Manager, Microsoft 365 Engineering & AI Enablement

Requirements

• Education & Certificates
• Bachelors Degree, required
• Concentration in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, preferred
• Professional Experience
• Minimum of 5+ years of overall relevant technical experience, required
• 3+ years of relevant hands-on experience engineering and administering Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environment, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive.
• Hands-on Power Platform experience, including Power Apps and Power Automate, with practical exposure to Dataverse, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, environment management, solution deployment, or data loss prevention policies.
• Working knowledge of Entra ID, Conditional Access, identity and access concepts, and Microsoft security and compliance capabilities relevant to Microsoft 365.
• Demonstrated experience owning or leading Microsoft 365 or Power Platform changes and projects, including feature rollouts, migrations, integrations, or automation initiatives.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview, Defender, and Intune for information protection, compliance, endpoint management, and security controls.
• Experience with Azure integration patterns and/or governed AI solutions using Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI services, AI Builder, or approved large language model APIs.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, or AI are a plus.
• Competencies & Attributes
• Ability to build and maintain scripts, integrations, and automations using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Power Automate, APIs, or similar technologies.
• Practical experience applying enterprise AI capabilities to real workflows, with exposure to Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI services, or comparable tooling, along with clear written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Sound judgment and independent ownership, with the ability to make day-to-day engineering decisions and recognize when architecture, security, risk, or investment decisions require senior coordination.
• Pragmatic solution design, with good judgment on when a lightweight automation is appropriate versus a larger platform investment.
• Proactive and curious, staying current on Microsoft platform, automation, and AI capabilities and identifying opportunities to improve the environment before issues become requests.
• Strong documentation discipline, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to sharing knowledge and supporting adoption.
• Benefits/Compensation
• The compensation range for this role is specific to Washington, DC and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.
• The anticipated base salary range for this role is $160,000 to $180,000.
• In addition to the base salary, the hired professional will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package spanning retirement benefits, health insurance, life insurance and disability, paid time off, paid holidays, family planning benefits and various wellness programs. Additionally, the hired professional may also be eligible to participate in an annual discretionary incentive program, the award of which will be dependent on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and organizational performance.
• Due to the high volume of candidates, please be advised that only candidates selected to interview will be contacted by Carlyle.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Concentration in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, preferred
• Relevant Microsoft certifications across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, or AI are a plus.
• The compensation range for this role is specific to Washington, DC and takes into account a wide range of factors including but not limited to the skill sets required/preferred; prior experience and training; licenses and/or certifications.