Functional Lead (M365 / Copilot Adoption)

Avanade; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade is seeking an M365 Lead Consultant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You will join project teams to tackle real client challenges, working with leading technologies and collaborating with diverse teams to deliver impactful solutions.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Computer Science, over 12 years of experience, and a strong understanding of AI and M365 tools. You will help drive innovations that shape the future of digital experiences.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of experience, preferably in management consulting.
• Experience on AI projects desired.
• Curiosity about strategy, design, and tech.
• Comfort with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Join project teams on client challenges.
• Help run discovery and design workshops.
• Translate ideas into business requirements.
• Collaborate with strategists and engineers.
• Work on impactful projects in Southeast Asia.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Experience with M365

Wireframing (Figma, Miro, PowerPoint)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

Azure

OpenAI

Power Platform

Dynamics

Job description

Summary

At Avanade, we help organizations see the future faster than actually building it. Our Advisory & Experience practice blends strategy, creativity, and AI‑powered technology to reimagine products, services, and systems that impact millions of people from public healthcare to airports, banks, and global brands. We’re looking for an M365 Lead Consultant who is ready to jump in, learn fast, and help shape the next wave of human‑AI experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Join project teams working on real client challenges (think: AI for nurse handovers, smarter cities, future banking).
• Help run discovery and design workshops, mapping journeys, capturing requirements, and prototyping wireframes.
• Translate ideas into structured insights: business requirements, user stories, and process flows.
• Explore M365 tools, data, and design‑thinking methods to supercharge client solutions.
• Collaborate with strategists, designers, engineers, and client stakeholders.
• Contribute to the big picture while focusing on details such as slides, user flows, or that one killer insight.
• Work on impactful projects in Southeast Asia that touch citizens, patients, and customers at scale.
• Learn directly from senior strategists, designers, and AI innovators who advise governments and Fortune 500s.
• Experiment with the latest Microsoft tech stack (Azure, OpenAI, Power Platform, Dynamics).
• Build a portfolio of strategy and design work that demonstrates your ability to bridge business and technology.
• Work on innovations that matter.
• Learn the language of both boardrooms and design studios.
• See how strategy and tech move from whiteboard to world.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum 12+ years of experience, preferably in management consulting, managing diversified industry projects; banking sector experience an advantage.
• Experience with M365 preferred.
• Recent experience on AI projects desired.
• Mindset of learning fast, adding value, and leaving your mark.
• Curiosity about how strategy, design, and tech collide.
• Strong analytical and communication skills; ability to untangle complexity and tell a crisp story.
• Comfort with ambiguity; you explore, test, and learn without waiting for perfect instructions.
• Interest in digital experiences, GenAI, and how organizations adapt to disruption.
• Bonus: experience with wireframing (Figma, Miro, PowerPoint) and process mapping or research.