Lead Solution Architect (Senior Associate)

Huron Consulting Group; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group is seeking a Senior Associate for the US Enablement team. The role focuses on owning the technical accuracy of enablement content across platform modules and guiding use-case design for Copilot deployments.

You’ll validate materials, translate handoffs into programs, and track the Microsoft AI roadmap to prepare the team six months ahead. The position emphasizes architectural judgment, platform engineering boundaries, and delivering repeatable enablement blueprints for

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the Microsoft ecosystem with solution design and enablement
• Hands-on Copilot Studio experience: building agents, topics, deployments
• Certifications: PL-200 or PL-400, AI-900, MS-900, PL-900 as baseline
• Instructional design instinct to craft learning journeys, not just workshops
• Travel requirements: willing to travel up to 25% as needed

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical backbone of the US Enablement team
• Design use-case enablement blueprints: what to demonstrate and teach
• Validate platform training content for technical accuracy
• Translate solution handoffs into enablement programs
• Track Microsoft AI roadmap and brief team six months ahead
• Clarify where solution design ends and platform engineering begins

Skills

Microsoft ecosystem experience

Copilot Studio

Power Platform

Instructional design

Travel up to 25%

Tools

Copilot Studio

Power Platform

Job description

Remote

Chicago - 550 Van Buren

Full time

JR-0017133

Huron is redefining what a global consulting organization can be. Advancing new ideas every day to build even stronger clients, individuals and communities. We’re helping our clients find new ways to drive growth, enhance business performance and sustain leadership in the markets they serve. And, we’re developing strategies and implementing solutions that enable the transformative change they need to own their future.

As a member of the Huron corporate team, you’ll help to evolve our business model to stay ahead of market forces, industry trends and client needs. Our accounting, finance, human resources, IT, legal, marketing and facilities management professionals work collaboratively to support Huron’s collective strategies and enable real transformation to produce sustainable business results.

Join our team and create your future.

You've gained valuable technical expertise in the Microsoft AI ecosystem, and now you're ready to be the technical backbone of a growing enablement team. This role owns the technical accuracy of every platform module the US Enablement team produces and is the person Enablement Specialists turn to when a business-unit use case requires architectural judgment.

You will design use-case-specific enablement blueprints, validate training content before it reaches business units, and clearly define where solution design stops and platform engineering begins.

What You'll Own

• M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio (custom agents, topic design, channel deployment), Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), and the Microsoft AI product roadmap

• Technical accuracy of all US enablement content — every platform module is validated by this role before delivery

• Use case design for business‑unit‑specific Copilot deployments — translating business scenarios into solution blueprints Enablement Specialists can deliver

• Solution design up to the point where platform engineering begins

What You'll Do

• Serve as the technical backbone of the US Enablement team

• Design use‑case‑specific enablement blueprints: what to demonstrate, what to teach, what readiness prerequisites exist

• Validate all platform‑specific training content for technical accuracy before it reaches business units

• Partner with the Intake Senior Solution Architect to receive solution handoffs and translate them into enablement programs

• Track the Microsoft AI roadmap and brief the Enablement team on what to prepare for six months ahead

• Clearly define where solution design stops and platform engineering begins for every use case

Why This Role Matters

• Elevates enablement from surface‑level feature training to genuine use‑case capability

• Prevents the Enablement team from being caught flat‑footed by business‑unit technical questions during delivery

• Creates a documented solution design handoff process between Intake and Enablement, reducing rework and miscommunication

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the Microsoft ecosystem, with experience in both solution design and enablement delivery — ideally at a Microsoft partner firm

• Hands‑on Copilot Studio experience: building agents, configuring topics, deploying to channels

• Certifications: PL‑200 or PL‑400, plus AI‑900, MS‑900, and PL‑900 as a baseline

• Instructional design instinct alongside technical depth — able to design a learning journey, not just deliver a workshop

• Travel Requirements : Flexible living locations, ability to travel up to 25% (as needed for stakeholder engagement)

The estimated base salary for this job is $100,000 - $135,000 USD. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $115,000 - $155,000 USD. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

Position Level

Senior Associate

Country

United States of America

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron.

Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on‑site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug‑free workplace.