Industry Principal- Quality Engineering & Transformation

Overview

In this Industry Principal role, you lead enterprise-wide Quality Engineering (QE) transformation for multiple strategic clients, acting as a trusted advisor to CIOs, CTOs, and senior executives. You shape transformation roadmaps, govern large multi-program portfolios, and drive AI-enabled QE initiatives to deliver measurable business outcomes. You will build industry-specific QE offerings and lead cross-regional consulting teams to sustain account growth. This role combines QE expertise with portfolio governance and executive storytelling to scale modernization efforts.

Responsibilities

• Advise C-suite and technology leaders across client accounts
• Define enterprise QE transformation strategies aligned to business objectives
• Lead large-scale, multi-unit transformation programs across regions
• Establish industry-specific QE visions, governance, and roadmaps
• Drive modernization efforts including Agile, DevOps, cloud, and AI-enabled QE
• Conduct executive workshops and strategic advisory sessions
• Develop long-term transformation roadmaps and multi-year investments
• Provide executive oversight for multiple engagements and portfolios
• Govern multi-million-dollar portfolios in QE, test automation, AI validation, SAP testing, data testing, and cloud validation
• Oversee delivery quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, revenue, and margin
• Lead steering committees and executive governance forums
• Foster cross-program standardization and reusable delivery assets
• Create industry-focused QE offerings and solutions
• Sponsor AI-powered QE accelerators, platforms, and frameworks
• Cultivate consulting capabilities and talent across regions and verticals
• Lead hiring, succession planning, and leadership development

Key requirements

• Strategic leadership
• Enterprise transformation consulting
• Portfolio and program governance
• Executive advisory and C-suite engagement
• Quality Engineering and QE strategy
• Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE)
• Test automation and continuous testing
• Agile, DevOps & CI/CD
• Cloud migration validation
• AI, Generative/Agentic AI, and AI-powered testing
• SAP, ERP & enterprise app validation
• AI innovation and partnerships
• Consultative selling and deal leadership
• Financial & revenue management
• Proposal and deal leadership
• Managed services transformation

• Executive presence
• Stakeholder management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Quality Engineering
• Enterprise QE strategy
• Test automation

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