Senior Solution Architect (Senior Manager)

INC Huron Consulting Group Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

401(k) plan with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Wellness program

Job summary

Huron is seeking a Senior Manager to lead Microsoft AI initiatives in the United States, guiding Copilot, Power Platform, and governance implementations across business units. You will partner with stakeholders to translate demand into architecturally sound designs and robust handoffs for Enablement.

This role requires deep experience in the Microsoft ecosystem and enterprise architecture, with travel up to 25% to engage stakeholders and align solutions with strategic goals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the Microsoft ecosystem with solution design or enterprise architecture
• Enterprise Copilot deployment experience with governance decisions
• Power Platform governance depth including environment strategy and DLP policies

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Business Partnership Lead in discovery conversations providing technical depth
• Design solutions from qualified demand and write specs
• Determine where a solution resides (Copilot, Studio, Power Platform workflow, or platform engineering)
• Define the boundary between Enablement delivery and platform engineering
• Track the Microsoft AI roadmap and advise on near-term capabilities

Skills

Microsoft ecosystem

Solution design

Enterprise architecture

Governance

Education

Microsoft partner experience

Tools

Power Platform

Copilot governance

Job description

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.

What You’ll Own

• M365 Copilot (licensing tiers, data boundaries, Graph connectors, Copilot Studio)
• Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI governance)
• the Microsoft AI product roadmap
• Solution design methodology — translating business-unit problems into architecturally sound designs before work reaches Enablement
• The pre-solution assessment framework, design documentation standards, and technical handoff process
• AI governance fundamentals applied at the solution design stage — data residency, sensitivity labels, responsible AI principles

What You’ll Do

• Sit alongside the Business Partnership Lead in business-unit discovery conversations to provide technical depth
• Design solutions from qualified business-unit demand — writing specs, not just executing them
• Determine where a solution lives: Copilot out-of-the-box, a Copilot Studio custom agent, a Power Platform workflow, or a platform engineering build
• Define the technical boundary between Enablement delivery and platform engineering
• Track the Microsoft AI roadmap and advise business units on what's possible now versus in six months

Why This Role Matters

• Gives the intake function the technical muscle to qualify complex requests
• Prevent over-engineering by scoping solutions to actual business need before cost is committed
• Creates a clean, documented handoff to Enablement, reducing rework and miscommunication downstream
• Elevates the function's credibility with senior business-unit stakeholders

Qualifications

• 5+ years in the Microsoft ecosystem, including 2+ years in solution design or enterprise architecture (not pure implementation)
• Enterprise Copilot deployment experience — real governance decisions, not sandbox proofs of concept
• Power Platform governance depth — environment strategy, DLP policies, Center of Excellence toolkit
• Travel Requirements : Flexible living locations, ability to travel up to 25% (as needed for stakeholder engagement)

Preferred Qualifications

• Background at a Microsoft Gold/Solutions Partner firm, FastTrack alumni experience, or prior Microsoft TAM/ATS experience moving to the customer side

Compensation

The estimated base salary for this job is $150,000 - $200,000 USD.

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 $180,000 - $240,000 USD.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents
• 401(k) plan with a generous employer match
• employee stock purchase plan
• generous Paid Time Off policy
• paid parental leave and adoption assistance
• 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.
• The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs.

Additional Information

Position Level Senior Manager Country United States of America

Equal Opportunity Statement

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.