Lead SharePoint Developer

Southern Water • Worthington, MN

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the evolution of our digital workplace for over 3,000 colleagues. As our SharePoint Development Lead, you’ll shape the future of collaboration, content governance, and user experience across SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365. You’ll head up a small, skilled SharePoint development team within our Content and Collaboration function, driving modern, secure, user‑centred solutions that transform how the business works, shares, and communicates.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in SharePoint Online and M365 development, including SPFx, PowerShell, PnP, and the Power Platform.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps.
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering enterprise‑level digital collaboration solutions.
• Programming skills across .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core), JavaScript/TypeScript, and frameworks such as React.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps and cloud‑based architectures.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• Scrum Master or Product Owner certification.
• Experience in UX, design thinking, or user research within digital product development.

Responsibilities

• Leading the design, build and deployment of SharePoint Online sites, structures, and digital experiences.
• Managing and mentoring a team of SharePoint developers, driving quality and continuous improvement.
• Working with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions that deliver real value.
• Overseeing workflow, form, and automation development using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Driving ECM best practice, from metadata standards to content lifecycle and user adoption.
• Providing technical leadership across ECM architecture, integrations, performance improvements, and migrations.
• Ensuring governance, compliance, and security standards are applied consistently across the M365 environment
• Leading our Content & Collaboration Centre of Excellence, supporting and coaching citizen developers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees