Power Platform Architect - AI ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Strategy and Program Leadership • Define and execute the enterprise Power Platform strategy, roadmap, and operating model. • Turn business priorities into a clear delivery plan with measurable outcomes. • Identify and prioritize high-value automation, low-code, data, and AI opportunities. • Advise senior business and technology leaders on platform capabilities, investments, risks, and adoption. • Drive program maturity while balancing speed, innovation, governance, and supportability. Architecture and Governance • Define solution architecture, integration patterns, security standards, environment strategy, and platform guardrails. • Establish and mature Power Platform governance and Center of Excellence capabilities. • Create reusable frameworks, components, standards, and reference architectures. • Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, data, privacy, security, compliance, and application lifecycle management requirements. • Monitor platform health, technical debt, capacity, licensing considerations, and operational risks. Delivery and Execution • Lead solutions from intake and design through build, testing, deployment, adoption, and support transition. • Drive multiple initiatives, manage dependencies, remove blockers, and maintain delivery momentum. • Provide hands-on technical leadership and step into solution design or troubleshooting when needed. • Ensure solutions are practical, scalable, maintainable, and focused on measurable business value. • Build accountability across delivery teams and communicate progress, decisions, risks, and actions clearly. Enablement and Adoption • Mentor architects, developers, analysts, makers, and citizen developers. • Establish practical guidance that enables teams without creating unnecessary bureaucracy. • Promote reusable solutions, disciplined engineering practices, and responsible platform adoption. • Partner with business teams to improve adoption and realize expected benefits. • Stay current on Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365, Azure, and relevant AI capabilities. ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS and RESPONSIBILITIES • Performs other duties as assigned. • Supports the organization's quality program(s). • Travel to client sites as required. QUALIFICATIONS Education & Licensing Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Technology, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combination of education, professional certifications, and relevant work experience will be considered. Experience Twelve (12)+ years of experience in software engineering, application delivery, solution architecture, or enterprise technology leadership. Seven (7)+ years of hands-on Microsoft Power Platform experience, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse. Five (5)+ years leading enterprise-scale Power Platform programs, governance initiatives, platform architecture, or Center of Excellence capabilities. Skills & Knowledge • Demonstrated experience establishing architecture standards, governance models, security controls, environment strategies, and application lifecycle management practices. • Proven track record of delivering complex business solutions from concept through production and adoption. • Experience integrating Power Platform with Microsoft 365, Azure services, APIs, data platforms, and enterprise applications. • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and explain technical decisions in clear business language. • Ability to work independently in a remote U.S. environment and lead effectively across distributed teams. • Experience with Copilot Studio, AI agents, generative AI, and intelligent automation. • Experience building or leading a Power Platform Center of Excellence or enterprise citizen development program. • Microsoft Power Platform solution architect or developer certifications. • Experience with Azure integration, identity, security, DevOps, and enterprise data services. • Extremely delivery-focused, accountable, and outcome-oriented. • Strategic thinker who can convert vision into a practical plan and execute it. • Hands-on leader who is comfortable solving difficult problems and working through ambiguity. • Strong collaborator who can align business and technology stakeholders. • Pragmatic architect who enables progress while maintaining appropriate standards and controls. • Clear communicator who raises risks early and drives decisions and follow-through. WORK ENVIRONMENT When applicable and appropriate, consideration will be given to reasonable accommodations. Mental: Clear and conceptual thinking ability; excellent judgment, troubleshooting, problem solving, analysis, and discretion; ability to handle work-related stress; ability to handle multiple priorities simultaneously; and ability to meet deadlines Physical: Computer keyboarding, travel as required Auditory/Visual: Hearing, vision and talking