Business Practitioner - Agentic AI Sr Manager

We Are: We are the Accenture Microsoft Business Group (AMBG)u2014a unified team that brings together Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft to help organizations transform with the full power of the Microsoft ecosystem. We combine deep industry expertise, modern cloud and data capabilities, and nextu2011generation AIu2014including Microsoft Copilot, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Fabric, and AMBGu2019s own acceleratorsu2014to help clients modernize, innovate, and achieve measurable business outcomes. From cloud modernization to AIu2011enabled business reinvention, security, analytics, and industryu2011specific solutions, we partner closely with clients to design, build, and scale transformative Microsoftu2011powered solutions that create lasting impact across their enterprise. You Are: A Senior Manager who is part strategist, part consultant, and part handsu2011on practitioner. Youu2019re as comfortable in the boardroom as you are in a whiteboard session with architects. You shape complex deals, craft executiveu2011ready narratives, and lead multidisciplinary teams to turn agentic AI concepts into secure, productionu2011ready solutions on the Microsoft stack. You thrive at the intersection of client value, technical depth, and storytelling. The Work As a Microsoft-specialized Agentic AI Senior Manager in AMBG, you will lead origination and preu2011sales solutioning for highu2011impact opportunities, steer Cu2011suite conversations, and provide technical leadership across the Microsoft AI platform. Youu2019ll create compelling visions and roadmaps, architect solution approaches (from POV to pilot to scaled deployment), and orchestrate crossu2011functional teams from Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft to win and deliver transformative outcomes. Key Responsibilities + Deal Shaping & Pre Sales Solutioning + Own endu2011tou2011end pursuit leadership for agentic AI opportunities: discovery, value hypothesis, solution blueprint, estimation, risk/RAI posture, and commercial constructs; partner closely with AMBG sellers and Microsoft field teams. + Translate business strategies into technical architectures using Microsoft 365 Copilot, Dynamics 365 Copilots, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry (Azure AI Studio), Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Agent Service, Azure ML, and Microsoft Fabric. + Build defendable, scalable proposals and SOWs; align solution scope, staffing model, and delivery approach to client outcomes and risk profile. + C-level Storytelling & Executive Advisory + Craft crisp, boardu2011level narratives that connect industry problems to agentic AI outcomes; use datau2011backed storytelling to secure executive sponsorship and funding. (Aligned to Senior Manager executive communication expectations.) + Facilitate exec workshops to shape transformation agendas, operating models, value cases, and governance for Copilots and autonomous agents. + Technical Leadership & Architecture + Define reference architectures and patterns for agentic workflows (planning, reasoning, tools, memory), orchestration, retrieval (RAG), evaluation, guardrails, and observability on Azure. + Guide teams building POCs and accelerators with Copilot Studio (lowu2011code) and Azure AI Foundry (prou2011code), including Prompt Flowu2011based evals, content safety, and endu2011tou2011end MLOps/GenAIOps. + Ensure secureu2011byu2011design solutions across identity, data, Responsible AI, compliance, and lifecycle governance for enterprise deployment. + Delivery Readiness & Scale + Create phased roadmaps (POV u2192 pilot u2192 scaled rollout), acceptance criteria, KPIs, and value tracking to realize outcomes postu2011sale. + Coach and upskill crossu2011functional teams (strategy, industry, data/AI, Modern Work, Security) to deliver repeatable outcomes and reuse accelerators. + Ecosystem Orchestration + Operate as one with Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoftu2014cou2011innovating, cou2011selling, and cou2011delivering; align to Microsoft programs and cou2011funding where appropriate. Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 05% to 100% depending on business need and client requirements. Hereu2019s What You Need: + Minimum of 10 years in consulting/technology, including 5+ years leading preu2011sales solutioning or architecture for cloud/data/AI programs, ideally on Microsoft. + Minimum of 10 years of experience and ability to craft solution options, estimates, delivery models, and risk mitigations; collaborate with deal teams on pricing, T&Cs, and governance. + Minimum of 3 years of handsu2011on architecture or supervision experience with Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Agent Service, Azure ML, Prompt Flow/evaluations, and Microsoft Fabric; fluency in when to use Copilot Studio vs. prou2011code approaches. + Minimum of 10 years of experience leading multiu2011disciplinary teams across strategy, industry, data/AI engineering, and change management; strong coaching and u201cleadu2011fromu2011theu2011frontu201d ethos + Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. (If Associateu2019s Degree, must have minimum 6 years work experience) Professional Skills Requirement + Practical knowledge of Responsible AI, identity, security, data governance, and deployment guardrails for enterprise AI. + Strong, C-level communication and consulting skills and ability to engage business and technology stakeholders. + Ability to lead large, multidisciplinary technical teams. + Structured, value-driven, problem-solving mindset. Bonus Points If: + Youu2019ve led end-to-end agentic AI business process transformations. + Youu2019ve shipped Copilot Studio solutions and Azure AI Foundry agents in regulated industries (FS, H&PS), including content safety, evals, and monitoring. + You bring industry POVs (e.g., Fabricu2011enabled data modernization u2192 agentic workflows u2192 function transformation) and can connect them to measurable business KPIs. 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Created: 2026-03-12