Manager - Microsoft - AI Business Transformation - TC - FS

EY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

EY is seeking a Manager to lead Microsoft AI business transformation initiatives for financial services. The role focuses on hands-on delivery, workshops, and shaping practical AI solutions that align with client architecture, data governance and control rules.

You will work with Microsoft teams to accelerate co-sell and co-build opportunities, while guiding teams through design, build, pilot and scale phases to deliver measurable business value.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering technology-enabled business change.
• Hands-on delivery with Microsoft AI tools.
• Ability to run workshops and manage stakeholders.
• Proven ability to translate business needs into practical AI solutions.
• Understanding of risk, governance and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Design and discovery: run interviews, workshops, process reviews and opportunity assessment.
• Write problem statements, future-state journeys and operating-model impacts.
• Identify AI use cases based on value, feasibility and readiness.
• Build business cases showing impact across financial, customer and risk outcomes.
• Create roadmaps, MVP scope and delivery plans with adoption approaches.
• Coordinate AI, data and tech specialists to ensure technical fit and compliance.
• Lead build, pilot and scale workstreams and prototypes.
• Maintain focus on measurable business outcomes and benefits.

Skills

AI transformation

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Power Platform

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Tools

Copilot Studio

Azure AI

Dataverse

Job description

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Manager - Microsoft – AI Business Transformation – TC

The opportunity

This is a hands‑on delivery role. You will help financial services clients turn AI ideas into real, working solutions. You will take opportunities that have already been shaped and sold, and turn them into practical results. You will spend most of your time close to the work — running workshops, shaping designs, building and testing solutions, and helping people actually use them. Much of what you build will use Microsoft platforms, especially Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Cowork and Autopilot. You should be comfortable connecting business needs to the right Microsoft tools, working alongside technical architects, and explaining your choices in plain language to business stakeholders. A key part of the role is working well with Microsoft's own teams — the Account team, the Specialist Team Unit (STU) sellers and Global Black Belt (GBB) specialists — to shape joint solutions and speed up delivery. Help clients move from AI ambition to working solutions that deliver measurable value. Build a strong working relationship with Microsoft and help grow joint (co-sell and co-build) opportunities through the alliance.

Your key responsibilities

Design and discovery

• Lead discovery and design: interviews, workshops, process reviews, simple data analysis and opportunity assessment.
• Write clear problem statements, design principles, future‑state journeys, process maps and role / operating‑model impacts.
• Identify and prioritise AI use cases based on value, feasibility, risk, complexity and readiness.
• Build simple business cases that show expected impact across financial, customer, operational and risk outcomes.
• Create roadmaps, MVP scope, sequencing, delivery plans and adoption approaches.
• Work with AI, data and technology specialists to make sure ideas are technically doable and fit the client's architecture, data and control rules.
• Spot where Microsoft tools can speed up delivery — Microsoft 365 Copilot for the everyday AI interface, Copilot Studio for custom agents, Cowork and Autopilot for autonomous workflow, Power Platform for automation and apps, Azure AI for enterprise AI, and Microsoft Purview and Entra ID for governance and secure access.

Build, pilot and scale

• Lead workstreams that move designs into build, pilot and scale.
• Design, build and test custom Copilot Studio agents, Cowork, Autopilots and Power Platform solutions (Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI, Dataverse).
• Coordinate business, technology, data, risk and change work so delivery stays on track.
• Build prototypes, proofs of concept and pilots, then scale what works.
• Make sure requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, controls, testing and adoption plans are clear.
• Manage risks, dependencies, issues, scope changes and stakeholder expectations.
• Keep the team focused on measurable business outcomes and track the benefits.

Working with Microsoft

• Build strong day‑to‑day relationships with the Microsoft Account team, STU specialist sellers and GBB specialists.
• Bring Microsoft in early during design to check platform fit, find co‑sell opportunities and agree where co‑build support can reduce delivery risk.
• Align solutions to Microsoft's priority workloads and reference architectures.
• Use STU and GBB specialists during build to get expert platform input, validate technical choices and unblock issues.
• Contribute to joint account planning, co‑sell stories, client briefings and solution showcases.

Team and client leadership

• Be a trusted day‑to‑day delivery lead for client stakeholders.
• Prepare and present materials for steering groups, design authorities and decision forums.
• Lead small teams of consultants, analysts, designers and specialists.
• Coach junior colleagues and set a high standard for quality.
• Manage engagement budget, quality, scope, risks and timelines.

Support proposals, pitches and follow‑on work.

Skills and attributes for success

• Experience in consulting, technology or transformation, ideally including financial services.
• Hands‑on experience delivering with Microsoft AI and low‑code tools — especially Copilot Studio, Cowork (bonus), Power Platform and Microsoft 365 Copilot.
• Experience building and delivering solutions end‑to‑end, from design through to a working product.
• Experience running client workshops and managing stakeholders.
• Good understanding of regulated financial services and the controls needed to deliver change there.
• Experience with agile or product‑based delivery.
• Experience building MVPs, pilots or proofs of concept.
• Awareness of responsible AI, data governance, GDPR and AI governance.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft security and governance for AI — Entra ID and Microsoft Purview (sensitivity labels, DLP, auditability), and awareness of Defender and Sentinel.

To qualify for the role;

• Essential Criteria Delivering technology‑led business change.
• Building custom agents and automations on Microsoft platforms.
• Working with and through Microsoft co‑sell / co‑build teams.
• Workshop facilitation and stakeholder management.
• Structured problem solving and clear thinking.
• Turning business needs into practical AI‑enabled solutions.
• Presenting to large and senior audiences in plain language.
• Financial services domain knowledge.
• Managing workstreams, risks, dependencies and scope.
• Coaching and quality review.

The following will be an advantage;

• Microsoft certifications (e.g. Copilot Studio Agents, Power Platform Fundamentals, Azure AI Fundamentals, Azure Data Fundamentals, Azure Fundamentals).
• Process automation tools (Power Automate, Alteryx).
• Design thinking and innovation‑strategy experience.

What we look for

• Copilot Studio — design and build custom agents, and move them safely from sandbox to enterprise.
• Cowork – design and build skills, connectors, and understand how Microsoft harness can leverage different Frontier Models
• Power Platform — Power Automate, Power Apps, Power BI and Dataverse for automation, apps and reporting.
• Microsoft 365 Copilot — configure, deploy and integrate.
• Entra ID (helpful) — understand identity and access (who can use what) so agents and apps are secure by design.
• Microsoft Purview (helpful) — apply governance, sensitivity labels, data loss prevention (DLP) and auditability for responsible, compliant AI.
• Azure AI (helpful) — Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry for enterprise AI applications.

What we offer

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.

Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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