<b>Overview</b><br><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Are you energised by the prospect of joining a team of trusted advisors, helping customers unlock the business value of enterprise-ready Copilot and agent solutions? Can you drive technical excellence and champion change, always putting the customer at the heart of your work? Do you thrive using best-in-class productivity tools to collaborate efficiently, wherever you are? If so, this role is for you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We’re seeking an enthusiastic <strong>Senior Cloud Solution Architect (CSA) specialising in AI solutions</strong>, passionate about leading customers through their AI transformation journey with <strong>Copilot Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot.</strong> In this customer-facing role, you’ll act as a strategic advisor and technical subject matter expert, accelerating AI adoption and change management to deliver tangible business value and ROI.</span></p></div><div><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Within Customer Experience & Success (CE&S), you help customers unlock value across Microsoft’s portfolio by designing and implementing <strong>secure, compliant, and scalable Copilot solutions</strong>, aligned with governance, lifecycle management, and Power Platform standards.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The role blends <strong>deep technical expertise and strong business acumen</strong>, influencing customer strategy, driving usage and consumption, and shaping enterprise‑ready solutions that deliver tangible outcomes. You’ll work cross‑functionally and with partners, identify patterns and gaps, and help scale innovation.</span></p></div><p style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Find out more about our <a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcareers.microsoft.com%2Fus%2Fen%2Fculture&data=04%7C01%7Closmit%40microsoft.com%7C27f2181d96804234953708d8f3b22d06%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637527293867872556%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=QnmEU%2BvawaPM5eEUL1FxWPmhizgKnDLFj6dlUTOWRB0%3D&reserved=0">culture</a> and <a href="https://nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fabout%2Fcorporate-values&data=04%7C01%7Closmit%40microsoft.com%7C27f2181d96804234953708d8f3b22d06%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637527293867882502%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=p3lkWaIXzH3t9t1hS9bOfKhtDFWPj6gi8zZU94LWRso%3D&reserved=0">values</a>, and the environment you will be working in. </span></p><p style="margin: 0.0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.</span></p><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><ul style="margin-top: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 0.0cm;"><li style="margin: 12pt 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Be a trusted advisor and drive business value through AI Transformation</strong>: Create business value by translating customer challenges into actionable solutions aligned to high ROI customer outcomes. Ensure a seamless, connected experience that fosters satisfaction, loyalty, and long-term value.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Drive Customer Success</strong>: Lead architectural design, engaging with business and technical decision makers to drive intent and enable sustained usage of Copilot Chat, Agents, and M365 Copilot, securing long-term customer success and renewal.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Leverage</strong><strong> Agentic AI</strong>: Use Copilot prompt engineering and Agent-building expertise to drive AI at scale. </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Explore growth opportunities:</strong> Partner with technical and sales teams to identify opportunities and develop tailored solutions to drive expansion and business value realization.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Accelerate Customer AI Transformation Journey</strong>: Engage in relevant communities to share expertise, contribute to IP creation, prioritize IP re-use, and learn from others to help accelerate your customer’s AI transformation journey.</span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; line-height: normal; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Embrace a growth mindset:</strong> Act as the voice of the customer by proactively sharing insights, feedback, and success stories to inform internal strategy and execution. </span></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Learn-it-all: </strong>Demonstrate a self-learner mindset through continuous, self-directed learning in areas such as Copilot Chat, Agents, M365 Copilot, business value realization, and adoption and change management. Build and maintain technical readiness aligned to Customer Success Unit (CSU) priorities and corporate initiatives. </span></li></ul><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><p style="margin: 0.0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Required Qualifications (RQs)</strong><br></span></p><ul><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).</span></div></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proven hands‑on experience with <strong>Microsoft 365, Power Platform, or equivalent productivity and automation platforms</strong>.</span></div></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Demonstrated experience working with <strong>cloud infrastructure technologies</strong>, including solution architecture, systems administration, network operations, software development, or technology consulting.</span></div></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong <strong>customer‑facing experience</strong>, engaging directly with customers or internal stakeholders as a trusted technical and business advisor.</span></div></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ability to translate technical solutions into <strong>business value and outcomes</strong>.</span></div></li><li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fluency in <strong>English and Norwegian</strong> in a professional/business environment.<span style="color: black;"><br></span></span></div></li></ul><p style="margin: 0.0cm; line-height: normal; font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications (PQs)</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0.0cm; margin-top: 0.0px;"><li style="margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin-left: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deep expertise in <strong>cloud solution architecture</strong>, technology consulting, and enterprise solution delivery.</span></div></li><li style="margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin-left: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Proven experience <strong>leading technical projects</strong> from design through execution, influencing architectural decisions and outcomes.</span></div></li><li style="margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin-left: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Strong background partnering with stakeholders to address complex business challenges using cloud and AI solutions.</span></div></li><li style="margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin-left: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Relevant technical certifications (e.g., <strong>Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Security certifications</strong>).</span></div></li><li style="margin-right: 0cm; font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; margin-left: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience in <strong>change management, adoption, and transformation initiatives</strong> (e.g., PROSCI or equivalent frameworks).</span></div></li></ul> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>