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Azure Technical Advisory support is a Microsoft services & support offering targeted at Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub startups.
This is a customer-specialist facing role and would require the individual to act as the customer’s trusted Technical Advisor Specialist.
RESPONSIBILITIES SUMMARY:
1. Startup Discovery & AI Readiness Assessment
Lead startup-focused discovery sessions to understand the founder vision, product roadmap, customer use cases, and near-term GTM priorities.
Assess AI readiness across data availability, engineering maturity, cloud footprint, and cost constraints common to early-stage startups.
Help startups identify high-impact AI use cases that accelerate product differentiation, customer value, or operational efficiency—avoiding over-engineering.
Guide founders and engineering leaders on when to use Copilot, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI services, or custom ML, balancing speed, cost, and scalability.
2. AI Architecture Design for Startup Scale
Design lean, scalable AI architectures using Azure OpenAI, Az