Technical Architect Lead, APAC

Technical Architect Lead, APAC ABOUT US: Notion helps you build beautiful tools for your life's work. In today's world of endless apps and tabs, Notion provides one place for teams to get everything done, seamlessly connecting docs, notes, projects, calendar, and email—with AI built in to find answers and automate work. Millions of users, from individuals to large organizations like Toyota, Figma, and OpenAI, love Notion for its flexibility and choose it because it helps them save time and money. In-person collaboration is essential to Notion's culture. We require all team members to work from our offices on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays, our designated Anchor Days. Certain teams or positions may require additional in-office workdays. ABOUT THE ROLE: As Manager, Technical Architecture for APAC on Notion’s Professional Services team, you will lead and scale a high-performing group of Technical Architects across Australia, New Zealand, and the broader APAC region. In this role, you will be responsible for regional delivery excellence and people leadership, while also remaining an active technical contributor. You will regularly engage in hands-on customer work and, as needed, directly own and deliver complex engagements alongside your team. This is a highly visible leadership role for a technical leader who thrives in complex, multi-market environments and enjoys building teams and systems from the ground up WHAT YOU’LL ACHIEVE REGIONAL & PEOPLE LEADERSHIP - Build, manage, and develop Technical Architects across ANZ and APAC/APACx. - Set clear expectations for technical quality, delivery standards, and customer outcomes. - Lead performance management, career development, and succession planning. - Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing regional culture. DIRECT CUSTOMER DELIVERY & TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP - Lead and deliver complex enterprise implementations, migrations, and integrations. - Independently own customer engagements when needed, from discovery through execution. - Partner with team members on shared engagements, providing hands-on technical leadership. - Design and review architectures, migration strategies, and integration approaches. - Build custom tooling, automations, and integrations to support customer workflows. - Serve as a senior technical leader on strategic or high-impact accounts. CUSTOMER & STAKEHOLDER PARTNERSHIP - Act as a trusted technical advisor to enterprise customers and partners. - Support pre-sales discovery, scoping, and technical validation. - Engage with executive and senior stakeholders on complex implementations. - Align customer objectives with Notion’s platform capabilities. OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE & SCALING - Establish and evolve regional delivery playbooks, standards, and methodologies. - Improve predictability around technical estimation, resourcing, and execution. - Partner with global leadership on capacity planning and hiring strategy. - Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and delivery reviews. PRODUCT & PLATFORM INFLUENCE - Translate regional implementation challenges into actionable product and tooling feedback. - Represent APAC customer needs in global roadmap discussions. - Champion internal tooling, automation, and AI-enabled workflows. SKILLS YOU’LL NEED TO BRING - 7+ years of experience in customer-facing engineering, technical consulting, or professional services. - 2+ years of experience managing technical teams. - Proven ability to balance people leadership with direct customer delivery. - Strong technical foundation in APIs, integrations, and system architecture. - Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., JavaScript, Node.js, Python, SQL, Java). - Experience leading enterprise-scale migrations, integrations, or platform transformations. - Excellent communication skills across technical and executive audiences. - Track record of leading complex projects in fast-paced, high-growth envi ... (truncated, view full listing at source)