Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
Microsoft has 521 active AI-related job listings. The majority of these roles are focused on agents, representing 37% of the total, followed by application and serving infrastructure. Engineering is the most frequent function, with a significant number of openings, and the United States is the primary hiring country. Frequent tech tags include agent orchestration, model serving, and LLM observability, suggesting a focus on operationalizing AI models. Over the last 30 days, Microsoft has added 280 new AI roles, a 157% increase compared to the previous 30-day period.
Microsoft currently has 343 active AI-related roles in our index. The most common open titles are: Principal Software Engineer (19), Senior Software Engineer (19), Software Engineer II (8), Principal Applied Scientist (7), Principal Data Scientist (4). Most positions are in Engineering and Research.
Microsoft's active AI hiring is concentrated in: agents (36%), application (21%), serving infrastructure (19%). These categories follow a seven-stage AI lifecycle: data, pre-training, post-training, serving infrastructure, agents, evaluation, and application.
Microsoft is hiring AI talent in: United States (308 roles), Canada (15 roles), Japan (8 roles), United Kingdom (7 roles).
Job postings at Microsoft most frequently mention: Computer Architecture, Python, Machine Learning, C#, C++.
In the past 30 days, Microsoft has posted 227 new AI-related roles.
| Title | Stage | AI score |
|---|---|---|
| Principal Product Manager - Microsoft AI and Copilot Principal Product Manager for Microsoft Copilot's Identity & Expression layer, focusing on how AI agents communicate intent, reasoning, and trust. This role involves defining strategy, owning a reference implementation (Mico), translating AI capabilities into enterprise value, establishing trust models, and leading AI evaluation for expressive and agentic experiences, using Japan as a pilot market. | AgentEval Gate | 8 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Microsoft 365 Copilot Cloud Solution Architect focused on AI solutions, specifically Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Copilot Chat, to help customers with their AI transformation. The role involves understanding business requirements, designing and implementing AI agent solutions, and providing technical support to customers, aiming to maximize business value and ROI. |
| Agent |
| 7 |
| Lead Solution Engineer - Agentic CRM (AI Agents × Copilot × Dynamics365 Sales & Service | Enterprise Lead Solution Engineer for Agentic CRM, focusing on proposing and closing deals for next-generation business platforms combining Dynamics 365, Copilot, and AI Agents. The role involves designing and proposing business transformation scenarios using AI, leading pre-sales activities, and collaborating with sales, partners, and global teams to drive large-scale strategic projects for enterprise clients. | Agent | 7 |
| Power Platform/Copilot Solution Engineer Pre-sales engineer for Power Platform, focusing on Copilot Studio and M365 Copilot. Responsibilities include understanding customer business challenges, proposing Power Platform solutions from a technical perspective, collaborating with sales and partners, leading technical engagements like demonstrations and proof-of-concept sessions, and driving AI transformation with Copilot and Agents. | Agent | 7 |
| Lead Solution Engineer - Agentic ERP (AI Agents × Copilot × Dynamics 365 F&SC (ERP) | Enterprise) Lead Solution Engineer for Agentic ERP, combining Dynamics 365, Copilot, and AI Agents to redefine business processes and create next-generation enterprise solutions. Focuses on pre-sales leadership, solution design, and driving business transformation for large enterprises. | Agent | 7 |
| Dynamics 365 Sales & Service Solution Engineer Pre-sales Solution Engineer for Dynamics 365 Sales & Service, focusing on AI agent capabilities and customer experience transformation. Responsibilities include leading technical engagements, demonstrations, PoCs, and collaborating with sales and partners to propose Microsoft's AI solutions, particularly Dynamics 365 and Copilot Studio, to enterprise clients. The role involves understanding business challenges and showcasing how AI can solve them, while also providing feedback to product teams. | Agent | 7 |
| Copilot Strategic Solution Engineer (Enterprise Commercial) This role focuses on driving AI transformation for enterprise customers by leading technical engagements, designing secure and scalable architectures for Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio & Agents, and related AI solutions. The Solution Engineer acts as a trusted advisor, guiding customers through secure, compliant, and value-driven implementations, and collaborating with sales, customer success, and engineering teams to accelerate adoption. | Agent | 7 |
| Principal Software Engineer Principal Software Engineer for Microsoft Copilot's animated AI companion, Mico. This role involves technical leadership for a consumer-facing AI product, focusing on architecture, scaling, and the integration of 3D rendering, LLMs, memory systems, and personalization across multiple platforms. Responsibilities include owning system architecture, LLM orchestration, memory systems, personalization frameworks, and ensuring performance, reliability, and observability for millions of users. | ShipAgent | 7 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Microsoft 365 Copilot Cloud Solution Architect focused on AI solutions, primarily Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Copilot Chat, to drive customer AI transformation. The role involves understanding business requirements, designing and implementing AI agent solutions, providing technical support, and maximizing business value and ROI for enterprise clients. | Agent | 7 |
| Senior AI Development Consultant - AI/Agent Development (Japan) Seeking a Senior AI Development Consultant to lead AI/agent development for enterprise clients using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI. Responsibilities include architectural design, technical implementation, custom agent development, data and AI foundation building with Microsoft Fabric, and RAG architecture implementation. The role involves end-to-end project delivery and technical support for client workstyle transformation. | Agent | 7 |
| AI Business Solutions Workforce Specialist (M365, Copilot & AI Agent solution, 大手エンタープライズ企業担当） This role is a solution sales specialist focused on driving AI-powered business transformation for enterprise clients using Microsoft 365 Copilot and related AI technologies. The role involves engaging with business and IT leaders, developing account strategies, collaborating with internal teams, and managing the sales cycle from opportunity development to value realization. | — | 5 |
| Partner CTO, Enterprise Partner Solutions - Japan Partner CTO for Enterprise Partner Solutions in Japan, focusing on driving AI-driven transformation through the partner ecosystem. The role involves leading technical experts, collaborating with strategic partners, and accelerating the adoption of Microsoft technologies to build AI-powered business and technical solutions. | — | 5 |
| Copilot Solution Engineer (Enterprise) This role is a technical sales position focused on proposing AI solutions, particularly Microsoft 365 Copilot and related agent technologies, to enterprise clients. The goal is to drive digital transformation, improve productivity, and enhance operational efficiency by leveraging Microsoft's hybrid work and AI solutions. The role involves solution design, strategic planning, customer engagement, and scaling through partners. | — | 5 |
| Account Technology Specialist - Gaming Industry This role is for an Account Technology Specialist focused on the gaming industry, acting as a technology partner to major Japanese gaming companies. The primary focus is to understand customer business challenges and strategies, and to drive transformation using AI and agent technologies, particularly Azure AI and Copilot. The role also involves developing and executing Microsoft's industry strategy for gaming, and orchestrating cross-functional teams to maximize customer value. It emphasizes strategic technology advising, business transformation through AI, industry strategy, and team orchestration. | — | 5 |
| Agentic AI-Business Consultant | Enterprise This role focuses on driving business transformation through AI, specifically leveraging Microsoft's platforms like Dynamics 365, Copilot, and AI Agents. The consultant will redefine how businesses operate in the AI era, focusing on strategy, business case development, and the creation and deployment of Agentic AI use cases within enterprise contexts. The role requires strong consulting and transformation experience, with an understanding of how AI can be applied to business processes. | Agent | 5 |
| Agentic AI-Business Consultant (Principal) | Enterprise This role focuses on driving business transformation through AI, specifically leveraging Microsoft's platforms like Dynamics 365, Copilot, and AI Agents. The consultant will redefine business processes and decision-making, working from strategy definition to execution, with a focus on creating new markets and enhancing corporate competitiveness. | Agent | 5 |
| Agentic AI-Business Consultant (Principal) | Enterprise This role focuses on driving business transformation through AI, specifically leveraging Microsoft's platforms like Dynamics 365, Copilot, and AI Agents. The consultant will redefine business processes and decision-making, working from strategy definition to execution, with a focus on creating new markets and enhancing corporate competitiveness. | Agent | 5 |
| Workforce AI Specialist (incl Microsoft 365 Copilot) for Manufacturing Industry This role focuses on driving the adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot and AI Workforce solutions within the manufacturing industry. The specialist will engage with senior decision-makers to identify opportunities, shape digital transformation strategies, and accelerate business outcomes using AI-powered productivity solutions. The role involves solution selling for cloud, SaaS, or AI-based products and requires a strong understanding of AI Workforce and AI productivity solutions. | — | 5 |
| AI Workforce Solution Area Specialist - M365 Copilot, Automotive industry This role is a Solution Sales Specialist focused on Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI Workforce solutions for the automotive industry in Japan. The primary responsibility is to engage with business and IT leaders to identify strategic challenges and recommend AI solutions that drive operational efficiency and business outcomes, ultimately leading to AI Workforce transformation at scale. | — | 5 |
| Senior AI Workforce Specialist This role is a solution sales specialist focused on driving AI-powered business transformation for enterprise clients, particularly using Microsoft 365 Copilot and related AI solutions. The specialist will lead consultative sales engagements, collaborate with partners, and manage the end-to-end sales process from pipeline creation to closing, aiming to increase customer productivity and competitiveness. | — | 5 |
| Solution Area Specialist, Azure (I&M Major Accelerate) This role focuses on selling Azure cloud services, particularly to large manufacturing clients. It involves identifying and qualifying sales opportunities, leveraging AI-powered market intelligence tools for trend analysis and forecasting, and supporting the development of AI and cloud-driven transformation solutions for customers. The position requires collaboration across internal teams and with partners to drive customer success and achieve sales targets, with a strong emphasis on security and AI integration. | — | 5 |
| Cloud ＆ AI Specialist (流通小売担当 Azure 営業) This role is a Cloud & AI Specialist focused on selling Azure solutions to general trading companies in Japan. The primary responsibility is to understand customer business needs and propose optimal cloud solutions, including AI and cloud-driven transformations, to create new customer experiences and solve operational productivity issues. The role involves building relationships with C-level decision-makers, collaborating with internal sales and technical teams, and partners to maximize Azure utilization from deal creation to adoption. Key aspects include leading sales strategies, managing sales pipelines using AI-enhanced tools, and promoting solution plays related to migration, data platforms, and AI applications. | — | 5 |
| Cloud & AI /SR Specialist (Azure sales for Public Sector) This is a sales role focused on Azure for the public sector in Tokyo. The specialist will develop and execute sales strategies, build relationships with C-level executives and IT leaders, and drive new business development. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and partners, managing sales pipelines using AI-powered tools, and aligning AI transformation visions with customer business priorities. While AI tools are used to enhance sales processes and customer engagement, the core function is sales, not building AI models or systems. | — | 5 |
| AI Business Solutions Workforce Specialist (M365, Copilot & AI Agent solution, 大手エンタープライズ企業担当） This role is a solution sales specialist focused on driving business transformation for enterprise clients using AI solutions like Microsoft 365 Copilot. The primary goal is to engage with business and IT leaders to identify strategic challenges and propose AI-powered solutions that enhance productivity and decision-making, ultimately contributing to long-term business results. | — | 5 |
| Solution Architect (Japan) Seeking an experienced Solution Architect to lead customer AI adoption using Microsoft's AI solutions, focusing on end-to-end architecture and business transformation. The role involves conceptualizing, proposing, and driving AI-centric solutions across Microsoft's AI portfolio, including M365 Copilot, Azure OpenAI, and data platforms. | Ship | 5 |
| AI Governance Consultant (Japan) AI Governance Consultant to help enterprise customers build and operate AI governance frameworks, focusing on responsible AI use, risk management, and compliance with regulations like NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001, and EU AI Act, using Microsoft products such as Agent365, Purview, M365 Copilot, and Azure AI. | Agent | 5 |
| Principal Technical Program Manager Principal Technical Program Manager for the Industry Solutions Engineering (ISE) team at Microsoft. This role involves working directly with customers to understand their needs and develop cloud-based solutions, leveraging AI and other technologies. The TPM will define customer scenarios, orchestrate engineering approaches, and develop end-to-end user stories, acting as a Product Owner within a cross-functional team. The role focuses on building broadly applicable, high-impact solution patterns and open-source assets. | — | 5 |
| Principal Software Engineer (Fullstack - Copilot) This role is for a Principal Software Engineer on the Copilot Content Experience team at Microsoft. The team is responsible for delivering the best user experience for various surfaces like the Copilot app, Edge browser, and Windows Widgets. The role involves implementing full-stack features, improving feed experiences across different products and endpoints, and collaborating with international teams. The position requires solid full-stack engineering capabilities, experience leading teams, and a background in AI with hands-on experience developing or integrating AI into development processes. The role is highly visible, impacting millions of users and having significant monetization opportunities. | Ship | 5 |
| Technical Support Engineer - Security & Compliance (Cloud Protection) This role provides technical support for Microsoft's security and compliance products, including AI-powered solutions like Microsoft Security Copilot. The engineer will assist enterprise customers with advanced technical issues, acting as a liaison between customers and product development teams. The role involves troubleshooting, problem-solving, and contributing to product quality improvements, with a focus on cloud security, SIEM, and identity security. | — | 5 |
| Senior Power Platform/Copilot Solution Engineer This role is a pre-sales technical engineer for Microsoft's Power Platform and Copilot. The primary focus is on Power Apps, Copilot Studio, and M365 Copilot, with additional use of GitHub Copilot, Fabric, and Agent 365 for value proposition. The role involves understanding customer needs, solving business challenges, and guiding them to success, with a strong emphasis on sales mindset and technical consulting. | — | 5 |
| Strategic Sales and Partnerships Leader, Financial Services Strategic Sales and Partnerships Leader for Financial Services at Microsoft in Tokyo. This role involves developing integrated strategies, leading cross-functional teams, and driving strategic sales and partnership opportunities with leading banks, insurers, and financial services companies. Key responsibilities include senior executive engagement, consultative selling of cloud and AI technologies, originating strategic partnerships, and leading diverse teams to achieve business impact and transformation. | — | 5 |
| Security Solution Specialist (エンタープライズ領域の運輸・交通企業担当) This role is for a Security Solution Specialist focused on the transportation and logistics sector within enterprise clients. The primary responsibility is to act as a transformation leader, helping customers securely leverage AI/AI Agents by utilizing Microsoft's security solutions like Microsoft 365 E5 and Azure Security/Sentinel. The role involves engaging with CXOs and IT leaders, acting as a trusted executive advisor, and driving sales opportunities by understanding business needs and aligning them with Microsoft's offerings. It also includes sales pipeline management, leveraging AI-driven tools for market intelligence and forecasting, and collaborating across internal teams and partners to accelerate customer success and drive portfolio growth. | — | 5 |
| Senior AI Business Consultant - Business Consulting (Japan) This role is for a Senior AI Business Consultant in Japan, focusing on driving business transformation and AI adoption for enterprise customers using Microsoft's AI solutions like Microsoft 365 Copilot. The consultant will advise on AI vision, strategy, roadmap, and KPI development, working with clients to improve productivity and transform their workstyles. The role involves end-to-end project delivery, executive advisory, and knowledge sharing. | — | 5 |
| AI Business Process Solution Specialist (ビジネスプロセス & AI Agent solution, 大手エンタープライズ企業担当） This role is for an AI Business Solutions Sales Specialist at Microsoft, focusing on driving AI-driven business transformation for enterprise clients using Copilot, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and agent-based solutions. The specialist will act as a transformation leader and trusted executive advisor, engaging with C-Suite executives to define problems, influence strategy, and co-create solutions. Responsibilities include strategic account planning, end-to-end solution envisioning, deal orchestration, and leveraging the partner ecosystem. The role requires significant experience in enterprise sales, AI business applications, and leading transformation initiatives. | Agent | 5 |
| AI Business Process Sales Manager This role manages a sales team focused on AI Business Process solutions, including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Copilot. The manager will lead strategy development, drive sales success through coaching, and spearhead digital transformation initiatives. The role requires expertise in selling complex AI solutions to SMEs and managing sales targets and operational standards. | — | 5 |
| Cloud & AI Data Solution Engineer This role focuses on supporting large and medium-sized enterprises and government agencies in Japan with their Cloud & AI infrastructure, specifically in database and analytics platforms. The Solution Engineer will be involved in the design, evaluation, migration, and optimization of these platforms using Azure. The role is suitable for individuals looking to expand their skills into broader data and AI domains, with a strong curiosity for AI-era data innovation and a willingness to tackle new technologies in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities include technical discussions, solution design, migration planning, and hands-on implementation within Azure Databases, Analytics, and Fabric Data Platform. | — | 5 |
| Japan AI Transformation Area Integrated Marketer - Field Integrated Marketing This role focuses on marketing and positioning Microsoft as an AI Transformation Partner in Japan. It involves developing AI transformation narratives, leading cross-solution marketing orchestration, driving demand, and building thought leadership through AI-focused storytelling. The role aims to influence go-to-market strategy and accelerate demand by leveraging AI messaging. | — | 5 |
| Solution Area Specialists - Global Black Belt This role is a Solution Area Specialist, a high-level seller focused on guiding customers through AI-led business transformations using Microsoft's AI Business Process portfolio, particularly Power Platform. The role involves understanding customer needs, envisioning AI solutions, executing the sales process, and orchestrating virtual pursuit teams. It emphasizes driving profitability and achieving AI transformation wins. | — | 5 |
| Cloud ＆ AI Specialist (Azure sales for SME&C) This role is for a Cloud & AI Specialist on the SME&C team at Microsoft, focusing on selling Azure cloud solutions, particularly in AI and data, to small, medium, and enterprise customers. The specialist will work with sales, technical, and partner teams to propose solutions, drive digital transformation, and maximize Azure's value. The role involves account management, leading virtual teams, and achieving consumption targets, with an emphasis on consultative selling and leveraging Microsoft's full suite of services, including AI and data platforms. | — | 5 |
| Cloud Solution Architect - Security / Global Solutions This role is for a Cloud Solution Architect specializing in Security, focusing on driving customer transformation using Microsoft's security solutions like Purview Data Security, Sentinel, and Defender XDR. The role involves owning the technical relationship with enterprise customers, designing and implementing security architectures, and ensuring successful customer outcomes. It requires deep technical expertise in security, foundational AI, and cloud technologies, with a focus on Zero Trust, threat management, and SOC monitoring. | — | 5 |
| Cloud & AI Platform Activation GTM Manager, JAPAN This role is a Go-to-Market (GTM) Manager for Cloud & AI Platforms (CAIP) in Japan, focusing on accelerating revenue growth and customer adoption. The manager will partner with sales, marketing, and other functions to execute solution plays, drive demand generation, and act as an advocate for Azure and CAIP solutions. The role requires understanding emergent technologies, industry trends, and regulatory requirements, with a preference for experience leveraging AI for customer success. | — | 5 |
| AI Business Process Solution Specialist (公共/ヘルスケア) This role is for an AI Business Process Solution Specialist in the Public/Healthcare sector in Tokyo, Japan. The primary focus is on strategic sales activities to drive digital transformation for clients using Microsoft's Business Applications, including CRM, ERP, Power Platform, and AI agent scenarios with Copilot Studio. The role involves customer engagement, solution leadership, sales execution, and collaboration with partners, with a strong emphasis on understanding business needs and proposing innovative solutions. | — | 2 |
| Cloud & AI (Azure) Solution Sales Specialist for Global IT Service This role is for a Solution Sales Specialist focused on driving AI transformation for enterprise customers using Azure. The primary responsibility is sales and customer engagement, leading initiatives around infrastructure modernization, AI agent adoption, and data platform transformation to maximize business value. The role involves collaborating with internal teams and partners to close deals and position Microsoft solutions. | — | 1 |
| Senior Account Executive Senior Account Executive responsible for helping medium and large organizations achieve their business goals by leveraging Microsoft’s cloud, AI, data, security, and productivity solutions. This role develops and maintains trusted relationships with executive leaders, business decision makers, and technical stakeholders while leading customer engagements that drive measurable business outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Solution Engineer (Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain) Solution Engineer (pre-sales consultant) for Dynamics 365 Finance and Supply Chain, focusing on integrating Agentic World concepts with core systems to solve business challenges for enterprise clients. The role involves demonstrating solution capabilities, addressing technical proof requirements, and securing customer solution design endorsements, leveraging a broad portfolio of Microsoft products including Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Dynamics CE. | — | 0 |
| Commercial Executive - Public Sector Commercial Executive role focused on designing, negotiating, and executing complex commercial models for Public Sector clients in Japan. The role involves managing contracts, pricing, terms, and compliance to maximize value for both customers and Microsoft, while collaborating with internal teams and partners. It requires a deep understanding of public sector procurement and fiscal constraints, with a focus on long-term commercial strategies and growth opportunities. | — | 0 |
| Digital Cloud Solution Architect - Cloud & AI This role is for a Digital Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, focusing on AI-powered sales for Small Medium Enterprises and Channel partners. The architect will lead customer engagements, drive Azure consumption, architect solutions, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure successful cloud deployments. The role emphasizes customer success, technical sales leadership, and driving business outcomes through Microsoft's cloud and AI services. | — | 0 |
| Manager of Customer Success Account Managers Manager of Customer Success Account Managers leading a team to help Microsoft customers achieve their business goals by leveraging Microsoft's delivery forces and solutions. Focuses on building relationships, expanding engagements, and developing roadmaps to maximize customer investment value. | — | 0 |
| Security Solution Specialist (公共/ヘルスケア) Microsoft is seeking a Security Solution Specialist for the Public Sector (Healthcare) in Tokyo. This role involves achieving sales targets, developing sales strategies for Microsoft Security solutions (primarily Microsoft 365 and Azure Security), building customer relationships, identifying cybersecurity needs, and proposing optimal solutions. The specialist will act as a liaison between customers and internal teams, provide feedback to the product team, and lead complex transformational opportunities. | — | 0 |
| HR Consulting Leader, Japan This role leads the HR Consulting function in Japan, focusing on delivering global People ROB programs and processes with agility. It partners with Japan's managers, employees, and leadership team to accelerate digital transformation and enable AI-driven innovation. The role involves people leadership, enhancing employee experience, managing employee relations, providing HR solutions consulting, building HR capabilities, and overseeing HR projects and programs, all while fostering an inclusive culture and leveraging technology and agile methodologies. | — | 0 |