Senior Solutions Architect

Cresta is on a mission to turn every customer conversation into a competitive advantage by unlocking the true potential of the contact center. Our platform combines the best of AI and human intelligence to help contact centers discover customer insights and behavioral best practices, automate conversations and inefficient processes, and empower every team member to work smarter and faster. Born from the prestigious Stanford AI lab, Cresta's co-founder and chairman is Sebastian Thrun , the genius behind Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and more. Our leadership also includes CEO, Ping Wu , the co-founder of Google Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platform, co-founder, Tim Shi , an early member of Open AI. We’ve assembled a world-class team of AI and ML experts, go-to-market leaders, and top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Sequoia, and former ATT CEO John Donovan. Our valued customers include brands like Intuit, Cox Communications, Hilton, and Carmax and we’ve been recognized by Forbes and Bain Consulting as one of the top private AI companies in the world. Join us on this thrilling journey to revolutionize the workforce with AI. The future of work is here, and it's at Cresta. About the role: The Senior Solutions Architect role at Cresta is dynamic and integral, requiring deep understanding of Cresta's capabilities and their integration with enterprise systems. As part of a selective and growing team, Enterprise Architects also help define sales and execution processes for effective land-and-expand strategies. Responsibilities: Leveraging domain expertise in Customer Experience (CX) and related ecosystems (e.g., Call Center infrastructure, Chat platforms, AWS services, Workforce Management, Automation, ChatBots, CRM, Integrations). Serving as the authoritative source on Cresta's platform integrations and their technical benefits. Owning the Technical Architecture blueprint from pre-sales to post-sales, ensuring technical wins by managing stakeholder expectations and collaborating across multiple levels (from end-users to executives) and with internal teams (Pre-sales Solution Engineers, engineering, and success organizations). Pre-sales: problem solving with end-customers to determine best solution architecture and integration approach. Post-sales: supporting the technical implementation team to help get customers up and running on Cresta. Along the way, closely collaborating with Sales, Product, Marketing, and Engineering in order to meet existing, new, and future customer needs. Qualifications We Value: Experience with Telephony and Contact Center Infrastructure (AWS Connect, Genesys, Five9, etc.) Good understanding of integration options, APIs, iPaaS, UI Integrations Highly experienced with AWS, GCP, Salesforce Strong expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, AI/ML, and data systems. Has extensive experience in large scale enterprise software implementations and solutions architecture Deep understanding of how enterprises leverage Generative AI solutions. Is highly organized: able to manage complex internal and external processes with many different stakeholders and timelines ensuring that all parties are kept in the loop with clear notes, action items, and next steps to keep projects on track and successful. Is able to build strong external relationships with external technical stakeholders and in general able to take a consultative and strategic approach to solving customer problems. Experience managing and advising on large-scale programs with multiple stakeholders and dependencies. Is willing to do some travel (if/when the world goes back to normal) but before then be willing to be on frequent video calls with customers in EST - PST time zones. Product Engineering Partnership Gather and synthesize customer feedback to inform product and engineering priorities. Identify and address gaps in technology adoption or deployment through cross-functional collaborati ... (truncated, view full listing at source)