Flex
manufacturing
PrincipalAIArchitect–IT
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“Principal AI Architect – IT at Flex. Skills: Microsoft 365 AI Architect, AI architecture, Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, Azure AI services, Responsible AI. shaping and scaling AI-powered productivity and collaboration solutions across the enterprise. defining, designing, and operationalizing AI architecture within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem”
What You'll Achieve.
measurable business outcomes; cost efficiency; performance; scalability; production readiness; lifecycle management; continuous improvement; measurable business impact; operational excellence
Industry & Context.
translate complex AI/security topics into clear decisions and tradeoffs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
15+ years of IT experience with 5+ years focused on Microsoft 365 and AI solutions, Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale AI initiatives, Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, and Azure AI services, understanding of M365 licensing models and AI adoption strategies
Nice to Have
Microsoft certifications (Azure Solutions Architect, AI Engineer, or M365 certifications), Experience with Responsible AI frameworks and regulatory compliance, Exposure to MLOps, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines, Background in change management and digital transformation initiatives, TOGAF Certification is a big plus
What You'll Do.
shaping and scaling AI-powered productivity and collaboration solutions across the enterprise
and operationalizing AI architecture within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
ensuring solutions are secure
and aligned with measurable business outcomes
supporting collaboration and communication platforms used globally
defining enterprise AI architectures and reference designs
designing secure and scalable architectures integrated with Teams
leading introduction of new capabilities
evaluating emerging AI productivity offerings
establishing and operating governance frameworks
responsible AI practices
and compliance controls
ensuring tenant/service controls are designed and enforced
partnering with Security/Legal/Privacy to maintain a controlled enablement approach
defining policies for data handling
and discoverability of AI interactions
leading design and deployment of Copilot capabilities
and intelligent automation
monitoring adoption and operational drive continuous improvement
building and maintaining an operating model across engineering
acting as a trusted advisor to executives and cross-functional teams on everyday AI strategy
and value realization
managing vendor alignment and technical governance across Microsoft
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
supporting extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth; partner with Security/Legal/Privacy; Act as a trusted advisor to executives and cross-functional teams (IT, Security, Legal, HR, Finance, business leaders); Manage vendor alignment and technical governance across Microsoft, Zoom, Anthropic, and other coordinate roadmap dependencies, feature validation, and escalation of risks/issues; drives clarity, alignment, and delivery across cross-functional teams and vendors
Communication Scope
executive communication; stakeholder engagement; able to translate complex AI/security topics into clear decisions and tradeoffs
Process & Methodology
lifecycle management, change management
Full Job Description
Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. ## Job Description To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a **Principal AI Architect – IT** located in **Chennai location.** The Microsoft 365 AI Architect plays a critical role in shaping and scaling AI-powered productivity and collaboration solutions across the enterprise. This role is responsible for defining, designing, and operationalizing AI architecture within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem—ensuring solutions are secure, governed, scalable, and aligned with measurable business outcomes As part of the Workplace Enterprise Services organization, this role supports collaboration and communication platforms used globally, including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, AI agents, intelligent automation, and selected third-party solutions. The ideal candidate brings a blend of deep technical expertise, architectural rigor, and strategic leadership. Reports to the **Director** , and the role involves, ## **_What a typical day looks like:_** ## **Architecture, Integrations & Platform Engineering** * Define enterprise AI architectures and reference designs leveraging **Microsoft 365** , **Microsoft Graph** , **Power Platform** , and relevant AI services to enable extensibility and integration. * Design secure and scalable architectures integrated with **Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, and OneDrive** (and equivalent collaboration surfaces where third-party AI is embedded). * Lead introduction of new capabilities (agents, plugins/connectors, workflow automation, copilots in app
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