Manager, Applied AI Architect

About the Team The Applied AI Architect team partners with organizations to turn OpenAI's most capable models into meaningful, real-world impact. We work with customers across industries to identify where AI can create value, design secure and scalable solutions, and help those solutions move from early exploration into sustained production adoption. The team brings together technical strategy, customer partnership, and practical deployment expertise, working closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Research, and specialist delivery teams. About the Role As the Manager of Applied AI Architects in Tokyo, you will lead a team of senior technical leaders responsible for the technical strategy, customer journey, and path to production value for OpenAI's largest and most complex customers across Japan. Your team will act as the “CTO of the book of business,” partnering with customer executives and technical teams from pre-sales discovery and solution evaluation through deployment, adoption, and measurable business impact. You will set the operating model for how Applied AI Architects own technical account plans across ChatGPT Enterprise, the OpenAI API, Codex, and other agentic AI solutions. In close partnership with Sales leadership and Account Directors, you will help prioritize customer portfolios, allocate technical resources, and ensure business priorities translate into focused use cases, credible architectures, actionable adoption roadmaps, and durable customer value and growth. You will remain accountable for the team's technical outcomes while developing its people and bringing in the right specialists across deployment, implementation, enablement, security, product, research, and partners. You will serve as an executive technical sponsor for critical engagements, a senior voice of the customer inside OpenAI, and a cross-functional leader who can move confidently between Japan strategy, executive decision-making, architectural depth, and hands-on coaching. In t

About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. About the role As an Enterprise Account Executive, System Integrators based in Tokyo, you'll be the critical link between Anthropic and Japan's leading system integrator ecosystem. You'll build and deepen strategic partnerships with major SIers — enabling them to confidently sell, implement, and support Anthropic's AI solutions within their own client portfolios. This is a high-impact, relationship-driven role that directly shapes how frontier AI reaches Japan's largest enterprises. Key responsibilities Own and grow revenue generated through SIer channels by developing joint go-to-market strategies, co-selling motions, and enablement programs with Japan's top system integrators Build and execute partner territory plans, identifying and prioritizing relationships across tier-1 and regional SIers — including firms across IT consulting, systems integration, and managed services practices Lead strategic engagement with senior SIer leadership — including practice heads, solution architects, pre-sales directors, and partner managers — building the technical confidence and commercial alignment needed to close enterprise deals Orchestrate internal teams (Product, Engineering, Applied AI, Partnerships, Marketing) to deliver enablement resources, joint solution frameworks, and go-to-market collateral that equips SIer partners to position and deploy Anthropic's AI solutions effectively Act as the primary escalation and support point for SIer partners navigating complex enterprise opportunities, ensuring deal momentum and customer satisfaction across the full sales cycle Preferred qualifications 8+ years of enterprise sales or partner management

FEQ427R436 As a Manager, Field Engineering, you will lead a diverse team of technical pre-sales Solutions Architects covering the Japan region. You’ll play a key leadership role at the intersection of technology and business—guiding your team to design impactful solutions and drive growth through collaboration and innovation. You’ll empower your team to communicate complex ideas with clarity, support strategic enterprise customer engagements, and build lasting partnerships with clients and internal stakeholders. This role reports to the Technical GM – Japan. The impact you will have: Lead, mentor, and support a high-performing, inclusive pre-sales team Foster an environment of belonging, continuous learning, and psychological safety that reflects Databricks’ values of customer focus, teamwork, and diversity. Work closely with Sales and other teams to identify opportunities and deliver data-driven, value-focused solutions. Establish best practices that improve team efficiency, collaboration, and business impact. Build trusted relationships with customers and partners, acting as a strategic advisor in their digital transformation journey. Partner with Marketing, Sales, Services, and other cross-functional teams to ensure a seamless customer experience. Represent Databricks as part of the regional leadership team, contributing to our local presence and inclusive culture. What we’re looking for: You do not need to fulfil every single requirement to be a strong candidate. If you are excited about this role and have related experience, we encourage you to apply. Proven experience leading or managing technical teams in Big Data, Cloud, or SaaS environments—or equivalent experience gained through hands-on engineering or consulting work. A track record of coaching and developing diverse, high-performing teams. Strong collaboration skills and the ability to partner effectively with Sales, Marketing, and other cross-functional leaders. Excellent communication and interper

Glance Glance is an intelligent shopping agent, redefining the commerce experience. Powered by proprietary agentic intelligence and generative AI, Glance delivers a hyper-personalized consumer experience across mobile and TV — shaping the new era of shopping. Glance is operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of global technology leader InMobi, and is backed by Mithril Capital, Google and Jio Platforms. To learn more, visit glance.com. InMobi InMobi Group is a global technology company shaping the future of agentic commerce and advertising. Through its ecosystem of businesses — including InMobi Advertising and flagship consumer platform Glance — InMobi leverages data, machine learning, and generative AI to help brands reach audiences more precisely and consumers discover products more intuitively. Glance, which is pioneering new models of agentic commerce, is owned and operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of InMobi Pte. Ltd. InMobi Advertising InMobi Advertising, part of global technology company InMobi, is an agentic advertising platform helping brands and merchants achieve their business outcomes. Through its proprietary intelligence, AI-led solutions, and vast consumer reach — including flagship consumer platform Glance — InMobi Advertising delivers the omnichannel performance defining what's next in advertising and commerce. Glance is owned and operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of InMobi Pte. Ltd. To learn more, visit advertising.inmobi.com. What will you be doing? Merchant & brand relationships - Set category priorities and personally own the largest, most strategic merchant and brand relationships Platform / marketplace / affiliate partnerships — Lead strategic platform, marketplace, and affiliate partnerships and shape the supply-side approach Deal Ownership — Lead complex, high-value, multi-stakeholder commercial deals from strategy to close Cross

Glance Glance is an intelligent shopping agent, redefining the commerce experience. Powered by proprietary agentic intelligence and generative AI, Glance delivers a hyper-personalized consumer experience across mobile and TV — shaping the new era of shopping. Glance is operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of global technology leader InMobi, and is backed by Mithril Capital, Google and Jio Platforms. To learn more, visit glance.com. InMobi InMobi Group is a global technology company shaping the future of agentic commerce and advertising. Through its ecosystem of businesses — including InMobi Advertising and flagship consumer platform Glance — InMobi leverages data, machine learning, and generative AI to help brands reach audiences more precisely and consumers discover products more intuitively. Glance, which is pioneering new models of agentic commerce, is owned and operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of InMobi Pte. Ltd. InMobi Advertising InMobi Advertising, part of global technology company InMobi, is an agentic advertising platform helping brands and merchants achieve their business outcomes. Through its proprietary intelligence, AI-led solutions, and vast consumer reach — including flagship consumer platform Glance — InMobi Advertising delivers the omnichannel performance defining what's next in advertising and commerce. Glance is owned and operated by Glance InMobi Pte. Ltd., a non-consolidated subsidiary of InMobi Pte. Ltd. To learn more, visit advertising.inmobi.com. What will you be doing? Own product positioning and messaging for the Japan market — translating Glance's commerce proposition into clear, locally resonant narratives for consumers and partners Lead go-to-market for new features, surfaces, and launches, coordinating across product, growth, partnerships, and PR Build partner-facing and sales-enablement materials (decks, one-pagers, case studies) that help close and grow comme

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Our Customer Success Strategy & Operations team uses valuable data and market research to help our customers succeed and drive value. Our teams collaborate to identify solutions using competitor and industry trend analysis, providing valuable insights for strategic decision-making. We're responsible for facilitating smooth transitions during organizational change efforts that promote employee adoption. You'll be an integral part of solving challenges faced by our frontline teams to help make Zscaler more efficient and effective in meeting our customers' needs. We're looking for an experienced Manager of Product Support to join our team. This role would report into to the Director of Customer Services in Japan in a hybrid setting. Establish operational goals and work plans and delegates assignments to your team Promote behavior, motivate, and above all, support the existing Product Support team – coach them, contribute t