Americas - Frontier Industry Advisor - Insurance
Microsoft | |
$107,600.00 - $187,500.00 / yr
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life insurance
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United States, Illinois, Chicago | |
Aug 28, 2026 | |
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Overview
Americas- Frontier Industry Advisor-Insurance Are you passionate about insurance industry transformation for the AI era? Insurance is undergoing a fundamental shift in how carriers, brokers, reinsurers, and benefits providers grow,operate, manage risk, and serve customers.Insurers aremovingawayfrom experimentation to enterprise-scale transformation, reshaping underwriting, claims, distribution, policyholder engagement, risk modeling, fraud detection, compliance, and employee productivity.By applyingtrustworthy, secure,scalable AI,Microsoftishelpinginsurers reimagine their businesses from outcomes inward, using breakthrough technologies to simplify operations, improve decision quality, deepen customer trust, and unlock new sources of growth.Microsoft'sFrontierIndustry Advisoryteam is at the heart of that innovation, working directly with insurance business leadersto rewrite the playbookin light ofdisruption while living to the mission and businessobjectivesof their industry. AsaFrontierIndustry Advisor on the AmericasFrontierInsurance Industry team, you will help Microsoft's most strategic insurance customers define and execute AI-led transformation agendas. This roleis responsible fororiginating industry-led business opportunities and executive conversations that connect business outcomes to Microsoft cloud, data, AI, security, and partner capabilities. You will be the insurance industry subject matter expert engaging with senior business decision makers toidentify, generate, and nurture transformational opportunities. You willgo deep with selectcustomersto help themmove beyond isolated pilots toward governed, scalable AI adoption that delivers enterprise outcomes such as profitable growth, combined ratio improvement, claims and underwriting efficiency, better customer and agent experience, operational resilience, and regulatory trust.And you will develop Microsoft'sfrontierinsurance practiceoverallthroughthought leadership, targeted customer engagements, and strategic planning with Microsoft's account teams and industry leadership. Responsibilities Planning and Engagement Serves as the insurance industry subject matter expert in digital and AI transformationandaccount planning. Engages internal stakeholders on account planning and partner business planning, including key business leaders, global systems integrators, independent software vendors, solution partners, and Microsoft account teams.Reviews customer industry plans and lends credibility by aligning Microsoft capabilities to strategic insurance priorities. Brings a multi-year strategic insurance perspective to account planning. Applies knowledge of insurance market dynamics, AI adoption, legacy modernization, rising claims costs, climate and catastrophe risk, distribution change, aging workforces, evolving customer expectations, regulatory scrutiny, and the shift from reactive risk transfer to proactive risk prevention and advisory models.
Sales Execution Identifiescustomer needs, industry readiness, and business value opportunities across the insurance value chain, including underwriting, claims, distribution, customer service, policy administration, actuarial and risk modeling, fraud detection, reinsurance, group benefits, life insurance, property and casualty, specialty insurance, and insurance brokerage. Leads industry-led conversations that connect Microsoft technology to measurable business outcomes. Helps customers understand how AI, agentic workflows, data platforms, copilots, automation, security, and governance can improve speed, accuracy, cost, customer experience, employee effectiveness, and risk decisioning. Usesanoutcomes-inward approach to shape market-making opportunities. Starts with the customer outcome, such as faster turnaround, higher underwriter throughput, reduced claims cycle time, improved fraud detection, personalized policyholder engagement, increased producer productivity, or lower operational complexity, and works backward to the process, architecture, data, AI, and change-management requirements. Collaborates with account teams, rapid deployment teams,andotherinternal stakeholders to build and maturepipelineacross the insurance industry territory. Conducts research with customers on their markets, operating models, pain points, and opportunities to apply AI and cloud technologies to enterprise-scale transformation. Representsthe insurance industry perspective in customer conversations and ideation sessions. Helps create a shared vision and future direction for how Microsoft technology can transform the customer's business from the front office to the core operational estate. Identifies, advances, and scales high-impact repeatable scenarios for strategic accounts, including agentic claims orchestration, AI-assisted underwriting, intelligent document processing, producer and broker copilots, claims fraud investigation, customer service automation, climate and catastrophe analytics, risk placement workbenches, actuarial modeling modernization, compliance support, and enterprise knowledge assistants. Helps customers move beyond AI pilots to scalable, enterprise-ready transformation. Encourages customers to rethink operating models, redesign workflows, modernize data foundations, and integrate responsible AI practices so AI becomes a source of sustainable business performance. Creates andmaintainsan insurance-focused vision with business and technology solution scenarios that help large-scale, high-stakes customers achieve industry-relevant outcomes, advance their long-term corporate vision, and maximize commercial success. Leads andfacilitatesstrategic discussions with board-level and senior executive stakeholders at customers and within Microsoft to define the future state of insurance operations and show how Microsoft capabilities can help achieve it. Articulatesfinancial and strategic value cases in insurance business metrics. Connects Microsoft solutions to outcomes such as premium growth, improved loss and expense ratios, faster claims resolution, better risk selection, increased retention, improved agent and employee productivity, stronger compliance, and higher customer trust. Originates, develops, and drives transformational opportunities and multi-year partnerships. Works with account teams to translate customer priorities into opportunity strategies, solution plays, partner motions, executive alignment, and commercial execution. Acts as a trusted advisor who can shape, lead, and challenge strategic decision makers.Usesa compelling storyline, strong industry insight, and defensible business case to help customers understand the AI-led transformation journey and sequence that journey into practical action. Collaboration and Partner Management Collaborates with account teams, business strategy leads, business development managers, solution architects, technical specialists, industry solution teams, consulting teams, and partner organizations to plan, orchestrate, and execute customer opportunities. Works across the Microsoft partner ecosystem to bring together capabilities that solve complex insurance business problems. Helps customers understand how Microsoft cloud, data, AI, security, low-code, productivity, business applications, and partner solutions come together into practical, outcome-oriented transformation patterns. Coordinates with commercial, legal, compliance, engineering, and customer success teams toestablishformal partnerships and advance strategic programs that support customer transformation, Microsoft growth, and long-term trust. Industry Expertise Builds andmaintainsknowledge of insurance industry trends, Microsoft capabilities, competitive dynamics, partner solutions, regulatory considerations, and emerging AI patterns. Maintains a perspective on how AI is transforming insurance from task-level automation to enterprise-scale operating model change. Serves as an insurance thought leader within Microsoft and with customers. Advises internal teams on industry trends, customer pain points, emerging use cases, and market-making opportunities where Microsoft solutions can support insurance outcomes. Provides feedback across the Microsoft ecosystem, including sales, marketing, engineering, partner, solution, and product teams, to inform future product direction, solution development, industry messaging, and sales execution. Helps customers and internal teams understand the implications of responsible AI in insurance, including transparency, explainability, human oversight, model governance, privacy, security, bias mitigation, regulatory compliance, and auditability. Advises and presentsatcustomer, partner, and industry forums. Contributes to industry communities and executive engagements that position Microsoft as a strategic partner for AI-led insurance transformation. Establishes a learning baseline for less experienced colleagues and shares industry knowledge, customer insights, and patterns that improve team capability and field execution. Other Embody Microsoft's culture and values. Qualifications Required/Minimum Qualifications
Additionalor Preferred Qualifications
Industry Advisory IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $107,600 - $187,500 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,600 - $205,600 per year. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: 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. | |
$107,600.00 - $187,500.00 / yr
life insurance
Aug 28, 2026