Microsoft Pre-Sales Consultant (Azure AI Foundry)

Senior Microsoft Presales Consultant (Data & AI focus)

Location: UK Wide – 1 or 2 office days per month (London)

Salary: Up to 100k base with 20% comms / bonus package on top

My client is a well known IT Managed Services organisation with offices across the UK.

We are on the hunt for a Senior Microsoft Presales Consultant, to work alongside their Business Development and Account Managers, Solution Managers, Solution Leads and Practice Leads and own the detailing of the multi-domain solutions for their clients.

Whilst you will be expected to be working with clients holistically and have a broad knowledge across the entire Microsoft ecosystem, we are ideally looking for a candidate who has a strong understanding in the Data and AI space and expertise within Azure AI Foundry.

In addition to a more detailed focus around the Azure AI (Foundry) we are also looking for this candidate to have expertise within:

Modern Workplace:

• Voice and Contact Centre
• Endpoint, M365, Teams and Viva

Security Practice:

• M365, Intune, Defender, SOC, SIEM, etc.

Cloud Data and AI:

• AI & Automation: Copilot, Copilot Studio and Power Platform

This should be combined with experience and high-level understanding of large-scale cloud solutions architecture, helping clients transforming into an AI powered, cloud first business, developing new services using digital, becoming more agile and resilient.

We are looking for candidates who have a broad set of technology, delivery knowledge, consulting and commercial skills, who can demonstrate an ability to shape our client’s transformation agenda, innovation roadmaps and new operating models.

Key Responsibilities

Client-facing:

Growth forecasting and planning:

Solutioning of large and complex deals:

Portfolio and industry PoV development:

Growth and personal development:

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Extensive experience of delivering transformational programmes/projects, including scope that includes managed services and outsourcing.

• Microsoft specific Data & AI skills / background. i.e. Fabric & Foundry

• Extensive experience in project delivery methodologies (agile, waterfall) and client account delivery management.

• Extensive experience leading large-scale solutions using the Microsoft or AWS cloud technologies and services and other technology services.

• Certifications (desirable, ideally Architectural qualifications such as TOGAF or similar, ITIL, Cloud technologies at a fundamental level e.g. AZ900, DP900)

Benefits

What you can expect:

In addition to a competitive salary, supportive teams, and a real opportunity to progress in your career with a forward-thinking organisation, the benefits package includes:

• 25 days’ holiday (excluding bank holidays) + Your Birthday Off
• Flexible working – it’s important to maintain a work/life balance, as such, we will consider any written request for flexible working
• Virtual working – we practice what we preach and empower our people to work remotely
• Top tech – Leading services and solutions aren’t just for our clients; we supply best-of-breed software and hardware for all our staff too
• 4x annual salary life assurance
• Health cash plan
• Retail discounts and other perks from major brands

If this sounds like you, and your looking for a new MS Pre-Sales role, and you have Azure AI Foundry expertise in addition to Modern Workplace, and MS Cyber expertise including Defender, M365, and Cloud Data expertise including CoPilot and Power Platform, then we would love to hear from you.