Join Microsoft's Innovation Hub and help some of the world's largest manufacturing organisations accelerate their AI transformation. This is a highly customer-facing role that combines technical expertise, business consulting and innovation. You'll work directly with senior business and technology leaders to shape strategy, solve complex challenges and bring AI-powered solutions to life through immersive engagements and workshops. This is an on-site role based in the Microsoft Innovation Hub.
Responsibilities
- Lead customer workshops, strategy sessions and innovation engagements focused on AI and digital transformation
- Advise executive stakeholders on how to use AI, data and cloud technologies to achieve business outcomes
- Design scalable, secure and high-impact solution architectures that address complex business challenges
- Partner across sales, engineering and technical teams to drive customer success and accelerate adoption
- Act as a trusted technical advisor, connecting innovation opportunities to measurable business value
Qualifications
- Proven technical pre-sales, solution architecture or technical consulting experience
- Experience engaging CIO, CTO and board-level stakeholders to shape business and technology strategy
- Ability to design end-to-end enterprise architectures spanning cloud, AI, data, applications and security
- Strong discovery and consulting skills, translating business objectives into technical solutions and customer outcomes
- Manufacturing industry expertise, including Industry 4.0, smart factory and IT/OT transformation initiatives
- Hands-on experience building prototypes, proof of concepts and solution demonstrations for enterprise customers
Solution Engineering IC5 - The typical base pay range for this role across Netherlands is € 86,300.00 - € 170,800.00 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation.
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https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/corporate-pay/netherlands-corporate-pay.html
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Skills Required
- Proven technical pre-sales, solution architecture, or technical consulting experience
- Experience engaging CIO, CTO, and board-level stakeholders to shape business and technology strategy
- Ability to design end-to-end enterprise architectures spanning cloud, AI, data, applications, and security
- Strong discovery and consulting skills translating business objectives into technical solutions and customer outcomes
- Manufacturing industry expertise, including Industry 4.0, smart factory, and IT/OT transformation initiatives
- Hands-on experience building prototypes, proof of concepts, and solution demonstrations for enterprise customers
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Parental & Family Support — Family-oriented benefits are portrayed as a meaningful strength, with substantial paid parental leave and added supports like back-up care and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
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