AI PRINCIPAL TECHNOLOGIST

Job Summary

As the AI Principal Technologist, you will serve as Fischer Homes’ senior technical leader for Enterprise AI. This role balances strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution, guiding pilots from concept to production, ensuring secure and compliant integrations, and mentoring IT and business teams on responsible AI adoption. You will play a key role in shaping Fischer Homes’ enterprise AI vision and operations to deliver measurable business outcomes.

This position is 100% onsite, day 1 in our Erlanger, KY office. 

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Are a visionary technologist who can translate complex AI concepts into actionable business strategies.
• Communicate effectively with executives and technical teams alike.
• Excel at leading cross-functional projects with structure, influence, and clear accountability.
• Balance innovation with governance, security, and compliance.
• Enjoy both strategic planning and hands-on problem-solving.
• Are passionate about enabling responsible, scalable, and ethical AI across the enterprise.

These skills will be used to:

• Define and execute the enterprise AI vision and roadmap, aligned with Fischer Homes’ business goals and risk posture.
• Chair the AI Steering Committee and oversee governance, compliance, and model lifecycle management.
• Lead the design and development of AI architectures for large-scale, secure, and cost-efficient integrations.
• Evaluate and onboard AI vendors and platforms, ensuring technical, legal, and financial due diligence.
• Drive the operationalization of AI pilots, establishing acceptance criteria, testing, canary deployments, and clean production handoffs.
• Establish and monitor AI performance metrics, including adoption, SLA compliance, cost management, and business impact.
• Mentor teams on LLMOps best practices, including model versioning, testing, monitoring, and observability.
• Collaborate across departments—IT, Legal, Finance, and Security—to align AI initiatives with enterprise standards.
• Provide executive advisement on AI investments, risks, and opportunities.
• Lead critical incident response for AI-related escalations and vendor outages as needed.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and help guide Fischer Homes’ responsible AI evolution.

Qualifications:

Required:

• 8+ years of experience leading enterprise IT or AI programs.
• Experience deploying AI or machine learning models in production environments.
• Familiarity with ChatGPT Enterprise, Anthropic, or other LLM vendors.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure AI, Purview, Sentinel, Power BI, and observability tools.

Preferred: 

• Certifications such as Azure AI Engineer or equivalent
• Proven success leading cross-functional teams and delivering complex enterprise technology initiatives from strategy through production.
• Demonstrated experience taking AI/ML initiatives from pilot to production, with familiarity in LLMOps concepts.
• Expertise in governance, compliance, and vendor due diligence, with strong communication skills across executive and technical audiences.
• Excellent presentation and executive communication skills.

Physical demands and work environment:

• Must have use of sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public through use of the telephone and face-to-face contact.
• Must have the capability to effectively use and operate various items of office-related equipment such as but not limited to the computer, calculator, copier, and printers.
• Must be able to sit for long periods of time with low periods of reaching and standing.
• Must be able to travel to company offices, division locations, or field sites as required.

The Value of a Career with Fischer Homes  

Fischer Homes is one of the largest and most reputable home builders in the Midwestern and Southeastern states. Founded in 1980, the company has grown to build over 43,000 homes and employs over 750 Associates. Fischer Homes' solid reputation has been built largely by the talent of our Associates as we have been recognized as the 31st largest builder in the United States. 

We value diversity within the Fischer Homes organization and see each Associate as a team member and asset. We select highly competent individuals to join our team and provide them with the resources, training, and development possible to make significant contributions and drive their success while determining their career paths. The rewards for their efforts are: 

• Professional Development Training programs 
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Competitive Compensation 
• 401(k) with Company matching contributions and profit-sharing 
• Employee Life Insurance 
• Personal time off 
• Inclusive Leave 

Fischer Homes holds the highest ethical standards for business. We are honest and straightforward and will stand by our word. Our actions demonstrate respect, courtesy, and above all, fairness.