Principal AI-Driven Enterprise Support Engineer

NICE; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

NICE is seeking a Principal AI-Driven Enterprise Support Engineer to lead strategic enterprise accounts and drive AI-powered support excellence. You will own complex issues across NICE CXone and related technologies, coordinating Product, Engineering, Support, and Services to deliver exceptional outcomes for high-value customers.

You will shape support strategy, mentor engineers, and partner with executives to drive long-term customer success in a remote US setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years supporting enterprise SaaS, cloud, or CCaaS technologies
• Proven success managing large, complex enterprise customer relationships
• Strong executive presence and customer-facing communication skills

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor for a portfolio of high-value enterprise customers
• Build executive and senior technical stakeholder relationships
• Lead strategic support initiatives and account health reviews
• Identify operational risks and proactively drive remediation plans
• Influence customer adoption, retention, and long-term success
• Own the most complex customer issues across NICE CXone and adjacent technologies
• Lead critical escalations involving integrations, telephony, routing, analytics, APIs, and platform infrastructure
• Serve as the technical quarterback across Product, Engineering, Support, and Services organizations
• Drive root-cause analysis and long-term resolution strategies
• Leverage AI-driven insights to scale impact across a broad portfolio
• Establish best practices for AI-assisted support operations
• Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders
• Drive improvements to support processes and customer engagement models
• Partner with executives and product leadership on customer-driven priorities

Job description

Principal AI-Driven Enterprise Support Engineer

USA - Remote

At NiCE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.

Help Define the Future of AI-Augmented Enterprise Support

We’re searching for a rare type of technical leader. Someone who can walk into a customer escalation, quickly understand the business impact, navigate complex technical architectures, coordinate engineering resources, and earn executive trust—all while leveraging AI to operate at a level that wasn’t possible just a few years ago.

At NICE, we’re building a new model for enterprise support. Our vision combines advanced AI capabilities, deep technical expertise, and strategic customer ownership. We believe the future belongs to engineers who know how to leverage AI—not replace human judgment with it.

Why This Opportunity Is Unique

This role sits at the intersection of:

• Technical Account Management
• Customer Advocacy
• AI-Augmented Operations

You’ll engage directly with Fortune 500 customers, influence product direction, help shape support strategy, and establish standards for how AI and human expertise work together to deliver exceptional customer outcomes. You’ll have a seat at the table, not just a ticket queue.

What You’ll Own

Strategic Enterprise Account Leadership

• Serve as a trusted advisor for a portfolio of high‑value enterprise customers
• Build executive and senior technical stakeholder relationships
• Lead strategic support initiatives and account health reviews
• Identify operational risks and proactively drive remediation plans
• Influence customer adoption, retention, and long‑term success

Advanced Technical Problem Solving

• Own the most complex customer issues across NICE CXone and adjacent technologies
• Lead critical escalations involving integrations, telephony, routing, analytics, APIs, and platform infrastructure
• Serve as the technical quarterback across Product, Engineering, Support, and Services organizations
• Drive root‑cause analysis and long‑term resolution strategies

AI‑Powered Operational Excellence

• Leverage AI‑driven insights to scale impact across a broad portfolio
• Evaluate the effectiveness of support‑related AI capabilities
• Provide direct feedback influencing future AI solutions
• Establish best practices for AI‑assisted support operations
• Help define frameworks that other engineers will follow

Organizational Leadership

• Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders
• Drive improvements to support processes and customer engagement models
• Influence support strategy at an organizational level
• Partner with executives and product leadership on customer‑driven priorities

What You Bring

Required Experience

• 10+ years supporting enterprise SaaS, cloud, or CCaaS technologies
• Proven success managing large, complex enterprise customer relationships
• Deep expertise troubleshooting sophisticated technical environments
• Experience leading high‑severity customer escalations
• Strong executive presence and customer‑facing communication skills
• Ability to influence across multiple organizations without direct authority

Preferred Qualifications

• NICE CXone, Genesys, Cisco, Amazon Connect, Five9, or comparable enterprise contact center platforms
• Technical Account Manager, Principal Support Engineer, Customer Architect, or Solutions Architect background
• Expertise in APIs, integrations, telephony, routing, analytics, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise applications
• Experience supporting Fortune 500 organizations
• Demonstrated use of AI‑enabled workflows to improve operational outcomes

The Ideal Candidate

You may currently be a:

• Principal Support Engineer
• Senior Technical Account Manager
• Customer Success Architect
• Enterprise Solutions Engineer
• Contact Center Solutions Expert

What matters most is your ability to combine technical leadership, customer ownership, and AI‑enabled execution.

Why Join NICE Now

You’ll work with globally recognized brands, influence a strategic company initiative, and help create a role category many organizations haven’t yet imagined.

It’s an opportunity to shape how enterprise software companies support customers in the AI era.

The playbook doesn’t exist yet. You’ll help write it.

About NiCE

NICELtd. (NASDAQ: NICE) software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences, fight financial crime, and ensure public safety. Every day, NiCE software manages more than 120 million customer interactions and monitors 3+ billion financial transactions.

Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NiCE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries.

NiCE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.