Principal Engineer, Office 365 Collaboration & Work Management Platforms

TL;DR

Principal Engineer, Office 365 Collaboration & Work Management Platforms: Modernizing Vertex's collaboration ecosystem with a focus on SharePoint development, site lifecycle management, and enterprise operating models for collaboration services with an accent on governance, data protection, and auditability. Focus on defining collaboration platform strategy, managing portfolio and work management platforms, and ensuring strong service operations.

Location: Hybrid or On-Site in Boston, MA

Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation.

What you will do

• Lead the modernization of SharePoint site architecture, including templates, provisioning standards, and lifecycle management.
• Act as the technical owner for Microsoft 365 collaboration services, including SharePoint, Teams, Exchange, Entra ID, and Copilot.
• Own the strategy, governance, and administration of Smartsheet, Asana, Planner, and Project.
• Operate as the service owner for collaboration and work management platforms.
• Establish clear governance models across platforms including provisioning, access control, and lifecycle management.
• Promote responsible adoption of AI and automation (Copilot) across collaboration services.

Requirements

• Deep hands-on expertise in SharePoint (development + architecture + governance).
• Strong experience managing enterprise SaaS collaboration platforms (M365).
• Experience defining service operating models, intake processes, and governance frameworks.
• Ability to balance business enablement, user experience, and risk management.
• Comfortable managing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 6 years experience owning or leading enterprise collaboration, productivity, or work management platforms, with demonstrated progression in scope, influence, and responsibility.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive market-leading benefits to meet employees wherever they are in their career, financial, family and wellbeing journey.
• Medical, dental and vision benefits.
• Generous paid time off (including a week-long company shutdown in the Summer and the Winter).
• Educational assistance programs including student loan repayment.
• Generous commuting subsidy.
• Matching charitable donations, 401(k) and so much more.