Posted on: March 10, 2026
The Solution Architect Manager (SAM) North Europe North leads a highperforming team of delivery resources (Solution Architects and consultants) who shape, design, and accelerate AIdriven digital transformation for strategic customers across the geography. This role combines deep technical leadership with strong people management, business impact orientation, and crossgeography influence.
Microsoft's overarching mission is to empower every person and organization globally to achieve more. Leading one of our teams, you will contribute to this mission with a growth mindset, innovative thinking, and collaborative efforts. Our daily endeavors align with values of respect, integrity, and accountability, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive both at work and beyond.
The role offers flexibility, with travel percentages varying around 25%. Join us in shaping the future of Azure transformational adoption and AI solutions at Microsoft.
People Management
Managers deliver success through empowerment and accountability by modeling, coaching, and caring.
Architecture Design
The ability to apply reference architecture and patterns for a variety of solutions (e.g., advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, big data, Internet of Things, modern business intelligence and analytics, modern applications, data platform modernization, data warehousing, business intelligence and analytics, etc.).
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Knowledge of artificial intelligence and data science including machine learning, data mining, machine vision, search knowledge graphs, or natural language processing.
Software Architecture
Knowledge of the high-level structures of a software system and the principles of creating such structures and systems.
Security and Compliance Principles
The ability to follow secure-by-design principles to ensure a secure foundation in the design of solutions.
Cloud Security
The ability to explain and advise on cloud security considerations, capabilities, and tools across software as a service (SaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and infrastructure as a service (IaaS).
Network Architecture
Knowledge of the framework for the specification of a network's physical components and their functional organization and configuration, its operational principles and procedures, as well as communication protocols used.
Required qualifications:
Additional or preferred qualifications
This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.