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Manager, Applied AI Architect

OpenAI· Go To Market
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Hybrid (San Francisco), Hybrid (New York City)$280k - $345k + equityFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

We’re looking for a Manager, Applied AI Architect to lead a team of Applied AI Architects, delivering customer-focused AI solutions across pre-sales, deployment, and adoption while partnering with Sales, Deployment, Product, Engineering, and Research.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and communicate a clear strategic vision for the Applied AI Architect team, ensuring alignment with the company's overarching goals and the evolving needs of our customers.
  • Guide and support a multifaceted team throughout the customer lifecycle, from pre-sales discovery and evaluation through deployment and adoption, ensuring clear technical account plans, measurable customer outcomes, and scalable systems and processes.
  • Act as a trusted escalation point for key customers within your sales segment, helping to address complex technical challenges and ensuring clear communication with executive-level stakeholders.
  • Advocate for the innovative and effective application of our AI technologies across various sectors, positioning the company as a leader in the industry.
  • Ensure your team remains accountable for technical progress and customer outcomes, coordinating specialist support and establishing clear ownership with delivery teams for implementation execution.

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles, building and managing C-level technical and business relationships within complex, global organizations.
  • 3+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales teams, with a proven track record of hiring, mentoring, and managing high-performing teams.
  • Led complex sales involving Generative AI or traditional ML solutions, with a solid understanding of network and cloud architectures.
  • Humility, eagerness to help others, and a willingness to learn whatever it takes to support the team and help customers thrive.

Skills

Required:Strategic leadershipPre-sales leadershipTechnical advisory

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends
Last updated Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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