Technical Product Owner Microsoft 365 Environment | Technical Product Owner 365 Umgebung (m/w/d)

Stadtverwaltung Jena

Jena, Thüringen, Deutschland
Published Dec 18, 2025
Full-time
Permanent

Job Summary

The City of Jena is seeking a Technical Product Owner to drive the strategy, development, and operation of their Microsoft 365 (M365) environment. This pivotal role involves establishing the information base for M365 analysis, leading the migration from existing systems, and managing the procurement of M365 subscriptions and related services. Day-to-day responsibilities include developing and maintaining the overall M365 architecture (Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Entra ID), ensuring smooth operations through monitoring and error analysis, and implementing robust security and compliance measures (DLP, Conditional Access). The ideal candidate possesses a strong background in IT, significant experience with M365 services, and the ability to manage projects, automate processes using PowerShell, and collaborate across teams to establish agile structures and high-quality service standards. This is a full-time, permanent position offering competitive public sector compensation and benefits in the vibrant city of Jena.

Required Skills

Education

University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Industrial Engineering, IT Management, or a comparable course of study.

Experience

  • Minimum 10 years of professional experience in IT or IT service sector (required with specific degree)
  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in the conception, implementation, and operation of Microsoft 365 environments
  • Proven experience in migration/implementation and support of M365 projects (Modern Workplace, Collaboration, Digitization)
  • Experience with Entra ID, role and rights concepts, and Identity Management
  • Experience in building and managing an IT service unit (Desirable)
  • Experience in agile and non-agile planning, backlog management, and roadmap creation (Desirable)

Languages

German (Fluent)English (Fluent)

Additional

  • Unrestricted, permanent full-time employment contract with the City of Jena.