AI Enablement Consultant – Corporate Platforms (Microsoft Copilot)

Job Role: AI Enablement Consultant – Corporate Platforms (Microsoft Copilot)Job Location: London, UK (Remote)Experience: Mid-Senior LevelWork Type: Hybrid / Open for Contract only.About Company:At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,700+ and has 55 offices in 20 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website or LinkedIn community.Diversity, Equity, and InclusionDiversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative-action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.Job DescriptionSummary:Client’s Corporate Platforms team, part of Enterprise Technology, is looking for a hands-on AI Enablement Consultant to help the team get real, measurable value from Microsoft 365 Copilot and the wider Microsoft AI toolset. The team supports systems related to Finance, HR, Sales, Marketing functions within a multi-national organization.This short engagement forms part of Client’s workforce transformation and the upskilling of the Corporate Platforms team. The consultant will find practical efficiency opportunities in day-to-day work, build the team’s confidence through brown bag sessions, and help create agents and skills the team can keep using after the engagement ends, all within Client’s AI governance and data handling requirements.Objectives:Identify and priorities where AI can save time across business-as-usual (BAU) work, operational support and administrative tasks.Raise the team’s practical fluency with Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio so new habits stick.Deliver a small set of working agents, skills and reusable prompts that the team owns and can extend.Leave behind a governed, documented approach the team can sustain without external support.Key responsibilities:AreaWhat the consultant will doDiscovery and opportunity assessmentWork with team members in the US and UK to map day-to-day BAU, operational support and administrative work. Identify efficiency opportunities, including areas where the team already has the skills but lacks access to the right tools or the opportunity to apply them, and priorities them by value and effort.Enablement and brown bag sessionsPlan, organize and deliver a series of brown bag sessions that bring the team up to speed on Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio, using real Corporate Platforms scenarios. Schedule sessions to suit both US Eastern and UK time zones and record them for later use.Agent and skill buildSupport the design and building of agents and skills for Corporate Platforms use with Copilot Studio and Copilot Cowork, integrating with Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook and Power Automate where appropriate. Coach team members to build alongside the consultant rather than for them.Adoption and changeEncourage day-to-day use through champions, follow-up clinics and practical guidance. Track adoption and usage, gather feedback and adjust the approach as the engagement progresses.Governance and responsible AIDesign every solution within Client’s AI governance, including license-owner approval for Copilot capabilities, data handling and responsible AI principles. Account for UK and EU data residency: access to Anthropic models in Copilot and Cowork is restricted for UK and EU colleagues because those models may process data in the US, and is opt-in after considering client, contractual and regulatory obligations.Knowledge transfer and handoverDocument solutions, prompts and ways of working so the team can run and extend them independently. Agree ownership for each agent and skill and complete a structured handover before the engagement closes.Deliverables:

• Opportunity assessment and backlog of AI use cases, prioritised by value and effort, with recommended tools and owners.
• Training plan, brown bag session materials and session recordings, organised for ongoing reference.
• A set of working agents and skills built with Copilot Studio and Copilot Cowork, plus a curated prompt library for common Corporate Platforms tasks.
• Playbook and how-to guides covering build standards, governance checkpoints, and support and ownership arrangements.
• Final report summarising adoption metrics, outcomes achieved, lessons learned and recommendations for next steps.Required skills and experience:
• Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Cowork and Copilot Studio, including designing, building and publishing agents.
• Deep working knowledge of the Microsoft 365 ecosystem: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook and Power Platform, particularly Power Automate.
• Proven track record of identifying and delivering productivity improvements through AI and automation in an enterprise setting.
• Experience designing and delivering engaging training for technical and non-technical audiences, in person and virtually.
• Sound understanding of data protection, responsible AI and regional data residency considerations, especially for UK and EU users, and of working within enterprise approval and licensing controls.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work across US and UK teams and time zones.Nice to haveRelevant Microsoft certifications, such as Copilot or AI-related credentials or Power Platform certifications.Experience with SharePoint-based intranets or corporate internet platforms.Prior enterprise AI enablement or adoption programmes, ideally in a regulated environment.Success measuresPrioritized opportunity backlog agreed with leadership within two weeks of start.Brown bag programme delivered, with attendance and feedback captured across Corporate Platforms.Agents and skills in active use by the team, each with a named owner and documented support arrangements.Measurable time saved on targeted BAU, operational and administrative tasks.Solutions approved within Client’s AI governance, with no data handling or residency exceptions raised.Team able to build and maintain agents independently after handover.