Hochschild cohomology and lifts of endomorphisms

We study when algebra endomorphisms can be lifted to first-order flat lifts. To a first-order flat lift of an algebra and an endomorphism, we associate a canonical class in Hochschild cohomology with coefficients in a naturally twisted bimodule. The cohomology class vanishes exactly when the endomorphism admits a multiplicative lift. For an Azumaya algebra of constant rank over a formally smooth center, we prove that an endomorphism lifts if and only if the induced endomorphism of the center preserves the Poisson structure given by the lift of the algebra.