Microsoft Practice Lead

A Practice Lead at Perficient blends broad solution and practice leadership with technology expertise. In this role, you will be our go-to expert for Microsoft Fabric and the Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform, guiding the GTM strategy for the organization and growing Perficient’s overall capabilities while working with enterprise clients on modern data-platform transformations. You will:

• Oversee the growth of Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Intelligent Data Platform by defining and executing go-to-market strategies in-line with Perficient and Microsoft direction

• Maintain and expand Microsoft relationships, serving as a key point of contact for the Fabric business inside Perficient

• Act as a subject matter expert, actively guiding technical solutions, sales enablement and innovation in this space

• Own Fabric evangelism and presales conversations, partnering with account teams to shape new opportunities.

• Work with clients to strategize their Fabric Lakehouse and Real-Time Analytics solution, 

• As part of Perficient’s Microsoft Business Unit, you will mentor architects and consultants, influence practice direction, and represent Perficient in the growing Microsoft Fabric ecosystem.

• 10–15 years of professional experience, including 5 + years leading practices
• Experience working with the Microsoft channel with a current rolodex of contacts in good standing.
• Expertise in Microsoft Fabric across all experiences (Data Engineering, Data Factory, Data Warehouse, Data Science, Real-Time Analytics, Power BI).
• Proven ability to drive go-to-market strategies focused on helping clients maintain and modernize enterprise data warehouses (EDW) while implementing Fabric-based architectures.
• Hands-on front-end (Power BI dashboards, semantic modeling) and back-end (Lakehouse, pipelines, warehouses) consulting experience.
• Leadership history in professional-services/consulting environments, including capability development, project estimation and client workshop facilitation.
• Possesses a strong understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and ethical considerations.
• Microsoft certifications such as:
• DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
• DP-700 Fabric Data Engineer Associate
• PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework principles, data-governance concepts, and Purview integration.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience leading globally distributed teams; willingness to mentor junior staff.
• · Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s preferred).

• Must be willing to travel as client and project needs dictate.

  Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.​ 

  Disability Accommodations: Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.​ 

  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed.​ 

  The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $180,000-220,000. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview. 

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• Own and drive the Go To Market capability for Microsoft Fabric implementations and EDW modernizations.

• Maintain knowledge of Microsoft product roadmaps, client funding mechanisms and capabilities in this space

• Lead discovery workshops to capture business and technical requirements for data ingestion, modeling, analytics, and visualization.

• Develop and lead practice strategies around technical capabilities such as:

• Fabric Lakehouse architectures

• Fabric Pipelines / Data Factory ETL & ELT processes

• Fabric Warehouses

• Real-Time Analytics solutions

• Power BI semantic models

• Produce high-quality sales enablement material that aligns to Microsoft direction.

• Guide both sellers and delivery on the capabilities in this space.

• Liaise with offshore teams to drive global capabilities that expand client options.

• Mentor colleagues on Fabric best practices and contribute to Perficient’s Fabric community of practice.

• Support sales pursuits with demos, POVs, and statements of work.

• Your experience working with Microsoft will be key in building out a go to market strategy and enable Perficient sellers with the right messaging and key materials. Additionally, you will foster an engaging colleague culture that inspires strong team and individual performance, in line with Perficient's People Promise.