Digital Workplace Expert

Barcelona, Spain

About the job 

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Join Sanofi CHC in one of our corporate functions and you can play a vital part in the performance of our entire business while helping to make an impact on millions around the world.  

Our team is engaged in designing, delivering and supporting Digital Tech Services for all CHC worldwide. 

We deliver our solutions in a highly competitive market answering FMCH needs and sometimes supporting regulated environments (GxP, SoX and other regional or local regulations). 

Our team operates in an international context, serving all markets in most of the countries around the world. 

Digital Technology & Architecture organization encompasses following capabilities: Integration, Enterprise Architecture, Operations, Cloud engineering, Platform Engineering (e.g. DevOps & related framework), Enabling Platforms (ServiceNow, Observability, Chatbots, RPA, …), Digital Workplace and more “classical” infrastructures (hosting, network, servers, …). 

As a target, Digital Workplace corresponds to following capabilities & tooling: 

Productivity & Collaboration suite (Microsoft 365, with Office suite, Teams, Email, …) 

Videoconferencing (Zoom, Teams) & space booking (Logitech) 

Devices & Mobility (Windows, Mac, Workstation as a Service, mobile phones & tablets, device imaging & software deployment, Intune) 

Digital Signage & IP-TV 

Telephony (VoIP, Teams or fixed) 

Secure Printing & Scanning services 

Application store for applications deployed on or accessible from end users’ laptops requiring either a license or a local setup 

Ideation tools (Miro, BrightIdea, Klaxoon, …) 

Robotic Process Automation (Automation Anywhere, ...) 

As a Digital Workplace expert, you’re a technical expert for this domain. You will report to the Digital Workplace Lead, overseeing all  these capabilities from an architecture & solution design perspective (i.e. features & capability map, expected evolutions, product selection, high-level roadmap, demand management, user education, corrective & preventive maintenance, build & run budget, …) whether they are owned directly by CHC or managed by Sanofi. 

The main objective is to control the landscape of CHC and build the strategy to move to a full autonomy. The main capabilities to tackle will be M365, videoconferencing and devices. 

As the team and capabilities grows, you’ll progressively become a product owner for one or more of these Digital Workplace products, depending on CHC roadmap. 

Below are the key responsibilities for this role, that applies at different degree whether the services & required components are owned by CHC or not. 

Main responsibilities

Product inventory & lifecycle 

Create & maintain a clear cartography of CHC end-user devices 

Create & maintain a clear cartography of CHC usages & implementations of Digital Workplace capabilities (e.g. licenses, Zoom-equipped rooms, Digital Signage & IP-TV devices, managed by Sanofi or CHC, …) 

Provide technical insights to develop autonomous CHC product roadmap (features, capabilities per products, expected evolutions, CHC target landscape) 

Design Digital Workplace solutions as per CHC fit-for-purpose requirements and maximize their usage 

Design Digital Workplace solutions processes from demand to delivery, including change management process. Leverage as much as possible automation (e.g. ServiceNow, PowerAutomate, ...) 

Ensure close relationships with products’ vendors to get necessary expertise on their products 

Ensure solutions architectures, processes and support models are correctly documented, especially in application referential (ServiceNow APM & CMDB) 

Apply strong change management process (release management, approvals, major issue, outage, new features communication, …) 

Budget & TCO 

Contribute to budget required to manage products (new releases, licenses, run costs, …) and to ensure value maximization (e.g. fit-for-purpose licenses, streamline support partners, …), especially from “shared with Sanofi” to “fully autonomous” 

User Experience, Adoption & Education 

Propose trainings for end-users to maximize usage of key products and communicate regularly on thei usages (e.g. new features, how-to, …) 

Propose adoption measurements to promote maximum usage of products’ capabilities 

Reliability & Operations 

Through problem solving approach and in partnership with Operations team, contribute to root cause analysis and conduct post incident reviews to identify areas for improvement 

Manage products’ roadmaps to maximize reliability and fit-for-purpose capabilities 

Partner with CHC & Sanofi Infrastructure teams to smoothly integrate these products into Digital landscape 

Security & Compliance 

Work closely with security teams to ensure compliance and address vulnerabilities (e.g. integrate security features in product’s roadmap) 

Partnering with Digital Quality representatives, ensure alignment with regulations (GxP, SOX, …) and contribute to provide necessary documentation & answers to audits as required 

Projects 

Deliver evolutions & projects related to Digital Workplace scope, or oversee them if managed through Sanofi stakeholders 

Contribute to CHC real estate projects to bring Digital Workplace design & delivery of solutions 

About you

Technical background required 

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field, with various proven experiences in international context across global organizations 

Proven experience in owning key Digital Workplace products, especially their initial setup, like M365, Videoconferencing or devices 

Proficiency in Digital Workplace products & vendors eco-system, with deeper technical knowledge on some of them, especially what CHC will need to tackle more rapidly: M365, videoconferencing (Zoom, Teams) and devices 

Culture in DevOps approach and automation capabilities 

Soft skills required 

Proven experience working in global virtual teams and international matrix environment 

Ability to take the lead & ownership (e.g. to find a solution, propose new idea and execute them, …), even in unclear situations. Contribute to clear the unclear 

Good verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills, with ability to talk to end-users and adapt “tech” language to various audience 

Curious, open-minded, « out of the box » thinking 

Agile and continuous improvement mindset, with critical-thinking and root-cause-analysis paradigms 

Fluent in English 

Why Choose us?

Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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