SharePoint Lifecycle Specialist (Freelance)
Key Skills
Job Description
Help NN Group regain control over SharePoint and Microsoft 365 storage growth. In this external assignment, you will design and implement lifecycle, classification, retention, archiving and clean-up solutions that reduce costs, strengthen governance and help prepare unstructured data for responsible use.
We are looking for two experienced SharePoint Lifecycle Specialists to support the Digital Workplace team. You will combine hands-on Microsoft 365 and automation expertise with strong stakeholder management, working closely with Product Owners, engineers, business stakeholders and ServiceNow teams to embed lifecycle management into daily operations.
What you are going to do
- Design and implement SharePoint and Microsoft 365 lifecycle solutions to control storage growth, reduce costs and strengthen governance
- Configure automated classification, retention, archiving and remediation policies across agreed Microsoft 365 environments
- Work with ServiceNow teams to automate lifecycle tasks, workflows, approvals and notifications
- Coordinate with business stakeholders to review, classify and clean up unstructured data, including orphaned SharePoint sites
- Document lifecycle policies, taxonomy, technical configurations, workflows and operating procedures, and hand them over to Digital Workplace operations
What we offer you
Our people are the driving force behind our organisation. We value the knowledge and expertise you bring. We believe that your temporary commitment can take our organisation to a higher level. We offer you:
- Competitive hourly rate depending on your knowledge and experience
- External assignment starting 1 September 2026 and ending 31 December 2026.
- Hybrid way of working, partly from home and partly from the office
- International working environment with loads of knowledge sharing
- A concrete mission to reduce SharePoint storage growth, lower Microsoft 365 costs and strengthen information governance
Who you are
You have in-depth knowledge of SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 and Digital Workplace products, including PowerShell automation and preferably Intune, Azure and DevOps. You understand how lifecycle management, retention, archiving, taxonomy and storage optimisation fit together in a governed Microsoft 365 environment.
You are comfortable translating governance requirements into practical automation and operational workflows. Experience with ServiceNow is valuable because the assignment includes lifecycle tasks, approvals, notifications and process integration.
You communicate clearly with both technical teams and business stakeholders. You are able to motivate and steer engineering colleagues positively, facilitate business clean-up activities and explain decisions in a way that creates support and engagement.
You bring an Agile and Scrum mindset, treat problems as puzzles to solve, and use critical thinking to understand issues before deciding on the best course of action. You can work independently on the assignment while keeping the relevant stakeholders aligned.
Who you will work with
You will work with the Digital Workplace team within Group IT/EIS, in close collaboration with Product Owners, engineers, ServiceNow teams and business stakeholders across NN. The team focuses on a reliable, governed and automated digital workplace for NN colleagues.
Within this assignment, you will help embed lifecycle management into production systems and operational processes. You will also support adoption and change management with the affected teams and business units, ensuring that the delivered controls and procedures can be maintained after handover.
Any questions?
Do you have any questions about the job or the procedure? Please contact, Amy Brouwer, [email protected]. Are you unsure whether you meet the criteria 100%? We would like to encourage you, to apply anyway. We are curious about your unique qualities!
Core Responsibilities
Design and implement SharePoint and Microsoft 365 lifecycle solutions to control storage growth and strengthen governance. Collaborate with ServiceNow teams to automate lifecycle tasks and coordinate with business stakeholders to classify and clean up unstructured data.
Requirements
Requires in-depth knowledge of SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, and automation tools like PowerShell. Candidates should possess strong stakeholder management skills and experience with governance, retention, and archiving processes.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly rate
- International working environment
- Knowledge sharing
About NN Group
Industry: Financial Services
Company size: 10,001+ employees
NN Group is an international financial services company, active in 10 countries, with a strong presence in a number of European countries and Japan. We are rooted in the Netherlands and have a rich history spanning 180 years. With our 16,000 colleagues, NN Group provides retirement services, pensions, insurance, banking and investments to approximately 18 million customers. NN Group includes Nationale-Nederlanden, NN, ABN AMRO Insurance, Movir, AZL, BeFrank, OHRA and Woonnu. NN Group opened for trading on 2 July 2014 on Euronext Amsterdam under the symbol ‘NN’ after its initial public offering (IPO). Throughout our history, we have merged, grown and changed, but the core of who we are has remained the same. At NN Group, we put our resources, expertise, and networks to use for the well-being of our customers, the advancement of our communities, the preservation of our planet, and for the promotion of a stable, inclusive, and sustainable economy. Our purpose is to help people care for what matters most to them. Because what matters to them matters to us.