How Wave 1 is changing D365 hiring
Yesterday's job specs won't find tomorrow's talent.
Wave 1 isn't just a product update. It's quietly moving what "good" looks like in a D365 hire.
Copilot used to answer questions. With Wave 1, it's moving to agents that carry out tasks on their own.
A finance user can have an agent handle a vendor payment inquiry instead of raising a ticket. A salesperson can describe the view they want in plain English and get it built, without waiting on a consultant.
Some of this is live. Some is still rolling out. But the direction is set.
So the job starts to shift.
As agents take on more of the routine ticket-and-configure work, what you actually need from your D365 team moves with it.
Most specs I'm seeing and speaking about haven't quite caught up. Same config skills. Same customization keywords. Same long list of features to build by hand.
That's a spec for how the job used to work.
The hire who earns their rate now is the one who knows your business well enough to judge what's worth adopting and what isn't ready yet. Most of this is new. Someone has to call what fits, and what to wait on.
And this isn't just a consultant question. It shifts what "good" looks like across a whole D365 team, not just one role in it.
So before you post your next D365 role:
Is your spec describing the hire you need, or the one you needed in 2023?
I work with Microsoft Partners, ISVs and end users across the US, helping them build permanent and freelance teams across the Dynamics 365 ecosystem.
If you'd like to compare notes on the market or discuss your hiring plans, I'd be delighted to connect.
