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Data Analytics & AI AV
Australia
AI Solutions Architect
Summary
Our talented Data & AI Practice is made up of globally recognized experts—and there’s room for more analytical and ambitious data professionals. If you’re passionate about helping clients make better data-driven decisions to tackle their most complex business issues, let’s talk. Take your skills to a new level and launch a career where you can truly do what matters.
As an AI Solutions Architect within our Data & AI Practice, you’ll leverage a client-centric approach to translate our clients’ business strategy into solutions and services that lead to successful, impactful outcomes. You’ll engage in solutioning and support on the most strategic opportunities, intervene in high-risk complex deliveries, and contribute to shaping the strategic direction around Data and AI architecture. Together we do what matters.
Key Responsibilities
As an AI Solutions Architect assigned to a client project, you will work closely with delivery teams and client stakeholders to provide technical leadership, shape deals and propositions, drive architectural decisions, create plans and roadmaps, and produce design artifacts.
Assist clients in their journey to Microsoft Azure or leverage their existing investment in it. You can expect a significant focus on applying cloud architectural patterns and migration strategies.
Play a key role in Avanade's sales process with responsibility for shaping high-level solution designs, estimates, and contractual details for client proposals in collaboration with other subject matter experts.
Engage in early conversations with clients and sales teams, support origination and deal qualification activities, and become a trusted advisor.
Prepare and represent solutions in Deal Reviews and play an active role in Orals, Client Presentations, and negotiation discussions with key client stakeholders.
Complete pricing activities using standard solution architecture processes, estimating methods, and modelling tools to drive quality and consistency.
Ensure solutions are both deliverable and commercially viable while identifying and mitigating technical and delivery risks.
Translate complex technical solutions into business outcomes for executives, customers, sales teams, and wider technical audiences.
Provide coaching and mentoring to technical teams and support the growth of Avanade's AI and Data community.
Sales AV
France
The Associate Director, Client Growth & Transformation is responsible for defining, launching and scaling strategic growth programmes that accelerate revenue growth, client value creation and AI-led business transformation across Avanade's highest-potential accounts.
This role sits at the intersection of growth strategy, sales transformation, sales productivity and commercial execution. The successful candidate will identify emerging growth opportunities, translate them into repeatable programmes and drive global adoption through influence, analytics and executive stakeholder engagement.
The role will initially focus on establishing and scaling programmes such as MVC and future strategic growth initiatives that help Avanade deepen client relationships, increase wallet share, accelerate AI opportunity creation and strengthen market differentiation.
This is a highly visible role that works across Sales, Marketing, Solution Areas, Delivery, Microsoft and Accenture leadership teams to shape Avanade's next generation growth model.
Key Accountabilities
Growth Strategy & Programme Development
Define and own strategic growth programmes that accelerate revenue expansion across Avanade's highest-potential clients.
Identify emerging growth opportunities, market trends and client needs that can be translated into scalable growth motions.
Build business cases, programme roadmaps, governance models and success measures for strategic growth initiatives.
Develop repeatable frameworks, methodologies and operating models that can be deployed globally.
Identify opportunities to improve sales productivity, reduce commercial friction and increase seller capacity through process, tooling and programme innovation.
Design scalable growth motions that improve both revenue outcomes and sales efficiency.
Client Growth & Portfolio Expansion
Design programmes that increase client relevance, strategic engagement and long-term account growth.
Partner with Sales Leaders and Client Account Teams to improve growth outcomes across priority accounts.
Create structured approaches to account expansion, cross-sell, upsell and AI-led business transformation opportunities.
Ensure growth programmes are aligned to client needs, commercial priorities and market opportunities.
AI-led Growth Transformation
Help define how AI reshapes account growth, customer engagement and go-to-market execution.
Develop AI-enabled growth motions that improve account penetration and opportunity generation.
Partner with Microsoft and internal AI leaders to incorporate emerging AI capabilities into client growth programmes.
Drive adoption of innovative growth approaches that position Avanade as a leader in AI-powered business transformation.
Programme Leadership & Execution
Lead the design, pilot and global rollout of strategic growth initiatives.
Establish programme governance, measurement frameworks and reporting mechanisms.
Monitor performance against business outcomes and continuously optimise programme effectiveness.
Drive adoption across Areas and Markets through influence, communication and stakeholder engagement.
Drive continuous improvement of programme effectiveness, sales efficiency and business impact.
Executive Stakeholder Management
Partner with Area Sales Leaders, Industry Leaders, Marketing, Customer Success and Strategy teams to drive alignment.
Build trusted relationships with Microsoft and Accenture stakeholders to maximise joint growth opportunities.
Prepare executive recommendations, business cases and strategic reviews for senior leadership.
Facilitate cross-functional decision making on critical growth initiatives.
Business and Tech Integration AV
United Kingdom
At Avanade, we see how the power of Dynamics 365 & Power Platform shapes the future of businesses every day. By combining our unmatched Microsoft knowledge with our creative approach to innovation and strong industry knowledge, we create a lot of opportunities for Microsoft, our clients, and for you. Avanade has countless paths for you to pursue. One of them is sure to lead to your unique version of success.
As a Customer Engagement, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and implementing Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) solutions. You will work closely with clients and project teams to create innovative business applications that enhance customer experiences and streamline operations. This role offers the opportunity to work for Microsoft’s #1 partner, with a strong focus on professional development, cutting-edge technology, and leadership in solution delivery.
Together we do what matters.
We are looking for a skilled and client-focused Dynamics 365 CE Functional Consultant to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in business analysis and CRM processes, with hands-on experience configuring and implementing Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, or Field Service). You will work with clients to understand their requirements, design solutions, and ensure successful delivery that drives business value.
Key Responsibilities:
Solution Design & Configuration: Design and configure Dynamics 365 CE modules (Sales, Customer Service, Marketing, Field Service, etc.) to meet client requirements. Ensure the system is set up to optimise workflows, data management, and reporting.
Client Engagement: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements, analyse business processes, and translate them into functional solutions.
Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentoring to junior consultants and developers on best practices.
Customisation & Integration:
Customise Dynamics 365 CE to match client-specific processes, including custom entities, fields, workflows, and forms. Work with technical teams to integrate Dynamics 365 CE with other business applications, including ERP, marketing, and service platforms.Client Advisory & Best Practices:
Serve as the primary functional advisor for clients, providing expertise on Dynamics 365 CE best practices, industry standards, and how to leverage the platform for business optimisation.Governance & Security: Implement data governance, security roles, and compliance policies across environments.
Training & Enablement: Conduct workshops, training sessions, and knowledge transfers to client teams or internal staff.
Continuous Improvement: Stay up to date with Microsoft’s roadmap, new features, and industry trends to advise clients strategically.
Documentation & Reporting:
Document functional specifications, configuration settings, and system changes. Prepare regular project status reports and communicate progress to both internal teams and clients.Collaboration with Cross-functional Teams:
Work closely with technical teams (developers, system administrators) and project managers to ensure successful solution delivery. Participate in project planning and progress meetings, providing functional expertise throughout the project lifecycle.
AI & Data
Australia
Data Architect (Manager)
Data & AI | Avanade Australia
Role Summary
As a Data Architect at Avanade, you will lead the design and implementation of modern data platforms that enable analytics, AI, and business transformation for some of Australia's leading organizations.
You will work closely with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, data engineers, AI specialists, and client executives to define data strategies, architect scalable cloud-native data solutions, and deliver trusted, secure, and AI-ready data foundations.
This role combines deep technical expertise in Microsoft data technologies with strong consulting, stakeholder engagement, and delivery leadership capabilities. You will be responsible for shaping client data roadmaps, leading architecture decisions, supporting sales pursuits, and mentoring engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Data Strategy & Advisory
- Lead data strategy and architecture engagements for enterprise clients.
- Define target-state data platforms, modernization roadmaps, and migration strategies.
- Advise clients on data governance, operating models, data organization design, and AI readiness.
- Translate business priorities into scalable data and analytics solutions.
- Provide executive-level guidance on data platform investments and transformation programs.
Architecture & Solution Design
- Design modern cloud-native data platforms leveraging:
- Microsoft Fabric
- Azure Databricks
- Azure Data Lake
- Azure Data Factory
- Azure SQL
- Power BI
- Microsoft Purview
- Define architecture patterns for:
- Lakehouse architectures
- Data warehouse modernization
- Data mesh and data products
- Real-time analytics
- Streaming and IoT platforms
- Master Data Management (MDM)
- Enterprise semantic models
- Design scalable, secure, high-performing data ecosystems supporting reporting, analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.
AI-Ready Data Foundations
- Design data architectures that support Generative AI, Copilots, Agentic AI, and advanced analytics.
- Establish enterprise knowledge and metadata strategies to improve discoverability and governance.
- Architect data products and semantic layers that enable trusted AI outcomes.
- Collaborate with AI Architects and Engineers to support RAG, enterprise search, and AI solution development.
- Ensure data quality, lineage, observability, and governance principles are embedded across platforms.
Delivery Leadership
- Lead architecture activities across complex client programs.
- Provide technical leadership to Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Solution Architects.
- Conduct architecture reviews, design authority sessions, and technical governance checkpoints.
- Define engineering standards, reusable assets, accelerators, and reference architectures.
- Support successful project delivery through architecture oversight and risk management.
Client Engagement & Business Development
- Act as a trusted advisor to client technology and business leaders.
- Lead architecture workshops and requirements discovery sessions.
- Support proposal development, solution estimation, and technical responses for major pursuits.
- Develop compelling solution narratives and value propositions.