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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Manager - Workplace Technology - **Company:** GHD - **Location:** Irvine, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $220,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Artificial Intelligence, Apple Mac Systems, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data as a Services, Virtual Desktops, Microsoft SharePoint, Virtual Environment, Microsoft InTune - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59520911-manager-workplace-technology ## About the Role * 10+ years in end user computing at enterprise scale (10,000+ users, multi-geography), ideally within global professional services or engineering. * Deep expertise across device lifecycle (Windows, macOS, mobile, BYOD), VDI/DaaS (Azure Virtual Desktop, Nerdio) and M365 administration (Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, Intune, Entra ID). * A track record of leading Copilot or digital workplace transformation, from strategy through deployment to measured adoption. * Experience building or running a DEX measurement programme, and strong people leadership through change. * Commercial acumen to frame technology in terms of productivity, cost per user and business enablement. * Genuine curiosity and daily, hands-on use of AI tools: you lead the change by living it. * Certifications: Microsoft MD-102 and MS-102 or equivalent (required); AZ-140 and a Copilot or AI-related certification (desirable). ## Description As Manager - Workplace Technology, you will own both the strategy and the daily quality of the technology experience for every person at GHD. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer with a seat at the IS Leadership Team, you will lead three teams (Device Management; Cloud Compute & Virtual Environments; and a new Digital Workspaces & Collaboration function you will help build) and steer GHD along Microsoft's three-mode journey: from Chat, to Cowork, to Digital Workers. This is a build-and-transform role for someone who wants to shape what comes next, not maintain the status quo. Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in: * Owning GHD's end user compute and digital workspace strategy and a three-year roadmap toward AI-augmented, agent-enabled working. * Leading and growing three sub-teams across multiple geographies, and stand up the new Digital Workspaces & Collaboration function as a first priority. * Driving M365 Copilot enterprise adoption, moving from persona acceleration to genuine process redesign. * Establishing a digital employee experience (DEX) measurement framework and continuously improve the daily technology experience. * Managing the device lifecycle, the Azure Virtual Desktop and Nerdio estate, and end user compute cost governance. * Readying GHD's environment for AI agents and non-human identities, partnering with Cyber and Platform on workspace security. * Representing the digital workplace at the IS Leadership Team and partner with Microsoft on the Copilot and Windows AI roadmap., * A genuinely strategic, high-visibility role reporting to the CTO, with influence at the IS Leadership Team. * Ownership of Copilot, AI agents and the Digital Workers roadmap, at the leading edge of enterprise AI. * The rare chance to build a new function and a multi-year roadmap from the ground up. * Global scale and a strategic partnership with Microsoft. * Purpose: your work is central to Strategy 2035 and to the daily experience of every person at GHD. ## Related Videos - [Developer Tools for Microsoft Azure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/450-developer-tools-for-microsoft-azure) - [Green Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/592-green-cloud-computing) - [Hacking C# from the inside - how to do anything in NET](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/117-hacking-c-from-the-inside-how-to-do-anything-in-net) - [Beyond the 9–5: Designing Work Around Humans](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1321-beyond-the-9-5-designing-work-around-humans) - [Develop enterprise-ready applications for Microsoft Teams with Azure resources on modern web technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/187-develop-enterprise-ready-applications-for-microsoft-teams-with-azure-resources-on-modern-web-technologies) - [Delete the roles, deploy the skills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2104-delete-the-roles-deploy-the-skills) ## Related Articles - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [A Guide to Green Tech and Green IT Careers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/374-a-guide-to-green-tech-and-green-it-careers) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Everything a Developer Needs to Know About MCP with Neo4j](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/604-everything-a-developer-needs-to-know-about-mcp-with-neo4j)