OpenAI· Technical Success· San Francisco
Solutions Engineer, Private Equity
Comp$221K – $278K
Classified Tasks (20)
Automate 0%Augment 65%Human-Only 35%
Augment (13)
AI assists, human decides
Identify and scope highest-value use cases and applications for Private Equity customers
analytical
Demonstrate the value of OpenAI’s suite of products by mapping capabilities to customer business needs
communication
Build and present technical demos that showcase proposed solutions and workflows
technical
Recommend architectural patterns to kickstart customer implementation and development
technical
Provide in-depth technical advisory on product, API, and LLM-related questions during pre-sales
technical
Create and maintain documentation, guides, and FAQs addressing common pre-sales questions and requirements
administrative
Foster customer advocacy by capturing and amplifying customer success stories and use cases
communication
Represent the voice of the customer with internal teams by gathering and relaying customer feedback
communication
Identify themes across customer feedback and surface trends to inform product planning
analytical
Incorporate customer feedback and identified themes into internal product and roadmap discussions
operational
Serve as first line of defense for security and compliance questions during pre-sales engagements
technical
Explain standardized security and compliance collateral to customers and interpret relevant controls
communication
Guide customers to relevant security and trust resources (e.g., trust portal)
operational
Human-Only (7)
Requires human judgment
Partner with largest Private Equity customers to drive adoption and measurable business value from OpenAI models and products
leadership
Engage senior business stakeholders to understand their pre-sales needs and evaluation criteria
communication
Guide customers’ AI strategy and prioritize initiatives aligned to business objectives
leadership
Deliver an exceptional pre-sales customer experience by outlining value propositions and answering technical questions
communication
Develop and nurture strong customer relationships throughout evaluation, validation, and purchasing cycles
communication
Escalate complex security, compliance, or contractual requirements to appropriate internal teams
operational
Collaborate closely with Private Equity and Large Enterprise Sales, Security, and Product teams to coordinate customer engagements
operational
Job description
Solutions Engineer, Private Equity | OpenAI Careers ## Solutions Engineer, Private Equity Technical Success - San Francisco Apply now(opens in a new window) **About the Team** The Technical Success team is responsible for the customer experience on the OpenAI suite of products, ensuring developers and enterprises maximize benefit, value, and adoption from our highly-capable models. OpenAI's customers represent a range of diverse backgrounds and maturity, from early-stage startups to established global enterprises. **About the Role** We are seeking a solutions engineer to partner with our largest Private Equity customers and ensure they achieve tangible business value from our models through the OpenAI suite of products. You will partner with senior business stakeholders to understand their pre-sales needs, guide their AI strategy, and identify the highest value use cases and applications. You will work with business and technical teams to demonstrate the value of our solutions and recommend architectural patterns to kickstart their implementation and development. You will work closely with Private Equity and Large Enterprise Sales, Security, and Product teams. This role is based in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. **In this role, you will:** * Deliver an exceptional pre-sales customer experience for large Private Equity prospects and customers by providing technical expertise, outlining the value proposition, and answering product, API, and LLM-related questions. * Demonstrate how leveraging OpenAI’s suite of products can meet customers’ business needs and deliver substantial business value. This includes building and presenting demos, scoping use cases, recommending architecture patterns, and providing in-depth technical advisory. * Create and maintain documentation, guides, and FAQs related to common questions and requirements discovered during the pre-sales process. * Develop and nurture strong customer relationships during the evaluation, validation, and purchasing process. * Foster customer advocacy and represent the voice of the customer with internal teams by gathering and relaying customer feedback, identifying themes across customers, and incorporating them into product planning. * Serve as the first line of defense for security and compliance questions, explaining standardized collateral, guiding customers toward relevant resources (e.g., trust portal), and escalating complex requirements to the appropriate teams. **You’ll thrive in this role if you:** * Have 10+ years of experience in a technical pre-sales or similar role, including 3+ years working with Private Equity partners. * Demonstrate a thorough understanding of IT security principles and customer requirements for technical B2B SaaS products, with experience providing higher-level security and compliance support. * Have foundational training in programming languages like Python or Javascript. * Have delivered prototypes of Generative AI/traditional ML solutions and have knowledge of network/cloud architecture. * Are an effective presenter and communicator who can translate business and technical topics to all audiences, including senior leaders. * Own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done. * Have a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed. **About OpenAI** OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and