Description du poste

Chez Avanade, nous aidons les organisations à exploiter la puissance des technologies Microsoft afin de générer des résultats d’affaires concrets. À titre de Gestionnaire principal, Data et IA – Leader régional Est, vous jouerez un rôle clé dans la croissance des activités Data & IA d’Avanade dans la région de Montréal et des Maritimes. Vous dirigerez des mandats clients complexes, concevrez des solutions de données et d’intelligence artificielle innovantes et superviserez la réalisation de programmes de transformation à grande échelle.

Ce rôle requiert une combinaison d’expertise technique approfondie, de leadership en consultation, de gestion de la livraison et de développement des talents, à l’intersection de la stratégie d’affaires, de l’analytique avancée et de l’IA. Vous agirez comme conseiller de confiance auprès des hauts dirigeants clients tout en bâtissant, développant et dirigeant des équipes multidisciplinaires performantes.

Au quotidien, vous serez responsable de:

1. Leadership auprès des clients

• Diriger les mandats clients de bout en bout, de la phase de cadrage et de conception jusqu’à la livraison.
• Agir comme conseiller stratégique auprès de cadres supérieurs (directeurs, vice-présidents et dirigeants).
• Animer des ateliers, séances de découverte et activités de conception de solutions.

2. Développement des affaires et croissance de la pratique

• Définir et exécuter la stratégie de développement des affaires Data & IA pour la région de Montréal et des Maritimes.

• Contribuer aux activités de développement des affaires, incluant l’identification d’occasions, la préparation de propositions et le façonnement d’opportunités.

• Contribuer à la conclusion de mandats en données et en IA tout en renforçant et développant les relations clients existantes.

• Développer des offres de mise en marché et des accélérateurs réutilisables pour la pratique Data et IA.

3. Leadership des talents

• Diriger le recrutement, le mentorat et le développement de carrière des talents en ingénierie des données et en IA.

• Évaluer les candidats pour des rôles techniques spécialisés.

• Développer et faire évoluer un vivier de talents performant, diversifié et capable de soutenir la croissance de la pratique.

4. Architecture et ingénierie des solutions

• Définir des architectures de données et d’IA de bout en bout, incluant l’ingestion, la transformation, la mise à disposition et les composantes IA/ML.

• Concevoir des solutions évolutives s’appuyant sur Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks et des plateformes de données modernes.

• Assurer l’alignement avec les normes d’architecture d’entreprise, de gouvernance et de sécurité.

5. IA et innovation

• Favoriser l’adoption de solutions d’IA et d’apprentissage automatique, incluant l’IA générative et les architectures agentiques.

• Diriger des preuves de concept (PoC) et des initiatives MVP.

• Participer activement à l’innovation interne et au rayonnement de l’expertise de la pratique Data et IA.

6. Leadership de la livraison

• Superviser des programmes de grande envergure en ingénierie des données, analytique et IA.

• Gérer des équipes de livraison multidisciplinaires (ingénieurs de données, architectes, scientifiques de données).

• Assurer la qualité, la gestion des risques et le succès global des livraisons.

Come join us

We are seeking a Microsoft Technology Account Lead (MTAL) at the Manager level to support and grow strategic technology relationships with key clients across Canada. This role focuses on aligning Microsoft technologies to client business priorities, contributing to technology roadmaps, and serving as a trusted advisor across the client lifecycle.

As an MTAL, you will partner closely with clients, internal delivery teams, and Microsoft stakeholders to drive value, adoption, and innovation across the Microsoft ecosystem, while supporting account growth and delivery excellence.

What you'll do

• Support ownership of the technology relationship for assigned client accounts

• Partner with clients to understand business priorities and translate them into Microsoft-led technology approaches and roadmaps

• Act as a trusted advisor across Microsoft platforms, including Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics, and Power Platform

• Collaborate with account leadership, sales, and delivery teams to shape and support technology-driven opportunities

• Contribute to technology governance, architectural alignment, and lifecycle planning across engagements

• Engage with Microsoft account teams to align on client strategy and identify innovation opportunities

• Support senior-level client conversations (e.g., CIO, CTO, business stakeholders)

• Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical support to delivery teams and junior practitioners

Job Description

At Avanade, we help organizations use the power of Microsoft technologies to drive meaningful business outcomes. As a Senior Manager, Data Engineering & AI, you will lead complex client engagements, shape innovative data and AI solutions, and oversee delivery across large-scale transformation programs.

This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, consulting leadership, delivery management, and talent development, operating at the intersection of business strategy, advanced analytics, and AI. You will act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders while building, growing, and leading high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.

Day to Day, You Will:

1. Client Engagement Leadership

• Lead end-to-end client engagements from opportunity shaping through delivery execution.

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders (Director, VP, and C-level).

• Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and solution design engagements.

2. Business Development & Practice Growth

• Contribute to sales activities, including lead origination, proposal development, and opportunity shaping.

• Support the closing of Data & AI deals and expansion of existing client relationships.

• Build and evolve go-to-market offerings and reusable accelerators within the Data & AI practice.

3. Talent Leadership

• Lead hiring, mentoring, and performance development of data engineering and AI talent.

• Evaluate candidates for data engineering and AI roles.

• Build and sustain a strong, diverse, and scalable talent pipeline.

4. Solution Architecture & Engineering

• Define end-to-end data and AI architectures, including data ingestion, transformation, serving, and AI/ML layers.

• Design scalable solutions leveraging Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and modern data platforms.

• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, governance, and security standards.

5. AI & Innovation

• Drive adoption of AI and machine learning solutions, including Generative AI and agentic patterns.

• Lead proof-of-concept (PoC) and MVP initiatives to validate innovative approaches.

• Contribute to internal innovation efforts and thought leadership within the Data & AI practice.

6. Delivery Leadership

• Oversee large-scale data engineering, analytics, and AI programs.

• Manage cross-functional delivery teams, including data engineers, architects, and data scientists.

• Drive quality, risk management, and successful delivery outcomes across engagements.

AI Workforce Architect

Avanade is looking for an experienced AI Workforce Architect who thrives on designing and leading enterprise scale Power Platform and Copilot solutions. This is a hands on, advisory role where you will own end to end solution architecture—shaping secure, scalable, and responsible AI powered experiences that enable how work gets done. Success in this role means partnering closely with business, IT, security, and delivery teams to translate complex business needs into practical technical solutions, while guiding governance, integration, and operational readiness across Avanade’s Power Platform and AI initiatives.

Come join us

There is one in every group - the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe.  Are you that person? 

Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and who gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working?  Because we are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next. Together we do what matters. 

What you’ll do 

•    Architect and lead end‑to‑end Power Platform solutions, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio.
•    Design scalable, secure architectures covering environments, integrations, data, identity, and operations.
•    Lead Copilot and AI solution design, ensuring responsible AI, compliance, and appropriate use of automation vs. AI.
•    Define and enforce governance, security, and ALM strategies across enterprise Power Platform environments.
•    Design resilient integrations using Power Platform, Azure services, APIs, and custom connectors.
•    Guide teams on low‑code and pro‑code extensibility, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
•    Act as a trusted advisor—leading solution workshops, contributing to delivery planning, and translating business needs into practical technical solutions.

Required 
•    5–7 years of experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions using Microsoft Power Platform and M365.
•    Proven expertise architecting end‑to‑end Copilot Studio solutions, including orchestration, integrations, environments, and ALM.
•    Strong solution architecture background, including leading workshops, producing HLD/LLD artifacts, and supporting delivery planning.
•    Hands‑on experience with Power Platform governance, security, and compliance (DLP, identity, access controls, and auditing).
•    Solid understanding of enterprise AI risk, privacy, and responsible AI practices for Copilot‑based solutions.
•    Ability to balance deep technical execution with advisory engagement for both technical and executive stakeholders.