Lead Consultant

Licensed sponsor United Kingdom Full-time Posted 1 hour ago

Lead Power Platform & AI Consultant

Location: UK | Business Area: Digital | Salary Details: Discussed in Screening Call

The Lead Power Platform & AI Consultant will help organisations solve complex business challenges through secure, scalable and supportable solutions built on Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio. Combining consulting, architecture and hands-on delivery, the role leads customers from discovery and solution design through to implementation, adoption and support handover.

Operating across consultancy, presales, governance and delivery, the role acts as a trusted advisor to customers while working closely with account teams, Microsoft 365 specialists, developers and Azure consultants. The successful candidate will ensure solutions are commercially viable, well-governed and aligned to security, compliance and lifecycle management best practices.

“a great place to work, a great place to be a customer”

Key Responsibilities:

Client Discovery, Advisory & Pre-Sales

Lead discovery workshops, identify business outcomes, map processes and translate requirements into clear use cases and acceptance criteria.
Provide trusted technical guidance on solution options, risks, licensing, constraints and delivery approaches.
Shape proposals, statements of work, estimates and proof-of-concept engagements, ensuring scope and assumptions are clearly defined.
Advise on the appropriate use of Power Platform, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio and Azure technologies, collaborating with wider teams where required.

Solution Architecture & Application Delivery

Design solutions using Power Apps, Dataverse, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power BI, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 services.
Define app, automation and AI agent architectures aligned to business and technical requirements.
Design integrations using connectors, APIs, Azure services and related technologies.
Build prototypes and production-ready solutions using reusable and scalable design patterns.
Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, accessible, supportable and operationally ready.

Copilot Studio & AI Solutions

Design, build and govern AI agents using Copilot Studio.
Assess and recommend the most appropriate AI approach based on business needs, security and scalability requirements.
Design knowledge-grounding strategies using Microsoft 365, Dataverse, APIs and Azure AI services.
Implement human oversight, monitoring, approvals and feedback mechanisms for AI-enabled processes.
Advise on licensing, capacity, cost management and responsible AI practices.
Stay current with emerging AI capabilities and evaluate their suitability for client adoption.

Governance, Security & Assurance

Lead Power Platform and Copilot governance reviews covering security, environments, licensing, capacity and operational risk.
Define governance frameworks including environment strategies, DLP policies, security models and maker controls.
Establish application lifecycle management practices across development, testing and production environments.
Use Microsoft administration and compliance tools to support auditing, adoption, cost and risk management.
Embed security, privacy, compliance and responsible AI principles into all solutions.

Delivery Leadership & Technical Assurance

Act as the technical lead across multiple client engagements, ensuring solutions deliver agreed business outcomes.
Review solution designs, automations, AI agents and deployment approaches, providing technical direction and assurance.
Support iterative delivery, testing and continuous improvement activities.
Produce architecture designs, technical documentation, governance reports and handover materials.
Troubleshoot complex issues across applications, integrations, automation and AI solutions.

Practice & Capability Development

Develop repeatable services, accelerators and propositions across Power Platform, Copilot and AI.
Create reusable templates, frameworks, reference architectures and demonstration assets.
Monitor Microsoft's roadmap and translate new capabilities into practical recommendations.
Mentor consultants and support capability development across the wider team.
Contribute to customer events, webinars, workshops and thought leadership activities.

Technology & Tooling Expertise

Power Apps: Canvas apps, model-driven apps, coded apps, Dataverse, Power Fx, reusable components, responsive design and application extensibility.
Power Automate: Cloud flows, approvals, child flows, intelligent automation and AI-assisted business processes.
Dataverse: Data modelling, business rules, security, virtual tables, auditing and solution-aware configuration.
Copilot Studio: Agent design, orchestration, knowledge sources, integrations, publishing, analytics and lifecycle management.
AI & Document Intelligence: AI Builder, Azure AI services, Azure AI Search, prompt design, evaluation frameworks and responsible AI controls.
Governance & Administration: Power Platform Admin Centre, managed environments, DLP policies, licensing, capacity management, telemetry and Microsoft 365 governance controls.
ALM & Engineering: Solutions, pipelines, source control, automated deployments, Power Platform CLI, Azure DevOps/Git and custom connector development.
Microsoft Ecosystem: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, Entra ID, Purview, Power BI, Microsoft Fabric and Azure services.

Key Skills & Capability

Proven experience leading Power Platform and AI engagements from discovery through to delivery and handover.
Strong solution architecture expertise across Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365.
Experience designing and implementing governance, security, environment strategy, ALM and support frameworks.
Ability to engage confidently with business and technical stakeholders, translating complex concepts into clear outcomes and recommendations.
Comfortable operating as both a strategic consultant and hands-on technical lead.
Experience producing proposals, statements of work, estimates, assessments and client-facing documentation.
Passion for continuous learning and staying current with Microsoft's evolving Power Platform, Copilot and AI ecosystem.

Your Benefits at Chess

Private healthcare (free after 1 year)
Eye tests, flu jabs, and on-site health checks
Mental health support from trained First Aiders
A Wellbeing Day after 1 year
Hybrid working support with a home office allowance
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Buy or sell up to 5 holidays twice a year
Perkbox discounts on shopping, travel, fitness, and more
Points-based rewards from year 2
Charity donation matching (up to £100)
Recognition platform to celebrate your wins
EE SIM offers for you and your family
£1000 referral bonus
Learn 2 Earn scheme to boost your salary
Team socials and celebrations
Bespoke onboarding and leadership training
Dedicated Culture Team to support you

Working Hours and Location

A standard week is 37½ Monday to Friday

Flexible, hybrid position with a home-first working policy. Allowing you to enjoy the flexibility of working from home whilst also having the option to work from one of our many local hubs spread throughout the UK. Ad-hoc travel to offices within the group and other locations may be required on occasion.

Why Join Chess?

Chess is one of the UK's leading independent and trusted technology service providers, employing over 280 skilled people across the UK, supporting over 18,000 UK businesses.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion is at the heart of our Chess culture, and we are passionate about our One Team spirit.

We're extremely proud that our people voted us No.1 in 'The 100 Best Companies to Work for' list 2018, and we continue to celebrate more than 17 years in the top 100.

Our continued focus on growth creates opportunity for everyone to progress their career, to develop knowledge and skills, to gain reward and recognition and to maximise their potential. The growth and success of our people ensures the growth and success of our business.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At Chess ICT, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We want to make sure everyone has a fair chance and opportunity throughout the application process. If you require any adjustments during your application or interview, please feel comfortable reaching out to our recruitment team so we can support you.

We believe that "if you're not growing, we're not growing."