£88 Per hour
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Microsoft AI Architect role focuses on leading the strategy and governance of enterprise AI and Power Platform adoption within a high-impact financial services program. The position involves building scalable governance frameworks across Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Azure AI, supporting over 100 applications and AI agents. The architect will engage with senior stakeholders and shape the organization's approach to AI and low-code development. This opportunity offers a greenfield environment for influencing enterprise AI strategy at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define Power Platform strategy and governance in enterprise environments.
- Deliver Copilot Studio and AI strategy & governance.
- Develop expertise in Power Platform governance, including environments, pipelines, provisioning, licensing, and compliance.
- Enable Citizen vs Pro Developer models.
- Understand data governance and regulatory controls, particularly in Financial Services.
- Lead workshops and engage senior stakeholders.
- Design architecture across Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, and wider AI platforms.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in defining Power Platform strategy and governance.
- Strong delivery of Copilot Studio / AI strategy & governance.
- Deep expertise in Power Platform governance.
- Experience enabling Citizen vs Pro Developer models.
- Strong understanding of data governance and regulatory controls.
- Ability to engage with senior stakeholders and lead workshops.
- Experience in designing architecture across AI platforms.
Salary (Rate): £700/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Microsoft AI Architect – Strategy & Governance (Copilot Studio, Power Platform) | £700/day | Outside IR35 | 10 Weeks | London Hybrid
A Microsoft AI Architect is required for a high-impact financial services programme, leading the strategy and governance of enterprise AI and Power Platform adoption. This Microsoft AI Architect role is focused on building scalable governance frameworks across Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Azure AI—supporting 100+ applications and AI agents.
What you’ll need:
- Proven experience defining Power Platform strategy and governance in enterprise environments
- Strong delivery of Copilot Studio / AI strategy & governance
- Deep expertise in Power Platform governance (environments, pipelines, provisioning, licensing, compliance)
- Experience enabling Citizen vs Pro Developer models
- Strong understanding of data governance and regulatory controls (Financial Services ideal)
As a Microsoft AI Architect, you’ll shape how AI and low-code is adopted across the organisation—defining who can build what, setting governance standards, and enabling secure, scalable development. You’ll lead workshops, engage senior stakeholders, and design architecture across Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, and wider AI platforms.
This Microsoft AI Architect opportunity offers a greenfield environment where you’ll directly influence enterprise AI strategy and governance at scale.
Why apply?
- £700 per day, Outside IR35
- High-impact AI programme
- Greenfield strategy & governance build
- Exposure to Copilot Studio & AI agents
- Hybrid working (London, 1–2 days onsite)
If you’re a Microsoft AI Architect with strong governance and AI strategy experience, this is a standout contract. Interested? Get in touch now!