Manager, Applied AI Architect

The role

You will lead and grow a Japan Applied AI team to drive the adoption of Anthropic products across Japanese enterprises. You will manage technical pre-sales engagements, scale regional processes, and partner with global teams to incorporate AI systems into customer platforms.

What you will do

• Lead and grow a team of Applied AI professionals in Tokyo
• Set goals and reviews for your team
• Partner with Japan Applied AI leadership on team structure and best practices
• Work with high-value enterprise customers on AI adoption strategies and POC execution
• Partner with GTM leadership to co-build strategies for Japanese enterprise customers and partners
• Contribute to thought leadership through presentations, webinars, and content creation
• Own technical portions of pre-sales engagements and validate customer ROI
• Drive collaboration across cross-functional teams to influence stakeholders
• Travel regularly to customer sites for sessions and workshops
• Lead the vision, strategy, and execution of innovative solutions using latest models

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as a Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, or similar pre-sales technical role
• 3+ years of technical go-to-market management experience, specifically managing pre-sales teams
• Native or business-level fluency in Japanese
• Professional proficiency in English
• Experience working with Japanese enterprise customers and understanding local business culture and decision-making processes
• Experience with the technical requirements and procurement processes of Japanese enterprises
• Deep technical proficiency with enterprise AI deployments, API integrations, and production LLM use cases
• At least a high-level familiarity with the architecture and operation of large language models and/or ML in general
• Experience with prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, and architecting AI-powered systems
• Understanding of developer tooling, SDKs, and technical integration patterns
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Optional equity donation matching
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Flexible working hours
• Office space

Before you apply

• We do sponsor visas, but not for every role and candidate

About the company

Anthropic is a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco. Its mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.