Senior AI Partnerships Architect

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 286,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Lead, Partner Solutions Engineering to drive the technology strategy for strategic partnerships, including hyperscalers and AI labs. You will shape joint technical roadmaps, architect co-innovation initiatives, and lead across engineering teams to deliver differentiated integrations.

You will serve as the trusted technical advisor to executives and partner teams, guiding product direction without direct authority while defining scalable solutions and reference

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in solutions engineering, enterprise architecture, technical partnerships, or related field.
• Proven track record of building and scaling enterprise software, cloud, or AI solutions.
• Deep understanding of the AI and cloud ecosystem, hyperscalers, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure), APIs, MCP and agent interoperability, event-driven architectures, and data platforms.
• Strong executive presence and exceptional communication with senior technical and business stakeholders.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with ability to thrive in ambiguity and drive initiatives.
• Passion for emerging AI technologies and developer ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical strategy for a portfolio of Salesforce’s most strategic technology partnerships.
• Define joint technical vision, integration architecture, and multi-year co-innovation roadmaps with strategic partners.
• Translate partnership strategy into technical execution with Product, Engineering, and GTM teams to deliver integrations.
• Drive architecture for AI, data, and cloud integrations spanning multiple Salesforce products and partner APIs.
• Identify opportunities, gaps, and ecosystem trends to influence strategy and product investments.
• Serve as Salesforce’s technical representative in executive partner engagements and design reviews.
• Develop repeatable technical frameworks, reference architectures, and best practices for partnerships.
• I nfluence senior technical and product leaders to align roadmaps and unblock cross-company initiatives.
• Act as a trusted technical advisor to Business Development and Partner Management.

Skills

Solutions engineering

Enterprise architecture

Technical partnerships

Cloud platforms

APIs

Executive communication

AI/ML

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

MCP

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Lead, Partner Solutions Engineering to drive the technology strategy for strategic partnerships, including hyperscalers and AI labs. You will shape joint technical roadmaps, architect co-innovation initiatives, and lead across engineering teams to deliver differentiated integrations.

You will serve as the trusted technical advisor to executives and partner teams, guiding product direction without direct authority while defining scalable solutions and reference