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Architect Manager, AI & Business Solutions

India, Hyderabad · Job Posted March 05, 2026
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At Microsoft, our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. We foster a culture grounded in growth mindset, innovation, and collaboration—built on the values of respect, integrity, and accountability. Together, we create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We embed business transformation at the core of global enterprises by applying AI to solve complex problems and deliver measurable value. Partnering with our most strategic and forward-looking customers, we operate at the cutting edge of AI innovation—where technology meets bold ambition. Our deep integration with engineering and product teams enables us to drive breakthrough transformations, often pioneering industry firsts as trusted “customer zeros.” This is a team for bold problem-solvers and forward-thinking visionaries, united by a passion for shaping the future at the forefront of AI. The AI Business Solutions Consulting Practice Manager (M6) for EMEA/Asia is part of Microsoft’s strategic Solution Area AI Business Solutions, integrating Modern Work and Business Applications portfolios. Reporting to the Regional AI Business Solutions Leader, with a dotted line to the GDC (Global Delivery Center) Site Leader, this role is accountable for building and leading a regional consulting team of Solution Architects, Project Managers, and Consultants. The Practice Manager is responsible for delivering technical excellence in AI solutions, driving customer business outcomes, and ensuring operational rigor while providing organizational and thought leadership.

Job Responsibility

  • Team Leadership & Growth: Build and lead a high-performing architecture team
  • Customer Focus: Foster a customer-centric culture focused on delivering measurable business results
  • Customer Transformation Ownership: Drive outcomes across the AI Business Solutions portfolio - ensuring measurable value realization
  • Executive Engagement: Influence CXO-level stakeholders, define success metrics, lead Architecture Review Boards, and proactively manage risks, assumptions, and trade-offs
  • Program Oversight: Steer large-scale, multi-workload programs, ensuring delivery excellence and business impact
  • Technology Leadership: Maintain strong technical depth in AI Business Solutions
  • Presales Excellence: Guide solution shaping, estimation, and win strategies
  • Collaboration: Promote “One Team” culture across regional and GDC teams
  • Readiness & Innovation: Cultivate communities of practice, drive certification plans, and promote reuse of accelerators and IP
  • Thought Leadership: Define and communicate the strategic vision and offerings for the practice
  • Change Management: Lead organizational change initiatives and ensure successful integration of regional and GDC capabilities

Requirements

  • 20+ years of overall experience, including 10+ years in leadership roles across architecture and consulting
  • Proven success leading complex, multi-workload programs in data, analytics, and AI
  • Demonstrated people leadership—hiring, coaching, and performance management—with measurable outcomes in team readiness, innovation, and delivery quality
  • Deep expertise in Azure Data & AI services (e.g., Fabric, Synapse, Databricks, Azure SQL/MI, ADLS, Power BI, Azure OpenAI, vector stores, RAG/agents) and modern integration patterns
  • Strong governance capabilities across well-architected frameworks, including decision logs, NFRs, RAID management, test strategies, and security controls
  • Experience in developing and scaling reusable IP, reference architecture, and automation frameworks
  • Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305), Azure AI Engineer, DP-203, DevOps Expert, TOGAF or equivalent technical/architecture certification
  • Proven track record in landing Data & AI transformation initiatives

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