Associate Director, Technical Architecture – Advisory

Avanade•Seattle, MI

2d•$150,000 - $300,000

About The Position

The Associate Director, Technical Architecture – Advisory combines technical architecture leadership with responsibility for driving growth across North America within Avanade & Accenture Microsoft Business Group. The role owns the evolution, quality, and market success of Supply Chain & Engineering Advisory and delivery of its priority solutions, with a focus on Smart Factory, including the Factory OS solution. It leads regional capability building and drives business growth in partnership with Client Groups, Industry leadership, and Microsoft. The role can be based in Canada or the United States, within commutable distance of an Avanade office. The position leads the North America Supply Chain & Engineering Advisory team and Technical Architect community, drives pipeline growth and deal closure for Smart Factory offerings, and shapes growth strategy with Client Groups and Industry leaders. It owns and evolves technical architecture and quality standards for Supply Chain & Engineering solutions, defines architecture approaches across Azure, Fabric, and AI agent frameworks, collaborates with Microsoft engineering teams on innovation and roadmaps, and governs implementations through architecture review boards. The role also develops technical talent, builds cross-regional collaboration across Data & AI, Industry, and Supply Chain & Engineering communities, and contributes to thought leadership and capability scaling. Expected business outcomes include revenue growth, improved delivery quality and reduced project risk, faster Smart Factory and AI adoption, and stronger Microsoft partnership and co-innovation. The role requires high autonomy and accountability, combining technical depth with a commercial mindset. The successful candidate builds trusted relationships with clients, partners, and internal stakeholders and drives measurable business and capability outcomes. Compensation varies by factors including location, skills, role, and experience. Published annual base salary ranges are: Toronto, Calgary, or Ottawa: $150,000–$215,000; California: $223,000–$271,000; Cleveland: $182,000–$220,000; Colorado: $196,000–$238,000; District of Columbia: $248,000–$300,000; Illinois: $196,000–$238,000; Maryland and Massachusetts: $208,000–$253,000; Minnesota: $182,000–$220,000; New York and New Jersey: $223,000–$271,000; Washington: $208,000–$253,000.

Requirements

Deep experience in manufacturing, digital, or enterprise architecture roles.
Proven experience in Smart Factory, Industry 4.0, or AI-enabled manufacturing.
Strong Azure, data platform, and AI architecture expertise.
Experience leading global teams and driving business growth.
Ability to engage at C-level and translate technology into business value.
High autonomy and accountability.
Technical depth combined with a commercial mindset.
Ability to build trusted relationships across clients, partners, and internal stakeholders.
Ability to drive measurable business outcomes and capability growth.

Responsibilities

Build and lead the North America Supply Chain & Engineering Advisory team, including the Technical Architect community.
Drive pipeline growth, positioning, and deal closure for Smart Factory offerings.
Partner with Client Groups and Industry leaders to shape growth strategy.
Strengthen ecosystem collaboration with Microsoft and Accenture Supply Chain & Engineering.
Own and evolve technical architecture and quality standards for Supply Chain & Engineering solutions, especially Factory OS.
Define architecture approaches across Azure, Fabric, and AI agent frameworks.
Partner with Microsoft engineering teams on innovation and roadmap evolution.
Lead governance of implementations and architecture review boards.
Ensure scalable, repeatable, high-quality delivery across regions.
Coach and develop technical talent within and beyond the team.
Build cross-regional collaboration with Data & AI, Industry, and Supply Chain & Engineering communities.
Contribute to thought leadership and capability scaling.
Drive revenue growth, improved delivery quality, reduced project risk, accelerated Smart Factory and AI adoption, and strengthened Microsoft partnership and co-innovation.