Sharepoint Architect

Emerald Resource Group; Cleveland (OH); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Resource Group is seeking a Senior SharePoint Architect to lead end-to-end design and implementation of SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 intranet solutions. You will define governance, information architecture, and site provisioning while working hands-on with an internal team to enable ongoing operations.

The role requires strong consulting skills, stakeholder engagement, and the ability to translate business needs into scalable M365 structures.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience architecting and implementing SharePoint Online / Microsoft 365 environments end to end.
• Proven delivery of intranets and hub-site architectures.
• Strong consulting skills, including requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and communicating design tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated experience building governance frameworks.
• Comfortable working hands-on in a collaborative team rather than only advising from a distance.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-transfer skills.
• Residence in or near the Northern Ohio area.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements-gathering sessions with business stakeholders and translate their needs into a clear SharePoint/M365 architecture.
• Design and implement the intranet, hub-site structure, and departmental sites.
• Define information architecture, navigation, content types, metadata, and permissions models.
• Establish governance: site provisioning, ownership, lifecycle, sharing policies, and naming standards.
• Work hands-on with the technical team on build, configuration, and rollout.
• Explain and document architectural decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Transfer knowledge through documentation, working sessions, and coaching so the internal team can sustain the platform.
• Contribute to the project plan, roadmap, and phased delivery approach.

Skills

SharePoint Online

Microsoft 365

Architecture design

Governance frameworks

Requirements gathering

Stakeholder management

Hands-on teamwork

Tools

Power Automate

Power Apps

Teams integration

Microsoft Purview

Retention policies

Job description

Contract, 12-month minimum, with extension likely based on the project plan

Location

Remote. Candidates must live in or near the Northern Ohio area for tax and client purposes.

About the Opportunity

Our client, a publicly traded leader in the financial and tax planning space, is modernizing its Microsoft 365 environment. They are looking for a senior consultant to architect and implement SharePoint solutions, with a focus on a new intranet and departmental/hub-site structures. The consultant will lead architecture and governance while working hands-on alongside the internal technical team and leaving them able to run the environment themselves.

This is a consulting and architecture role. It is not a SharePoint administrator or pure developer position.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements-gathering sessions with business stakeholders and translate their needs into a clear SharePoint/M365 architecture
• Design and implement the intranet, hub-site structure, and departmental sites
• Define information architecture, navigation, content types, metadata, and permissions models
• Establish governance: site provisioning, ownership, lifecycle, sharing policies, and naming standards
• Work hands-on with the technical team on build, configuration, and rollout
• Explain and document architectural decisions to technical and non-technical audiences
• Transfer knowledge through documentation, working sessions, and coaching so the internal team can sustain the platform
• Contribute to the project plan, roadmap, and phased delivery approach

Required Qualifications

• Senior-level experience architecting and implementing SharePoint Online / Microsoft 365 environments end to end
• Proven delivery of intranets and hub-site architectures
• Strong consulting skills, including requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and communicating design tradeoffs
• Demonstrated experience building governance frameworks
• Comfortable working hands-on in a collaborative team rather than only advising from a distance
• Strong documentation and knowledge-transfer skills
• Residence in or near the Northern Ohio area

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in financial services, tax, or another regulated industry (security, compliance, records management)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, sensitivity labels, and retention policies
• Experience with Power Automate, Power Apps, and Teams integration
• Experience with migration from legacy platforms or file shares to SharePoint Online
• Microsoft 365 certifications (e.g., MS-102, MS-700)