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This is an opportunity to become the go-to expert for Microsoft 365 Copilot, shaping how AI is embedded across a large enterprise while building intelligent solutions that deliver genuine business impact.\nYou’ll play a pivotal role in driving AI adoption, designing custom Copilot solutions, educating users, and ensuring AI is implemented securely, responsibly and at scale.\nWhat you’ll be doing Lead the adoption and optimisation of Microsoft 365 Copilot across the business.\nDesign and build custom copilots, agents, plugins and connectors using Copilot Studio.\nDevelop AI-powered solutions using Power Platform, Microsoft Graph and enterprise integrations.\nDeliver workshops, training sessions, prompt libraries and enablement programs that maximise user adoption.\nMonitor usage, measure business outcomes and continuously improve the employee AI experience.\nPartner closely with technology, security and business stakeholders to deliver innovative AI solutions.\nStay ahead of Microsoft’s AI roadmap and introduce new capabilities that create measurable productivity gains. What we’re looking for\nYou’ll bring experience across several of the following: Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio.\nBuilding custom copilots, declarative agents, plugins and connectors.\nPower Platform including Power Automate and Power Apps.\nMicrosoft Graph and enterprise integrations.\nAI engineering, machine learning or software development experience.\nPrompt engineering and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).\nMicrosoft 365 governance including SharePoint, OneDrive, sensitivity labels and DLP.\nPython or other scripting experience.\nStrong stakeholder engagement and the ability to translate technical concepts into business value.\nExperience delivering training, workshops or technology adoption programs. Nice to have Azure AI Foundry\nGitHub Copilot\nExperience with Claude\nExperience working within large enterprise environments or regulated industries. Why apply?\nThis is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI within a well-established organisation investing heavily in Microsoft Copilot and enterprise AI. You’ll work with emerging technologies, influence AI strategy, and help thousands of employees transform the way they work.\nIf you’re excited by the opportunity to build intelligent AI solutions while driving meaningful organisational change, we’d love to hear from you.\nInterested in other tech jobs in Melbourne? Connect with Geraint Cooper on +61 438 275 551 to explore other potential oportunities.\nAt Salt, our mission is Creating Futures by putting our clients, candidates, partners, and team members at the heart of everything we do. We extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to our continued success.\nSalt acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. 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