AT&T is a telecommunications and technology company serving consumers, businesses, and public-sector organizations through wireless, internet, and fiber services. Its work spans network innovation, including collaborations focused on Open RAN, as well as FirstNet public-safety connectivity, disaster recovery, consumer devices, and data privacy. The company also emphasizes sustainability, cultural inclusion, corporate responsibility, and public policy. With a large workforce and a long operating history, AT&T offers career opportunities connected to communications infrastructure, digital technology, customer services, and responsible innovation.
Lead Technical Architect, Enterprise Consulting — Tokyo
Lead enterprise consulting, presales, and architecture engagements for AT&T in Tokyo. Shape network, cloud, security, and transformation solutions for multinational clients.
Description
- Lead presales, design, and delivery of secure, scalable technology solutions for enterprise customers.
- Assess client needs and recommend strategic solutions.
- Support complex transformation programs across network, security, cloud, data centre, mobility and 5G, unified communications, and operational technology.
- Serve as engagement lead and Japan delivery manager.
- Build relationships with Sales and develop detailed statements of work.
- Help prepare responses to requests for proposals.
- Lead advisory work spanning discovery, requirements, current-state assessments, solution options, recommendations, roadmaps, architecture, integration, migration planning, and governance.
- Manage professional services projects from customer identification through delivery and invoicing.
- Provide technical direction across design, implementation, testing, migration, and client enablement.
- Support presales with proposals, statements of work, presentations, and value articulation.
- Mentor Japan team members and coordinate with the regional professional services manager.
- Work with customers, partners, vendors, product teams, and internal stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with business needs.
Requirements
- Bring at least 10 years of experience in presales or sales.
- Have at least 15 years in strategic IT consulting or professional services.
- Have at least 15 years delivering large-scale multinational transformation programs.
- Have at least 8 years managing small teams in Japan or APAC.
- Native-level Japanese is required.
- Intermediate to advanced English is required.
- A bachelor's degree is preferred.
- Relevant certifications such as CCIE or CISSP, or equivalent expertise, are desirable.
- Demonstrate strong presales experience, including winning bids and multiple sales engagements.
- Bring strong leadership, documentation, project delivery, and stakeholder management skills.
- Be able to lead complex engagements in large, global, and ambiguous environments.
- Show strong business acumen and financial analysis capability.
- Have experience developing business cases, total cost of ownership, and return on investment assessments.
- Communicate and present effectively, including preparing executive-facing documentation.
- Be able to travel according to engagement needs.
- Work ethically and accountably, collaborate, take initiative, and mentor less experienced colleagues.
- Demonstrate expertise in networking and/or data centre practices.
- Have proven experience in at least two, preferably three, of the listed technical practices.
Benefits
- Equal employment opportunity.
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
- Fair chance hiring practices, with background checks initiated only after an offer is made.