Principal Engineer

HCL Technologies Limited

United States

On-site

USD 190,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Sapsf is seeking a premier AI deployment leadership executive to direct the global FDE organization for client-embedded AI transformation. You will oversee technical and business pods across geographies, ensuring scalable and high-quality delivery.

This is an elite leadership role focused on cutting-edge AI deployment, not a delivery manager track. You will run global staffing, optimize utilization, and guide embedded transformation engagements, coordinating with Geo Leads and mentoring pod

Qualifications

  • 12–16 years in AI/cloud engineering leadership.
  • Experience running customer-facing engineering teams.
  • Enterprise architecture and transformation experience.
  • Ability to manage technical and business consulting pods.

Responsibilities

  • Run global FDE staffing and rotations.
  • Manage utilization and deployment quality.
  • Lead embedded client transformation engagements.
  • Coordinate FDE staffing with Geo Leads.
  • Coach FDE engineers and pod leads.

Skills

AI leadership
Cloud engineering
Customer-facing leadership
Enterprise architecture
Pod management

Job description

Requisition ID111882-Posted09/03/2026

Lead the global FDE organization responsible for client-embedded AI transformation execution. Manage technical and business FDE pods across geographies and ensure scalable, high-quality delivery.

This is NOT a delivery manager role.
This is an elite AI deployment leadership role.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

  • Run global FDE staffing and rotations
  • Manage utilization and deployment quality
  • Lead embedded client transformation engagements
  • Coordinate FDE staffing with Geo Leads
  • Coach FDE engineers and pod leads
Skill Requirements

Required Experience

  • 12–16 years in AI/cloud engineering leadership
  • Experience running customer-facing engineering teams
  • Enterprise architecture and transformation experience
  • Ability to manage technical and business consulting pods
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