Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us achieve our mission. 

The Microsoft AI Co-Innovation laboratories in Business Development provide a unique environment for partners and customers in artificial intelligence, global automation, and robotics, to rapidly ideate and prototype their future technologies through rapid iterations of engagements, either onsite or virtually. 

This role in the AI, Data and Emerging Technologies Business Development organization provides an exceptional opportunity to manage delivering corporate level governance for highly strategic growth opportunities with internal and external stakeholders, alliance formations, ecosystem development and help pioneer customer engagements with responsibility for the solution architecting and the hands-on operations of the AI Co-Innovation laboratories. 

We are looking for an experienced Customer Solutions Architect, who has hands-on proficiency in designing, developing, and deploying Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence solutions for our Business Partners. We are looking for individuals who are thought leaders in the realm of AI/Data Science, have thorough understanding of Statistical & Stochastic Modeling, Deep Learning, Cloud Architectures, Foundation Models (SLM, LLM) & Traditional ML Models, and can drive results by leading from the front while also mentoring the team and other AI Engineers within the organization. The ideal candidate will play a critical role working with other senior Product Managers, Software Engineers, and Architects across Microsoft to identify opportunities, collaborate and deliver impact. You will be working on curating, designing, architecting, developing, and deploying AI and ML solutions that drive cost and business efficiency, and are futuristic! 

This position is based in Redmond, but the candidate will be expected to travel to the Microsoft AI Co-Innovation Lab in Wisconsin, headquartered on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus about 25-50% of their time. The candidate will work alongside Microsoft's partners in Wisconsin, serving as a catalyst for manufacturers across Wisconsin, showcasing the vast possibilities AI offers and leading hands-on exploration and prototyping.