**Digital Workplace & Collaboration Manager** **About GKN Automotive** GKN Automotive is a world-leading global automotive technology company at the forefront of innovation. Its origins date back to 1759 and for the last 70 years it has been putting key technologies into series production. We are the trusted partner for most of the world’s automotive companies, specialising in developing, building, and supplying market-leading drive systems and advanced ePowertrain technologies. GKN Automotive is part of Dowlais Group plc, a specialist engineering group focused on the automotive sector. **What you’ll do:** The Digital Workplace and Collaboration Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day service operations of a distributed team that leads end-user technology and collaboration platforms, including Microsoft 365, Office 365, and related solutions. The role requires technical leadership and deep expertise in digital workplace technologies, ensuring a secure, efficient, and user-centric IT environment. **Key responsibilities:** + Coordinate planning and development of Digital Workplace and Collaboration Services to align with business goals. Define and implement a long-term workplace modernisation strategy, promoting a digital experience. Drive innovation and technology adoption to keep workplace solutions ahead of trends. + Handle security, governance, and compliance, implement controls, and align platform security with policies and standards. + Ensure workplace technologies are highly available, reliable, and performant. Manage incidents, handle escalations, and proactively resolve issues to minimise disruptions. Monitor SLAs and critical metrics and implement ITIL standard processes for continuous service improvements. + Plan, develop, and optimise technical architecture and infrastructure for digital workplaces. Use lean methodologies to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and streamline operations. + Lead a high-performing technical team, promoting collaboration and excellence, handling budgets and working with collaborators to align Digital Workplace and Collaboration Services with business needs. **What you’ll need:** + Demonstrable experience in IT Infrastructure and similar roles, this position involves leading all aspects of global digital workplace operations, ensuring collaboration + Proven experience running multi-cultural technical teams. The manager leads critical initiatives to enhance efficiency, improve service delivery, and implement secure, scalable digital workplace solutions across a diverse enterprise environment. + Extensive experience in Digital Workplace, Collaboration Services, Microsoft 365, Cloud Collaboration Technologies (Azure AD, Intune, Entra), SCCM, Windows 11, and Security Best Practices. Solid understanding of Enterprise Mobility & Device Management (Windows Autopilot, Endpoint Management). + Understanding of Infrastructure Architecture, including frameworks and principles on which storage, systems, equipment, and resources are based, both on-premises and cloud-based. + Expertise in security best practices, governance, and compliance frameworks. Proficient in methods and techniques for risk management, business impact analysis, countermeasures. + Experience with Azure, Microsoft Servers & Endpoints, AWS (highly desirable). + ITIL Certification (highly desirable). + Master's Degree or equivalent experience **Why you’ll love working here:** + Market-leading company with lots of potential + Opportunity to take part in brand-new company projects + Attractive salary and benefits at a stable and financially healthy company + An organisation where you can commit to the long-term + Working in the OneIT team with colleagues around the globe **How to apply:** Please follow the link on our careers page and submit your resume in English because we are an international environment, and English is our business language. If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we have a process in place to support you – please feel free to get in touch with us at accommodations@gknautomotive.com **Deadline:** The closing date will be May 14th GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world. GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation. **\#li-bf1** **\#LI-hybrid** GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional, all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint, we design, develop, manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the world’s car manufacturers. As a global engineering company, innovation is what differentiates us from our competitors and is central to our success. A balance of cultures, ethnicities and genders help bring new ideas and creativity to GKN Automotive. We need people of different backgrounds, with different skills and perspectives to spark originality, imagination and creativeness in our teams around the world. GKN Automotive is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all our employees and applicants fairly and are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination or harassment against any employee or qualified applicant on the grounds of age, race, creed, colour, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, sex, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request any such accommodation. GKN Driveline provides equal employment and affirmative action opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, age, genetic information, pregnancy, or disability.