Director - Solution Engineering

Inception
42, a G42 company, is the region’s leading innovator of AI-powered domain-specific as well as industry-agnostic products, built on a rich heritage of research and development. Within the G42 ecosystem, Inception functions as the core intelligence layer – transforming data and compute infrastructure into real-world, applied AI solutions. Beyond its commercial endeavors, Inception is committed to creating positive societal impact. For more information, please visit www.inception
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Inception, a G42 company, is the region’s leading innovator of AI-powered, domain-specific and industry-agnostic products, built on a strong foundation of research and development. As the core intelligence layer within the G42 ecosystem, Inception transforms data and compute infrastructure into real-world, applied AI solutions that drive both commercial value and societal impact.

As the Director – Solution Engineering (Partners), you will lead the technical enablement, activation, and ongoing success of Inception’s partner ecosystem. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Solution Engineering, you will empower System Integrators, resellers, consulting partners, and technology alliances to effectively position, architect, and deliver Inception’s AI portfolio.

This role sits at the intersection of solution engineering, partner enablement, and scalable technical advocacy. You will build the frameworks, assets, and programs that allow partners to independently drive high-quality enterprise engagements. Your work will ensure that partners are deeply equipped—technically and commercially—to accelerate adoption of Inception’s AI capabilities across global markets.

This role offers a unique chance to shape Inception’s partner-led technical strategy from the ground up. You will:

• Build reusable demo environments and solution assets
• Create certification programs for partner enablement
• Provide architectural guidance during partner-led customer pursuits
• Drive technical excellence across the entire partner ecosystem

Your leadership will be instrumental in scaling Inception’s presence and ensuring that our AI solutions are represented with consistency, accuracy, and depth across all partner channels.

Partner Technical Activation & Enablement

• Lead technical activation of partners to ensure they can independently position, design, and deliver the Inception AI portfolio.
• Develop and deliver technical onboarding programs, solution deep-dives, and product training sessions.
• Build and maintain a Partner Tech Certification curriculum, including learning paths, assessments, and hands-on training materials.

Reusable Assets, Demo Environments & Tooling

• Build and manage demo environments, reference architectures, and reusable technical assets to support partner pursuits.
• Create solution templates, technical summaries, and architecture documents that partners can standardize and replicate.
• Ensure collateral is scalable, up-to-date, and aligned with Inception’s evolving AI portfolio.

Support for Partner-Led Customer Engagements

• Work closely with partners during customer engagements, providing guidance on workshops, RFx responses, architectural design, cost estimation, and solution sizing.
• Ensure partners are delivering technically sound proposals that align with Inception’s best practices and architectural principles.
• Serve as the escalation point for complex technical questions that arise in partner-led opportunities.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with product, applied science, engineering, and commercial teams to ensure alignment on partner needs and market feedback.
• Provide insights from partner engagements to influence product strategy…