Solutions Architecture Lead & Strategic Coach

Verizon; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Verizon is seeking a leader to guide a team of Solutions Architects in delivering high-impact IT and telecom solutions. You will drive solutions development, sales alignment, and opportunity closure while engaging with customers at senior levels.

The role emphasizes coaching, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic goals and growth. Travel to customer sites and field locations is routine.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or four or more years of work experience.
• Eight or more years of relevant IT/telecom solutions experience.
• Six or more years in a customer-facing leadership role delivering end-to-end delivery.
• Five or more years in architecture of IT/telecom products and services.
• Five or more years delivering customer presentations and RFP responses.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of Solutions Architects to drive excellence in solutions development, selling, and closure with strategic engagement.
• Discover opportunities for more effective technical support to the sales team.
• Monitor and redirect efforts to maximize sales results.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with senior management and executives.
• Interface with client personnel at all levels to provide high-quality technical support and opportunities.
• Participate in executive briefings and customer presentations.
• Conduct periodic reviews with SAs to maintain excellence cadence.
• Ensure training against curriculum roadmaps is completed timely.
• Hold one-on-one sessions with each SA and address performance issues per HR guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Sales engineering

Strategic account growth

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor’s degree or 4+ years of work experience

Tools

TOGAF

ITIL

Cisco CCNA/CCNP

Microsoft certs

Job description

Verizon is seeking a leader to guide a team of Solutions Architects in delivering high-impact IT and telecom solutions. You will drive solutions development, sales alignment, and opportunity closure while engaging with customers at senior levels.

The role emphasizes coaching, performance management, and cross-functional collaboration to achieve strategic goals and growth. Travel to customer sites and field locations is routine.