Senior AI Engineering Lead - Transformation & Automation

Capital Group; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Group seeks an AI Senior Manager for AI Engineering to translate an AI-first operating model into practical transformation across investment systems. The role is hands-on and execution oriented, partnering with product, engineering, operations, data, architecture, cybersecurity, risk, and compliance teams to identify high-value opportunities and deliver MVPs, scaling human-plus-agent capabilities.

You will lead managers, engineers, automation specialists, and cross-functional teams from

Qualifications

• 8+ years in enterprise technology, incl 3+ years leading teams or programs in AI engineering or related fields.
• 5+ years of proven people leadership building high-performing engineering teams.
• Experience delivering AI-enabled workflow solutions in a complex enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of investment systems, financial services workflows, or regulated enterprise domains.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into practical MVPs, execution plans, and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI engineering teams that design, build, and scale AI-enabled business solutions across investment systems.
• Translate target operating model priorities into delivery plans, team backlogs, MVP scopes, operating rhythms, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify workflow pain points, automation candidates, and data dependencies.
• Deliver smart automation and human-plus-agent patterns that improve cycle time, straight-through processing, exception handling, resiliency, and user experience.
• Embed responsible AI practices, governance, and guardrails into delivery from the start.
• Develop managers, senior engineers, workflow analysts, automation specialists, and domain-savvy technologists while strengthening a one-team culture across Charlotte and global hubs.
• Communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and business value clearly to the AI Engineering Director, peer leaders, product partners, and senior stakeholders.

Skills

People leadership

AI engineering

Delivery management

Stakeholder communication

Platform thinking

Automation

Observability

Security & compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/AI/Engineering

Advanced degree or relevant certifications

Tools

Orchestration tools

APIs

RAG

Observability tools

Job description

Capital Group seeks an AI Senior Manager for AI Engineering to translate an AI-first operating model into practical transformation across investment systems. The role is hands-on and execution oriented, partnering with product, engineering, operations, data, architecture, cybersecurity, risk, and compliance teams to identify high-value opportunities and deliver MVPs, scaling human-plus-agent capabilities.

You will lead managers, engineers, automation specialists, and cross-functional teams from