Modern Workplace Specialist

Permanent, full-time opporunity
- 9-day fortnight with no salary reduction
- Work alongside collaborative leaders and industry experts

Grant Thornton Australia is one of the world's leading independently-owned and managed accounting, advisory and consulting firms.

Our culture is underpinned by a commitment to our clients, people and communities, and our promise to ‘Reach for Remarkable’ by providing proven expertise, principled execution, and personalised experience.

In Australia, we’re proud to support the careers of over 1,500 remarkable people. With six offices nationally and partner firms in more than 145 markets, wherever you want to go, we can take you there.

**About this role**

We are looking for a hands-on Modern Workplace Specialist to implement and continuously improve how our people use Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Agents and Microsoft Power Platform to get work done - safely and at scale. You’ll translate business requirements into practical solutions while improving and upholding governance and guardrails that let citizen development thrive while minimising risk.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Design solutions that turn business requirements in to secure, supportable AI and low-code solutions. Often integrating with Power Automate, Microsoft 365 and other services.
- Optimise agent interactions using effective prompt engineering patterns; troubleshoot and resolve performance and functional issues end-to-end.
- Manage and maintain Power Platform environments, including monitoring citizen led development and ensuring architectural guardrails and governance are upheld.
- Assist with governance controls (environment strategy, guardrails, testing/evaluation pipelines) and comply with firm policies and standards.
- Partner and communicate effectively across Digital and business stake holders.

**Skills and Experience**
- Experience working with GenAI /LLMs and AI agent platforms (creation, integration, deployment, optimisation and management).
- Proficiency with Python and experience integrating with back-end APIs.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and the Power Platform for low-code automation.
- Experience maintaining Power Platform environments and implementing governance controls.
- Strong customer service mindset with the ability to communicate technical detail clearly and collaborating across teams.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Dataverse, Azure Active Directory and integration patterns (custom connectors).
- Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Application Lifecycle Management and CI/CD practices in a Microsoft environment.
- Proven problem-solving skills, attention to detail with the ability to work independently while building effective partnerships.
- Broader experience across modern workplace technologies such as the Microsoft 365 environment also welcome.

**Reach your remarkable**

At Grant Thornton we do things differently because we understand that when you strive for better and care about what you do remarkable things are possible. We’re a dynamic and authentic mix of backgrounds, perspectives and ways of thinking. We’re driven by our shared purpose - we care for our people, clients and communities and support them to thrive.

With us, you’ll be exposed to challenging and rewarding opportunities - building your confidence and capabilities at every step. You’ll be supported, motivated and inspired by a team of passionate and caring collaborators and leaders. You’ll be empowered to build a career path that’s tailored to you and encouraged to make a meaningful difference. And we’ll make sure the excellence you deliver and the impact you make is always seen, felt and celebrated.
- Remarkable perks that put you first: _
- Up to 26 weeks paid parental leave | paid secondary carers leave
- Promotion opportunity | structured learning and development at all career levels
- Balance work from home with collaborative team connection days
- Diverse and inclusive firm culture
- And many more
- #LI-Hybrid_