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M365 Transition Migration Lead
@ Cognizant
Toronto, Ontario
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Overview
Cognizant is hiring a M365 Transition Migration Lead to run enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 migration programs across email, collaboration, identity and productivity platforms. The role covers migration planning and cutover, tenant administration, governance and compliance controls, stakeholder reporting and hypercare. Hybrid, 3 days a week in Toronto; base salary $108,500 to $118,000 per year, plus a discretionary bonus.
Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end Microsoft 365 transition and migration programs
- Plan migration waves, cutover and transition schedules
- Administer tenant configuration, licensing, security and service monitoring
- Maintain governance frameworks and collaborate with GRC teams
- Report to executives and manage risks, dependencies and stakeholders
Requirements summary:
- 8+ years in Microsoft 365 administration and migration
- Hands-on expertise with Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID
- Experience leading large-scale enterprise migration programs
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 governance, security and compliance
- Strong project coordination and stakeholder communication skills
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Job details
| Seniority | Lead |
| Department | IT |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Performance bonus, Wellness |
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Cognizant
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Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
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Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) engineers modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology, reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we’re improving everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
| Field | Value |
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| Industry | IT Services and IT Consulting |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Teaneck, New Jersey |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Specialties | InteractiveIntelligent Process AutomationDigital EngineeringIndustry & Platform SolutionsInternet of ThingsArtificial IntelligenceCloudData HealthcareBanking |
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Job description
About The Role
As an M365 Transition Migration Lead, you will make an impact by leading enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 transition and migration programs across collaboration, messaging, identity, and productivity platforms. You will be responsible for planning and executing complex migration initiatives, ensuring seamless adoption, maintaining governance and compliance standards, and driving operational excellence across global environments. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, security partners, and support organizations to deliver secure, scalable, and user-centric M365 solutions.
In this role, you will
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What You Need To Have To Be Considered
Total Compensation
We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between $108,500.00 – $118,000.00 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
As an M365 Transition Migration Lead, you will make an impact by leading enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 transition and migration programs across collaboration, messaging, identity, and productivity platforms. You will be responsible for planning and executing complex migration initiatives, ensuring seamless adoption, maintaining governance and compliance standards, and driving operational excellence across global environments. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, security partners, and support organizations to deliver secure, scalable, and user-centric M365 solutions.
In this role, you will
- Lead end-to-end planning, coordination, and execution of Microsoft 365 transition and migration programs with minimal disruption to business operations.
- Conduct discovery and assessment activities for existing email, collaboration, productivity, and identity platforms to develop migration strategies and technical roadmaps.
- Coordinate migration waves, cutover activities, and transition schedules across Microsoft 365 workloads.
- Administer and support Microsoft 365 environments, including tenant configuration, licensing, security policies, and service monitoring.
- Establish and maintain governance frameworks for Microsoft 365 services, including access management, data handling, and service provisioning standards.
- Collaborate with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams to implement controls that support regulatory requirements and data protection objectives.
- Monitor migration performance, service health, and user experience metrics to identify optimization opportunities and improve platform adoption.
- Develop and maintain migration runbooks, operational procedures, support documentation, and knowledge articles.
- Support hypercare activities and post-migration stabilization efforts, addressing technical issues and optimizing configurations.
- Manage stakeholder communications, executive reporting, project updates, risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
- Partner with security, infrastructure, and architecture teams to ensure Microsoft 365 integrations align with enterprise standards and resilience requirements.
- Enable secure hybrid work capabilities, including collaboration, content sharing, identity management, and remote access solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives by incorporating lessons learned into migration methodologies, templates, and standards.
- Coordinate with support and operations teams to ensure successful transition into steady-state support models.
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Toronto, ON. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
What You Need To Have To Be Considered
- 8+ years of experience in Microsoft 365 administration, migration, and enterprise collaboration platform support.
- Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Entra ID (Azure AD), and related administrative functions.
- Experience leading large-scale transition and migration programs in enterprise environments.
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 governance, security, compliance, and information protection capabilities.
- Experience with tenant administration, policy management, licensing, identity integration, and service monitoring.
- Understanding of governance, risk, and compliance principles within collaboration and productivity platforms.
- Strong project coordination, stakeholder management, and communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
- Experience developing migration strategies, cutover plans, operating procedures, and transition documentation.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex migration and operational challenges.
- Ability to interpret operational metrics and translate findings into actionable improvements.
- Experience supporting global organizations and distributed teams within hybrid work environments.
- Experience with large-scale Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Purview, Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Compliance Manager.
- Experience supporting governance and compliance initiatives in regulated environments.
- Familiarity with migration and assessment tools used for Microsoft 365 modernization projects.
- Experience driving organizational change management and user adoption programs.
- Exposure to enterprise architecture, identity modernization, and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Microsoft 365 Enterprise Administrator-level expertise.
- Microsoft 365 administration, identity/access management, messaging, and GRC certifications preferred.
Total Compensation
We regularly assess market data to ensure we offer a competitive compensation package for our associates. The base salary for this position ranges between $108,500.00 – $118,000.00 per year. Where the successful candidate may fall within the range depends on relevant education, work and/or management experience and other business-related and job-necessary qualifications. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual performance-based bonus, as well as benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
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