Lead Enterprise Copilot Studio Architect

1026 Avanade Inc. Company; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 178,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Avanade is seeking a Copilot Studio Technical Lead to guide enterprise clients through strategy, design, architecture, governance, implementation, and adoption of Copilot Studio solutions across Microsoft 365, Azure, and Power Platform.

You will lead end-to-end implementation, client workshops, responsible AI practices, security and compliance, and delivery leadership, mentoring juniors and advancing Microsoft's enterprise AI initiatives in Chicago.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation in Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and enterprise AI solution design.
• Ability to lead complex client discussions with senior stakeholders and drive governance.
• Microsoft certifications including AI-102, PL-600, and AZ-305 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture of Copilot Studio solutions including copilots, plugins, connectors, data sources, and governance frameworks.
• Configure Copilot Studio environments, connectors, authentication, and integration endpoints.
• Build and deploy plugins, custom connectors, and automation using Power Automate, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and API Management.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, ALM processes, and environment governance for Copilot solutions.
• Support production readiness by defining testing approach, monitoring needs, escalation paths, and documentation.
• Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and roadmap planning with business and technical stakeholders.
• Advise clients on AI adoption, responsible AI practices, and enterprise governance models.
• Lead delivery teams, manage workstreams, and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to executive audiences with clarity and confidence.
• Partner with client security, compliance, legal, platform, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are approved and scalable.
• Help clients define what copilots should and should not do, including boundaries for autonomous actions and human-in-the-loop reviews.
• Define enterprise Copilot Studio operating models, including intake, triage, approval workflows, and lifecycle management.
• Implement identity, access, and data governance using Entra ID, Dataverse, and Microsoft 365.
• Define adoption measures, usage reporting, feedback loops, and continuous improvement processes.

Skills

Copilot Studio

Prompt Engineering

Power Platform

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

API Management

Dataverse

Microsoft 365 integration

Security governance

Enterprise architecture

Change management

Executive communication

Tools

Azure Services

Job description

Avanade is seeking a Copilot Studio Technical Lead to guide enterprise clients through strategy, design, architecture, governance, implementation, and adoption of Copilot Studio solutions across Microsoft 365, Azure, and Power Platform.

You will lead end-to-end implementation, client workshops, responsible AI practices, security and compliance, and delivery leadership, mentoring juniors and advancing Microsoft's enterprise AI initiatives in Chicago.