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ICOE Power Platform SME

AT Avanade
Avanade

ICOE Power Platform SME

Atlanta, GA

THIS ROLE CAN BE BASED IN ANY COUNTRY WHERE AVANADE HAS AN OFFICE PRESENCE.

The ICOE is a single organization that brings together Avanade's existing COEs (Center of Excellence) to deliver excellence at scale to Avanade and clients. The three missions of the ICOE:

The primary mission within the SME Tower is to create strong client and partner relationships by delivering subject matter expertise throughout the sales and delivery lifecycle. The key activities for the tower include:

A home for SMEs and Thought leaders - Avanade's deep technical, experienced client-facing resources who can be at the "tip of the spear" with the latest Microsoft technologies, while also promoting best practices in any situation.

Driving advanced certification and technical eminence for SMEs, leveraging the breadth of experience in Accenture, Avanade, and Microsoft (and other technology partners) - becoming recognized as the place for specific technical resources across the organization.

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Providing a clear technical career path for people to grow and develop, in line with the required certifications and experience, while offering the ability to cross-skill between solution areas and practices leveraging communities - Industry, LOB, technical, etc., as part of the new Integrated COE.

Working closely with the Solution Evolution & Asset Towers to ensure alignment with both solution area and practice roadmaps, while bringing the best of what the ICOE has to any engagement - client-facing deliveries or pursuits, solution area play evolution, practice asset leverage, industry specialists.

Supporting the Solutioning & Shared Services Towers with deep specific technical skills as required to differentiate client experience in both presales and delivery.

Supporting the solution areas, practices, LOBs, and play squads as required, with specific technical resources, while also acting as the conduit between the towers of the ICOE - for example, leveraging assets or harvesting collateral/assets for continuous improvement.

As a SME within the ICOE, you will support sales, solutioning and delivery for our regions globally. Primarily, you will be supporting European regions and hence are ideally located within a European time zone. You will support governance, digital modernization, surround and general Power Platform activation projects, including copilot studio and optionally intelligent automation efforts. You will collaborate with the solution evolution lead, the asset team, managed services and the client solutions teams to drive the agenda of Power Platform at Avanade. Keeping your Power Platform and all any related certifications up to date and complete will be required. Your main targets will be utilization based (a combination of BD and chargeable hours). You will be actively supporting our 3 missions in the ICOE:

* Drive Client Impact
* Advance our Solutions and LOBs
* Support Practice Development

Come join us:

The Power Platform Subject Matter Expert (SME) at manager or Group Manager level is primarily a SME in this space, experienced in Power Platform projects, both as part of presales, and sale engagements, but also experienced in Delivery. Together we do what matters.

What you'll do:

* Boost the sales across the globe but primarily focused on the region within which you are located.
* Support driving power platform adoption across this region
* Work closely with the Microsoft Product Team in Redmond to drive innovation.
* Align with the Client solutions teams, and work across practices to promote, support and evangelize Power Platform and the associated roadmap, and ensure timely support from Microsoft when required.

Skills and experiences:

* 5+ years working in Power Platform consulting within a large enterprise organization.
* Solid understanding of the operations and culture at our ATC-I or Offshore centers
* Ensure alignment of goals, team (skills) and priorities.
* Deep knowledge of Power Platform offerings.
* Ability to have C-level conversation with clients and internal stakeholders and can leverage existing relations in the field, both internal and external (e.g. Microsoft).
* Deep understanding of Delivery Methodologies.

About you:

* An effective and compelling communicator with experience of managing clients and stakeholders up to C-Level
* Able to create and deliver findings and recommendations in a clear and convincing manner.
* Passionate about trends and technical/industry thought leadership.
* A proven leader with strong influencing and negotiation capabilities
* Preferable a Microsoft Global Black Belt
* Understanding and experience of AI within this field is also a benefit.

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

* Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
* Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
* Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
* Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

A Great Place to Work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!

Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking
• Experimenting courageously
• Learning and pivoting

Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice
• Encouraging boldness
• Celebrating progress

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client
• Prioritizing what matters
• Acting as one

Client-provided location(s): Atlanta, GA, USA; London, UK; Boston, MA, USA; Charlotte, NC, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Miami, FL, USA; Dallas, TX, USA; Newark, NJ, USA
Job ID: Avanade2-9079
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Holiday Events
    • Commuter Benefits Program
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
  • Professional Development

    • Leadership Training Program
    • Mentor Program
    • Internship Program
    • Professional Coaching
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Latinx founded/led
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Unconscious Bias Training