Account CTO

What You’ll Do

• Serve as the primary technical liaison for Lambda's strategic Superintelligence accounts
• Cultivate and sustain executive level technical relationships, establishing Lambda as a trusted technology partner and strategic advisor
• Drive multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with customer business objectives and Lambda's product portfolio
• Influence customer technology strategy and adoption at the executive level
• Represent Lambda at executive briefings, board meetings, and strategic planning sessions
• Own Technical Strategy and Business Outcomes
• Partner with Global Account teams to drive strategic account growth and expansion
• Lead architectural reviews and technology assessments at the enterprise level
• Define and articulate business value propositions, ROI models, and TCO analyses for executive stakeholders
• Orchestrate cross-functional teams including Solutions Engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers, Professional Services, and Product Management
• Own technical escalations and serve as the Executive Technical Sponsor for critical customer initiatives
• Drive adoption of Lambda's strategic initiatives within key accounts
• Technology Vision and Thought Leadership
• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor on AI/ML transformation and cloud strategy
• Guide customers through digital transformation journeys and emerging technology adoption
• Publish thought leadership content, speak at industry events, and represent Lambda in executive forums
• Influence Lambda's product strategy based on strategic customer needs and market trends
• Mentor and develop technical talent across the organization

Nice to Have

• MBA or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field
• Experience as a CTO, VP of Engineering, Chief Architect, or Technical Fellow at a technology company with $100M+ revenue
• Track record working with AI labs, research institutions, or frontier model companies
• Board advisory experience for technology companies
• Published peer-reviewed research, whitepapers, or patents specifically in distributed computing, GPU acceleration, or large-scale ML training infrastructure

About Lambda

Lambda is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Our customers range from AI researchers to enterprises and hyperscalers. Lambda's mission is to make compute as ubiquitous as electricity and give everyone the power of superintelligence. Founded in 2012, with 500+ employees, and growing fast, our investors notably include TWG Global, US Innovative Technology Fund (USIT), Andra Capital, SGW, Andrej Karpathy, ARK Invest, Fincadia Advisors, G Squared, In-Q-Tel (IQT), KHK & Partners, NVIDIA, Pegatron, Supermicro, Wistron, Wiwynn, Gradient Ventures, Mercato Partners, SVB, 1517, and Crescent Cove. We have research papers accepted at top machine learning and graphics conferences, including NeurIPS, ICCV, SIGGRAPH, and TOG. Our values are publicly available: https://lambda.ai/careers. We offer generous cash & equity compensation, health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, wellness and commuter stipends for select roles, a 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees), and a flexible paid time off plan that we all actually use. Lambda is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.