AI Technical Lead

The Judge Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking a subject matter expert for AI within the M365 ecosystem to lead enterprise architecture, governance, security, and adoption efforts while helping shape the future of AI-powered collaboration.

This hybrid role is based in the Northern Suburbs of Chicago (Evanston area) and will partner with security and compliance teams to implement controls, standards, and metrics for AI integrations across Teams, SharePoint, and the broader M365 suite.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise M365 experience with architecture/governance responsibilities.
• Deep expertise in M365 services, Entra ID, identity and access management, and compliance.
• Experience with AI governance and enterprise platform integrations.
• Strong cloud security, privacy, risk management, and regulatory frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the roadmap for M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, agents, connectors, and related AI services.
• Establish governance frameworks, operating standards, and best practices for responsible AI adoption.
• Lead tenant-wide architecture for AI integrations across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Entra ID, Purview, and related M365 services.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to implement controls including DLP, sensitivity labels, retention, identity, access management, and risk mitigation.
• Develop AI architecture standards, adoption metrics, dashboards, and support models.

Skills

M365 architecture

AI governance

Security & compliance

Stakeholder management

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Tools

Copilot Studio

Power Platform

Microsoft Graph

Job description

This individual will serve as the subject matter expert for AI within the M365 ecosystem, leading enterprise architecture, governance, security, compliance, and adoption efforts while helping shape the future of AI-powered collaboration

This is hybrid role in the Northern Suburbs of Chicago in the Evanston area

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the roadmap for Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, agents, connectors, and related AI services.
• Establish governance frameworks, operating standards, and best practices for responsible AI adoption.
• Lead tenant-wide architecture for AI integrations across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Entra ID, Purview, and related M365 services.
• Partner with security and compliance teams to implement controls including DLP, sensitivity labels, retention, identity, access management, and risk mitigation.
• Develop AI architecture standards, operational procedures, adoption metrics, dashboards, and support models.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of enterprise Microsoft 365 experience with architecture, engineering, or governance responsibilities.
• Deep expertise in M365 services, Entra ID, identity and access management, Microsoft Graph, security, and compliance.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot, AI governance, AI-enabled workflows, and enterprise platform integrations.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, privacy, risk management, and compliance frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, agents, connectors, and APIs.
• Experience governing enterprise AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, or similar technologies.
• Higher education or research environment experience.