I have been a technical startup founder for 8 years, and for the last two year I have been a solutions architect at a non-tech corporations. I am now looking for a new job and was wondering what other non-tech roles are there for someone with a more technical background?
The solutions architect role was ok in that I got to do more program management stuff in addition to architecting systems. I didn't like being on the sell side though because I found project managers keep cutting budget to win the project.
I am considering trying program management roles. I like interacting with stakeholders. My ultimate goal is engineer management, but I doubt anyone will give a chance in this market. Does anyone have advice what's the next best role that will help reach this goal?
The solutions architect role was ok in that I got to do more program management stuff in addition to architecting systems. I didn't like being on the sell side though because I found project managers keep cutting budget to win the project.
I am considering trying program management roles. I like interacting with stakeholders. My ultimate goal is engineer management, but I doubt anyone will give a chance in this market. Does anyone have advice what's the next best role that will help reach this goal?