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Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.\nAs a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.\nJoin our team and create your future.\nYou've gained valuable technical expertise in the Microsoft AI ecosystem, and now you're ready to be the technical backbone of a growing enablement team. This role owns the technical accuracy of every platform module the US Enablement team produces and is the person Enablement Specialists turn to when a business-unit use case requires architectural judgment.You will design use-case-specific enablement blueprints, validate training content before it reaches business units, and clearly define where solution design stops and platform engineering begins.\nWhat You'll Own\nM365 Copilot, Copilot Studio (custom agents, topic design, channel deployment), Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), and the Microsoft AI product roadmap\nTechnical accuracy of all US enablement content - every platform module is validated by this role before delivery\nUse case design for business-unit-specific Copilot deployments - translating business scenarios into solution blueprints Enablement Specialists can deliver\nSolution design up to the point where platform engineering begins\nWhat You'll Do\nServe as the technical backbone of the US Enablement team\nDesign use-case-specific enablement blueprints: what to demonstrate, what to teach, what readiness prerequisites exist\nValidate all platform-specific training content for technical accuracy before it reaches business units\nPartner with the Intake Senior Solution Architect to receive solution handoffs and translate them into enablement programs\nTrack the Microsoft AI roadmap and brief the Enablement team on what to prepare for six months ahead\nClearly define where solution design stops and platform engineering begins for every use case\nWhy This Role Matters\nElevates enablement from surface-level feature training to genuine use-case capability\nPrevents the Enablement team from being caught flat-footed by business-unit technical questions during delivery\nCreates a documented solution design handoff process between Intake and Enablement, reducing rework and miscommunication\nQualifications\n5+ years in the Microsoft ecosystem, with experience in both solution design and enablement delivery - ideally at a Microsoft partner firm\nHands-on Copilot Studio experience: building agents, configuring topics, deploying to channels\nCertifications: PL-200 or PL-400, plus AI-900, MS-900, and PL-900 as a baseline\nInstructional design instinct alongside technical depth - able to design a learning journey, not just deliver a workshop\nTravel Requirements : Flexible living locations, ability to travel up to 25% (as needed for stakeholder engagement)\nThe estimated base salary for this job is $100,000 - $135,000 USD. 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