GenAI & Azure Architecture Client-Facing Consulting Role

We are looking for an AI Architect (Manager or Senior Manager level) to help scale and accelerate our AI and Generative AI (GenAI) offerings. In this role, you will design enterprise-grade AI solutions, guide clients through their GenAI journey, and shape the future of AI adoption across industries. This is a client-facing, architecture-led consulting role with global reach and impact.

You will work closely with solutioning, sales, and delivery teams across regions to architect AI and GenAI solutions using Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Copilot Studio. You will help clients move from experimentation to scalable, business-aligned AI adoption—bringing technical depth, architectural rigor, and trusted advisory to every engagement.

What You’ll Do (All Levels)

AI Architecture & Solution Design

• Lead the design of end-to-end AI and GenAI solutions aligned to client strategy and measurable outcomes.

• Define solution blueprints, reference architectures, and AI roadmaps for scalable, repeatable delivery.

• Translate complex requirements into clear, well-architected solution approaches.

GenAI & Azure Technical Leadership

• Advise on GenAI use cases including conversational AI, copilots, RAG, vector search, and emerging Agentic AI patterns.

• Leverage Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Copilot Studio to shape automation and orchestration.

Client Advisory

• Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders.

• Lead architecture discussions, design workshops, and solution reviews.

• Shape AI strategy, adoption plans, and future-state operating models.

Sales & Pursuit Support

• Support sales pursuits through solution shaping, estimates, and executive-facing presentations.

• Contribute to PoVs, demos, and proposal development.

Practice & Capability Building

• Contribute to internal accelerators, best practices, and reusable components.

• Mentor team members and support capability uplift in GenAI and Responsible AI.

Additional Responsibilities (Manager)

Managers focus on leading architecture workstreams and delivering high-quality solution designs:

• Lead architecture components within larger programs.

• Deliver solution designs, documentation, and implementation guidance.

• Facilitate workshops, gather requirements, and support stakeholder alignment.

• Contribute to proposals and solution narratives under guidance from senior leaders.

Additional Responsibilities (Senior Manager)

Senior Managers take on broader leadership and strategic responsibilities, including:

Strategic Client Leadership

• Lead executive briefings and influence senior stakeholders.

• Shape multi-year AI roadmaps and value realization frameworks (KPIs, OKRs, ROI).

Enterprise Architecture Ownership

• Own end-to-end architecture across data, integration, security, identity, and model lifecycle.

• Establish standards for RAG, orchestration, agent strategies, and AI governance.

Sales & Growth Leadership

• Lead pre-sales architecture for major pursuits and create industry-aligned reference designs.

• Shape commercial strategy, solutioning, and risk mitigation for large programs.

Delivery Governance

• Oversee architectural integrity across programs, run design reviews, and manage risks and trade-offs.

• Ensure adoption, value tracking, and scaled rollout across complex engagements.

Operating Model & Governance

• Define AI operating models, platform strategy, SDLC/MLOps/LLMOps guardrails, and data access patterns.

• Advise on Responsible AI, security, privacy, and Azure Well-Architected principles

Avanade è alla ricerca di giovani laureandi e neolaureati in materie STEM interessati ad accrescere le proprie competenze in ambito Business Intelligence e Big Data. L'Academy è rivolta a studenti, laureandi o neolaureati in materie informatiche o STEM, da inserire nelle nostre sedi di Napoli e Cagliari.

In Avanade avrai la possibilità di disegnare e implementare soluzioni IT in grado di contribuire al miglioramento del business dei nostri clienti. Grazie ad un’attenta e continua attività di formazione e tutoraggio, ti aiuteremo ad acquisire velocemente le competenze richieste dal ruolo e a muoverti in maniera sempre più autonoma.

Cosa farai:

• Potrai sviluppare e documentare procedure, dashnboard, report e fogli di calcolo per la raccolta e analisi dei dati in base alla progettazione definita

• Sarai in grado di impostare correttamente query in linguaggio SQL

• Acquisirai competenze nella interpretazione e analisi dei dati per individuare pattern (schemi) trend (tendenze) e distribuzioni

Ti sei appena laureato o stai per laurearti in Ingegneria Gestionale?

Ti piacerebbe guidare i clienti verso soluzioni innovative per la gestione aziendale?

Entra nei nostri Team per integrare business e tecnologia, lavorando a stretto contatto per trasformare le esigenze aziendali in soluzioni innovative.

Offriamo un percorso di stage retribuito finalizzato all'assunzione!

La posizione è disponibile per le sedi di Milano, Bologna e Padova.

Avanade, azienda Top Employer e primo gold partner Microsoft, è alla ricerca di giovani talentuosi da specializzare sui processi Supply Chain per intraprendere un percorso di crescita tecnologico e manageriale in ambito ERP.

Cosa farai

• raccolta e analisi dei requisiti del business e traduzione in soluzioni tecniche collaborando con i colleghi più senior, al fine di diventare il riferimento per il cliente in ottica di adozione e integrazione del sistema ERP

• conoscenza e utilizzo della piattaforma Dynamics 365 F&O/SCM

Accountable for driving market activation for Avanade’s SME&C business unit in (EME, APAC, Americas).  Working with the SME&C leader for the Area and the SME&C GTM Global leader, creating the plan that encompasses client segmentation, Avanade sales enablement, Microsoft enablement, and campaigns to drive growth for Avanade in the SMEC market segment. 

This is a critical role with a focus on enabling the growth for Avanade in the SMEC segment in partnership with Microsoft.  It requires strong planning and execution skills, a client centric mindset and a determination to build something new.   It acts as the bridge between our specialist teams in catalyst solutions, squads, sales, marketing and alliances bringing together the best of our capabilities to drive growth. 

They will lead regular engagements with each of our regions, driving campaigns, co-ordinating content requirements, innovating how the Area benefits from various budgets and funding options to drive activation.  Critically they will also be an escalation point and share learnings and best practices across regions in the Area.