Senior Director, AI Platforms
Core
Senior technical leader accountable for building and operating Trace3's AI Platforms practice, combining hands-on full-stack AI factory design with leadership of a high-performing technical presales team.
Role type
Senior Director, AI Platforms (Technical Practice Leader & Presales)
Builds
Multi-million dollar AI infrastructure opportunities (GPU compute, HPC, scale-out storage) and operates AI Labs for customer demos and PoCs.
Domain
Enterprise IT Infrastructure, AI/ML Hardware, High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | client delivery
Required skills
AI factory architecture, GPU-dense deployment design, high-performance networking (InfiniBand, Spectrum-X), parallel file systems, Kubernetes/Slurm/Run:ai, executive stakeholder engagement, team building, OEM ecosystem management
Preferred skills
Advanced degree, experience in VAR/OEM/hyperscaler settings
Technologies
NVIDIA DGX/HGX, Cisco AI, Dell PowerEdge XE, Super Micro, Lenovo ThinkSystem, HPE ProLiant, InfiniBand, RoCE, VAST, WEKA, DDN, NetApp ONTAP AI, Kubernetes, Slurm, Run:ai, NVIDIA Base Command
Responsibilities
Build and lead presales solutions architects team; architect end-to-end AI factory designs; own AI Labs roadmap and operations; serve as technical point of contact for OEMs; lead complex technical discovery and solutioning workshops; shape public point of view on AI infrastructure trends.
Seniority
Senior Director, hands-on IC with people leadership
