enterprise cloud

Stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

Job Description

About the role The Principal Analyst, Microsoft 365 Platform Strategy & Architecture is responsible for providing technical leadership across Takeda's collaboration and productivity platform portfolio. This role focuses on platform strategy, solution architecture, technical governance, modernization initiatives, and roadmap execution while ensuring alignment with enterprise business and technology strategies.

How you will contribute

• Lead the analysis, design, and evolution of collaboration and productivity platform capabilities.
• Define platform architecture standards, engineering best practices, and governance frameworks.
• Develop platform roadmaps and modernization strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Drive complex platform changes, integrations, and enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, and Product teams to define future-state solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption strategies.
• Lead technical reviews, design validation, and solution governance activities.
• Mentor engineers and platform specialists across multiple workstreams.
• Establish performance, reliability, security, and scalability standards.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for platform engineering, automation, AI, and workplace transformation initiatives.

Skills and Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Microsoft 365 technologies and cloud-based collaboration platforms.
• Strong knowledge of architecture, integration, automation, and enterprise cloud services.
• Experience delivering complex enterprise-scale platform implementations and transformations.
• Advanced understanding of Agile, DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, and SDLC methodologies.
• Knowledge of governance, compliance, risk management, and security controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience leading cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Ability to translate business objectives into technical platform strategies.

Leadership Expectations

As a senior technical leader, you will influence platform direction, architectural decisions, technology standards, and strategic investments. You will guide engineering teams and serve as a subject matter expert supporting Takeda's collaboration and productivity vision.

Locations

POL - Lodz
Base Salary Range: zł177,000.00 - zł243,430.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Worker Type

Employee
Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine.

Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people's lives – including your own.

Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.