Principal Enterprise Architect, CTO Office, US Commercial Industries

OverviewWe are the CTO Office for Microsoft's US Commercial Industries, and we are looking to hire a team of Principal Enterprise Architects, who each be aligned to the following industries : 1.) Health Life Sciences; 2.) Financial Services; 3.) Manufacturing & Mobility; 4.)Retail Consumer Goods. We are seeking visionary and strategic principal level leaders with depth and breadth in the aligned industries to drive the evolution of our focus on delivering outcome-based solutions by embedding co-engineering and co-innovation practices and AI transformation capabilities across industry operating units. This role will be instrumental in shaping how we co-create with customers, accelerate their digital transformation, and scale AI adoption through deep customer engagement and innovation across industry operating units. 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 to achieve our mission.

ResponsibilitiesStrategic Influence & Leadership Partner with operating unit leaders to define and embed co-engineering and co-innovation models that align with customer outcomes. Champion complex delivery and AI transformation initiatives that empower customer engineering teams to deliver scalable, repeatable, and impactful solutions. Serve as a thought leader and change agent, influencing cross-functional stakeholders to adopt modern engineering and AI practices. Partner with industry operating unit leadership to establish and build proven industry capabilities to accelerate customer outcomes and innovation Customer Engineering Innovation Lead the design and deployment of reusable engineering frameworks, toolkits, and accelerators that enable co-development with customers. Drive the integration of AI capabilities into customer success engagements, ensuring alignment with business value and ethical AI principles. Foster a culture of experimentation, agility, and continuous learning within customer engineering teams. Operational Excellence Establish governance, metrics, and best practices to measure the impact of co-engineering and co-innovation on customer outcomes. Collaborate with product, industry advisors, consulting, and account teams to ensure feedback loops and innovation cycles are tightly integrated. Scale successful models within the operating units through playbooks, communities of practice, and enablement programs by aligning with operating unit leadership, industry advisors, consulting, and account teams Talent Development & Culture Build and mentor a high-performing team of customer engineers and AI specialists. Promote diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety to unlock creativity and innovation. Inspire teams to embrace a growth mindset and customer-obsessed culture. OtherEmbody our Culture and Values