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This highly visible, hybrid role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving business problems, working directly with stakeholders, and building impactful, production-ready AI solutions. You will partner with business teams to identify opportunities for AI-driven process improvement, design and deploy enterprise AI agents and workflow automation solutions, and act as a bridge between business and technical teams. This is not a research-focused AI role; success requires hands-on development, business process analysis, and the ability to deliver measurable business value. You will help shape the company\u2019s AI strategy, drive AI adoption, and scale AI capabilities across the organization, all within a flexible work environment with very low turnover.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>WHAT YOU&#8217;LL DO<\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meet directly with business stakeholders and end users to understand current workflows, identify inefficiencies, and uncover opportunities for AI and intelligent automation<\/li>\n<li>Gather functional and technical requirements through collaboration with end users<\/li>\n<li>Evaluate business processes and determine when AI, Power Automate, RPA, or traditional automation is the most appropriate solution<\/li>\n<li>Design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI agents and workflow automation solutions into production environments<\/li>\n<li>Build AI solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, and other Microsoft AI technologies<\/li>\n<li>Develop automation solutions using Power Automate and RPA tools<\/li>\n<li>Act as the 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