Manager Applied AI Architect
AI safety and research company building reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, including the Claude product family and developer platform.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
Funding history
About Anthropic
Anthropic PBC develops frontier AI systems and deploys them through Claude products and the Claude Platform, with a stated focus on safety, interpretability, and steerability.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will lead and grow a Japan-based Applied AI team, guide technical pre-sales engagements, and help enterprise customers adopt AI systems. You will develop go-to-market strategies, lead solution design and demonstrations, execute proofs of concept, and work with customers and internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- 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 managing pre-sales teams
- Native or business-level Japanese fluency
- Professional English proficiency
- Experience with Japanese enterprise customers and local business culture
- Experience with enterprise AI deployments, API integrations, and production LLM use cases
- Familiarity with large language models or machine learning
- Experience with prompt engineering, LLM evaluation, and AI-powered system architecture
- Knowledge of developer tooling, SDKs, and enterprise technical integration patterns
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a Tokyo-based team of Solutions Architects and Product Engineers
- Set team goals and conduct reviews
- Align on team structure, coverage, and best practices with Japan Applied AI leadership
- Guide enterprise AI adoption strategies and pre-sales engagements
- Scope use cases, build technical champions, and execute proofs of concept
- Develop go-to-market strategies with aligned leadership
- Lead technical demonstrations and validate customer ROI
- Present at conferences, webinars, and through technical content
- Travel to customer sites for executive sessions and technical workshops
- Lead the strategy and execution of AI-powered solutions
Benefits
- Visa sponsorship support
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation
- Parental leave
- Flexible working hours