Job Description

Location: Pune

Employment Type: full-time

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Job Details

JOB SUMMARY:

The Sr. Consultant, Microsoft AI Solutions is a senior delivery consultant responsible for leading solution design and implementation of Microsoft Copilot and AI solutions within active client engagements. This role owns delivery-aligned design decisions, customer alignment, and execution across assigned solution components, ensuring outcomes that are secure, scalable, and aligned to business objectives.


As a core member of the delivery team, the Senior Consultant partners with architects, project managers, and client stakeholders to define solutions, guide implementation, and support transition to steady-state operations.


This role is intentionally designed to support multiple technical profiles involved in Microsoft AI solution delivery. Candidates may bring strengths in low-code AI business solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 integrations, or in pro-code AI solution delivery leveraging Azure AI services, Microsoft Foundry, and custom integration patterns. Regardless of technical background, success in this role requires the ability to translate business scenarios into delivery-ready solutions, lead customer alignment throughout the engagement, and execute secure, scalable AI solutions that drive measurable productivity and business outcomes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Sr. Consultant, Microsoft AI Solutions drives end-to-end delivery success for assigned Microsoft Copilot and AI solution components. This includes leading solution design activities within engagement scope, aligning stakeholders on requirements and implementation approach, developing delivery-ready artifacts, and executing configuration, integration, and deployment tasks. The role ensures solutions meet security, governance, and operational standards and supports go-live readiness, stabilization, and handoff to operations teams.


This role will also support presales and technical deep-dive sessions (on an as-needed basis) with customers prior to the initiation of delivery engagements, focused on solution feasibility, technical validation, and delivery readiness.

SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Solution Envisioning and Business Alignment

Lead and support AI solution envisioning activities with customers, including workshops, demonstrations, and technical deep-dive sessions. Translate business scenarios and use cases into conceptual solution designs - aligned to Microsoft AI products and services via Copilot, Azure, etc. Support technical feasibility and delivery readiness assessments prior to delivery initiation, validating platform fit, approach, and constraints. Facilitate alignment with customer stakeholders on solution scope, requirements, architecture approach, and success criteria. Develop conceptual designs and delivery-aligned solution definitions to guide successful implementation.
Solution Delivery and Execution

Lead solution design activities within delivery engagements, translating approved concepts into functional and non-functional requirements. Configure, build, and implement Microsoft solutions through Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and supporting Azure services. Integrate Copilot solutions with Microsoft 365, Teams, Microsoft Foundry, and existing enterprise systems and workflows. Implement identity, security, governance, and access controls aligned to customer and organizational standards. Execute testing, validation, and troubleshooting to ensure solution quality and readiness for production use. Support deployment, go-live, and stabilization activities to ensure successful adoption.
Communication and Collaboration

Ability to serve as the primary delivery lead for assigned solution components or workstreams within an engagement. Partner with solution architects and project managers to plan, execute, and track delivery milestones. Collaborate with customer technical and business teams to drive alignment, decision-making, and adoption throughout the engagement. Communicate delivery status, risks, and dependencies to internal and customer stakeholders. Support limited presales and technical deep-dive sessions (on an as-needed basis) to enable solution feasibility, technical validation, and delivery readiness.
Continuous Improvement and Delivery Excellence

Develop and contribute to delivery artifacts including architecture workshop agendas, diagrams, configuration specifications, runbooks, deployment guides, and validation checklists. Capture, sanitize, and contribute reusable solution assets, patterns, and implementation guidance to internal repositories. Contribute feedback and lessons learned to improve delivery efficiency, consistency, and quality across similar engagements. Support initiatives focused on standardizing delivery approaches and accelerating future implementations. Stay current on Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, and related platform updates to continuously improve delivery practices.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred. 8+ years of experience in consulting, enterprise architecture, or digital transformation with client-facing responsibilities. Experience advising senior leaders on AI, Copilot, or cloud modernization initiatives. Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Studio. Experience designing AI-enabled solutions / automations, or integrating with existing business processes leveraging Microsoft 365, Teams, and Azure services. Strong understanding of Identity and Access Management design concepts for Microsoft Copilot and AI agents Familiar with agent design patterns & data access patterns. Familiar with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and integration architectures. Hands-on experience in integrating with one or more of these services through Copilot Studio is preferred. Experience in leading and contributing to presales efforts including readiness assessments, envisioning workshops, and proposal development. Microsoft certifications in Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, Azure, and Microsoft AI are preferred. Highly organized, detail-oriented, excellent time management skills, and able to effectively prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, high-volume, and evolving work environment. Ability to approach customer requests with a proactive and consultative manner; listen to and understand user requests and needs, and effectively deliver. Strong influencing skills to get things done and inspire business transformation. Excellent oral, written communication, and presentation skills with an ability to present AI-related concepts to C-Level Executives and non-technical audiences. Conflict negotiation and critical thinking skills and agility. * Ability to travel when needed.