Partner Solution Architect - EMEA

Mistral; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Relocation support

Job summary

Mistral is seeking an experienced Partner Engineer to drive adoption of our enterprise AI platform. You will work with partner and GTM teams to understand client needs, onboard platform updates, and scale enablement across partner technical and sales teams.

You will also guide customers in deploying our text completion APIs and tuning models to meet requirements. Ideal candidates have strong Python development skills, cloud deployment experience, and a proven ability to manage complex

Qualifications

• Strong Python development skills and ability to integrate data from multiple sources.
• Experience with cloud architecture and deployment patterns for AI/ML solutions.
• Proven track record in stakeholder management, including working with C‑level executives.
• Ability to drive complex interactions with technical teams and translate business requirements into technical specs.
• Experience building enablement assets and driving enablement at scale.

Responsibilities

• Execute on pre-sales and technical discovery with partners to understand client needs and desired outcomes.
• Collaborate with partner and sales teams to progress deals and provide technical insights.
• Be the user zero to crash-test and advocate for model deployments, documenting issues and improvements.
• Guide and support customers in deploying AI APIs and tailoring models to requirements.
• Liaise with product and engineering teams to relay feedback and drive improvements.

Skills

Python development

Cloud architecture

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical account strategy

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/Math

Job description

About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems—across high‑stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector—co‑creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

Role Summary

As an early member of our Partner Team, you will work closely with our Partner and GTM teams to drive the adoption of our state‑of‑the‑art enterprise AI platform and models.

What You Will Do

Pre‑Sale & Sales Activities

• Execute on effective technical discovery with partners to understand potential clients' needs, challenges, and desired outcomes in collaboration with Account Executives
• Help onboard AI Platform and model updates to strategic partner platforms
• Drive enablement at scale across strategic partner technical and sales teams
• Create and update assets for partner enablement portal: technical decks and docs, enablement videos, reference architectures, etc.
• Support partners in identifying, qualifying, and disqualifying opportunities where Mistral solutions can unlock the most value for the customer.
• Collaborate with the partner and Mistral sales teams to progress deals and penetrate accounts, providing technical expertise and insights where necessary.
• Create a strategic vision for the customer based on a deep understanding of their strategy, desired positive business outcomes, and required capabilities.

Product Implementation & Integration

• Be the “user zero” to crash‑test and experiment on newly‑deployed models, features and tools in order to proactively document them, suggest fixes and improvements and escalates in‑depth feedback to the engineering teams.
• Help build relevant tooling for quality control of our model deployments on each cloud (SDK, availability, scalability)
• Guide and support partners and customers in deploying our text completion API into their infrastructure.
• Work closely with customers and partners to fine‑tune models according to their specific requirements.
• Regularly liaise with the product and technical teams to relay feedback and suggest improvements.

Customer & Partner Success & Support

• Collaborate with Account Executives to ensure that the customer is maximizing the product's potential.
• Provide post‑deployment support, addressing any issues or challenges that arise promptly.
• Offer recommendations for product optimizations or new features based on customer feedback.
• Develop custom features for customers as needed.

About You

• Previous experience in a technical partner pre‑sales or consulting role with a heavy emphasis on partner and customer‑facing interactions (i.e. Implementation Consultant, Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer).
• Experience partnering with large technology cloud or platform providers, sales and technical teams driving technical account strategy, proof‑of‑concept scoping, and execution.
• Hands‑on experience in deployment AI solutions and leveraging technical skills throughout implementations.
• Ability to successfully drive complex interactions with tech teams and to connect with technical stakeholders.
• Strong Python development skills with proven ability to integrate data from multiple sources. Working knowledge of cloud architecture and deployment patterns for AI/ML solutions.
• Experience building enablement assets and driving enablement or evangelism at scale.
• Track record of managing complex implementation projects from discovery to delivery.
• Experience running solution design workshops and translating business requirements into technical specifications.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, including experience working with C‑level executives.
• Outstanding presentation and communication skills, with ability to adapt messaging for technical and business audiences.
• Bachelor's or Master's in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related fields (or equivalent experience).
• Nice to have: track record in managing partnerships and customer‑facing interactions, creating strong relationships that align with business objectives and bring customer satisfaction.
• Nice to have: Familiarity with deal qualification using MEDDPICC and/or value‑based sales methodologies like Command of the Message.
• Experience working in a constantly changing environment with multiple internal stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English (fluent) and, ideally, other European languages.

What we offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well‑being, growth, and work‑life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location‑specific perks.

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