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The role focuses on connecting strategy across domains, aligning technology decisions, and building a clear, integrated narrative of how infrastructure enables the business.\nOperates with a team-of-teams mindset that prioritizes enterprise outcomes over siloed success, with a focus on end-user experience, not just technical implementation. Balances innovation with operational stability, drives clarity and shared understanding, and acts with credibility, pragmatism, and transparency.\nThis is a hybrid position requiring three days of onsite work per week. Baird is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.\nThe Impact You’ll Make:\nConnect infrastructure technologies and teams to ensure platforms operate as a cohesive, business-aligned ecosystem.\nLead cross-team architecture discussions that keep teams aligned on tradeoffs, dependencies, and direction.\nTurn complex, multi-platform architecture into roadmaps and presentations that leaders can act on.\nConnect cloud, SaaS, and on-premises infrastructure into one coherent architecture. Identify gaps or overlaps between platforms to drive early resolution.\nAlign Microsoft Teams, AV/conference room, and endpoint architectures to ensure a smooth experience across meeting spaces and devices.\nConnect identity (Entra ID), endpoint management (Intune), and collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint with cloud services. Look for ways to simplify and modernize.\nPartner with Project Managers and Business Analysts early to shape infrastructure solution options, assessing feasibility, weighing trade-offs, and defining network, security, and platform requirements before designs are locked.\nHelp integrate AI capabilities into the infrastructure and workplace environment, working within security and governance guidelines. Plan or design the infrastructure needed to support Baird’s AI efforts.\nHelp integrate AI capabilities into the infrastructure and workplace environment, working within security and governance guidelines. Plan or design the infrastructure needed to support Baird’s AI efforts.\nStep in as a senior technical resource during major incidents, helping teams see how systems connect; driving faster resolution.\nBuild alignment across teams without formal authority and coach engineers and technical leads on architecture thinking and communication.\nAct as an escalation point to help teams work through optimization trade-offs to ensure the best result for Baird.\nWhat You’ll Bring to Baird:\nA minimum of 7 years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, systems engineering or related technology disciplines, including a minimum of 3 years leading complex technical or cross-team initiatives in a large IT environment\nSolid grasp of Azure, M365 including Teams, Exchange, SharePoint and Intune, identity including Entra ID, networking, virtualization, and unified communications. Comfortable connecting multiple technology areas rather than specializing in just one.\nSkilled at leading through influence, facilitating discussions, and communicating clearly with both technical and business audiences.\nBachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience\nCompensation and Benefits:\nCompensation and bonus are commensurate with experience, performance and/or firm profitability\nYou’ll have the opportunity to advance your career while enjoying our comprehensive benefits designed for your life, career and future.\nNote to External Recruiters / Search Firms: Baird does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not compensate for any placement resulting from such submissions. 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