Uber · 12 hours ago
Solutions Architect Manager
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$191K/yr - $236K/yr
9+ years expUber AI Solutions is looking for a Solutions Architect Manager who will be the technical cornerstone of our go-to-market engine, responsible for bridging the gap between a customer's vision and our operational execution. This role involves leading strategic customer engagements and creating a foundational solutions architecture program to ensure technical success and commercial viability.
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Responsibilities
Lead Strategic Customer Engagements & Pre-Sales Strategy
Client Engagement: Partner with Sales and Program Managers to understand prospective clients' technical roadmaps, and collaborate to drive ongoing governance, troubleshooting, up/cross-sell, and thought leadership to customers
Executive Technical Advisor: Serve as the founding technical authority in complex, high-stakes enterprise deals. You will act as a bridge between the customer and our engineering teams, translating high-level AI objectives into rigorous, executable scopes of work, Proof of Concepts (POCs), and technical delivery plans
GTM Partnership & Scoping: Collaborate with Sales, Program Management, and Operations to ensure that every engagement is architected for both technical success and commercial viability. You own the "technical win" by designing margin-positive solutions that scale
Product Signal & Feature Definition: Act as the primary conduit for field intelligence. You will distill unique customer requirements and market gaps into clear, actionable feature requests, partnering with the Product team to ensure the Uber AI Solutions roadmap reflects the evolving needs of the most advanced AI labs
Create a Foundational Solutions Architecture Program
Founding Team Leadership: Recruit, mentor, and scale a net new team of Solutions Architects inside of Uber. You will define the profile for this new organization, seeking individuals who blend consulting-grade communication with deep data engineering and AI strategy expertise
Technical Standardization & Playbooks: Develop the organization's first "Solution Blueprints" for core industries like Autonomous Systems (AV), Robotics, and GenAI. You will create repeatable frameworks that allow the team to scope and deploy complex 3D/multimodal data pipelines with speed and precision
Operational Excellence & Success Tracking: Establish the metrics and rigor that define the department's impact. You will implement systems to track and optimize key performance indicators, including technical win rates, solution cycle times, strategic customer engagement programs, and post-sales execution quality
Qualification
Required
9+ years of experience leading technical programs in AI, Robotics, or Autonomous Systems, with a focus on cross-functional delivery
Proven track record managing the end-to-end AI lifecycle, including data strategy, HITL workflows, and Generative AI deployments
Experience delivering AI data solutions across various regions and languages
Expert at translating complex technical roadmaps into clear business outcomes and milestones for executive-level stakeholders
Proven ability to serve as a strategic advisor to senior technical leaders, while also able to engage with the Developer community at a tactical level
Preferred
Expert at scaling and leading technical teams across multiple time zones while maintaining speed and high standards in a 24/7 environment
Experienced in delivering global AI solutions while navigating complex data privacy laws (like GDPR) and large-scale language localization
A technical leader who actively codes and dives into data to build prototypes, unblock pilots, and solve complex integrations alongside the team
Preferably MBA-educated with a focus on 'P&L impact', balancing technical quality with profit margins and Uber's long-term strategic growth
Benefits
Eligible to participate in Uber's bonus program
May be offered an equity award
Various benefits
Company
Uber
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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