(INV) Senior Manager,Microsoft AI & Data Client Solutions Lead, TC UKI

EY; Manchester; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in London is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Microsoft AI and Data Client Solutions, guiding enterprise AI programs and shaping alliances with Microsoft. You will build and mentor high-performing teams, translate client needs into Microsoft-led AI and data solutions, and drive adoption across Fabric, Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and Snowflake.

You will collaborate with alliance partners, develop market-leading propositions, and manage complex delivery across client programs, reporting to the AI &

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in consulting or data transformation.
• Deep expertise across Snowflake ecosystem.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot, Azure Data Platform and Power Platform.
• Proven track record shaping and selling large-scale data and technology transformations.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, consultants and delivery professionals.
• Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Commercial mindset with sales and pipeline experience.
• Proven ability to coach and develop high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Engage with senior stakeholders to translate business challenges into Microsoft-led AI and data solutions.
• Shape end-to-end solutions leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry and Copilot.
• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing team of engineers and consultants.
• Land in client environments, develop prototypes, align stakeholders and mobilise delivery.
• Ensure delivery of complex Microsoft-focused AI and data programmes.
• Collaborate with EY Microsoft alliance team on joint go-to-market opportunities.
• Develop differentiated propositions combining industry expertise with Snowflake capabilities.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Sales & pipeline experience

Team leadership

Mentoring

Large-scale transformations

Tools

Snowflake

Microsoft Fabric

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot

Azure Data Platform

Power Platform

Job description

Senior Manager – Microsoft AI & Data Client Solutions Lead

Location: London, UK (Hybrid)

Level: Senior Manager

Practice: AI & Data

Shape the Future of AI with Microsoft and Industry Expertise

We are looking for an exceptional Senior Manager – Microsoft AI and Data Consulting Lead to help accelerate and lead the next wave of AI transformation for our clients by leveraging our strategic alliance with Microsoft.

This is a leadership role at the intersection of consulting, technology, innovation, and strategic alliances. You will combine deep expertise across the Microsoft AI and Data ecosystem—including Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot, Azure Data Platform, Power Platform, and Modern Data Architecture—with a strong consulting mindset to help clients modernize, innovate, and unlock measurable business value.

As a key leader within our AI & Data Practice, you will work closely with Microsoft, client executives, and internal sector teams to develop market‑leading propositions, shape strategic opportunities, build high‑performing teams, and deliver transformative programs powered by Microsoft's AI and Data platforms.

The Opportunity

The rapid evolution of AI is creating unprecedented opportunities for organizations to reinvent how they operate, engage customers, and drive growth.

As a Senior Manager, you will be responsible for scaling our Microsoft AI and Data business, helping clients move from experimentation to enterprise‑wide adoption of AI.

You will act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, lead solution shaping, support business development activities, cultivate our relationship with Microsoft, and develop a team of architects and engineers capable of delivering world‑class AI and data solutions.

This is a role for someone who is equally comfortable in a technology solution design workshop or a client executive team meeting.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with senior business and IT stakeholders to understand strategic business challenges and transformation priorities and translate client context into compelling Microsoft‑led AI and data solutions.
• Shape end‑to‑end solutions leveraging: Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI Services, etc.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high‑performing team of Microsoft engineers and consultants.
• Land into a client environment, decode the business pain, build a prototype or solution narrative, align stakeholders, create a commercial case, and then mobilise delivery with a team of Microsoft trained experts.
• Ensure successful delivery of complex Microsoft‑focused AI and data programmes, including Microsoft AI and Data solutions with a specific focus on architecting and building Agentic AI solutions using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, etc.
• Provide oversight for solution governance, architecture reviews, and key design decisions.
• Work closely with the Microsoft alliance team at EY to identify and execute joint go‑to‑market opportunities with Microsoft.
• Collaborate on co‑selling opportunities, innovation workshops, industry campaigns, and executive events.
• Act as an ambassador for the firm’s AI and Data capabilities across the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Work closely with account leaders, sector leaders, and other practice leaders to develop a strong Snowflake opportunity pipeline.
• Develop differentiated propositions that combine deep industry expertise with Snowflake technology capabilities and contribute directly to revenue growth and sales targets across AI & Data services.

What Success Looks Like

• Become a recognised Microsoft AI and Data leader internally and externally.
• Shape and close strategic Microsoft‑led opportunities and create a sustainable and growing pipeline of transformation programmes that contribute significantly to AI & Data practice growth.
• Establish a leading Microsoft capability recognised for technical excellence and innovation.
• Translate business challenges into practical, scalable Microsoft‑powered solutions.
• Increase joint pipeline, co‑sell activity, and strategic engagement with Microsoft.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience in consulting, technology advisory, or data transformation roles.
• Deep expertise across the Snowflake ecosystem.
• Strong understanding of multiple: Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot, Azure Data Platform, Power Platform, Modern Data Architecture.
• Proven track record of shaping and selling large‑scale data and technology transformation programmes.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, consultants, and delivery professionals.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Commercial mindset with experience supporting sales, pipeline development, and revenue growth.
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and develop high‑performing teams.

Desirable

• Experience working directly with Microsoft account teams and alliance organisations.
• Microsoft certifications across Azure AI, Azure Data, Fabric, or Solution Architecture.
• Experience in industry‑led digital transformation programmes.
• Knowledge of Responsible AI, AI governance, and enterprise adoption frameworks.
• Commercially astute and growth oriented mindset.