Architect, Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM & Power Platforms

Across Asia Pacific, Avanade is driving AI innovation through the launch of the Avanade Agentic Platform, a purpose-built AI platform designed to help businesses scale AI securely and deliver measurable business outcomes, and the APAC AI Modernization Hub in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a regional center of excellence supporting AI transformation.

Built on Microsoft technologies, Avanade combines deep industry expertise, responsible AI practices, and proven delivery capabilities to help organizations modernize operations, enhance productivity, and accelerate innovation. With a team of AI and Microsoft specialists, Avanade empowers clients across industries including financial services, manufacturing, healthcare, retail, and consumer goods to move from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale transformation.

At Avanade, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI and Microsoft technologies, collaborate with industry experts, and help clients achieve impactful business results through innovation

As a Biz Apps CRM Solution Architect, you’ll be considered a learned professional that applies your subject matter expertise to design and implement CRM solutions for our clients across all phases of Avanade’s projects. You will be responsible for working with clients and leading Avanade delivery teams in planning, designing, building, testing, and maintaining CRM solutions. Further, you are likely a great manager with vast CRM experience. You understand the nuts and bolts of CRM systems and, more importantly, you know how to connect with clients and lead a team to reach its goals. You are organized, energetic, and as comfortable in front of a boardroom as in front of a whiteboard with your development team. This role provides the opportunity to work for Microsoft’s #1 partner, with an unrivaled focus on personal development and training in both technology and softer consulting skills. Together we do what matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with clients and lead Avanade Across Pillars in planning, designing, building, testing, and maintaining Customer Engagement (CE) / D365 CRM solutions - across Online/On-prem Modules & Power Platforms

• Lead and review your team's work across all phases of Avanade projects (e.g., Plan, Analyze, Design, Build and Test)

• Lead technical technology and design teams to ensure consistent, beneficial client interaction, and solution delivery

• Design and enable conceptual architecture and technical solutions

• Liaise effectively between customers, IT staff, and business partners to ensure high-quality and timely resolution of customer issues

• Use key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and test the quality of projects

• Improve your clients’ business by identifying potential challenges and supporting continuous improvement through their CRM system

• Contribute to presales activities, build on Proof of Concepts (POC), including solutioning, effort estimation, and proposal development, ensuring alignment with client business needs

• Manage capability planning for the team, identifying skill gaps and aligning training or hiring needs to meet future demand

• Develop reusable solutions, frameworks, and assets to accelerate delivery, enhance quality, and enable knowledge sharing across teams

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and bring best practices into solution design