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Saleem Sultan
Director-level Product & Engineering Leader specializing in AI/ML, cloud platforms, and digital transformation
Dallas, TXSenior Director (Group Manager), Product Management and Software Engineering10 years experienceDirectorHealthcareHealthcare ITInsurance
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Senior engineering/technology leader who has defined and delivered a multi-year roadmap to modernize platforms and embed AI, leading global teams through cloud-native and microservices migrations on AWS/Azure. Demonstrated measurable outcomes including 99.99% uptime, 40% fewer incidents, 25% faster delivery, 5x scalability, and $30M in new business opportunities, while scaling a 100+ person distributed org with strong OKR-driven execution and mentorship culture.
Experience
Senior Director (Group Manager), Product Management and Software EngineeringBlue Cross Blue Shield, HCSC
Director, Senior Management Consultant, CXO AdvisorEY-Parthenon
Senior Manager, Product Management, Software EngineeringIntel Corporation
Senior Software Engineering ArchitectIntel Corporation
Senior Software EngineerIntel Corporation
Co-Founder, COOFoodraft
Education
Cornell University, SC Johnson College of Businessmaster, Business Administration (MBA)
Arizona State Universitymaster, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Osmania Universitybachelor, Electronics and Communication Engineering
Key Strengths
- Built and executed multi-year technology roadmap aligned to digital/AI enterprise strategy
- Led global engineering teams delivering cloud-native, event-driven platforms on AWS/Azure
- Achieved 99.99% uptime/availability and reduced incidents by 40% via performance and integration fixes (Kafka, caching, observability)
- Generated $30M in new business opportunities through platform and AI initiatives
- Scaled and restructured a 100+ person distributed engineering org around product domains to improve ownership
- Improved delivery speed by 25% through standardized agile practices and automated CI/CD with measurable metrics
- Drove microservices migration (Kubernetes, Kafka, API gateways) improving scalability 5x and cutting release cycles from weeks to days
- Embedded security-by-design (zero trust, automated vulnerability scanning) while increasing product velocity
- Strong operating cadence for alignment (OKRs, quarterly goal translation, biweekly architecture/roadmap reviews)
- Built mentorship culture using guilds, learning pods, and performance-review-linked coaching goals
Reference Highlights
Strongly Recommended
- Leads with vision and clarity
- Excellent at aligning technology with business strategy
- Collaborative, data-driven, results-oriented leadership
- Inspires accountability and purpose
- Improved productivity and morale
- Scaled teams efficiently while maintaining high delivery quality
- Calm and focused under high pressure
- Clear prioritization and transparent communication
- Keeps teams motivated under tight deadlines
- Balances speed with quality during rapid growth
- Consistently drives innovation and technical differentiation
- Turns POCs into core platform capabilities
- Combines technical depth with customer insight
- Enabled faster releases, stronger performance, and new revenue opportunities
- Strategic, collaborative, results-oriented leadership style
- Connects technology decisions directly to client outcomes
- Aligns engineering and digital transformation initiatives with executive goals
- Ensures technical investments deliver measurable ROI and efficiency
- Balances deep technical knowledge with strong business acumen
- Earns trust from clients and cross-functional teams
- Introduced structure, collaboration, and innovation to engineering culture
- Built high-performing teams blending consulting rigor with technical execution
- Turned fragmented groups into a cohesive organization
- Created a culture of accountability, continuous learning, and excellence
- Composed and clear under pressure
- Maintains quality and client satisfaction under tight timelines
- Makes quick, data-driven decisions
- Drives innovation and technical differentiation (AI, integration, automation)
- Connects emerging technologies to business value
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