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In AI Business Solutions, we help customers move Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio beyond individual productivity and into the way their business actually runs, with a Copilot supporting every employee and an agent behind every process. We work alongside customers to identify high-value automation opportunities, build agents that deliver measurable outcomes, and prove business value.\nAs a Senior Cloud Solution Architect - Agentic AI and Copilot Studio focused on agentic AI within the International Customer Success Unit, you will serve as the senior technical authority for Copilot Studio and agent solutions across enterprise customers in the New York and greater New York area. You will design, build, and deploy agents end-to-end, including topics, actions, connectors, integrations with Microsoft 365 and line-of-business data, and the governance and cost management practices required to scale safely. While familiarity with Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption is valuable, the core of the role is building agents that solve real business problems.\nCustomers will be at different stages of their AI journey. Some may be starting with Copilot productivity scenarios, others deploying their first task or retrieval agents, and others scaling custom or autonomous agents across multiple business processes. Success requires the ability to assess customer maturity and engage at the right point.\nThis is a senior, highly autonomous role and the sole dedicated Copilot Studio resource for the market. You will set technical direction for engagements, guide customers and partners toward successful outcomes, and know when to engage specialists from across the broader Microsoft ecosystem. You must be comfortable influencing without formal authority and providing leadership through expertise.\nYou will also act as a multiplier for the broader community. The assets you create, the patterns you document, and the people you develop will determine how effectively this capability scales across the market.\nMicrosoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.\nResponsibilities\nTechnical Direction\nDesign and orchestrate agent solutions independently across complex customer environments.\n\nDefine technical strategy rather than simply implementing existing designs.\n\nCustomer Engagement\nAdvise technical decision makers and business stakeholders.\n\nShape requirements and challenge approaches that are unlikely to achieve customer goals.\n\nScaling Beyond Yourself\nMentor colleagues and partners.\n\nBuild reusable assets, frameworks, and documented patterns.\n\nHelp grow local expertise in agentic AI technologies.\n\nBuild and Deliver Agents\nDesign, build, test, and deploy Copilot Studio agents aligned to enterprise business processes.\n\nConfigure topics, actions, connectors, and environments.\n\nIntegrate agents with Microsoft 365 content, SharePoint, Teams, line-of-business systems, and Power Platform automation.\n\nDeliver pilots, proofs of concept, and production-ready solutions.\n\nLeverage reusable assets, templates, and reference architectures whenever possible.\n\nBuild knowledge across the broader AI platform, including Azure AI Foundry and related agent technologies.\n\nPartner with Customers\nLead business and technical stakeholders through use-case discovery and prioritization.\n\nHelp customers identify scenarios that deliver measurable business value.\n\nBuild outcome-based success plans and track value realization throughout engagements.\n\nDevelop relationships with architects, technical decision makers, and business leaders.\n\nServe as the voice of the customer within Microsoft.\n\nChallenge approaches that do not align to desired business outcomes.\n\nBuild for Scale, Security, and Cost\nEmbed security, compliance, and governance into every deployment.\n\nHelp customers establish agent registries, evaluation processes, testing practices, and centers of excellence.\n\nAdvise on consumption and token cost management.\n\nApply governance and methodology to identify and mitigate business and technical risks.\n\nDrive Adoption and Growth\nDrive executive sponsorship and stakeholder alignment.\n\nBuild champion communities and adoption programs.\n\nSupport training and communication efforts that sustain long-term value.\n\nIncrease both Microsoft 365 Copilot usage and agent adoption.\n\nGrow consumption across Copilot Studio and the broader AI ecosystem.\n\nIdentify and remove technical blockers or ensure they are escalated appropriately.\n\nScale Beyond Yourself\nMaintain advanced Copilot Studio expertise and certification.\n\nMentor colleagues, account teams, and partners.\n\nParticipate in local, regional, and global technical communities.\n\nShare best practices and leverage specialist expertise when needed.\n\nBuild reusable agents, frameworks, and documented patterns.\n\nIdentify capability gaps and improvement opportunities through delivery experience.\n\nDeliver with Excellence\nMaintain a healthy delivery pipeline.\n\nAlign services and technical execution to customer goals.\n\nEnsure accurate opportunity, milestone, and delivery tracking.\n\nMeet operational excellence standards, including documentation and time reporting requirements.\n\nCoordinate effectively with account teams, specialists, and partners.\n\nOtherEmbody our culture and values\n\nQualifications\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or a related field and 4+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, IT consulting, support, systems administration, or related technical roles\nOR equivalent experience.\n\nOther Requirements\nThis position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.\nPreferred Qualifications\nDemonstrated hands-on experience designing and building Copilot Studio agents, including topics, actions, connectors, and integrations with Microsoft 365 and business data sources. \n2+ years of hands on technical experience with Power Platform, including governance and connector-based automation. \n4+ years delivering technical solutions, including pilots, proofs of concept, and enterprise production deployments\n4+ years in a customer-facing technical role. \n6+ years of experience in cloud, infrastructure, or enterprise technology consulting.\nExperience functioning as the senior or sole technical authority for a technology area.\nCloud certifications, particularly advanced Copilot Studio & Power Platform certifications.\nExposure to Azure AI Foundry, autonomous agents, custom agent development, and pro-code extensibility.\nExperience influencing senior technical and business stakeholders without formal authority.\nExperience with AI governance, testing, evaluation, and cost management.\nExperience mentoring colleagues and contributing reusable assets to a technical community. \nCloud Solution Architecture IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $106,400 - $203,600 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $137,600 - $222,600 per year.\nCertain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:\nhttps://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay\nThis position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.\nMicrosoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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