- Lead the design, development, and deployment of enterprise copilots, chatbots, and AI assistants using Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform.
- Define and evolve prompt engineering standards, embedding strategies, and retrieval‑augmented generation architectures for production use.
- Architect secure integrations between large language models and enterprise data sources through APIs, connectors, Microsoft Graph, and governed knowledge repositories.
- Design and oversee intelligent automation solutions using Power Automate, UiPath, and Logic Apps to ensure scalability and resiliency.
- Orchestrate complex automation flows incorporating AI insights, business rules, and human‑in‑the‑loop decision steps.
- Create and maintain reusable frameworks, templates, accelerators, and connectors to enable rapid delivery across teams.
- Serve as a technical advisor to process owners, translating complex business needs into robust intelligent automation solutions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, COE champions, and power users, including reviewing designs and code for quality and best practices.
- Lead governance for Microsoft Power Platform and UiPath environments, including data‑loss‑prevention policies, ALM pipelines, CI/CD, tenant administration, and environment strategy.
- Ensure solutions meet or exceed security, compliance, responsible AI, and performance standards.
- Drive proof‑of‑concept efforts and pilot solutions into production‑ready implementations.
- Contribute to and maintain enterprise documentation, playbooks, architectural standards, and internal training materials.
- Collaborate with vendors and strategic partners to evaluate tools, influence product roadmaps, and maximize platform value.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
- 7+ years of experience in software development, intelligent automation, or applied AI engineering, including enterprise deployments.
- Advanced expertise with Azure AI services and the Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps, Dataverse).
- Strong experience with UiPath development and platform administration across cloud and on‑premises environments.
- Proficiency in scripting or development languages such as PowerShell, Python, C#, Terraform, or TypeScript.
- Deep understanding of API design and integration, including REST, Microsoft Graph, and event‑driven patterns.
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise architecture, automation governance, responsible AI, and data privacy principles.
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot and large‑scale Copilot enablement strategies.
- Proven experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineering talent, and establishing engineering standards.
- Comfortable working in a rapidly evolving environment with ownership and continuous‑improvement mindset.
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Compensation
Pay Range:$93,200-$135,700The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.
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Conagra Brands Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL, United States, 60654
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