OpenAI
Manager, Applied AI Architect
$280K–$300K
San Francisco +1 · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York City - Experience
- 8+ years in technical customer-facing roles; 3+ years leading technical pre-sales teams.
About the job
Leads Applied AI Architects delivering customer solutions across pre-sales discovery, evaluation, deployment, and adoption, while developing the team and driving customer outcomes.
What you'll do
- Set the team’s strategic vision and align it with company goals and customer needs.
- Guide the team through the customer lifecycle, establish technical account plans and measurable outcomes, and build scalable processes.
- Serve as an escalation point for key customers and coordinate delivery teams and specialists on complex technical challenges.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of experience in technical customer-facing roles, building and managing C-level relationships in complex global organizations.
- 3+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales teams, including hiring, mentoring, and managing teams.
- Experience leading complex sales involving Generative AI or traditional ML solutions.
- Solid understanding of network and cloud architectures.
Pay
$280K – $300K (base salary)
Tools
Generative AI, ML
AI focus
Advocate for effective applications of AI technologies and lead complex sales involving Generative AI or traditional ML solutions.
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