Location: Canada
Travel: Up to 40-50%, depending on engagement
 

About Avanade

Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft. Our professionals bring bold thinking, deep industry knowledge, and advanced technology expertise to help organizations realize the full potential of their people and data. Together, we do what matters for our clients, our communities, and one another.

The Opportunity

As an Associate Manager – Power BI Architect, you will play a key role in designing and delivering enterprise‑scale analytics solutions for Avanade clients using Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric–based analytics architectures, along with Azure data platforms. You will work closely with client stakeholders and delivery teams to translate business needs into well‑architected, performant, and governable analytics solutions.

At this level, the role is hands‑on and client‑facing, balancing solution architecture responsibilities with delivery execution, technical leadership, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver end‑to‑end Power BI and Fabric-enabled analytics solutions, including semantic models, datasets, reports, and dashboards aligned to client business objectives.

• Define Power BI and Microsoft Fabric architectural patterns that support scalability, performance, security, and self‑service analytics.

• Serve as the Power BI technical lead within a project workstream, contributing to solution quality and delivery success.

• Design optimized data models using Power BI, Fabric semantic models, DAX, SQL, and dimensional modeling best practices.

• Integrate Power BI with Microsoft Fabric components (e.g., Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Pipelines) and collaborate with data engineering teams on ingestion, transformation, and refresh strategies.

• Implement governance, security (including row‑level security), deployment, and lifecycle management practices aligned with enterprise and Fabric tenant standards.

• Communicate architecture decisions and trade‑offs clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Mentor and support Power BI developers and analysts through design guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing

• Why Avanade

• Work for Microsoft’s Global Systems Integrator Partner of the Year, with direct access to Microsoft technologies, training, and certifications.

• Grow your career through meaningful client work, continuous learning, and clear progression opportunities.

• Join an inclusive, people‑first culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and innovation.

Lieu : Canada (Télétravail / Hybride)
Déplacements : Jusqu’à 40–50 %, selon les mandats au Canada
 

À propos d’Avanade

Avanade est le principal expert mondial des technologies Microsoft et un partenaire de confiance pour les organisations canadiennes. Nos professionnels conjuguent réflexion audacieuse, expertise sectorielle approfondie et maîtrise des technologies de pointe afin d’aider nos clients à exploiter pleinement le potentiel de leurs talents et de leurs données. Ensemble, nous faisons ce qui compte — pour nos clients, nos collectivités canadiennes et nos équipes.

L’opportunité

À titre de Manager Associé(e) – Architecte Power BI, vous jouerez un rôle clé dans la conception et la livraison de solutions analytiques à l’échelle de l’entreprise pour les clients d’Avanade au Canada. Vous vous appuierez sur Microsoft Power BI et des architectures analytiques basées sur Microsoft Fabric, ainsi que sur les plateformes de données Azure. Vous collaborerez étroitement avec les parties prenantes côté client et les équipes de livraison afin de traduire les besoins d’affaires en solutions analytiques bien architecturées, performantes et gouvernées.

À ce niveau, le rôle est à la fois pratique et axé sur le client, combinant responsabilités d’architecture de solution, exécution de la livraison, leadership technique et collaboration au sein d’équipes multidisciplinaires.

Vos responsabilités

• Concevoir et livrer des solutions analytiques Power BI et Microsoft Fabric de bout en bout, incluant les modèles sémantiques, jeux de données, rapports et tableaux de bord, alignés sur les objectifs d’affaires des clients.

• Définir des architectures Power BI et Microsoft Fabric favorisant l’évolutivité, la performance, la sécurité et l’analytique en libre‑service pour des environnements d’entreprise.

• Agir à titre de responsable technique Power BI dans le cadre de mandats clients, en contribuant à la qualité des solutions et au succès de la livraison.

• Concevoir des modèles de données optimisés à l’aide de Power BI, des modèles sémantiques Fabric, du DAX, du SQL et des meilleures pratiques en modélisation dimensionnelle.

• Intégrer Power BI aux composantes de Microsoft Fabric (p. ex. Lakehouse, Entrepôt de données, Pipelines de données) et collaborer avec les équipes d’ingénierie des données sur les stratégies d’ingestion, de transformation et de rafraîchissement.

• Mettre en œuvre des pratiques robustes de gouvernance, de sécurité (incluant la sécurité au niveau des lignes), de déploiement et de gestion du cycle de vie, conformes aux standards d’entreprise et aux cadres de gouvernance Fabric.

• Communiquer clairement les décisions d’architecture et les compromis, tant auprès d’intervenants techniques que non techniques.

• Encadrer et soutenir les développeurs et analystes Power BI par du mentorat, des revues de conception et le partage de meilleures pratiques.

Pourquoi Avanade

• Travailler pour le partenaire intégrateur mondial de l’année de Microsoft, avec un accès privilégié aux technologies Microsoft, à la formation continue et aux certifications.

• Faire progresser votre carrière au moyen de mandats clients variés au Canada, d’occasions d’apprentissage continu et de perspectives d’évolution claires.

• Évoluer au sein d’une culture inclusive et centrée sur les personnes, qui valorise la curiosité, la collaboration et l’innovation.

Notre engagement

Avanade est un employeur offrant l’égalité des chances au Canada. Nous célébrons la diversité et nous nous engageons à créer un environnement de travail inclusif pour tous. Nous encourageons les candidatures de personnes issues de tous les horizons.

Carrières chez Avanade Canada

Le site Carrières d’Avanade est conçu pour offrir à nos futurs talents toute l’information et les ressources nécessaires afin d’explorer des parcours professionnels stimulants au sein d’Avanade.

As a Manager, Business Development, you will help drive Avanade’s growth across Western Canada by supporting and leading sales pursuits with enterprise clients.

This role is ideal for a Business Development professional who has experience—or strong interest—in selling to Resource‑based organizations, such as energy, oil & gas, mining, utilities, or broader industrial sectors, and who thrives in a collaborative, ecosystem‑driven environment.

You will work closely with senior sales leaders, delivery teams, Accenture counterparts, and Microsoft account teams to help clients advance their digital, data, cloud, and modernization agendas.

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

Business Development & Pipeline Growth

• Support and lead sales pursuits across priority accounts, contributing to pipeline development and deal execution

• Identify and qualify opportunities by understanding client challenges, market dynamics, and industry trends

• Support revenue growth through both new opportunities and expansion of existing client relationships

• Maintain strong opportunity management, pipeline hygiene, and forecasting discipline

Client Engagement & Relationship Building

• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, with a focus on organizations in resource‑based and industrial sectors

• Participate in client meetings, workshops, and presentations to articulate Avanade’s value proposition

• Support senior leaders in executive‑level conversations and strategic account engagements

Solution & Deal Support

• Partner with solution architects, industry SMEs, and delivery teams to shape relevant, value‑driven proposals

• Contribute to proposal development, pricing inputs, statements of work, and commercial documentation

• Coordinate across internal teams and partners to support timely and high‑quality deal execution

Ecosystem & Alliance Collaboration

• Work alongside Accenture teams to support joint pursuits and integrated client offerings

• Collaborate with Microsoft account teams and specialists to align opportunities with Microsoft technologies and co‑sell priorities

• Participate in alliance‑led go‑to‑market initiatives and regional growth activities

We are seeking a Client Group Lead, Financial Services in Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver or Montreal to drive growth, client success, and market leadership across Avanade’s Financial Services portfolio in Canada. This role is accountable for expanding Avanade’s footprint across banking, capital markets, insurance, and wealth management clients by building deep executive relationships and delivering industry‑relevant Microsoft‑based solutions.

As Client Group Lead, you will own the overall success of the Financial Services Client Group — spanning sales, delivery excellence, talent, and profitability — while partnering closely with Accenture and Microsoft to bring the full power of our ecosystem to clients.

Key Responsibilities

Client & Market Leadership

• Serve as the executive owner for Financial Services client relationships across the Client Group.

• Deepen trusted C‑suite relationships by understanding client business drivers, regulatory pressures, and transformation agendas.

• Position Avanade as a strategic partner for large, complex Financial Services organizations.

Business Growth & Sales

• Drive revenue growth, market penetration, and pipeline quality across the Financial Services portfolio.

• Grow existing accounts into Most Valued Clients (MVCs) through focused segmentation and account development.

• Improve sales productivity, win rates, and overall business development effectiveness.

Delivery & Financial Performance

• Ensure delivery excellence, client satisfaction, and profitable growth across all engagements.

• Partner with Delivery Leadership to balance quality, margin, and scale.

• Own Client Group financial performance including revenue, contribution, and investment priorities.

Ecosystem & Capability Building

• Collaborate with Accenture and Microsoft counterparts to define strategy, resource allocation, and joint market plays.

• Build Financial Services‑specific industry capabilities, advisory offerings, and solution architectures.

• Bring the full breadth of Avanade’s Microsoft platforms and GTM practices to clients.