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.
Currently tracking 250 active AI roles, down 24% versus the prior 4 weeks. Primary focus: Agent · Engineering. Salary range $65k–$331k (avg $195k).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 (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 |
| 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 |
| Partner Solution Sales (AI Workforce - M365 / Copilot) This role is a Partner Solution Sales position focused on AI/Cloud solutions for the Small Medium Business (SMB) market in Japan. The primary responsibility is to build and nurture partnerships, drive sales pipeline through co-selling efforts, and maximize business impact by collaborating with partners and internal stakeholders. The role involves developing sales strategies, identifying new business opportunities, and ensuring compliance with Microsoft's processes. | — | 0 |
| Partner Solution Sales Director - Security, Japan and Asia Emerging Markets, SMB This role leads and scales Microsoft's partner-driven security business across Japan and emerging markets in Asia, focusing on shaping executive partnerships, driving sales execution, and unlocking growth in the AI era. The Director will optimize partner profitability, build scalable security practices, and drive revenue targets by leveraging Microsoft's security platform and leading the 'Secure People and Agents' motion in the Secure AI era. | — | 0 |
| Account Executive（PS - Business Development） Account Executive role focused on Public Sector clients in Japan, collaborating with partners (SIer/ISV) to drive digital transformation, AI solution development, and modernization of their IP. Responsibilities include building partner relationships, understanding Microsoft's partner programs, orchestrating cross-functional teams, gathering market intelligence, and supporting business managers. | — | 0 |
| Commercial Executive - Public Sector This role is a Commercial Executive for the Public Sector in Tokyo, responsible for designing, negotiating, and executing commercial models, contracts, pricing, terms, and compliance to maximize value for customers and Microsoft. It involves cross-functional collaboration and long-term commercial strategy. | — | 0 |
| Strategic Account Technology Strategist - Telecommunications This role is a Strategic Account Technology Strategist (SATS) focused on the telecommunications industry within the enterprise business unit. The SATS will work at the forefront of customer digital transformation, understanding their business and industry scenarios to provide resources for their digital journey. The role involves proposing innovative business ideas based on technical insights and industry expertise, driving the adoption of Microsoft Azure Cloud, AI, Modern Workplace, and business applications. The SATS will act as a virtual CTO for clients, building relationships with CIOs/CTOs and accelerating AI transformation. The role emphasizes strategy leadership, technology leadership, and industry knowledge to build digital technology strategies aligned with business outcomes. | — | 0 |
| Xbox Communications Lead, APAC Seeking a Communications Lead for Xbox in the APAC region to shape the brand's presence and player growth. This role involves setting strategic communication direction, leading a distributed team and agency ecosystem, driving integrated storytelling across various channels, and managing reputational risk. The ideal candidate will have strong communication and critical thinking skills, experience in developing communications strategies, and a deep understanding of the APAC market. | — | 0 |
| Strategic Partnership Lead This role is a Strategic Partnership Lead at Microsoft, focusing on driving business impact and revenue growth with top customers. The role involves planning and presenting customer success visions, cross-organizational collaboration, developing workback plans, and increasing technical and industry acumen to deliver innovative ideas. It emphasizes achieving revenue and consumption targets, leveraging business insights, and delivering tangible solutions that solve for efficiencies, cost savings, and strong Microsoft partnerships. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience in sales, business development, or IT consulting, with strong growth mindset, leadership, and credibility across all organizational levels. Knowledge of industry and ability to make confident recommendations at C-level is required, along with business fluency in English and Japanese. | — | 0 |