# Director, Solutions Architecture

**Company:** [Writer](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/writer)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Salary:** $183k – $322k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Generative AI, LLMs, Machine Learning, AWS, Azure, GCP, Python, Data Pipelines, Model Deployment, Security, Compliance
**Posted:** 2026-06-23

> Lead and mentor a team of solutions architects driving enterprise adoption of a generative AI platform through pre-sales engagements, strategic account planning, and technical sponsorship of C-level stakeholders.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Lead and empower a team of highly skilled solutions architects, fostering their technical growth and career development across complex enterprise AI engagements
- Drive the successful adoption and deployment of WRITER's generative AI platform by overseeing key pre-sales technical engagements, including use case discovery, proof-of-concept execution, and value realization for strategic customers
- Partner closely with sales leadership and go-to-market teams to develop strategic account plans, define compelling technical value propositions, and accelerate pipeline growth for WRITER's solutions
- Act as an executive technical sponsor for WRITER’s most strategic accounts, building strong relationships with C-level stakeholders and becoming their trusted advisor in AI strategy and implementation
- Influence WRITER's product roadmap by gathering critical market insights and customer feedback, ensuring our platform continuously addresses evolving enterprise AI needs
- Architect robust, scalable, and secure AI solutions for diverse enterprise environments, integrating WRITER's platform with complex customer data ecosystems and existing technical stacks
- Transform how we facilitate customer evaluations and proofs of concept, implementing best practices and scalable processes that demonstrate clear ROI and accelerate time-to-value for our clients

## What you need
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in a customer-facing technical role, with at least 4 years in a management capacity leading a pre-sales or solutions architecture team focused on enterprise software, cloud, or AI solutions
- Proven expertise in leading and scaling a solutions architecture or sales engineering organization within a high-growth, fast-paced technology company, ideally blending startup agility with enterprise best practices
- Deep technical proficiency in generative AI, large language models (LLMs), machine learning, and cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP), coupled with hands-on experience in Python or similar scripting languages
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex implementations of AI/ML solutions, understanding data pipelines, model deployment, security, and compliance in diverse, large-scale enterprise environments
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, capable of translating intricate technical concepts into clear business value for executive and technical audiences, while also mentoring your team to do the same
- A strategic mindset, constantly looking for opportunities to innovate, optimize processes, and drive measurable impact across customer engagements and internal team operations

## Benefits & perks (US Full-time employees)
- Generous PTO, plus company holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Paid parental leave for all parents (16 weeks)
- Fertility and family planning support
- Early-detection cancer testing through Galleri
- Flexible spending account and dependent FSA options
- Health savings account for eligible plans with company contribution
- Annual work-life stipends for: Wellness stipend for gym, massage/chiropractor, personal training, etc.; Learning and development stipend
- Company-wide off-sites and team off-sites
- Competitive compensation, company stock options and 401k

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