Total 39 Director/C-Level information technology job vacancies in Information Technology category in Hong Kong

Chief Technology Officer (CTO) – Petrochemical & Downstream

The Role

We are seeking a visionary Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with a strong Chemical Engineering pedigree and 25+ years of heavy downstream industry experience. As a key member of the executive team, you will drive technology strategy, engineering excellence, and full-lifecycle project execution (FEED, EPC, commissioning) for complex, world-scale petrochemical assets.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the long-term technical roadmap; oversee multi-disciplinary engineering teams across Basic (BED) and Detailed (DED) design phases.

• Act as the ultimate technical authority to deliver large-scale EPC/EPCM projects on time and within budget, leveraging deep roots in project engineering and management.

• Provide technical governance and evaluate licensors across diverse portfolios, including Naphtha Crackers, Polyolefins, PTA/PET, Aromatics, EDC/VCM/PVC, Acrylic Acid, and Oxo Alcohols.

• Partner with business development to spearhead technical proposals, feasibility studies, and high-level client/licensor relationships.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering (Master’s or PhD highly preferred).

• 25+ years in the petrochemical, chemical, or global EPC industries.

• Proven success leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams and managing large-scale, complex downstream projects.

• Strong exposure to international licensors, advanced process digitization, and deep commercial acumen.

To Apply

Please submit your comprehensive CV to our talent acquisition team. Confidentiality: All applications processed under strict NDA and PDPA compliance.
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Business & Technology Strategy Alignment – 25%

• Serve as the trusted technology advisor to Travel Retail senior business leadership (GM, Commercial, Marketing, Retail Ops, Supply Chain, Finance).
• Translate business strategy, growth plans, and consumer priorities into a clear, outcome driven technology strategy and multiyear roadmap.
• Ensure alignment with Global / Regional enterprise platforms, avoiding duplication and fragmentation.
• Proactively identify opportunities where technology can unlock revenue growth, enhance consumer experience, and improve operational agility.
• Balance speed, scalability, security, and cost in all technology recommendations.

Enterprise Solution & Future CapabilityEnablement – 10%

• Partner with Regional and Global Technology, Product, and Business teams to shape, influence, and evolve future ready enterprise capabilities for the Travel Retail business, aligned to long term commercial and consumer strategy.
• Contributes to the definition of an evolving enterprise solution roadmap for Travel Retail.
• Act as the business technology voice for Travel Retail, ensuring emerging enterprise platforms and initiatives considers the unique characteristics and constraints of the Travel Retail operating model.
• Support experimentation, pilots, and proof of concepts in partnership with Global and Regional teams, helping assess business value, scalability, and readiness before broader adoption.
• Provide strategic input on Travel Retail specific considerations, including:

• Multi partner and distributor led commercial models
• Cross border operations, regulatory, customs, and data residency requirements
• Variable maturity levels, connectivity constraints, and market readiness across regions
• Help Global and Regional teams understand where standard enterprise solutions may require adaptation, sequencing, or alternate deployment approaches for Travel Retail.
• Ensure that emerging solutions and capabilities are enterprise aligned, scalable, secure, and compliant, while remaining pragmatic and appropriate for the current and future state of the Travel Retail business.

Stakeholder Engagement & Governance – 25%

• Build strong, trusted relationships with Travel Retail leadership, global product teams, and regional technology partners.
• Lead technology governance forums to ensure:
• Clear prioritization
• Transparent decision making
• Alignment to enterprise standards
• Provide concise, executive level communication on risks, tradeoffs, and progress.

Cybersecurity, Risk & Business Continuity – 15%

• Act as the Technology Risk and Compliance representative for Travel Retail, ensuring that business‑led initiatives are aligned with enterprise cybersecurity, risk, and compliance standards.
• Partners with Global and Regional Technology, Security, and Risk teams to ensure Travel Retail business requirements are appropriately reflected in enterprise risk frameworks, controls, and policies.
• Maintain visibility of technology risk posture for Travel Retail, including contribution to enterprise Risk Registers, ensuring risks are clearly articulated, prioritized, and escalated in line with policy.
• Support business leadership in understanding and navigating technology risk trade‑offs, including the handling of security exceptions, third‑party risks, and compliance constraints where required by the business.
• Ensure that user access, identity, and provisioning controls for Travel Retail business users and partners are governed in accordance with enterprise standards.
• Act as a key escalation point for technology‑related risk, audit, and security matters impacting the Travel Retail business, working closely with Global and Regional stakeholders through resolution.

Leadership & Capability Building – 25%

• Develop and lead a high performing, business-oriented technology team.
• Coach talent to operate as strategic partners, not service operators.
• Foster a culture of business focus, consumer centricity, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Job Requirements

·       Executive‑level stakeholder engagement and influencing skills

·       Strong commercial, financial, and operational acumen

·       Proven experience aligning technology strategy tobusiness growth priorities

·       Strong understanding of enterprise platforms, omni‑channel ecosystems, and cyberrisk

·       Experience operating in complex, matrixed, globalorganizations

·       Comfort operating in ambiguity, fast‑paced retail, and highlyvisible environments

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures the execution of the organization's financial strategy in alignment with its overall business goals.

• Oversees the preparation and presentation of accurate and timely financial reports to senior leadership team and board of directors.

• Conducts in-depth financial analysis to provide insights into organization's financial performance, trends, and opportunities for improvement.

• Uses data-driven analysis to make strategic financial decisions.

• Identifies, assesses, and mitigates financial risks that could impact business profitability or financial stability.

• Implements risk management strategies to safeguard assets and investments.

• Ensures the organization complies with all financial regulations, accounting standards, and tax laws in the regions where it operates.

• Maintains strong relationships with regulatory authorities and auditors, where applicable.

• Manages the allocation of financial resources, including capital investments, debt financing, and dividend policies.

• Establishes and maintains robust financial controls, policies, and procedures to prevent fraud, errors, and financial mismanagement.

• May assist with evaluation potential mergers, acquisitions, or divestitures from a financial perspective. May lead financial due diligence and integration efforts when necessary.

• Maintains relationships with investors and analysts, communicating the company's financial performance, strategic initiatives, and growth prospects.

• Oversees the management of the finance information systems and necessary reports for critical analyses of financial performance.

• Builds and leads a high-performing finance team, setting clear goals and expectations, providing mentorship, and fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.

• Manages a team of Senior Finance Managers carrying out the financial management and control processes.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Process driven and commercially astute.

• Significant understanding of how technology solutions are influenced and affected by various business scenarios.

• Excellent business negotiation and conflict resolution skills.

• Political savvy.

• Significant knowledge of financial principles, accounting standards, and financial reporting.

• Significant understanding of financial modelling and analysis.

• Ability to think strategically and align financial strategies with the organization's overall business objectives.

• Significant proficiency in identifying, assessing, and managing financial risks.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills to effectively convey financial information to various stakeholders, both internal and external.

• Strong leadership and team-building skills to lead and develop a high-performing finance team.

• Significant capability to make sound financial decisions based on data analysis and risk assessment.

• Ability to adapt to changing business environments and lead financial transformation initiatives when necessary.

• Commitment to ethical and responsible financial practices and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

• Commitment to staying updated with industry trends, financial regulations, and best practices through ongoing professional development.

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a Finance related field preferred.

• Preferably post-graduate degree with extensive experience in a financial management capacity beneficial.

Required experience:

• Significant financial leadership experience in a related environment, managing people, processes and budgets to achieve corporate and divisional objectives.

• Significant demonstrable experience with and understanding of the deliverables of a financial function.

• Significant strategic planning experience.

• Significant in depth knowledge and understanding of IT industry environment and business needs, combined with strong understanding of business process.

• Significant experience managing finance operations on a global scale, including knowledge of international taxation, foreign exchange, and regulatory compliance in multiple regions.
  Extensive experience in specializing in financial perspective to drive business performance and business operational standardization.

  Extensive experience in working in Global MNC and/or High-Tech Industry

  Candidates who can speak Japanese will be highly of advantage

• Leadership position
• High visibility with C-suite stakeholders
• Career exposure

This is a senior leadership position, managing a team of 3 pax to lead the Technology Finance team. This will include performance management, budgeting, and strategic advisory while shaping the firm’s frameworks for digital and AI projects. You will be required to partner closely with senior leaders from the Technology Business Unit to optimise cost, drive insights, and improve resource allocation.

The successful candidate should come with at least 15+ years’ relevant experience in FP&A, Finance Business Partnering from a Financial Institution or MNC. A seasoned finance leader with team management experience. Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills, strong influencing ability, and negotiation skills to be able to partner C-suite stakeholders.

If you are keen, please click on the link to apply or email me with your updated CV at Rachel.ljy@ethosbc.com. Look forward to hearing back, thank you.

RJL
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We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to spearhead our technological roadmap, lead our engineering organization, and align our technology strategy with our overarching business objectives. As a key member of the executive leadership team, you will scale our infrastructure, cultivate a high-performing engineering culture, and drive technical innovation.Key Responsibilities:

- Formulate and execute the long-term technology strategy, architecture, and roadmap aligned with the company’s business growth.

- Lead, mentor, and scale a team of engineering managers, software engineers, devops professionals and designers

- Oversee the end-to-end design, development, and deployment of scalable, secure, and highly resilient software systems and platforms.

- Establish best practices for software development, code quality, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodologies.

- Define and enforce rigorous cybersecurity frameworks, data privacy compliance, and IT governance policies across all systems.

- Manage the overall technology budget, including infrastructure costs (AWS/GCP), third-party vendor management, and talent acquisition.

- Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, distributed systems) to identify opportunities for competitive differentiation.

- Collaborate closely with leaderhsip, Product Management, and business stakeholders to translate market needs into technical solutions.

KPMG in Singapore is part of a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. We operate in 138 countries and territories with more than 276,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients.

KPMG has a strong SAP Digital Transformation team in this region, and we are assisting several clients with End-to-End business transformation initiatives enabled by SAP solutions. Our practice is further expanding, and we are currently seeking a Senior SAP Solution Architect, Associate Director to join our team. You are responsible to be leading the design and implementation of SAP solutions to meet the client’s business needs. You will be expected to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions using SAP technologies. This position is based in Singapore. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead the design and architecture of SAP solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives.  

• Develop technical specifications and design documents for SAP projects, including customizations and integrations. 

• Lead and mentor SAP development teams, providing technical leadership and support throughout the project lifecycle. 

• Contribute to SAP solutioning in pre-sales and project phases. 

• Engage with customers for scoping and requirements. 

• Support proposal preparation, analyse customer needs, and independently manage client relationships. 

• Take charge of proposals, ensuring alignment with sales strategy 

• Communicates effectively with stakeholders and team members.  

• Builds a close working relationship with clients to enhance the image of the KPMG. 
  
  

The ideal candidate should possess: 

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred.  

• Minimum of 15+ years of SAP solution architect experience.  

• Experience in ECC to SAP S4 Hana migration  

• Experience in leading BPR or Blueprint design – not just team lead role 

• Deep functional domains knowledge across SAP logistics modules (MM, SD, PP, WM, EWM, QM, PM, etc)  

• Proven track record of successfully leading SAP implementation or migration projects  

• Ability to understand business processes from a customer perspective.  

• Self-motivated and have the ability to deliver results and meet timelines with minimal direct supervision. 

• Ability to effectively develop presentations and present ideas and proposals to all levels of management.  

• Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by KPMG Talent Acquisition team, personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.

At KPMG in Singapore we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, gender identity or expression, colour, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other non-merit factors. We celebrate the different talents that our people bring and support every staff member in their journey to achieve personal and professional growth. One of the ways we do this is through Take Charge: Flexi-work, our flexible working framework which enables agile and innovative teams to help deliver our business goals.

Citi Equities Technology organization is looking for a senior, hands-on technologist to drive the global architecture & technology delivery of its market making platforms. This is a strategic position to drive technology strategy in this space & deliver best in class platforms across various product categories.

The senior technologist in this role will be responsible for ensuring architectural and design consistency across the platform, adherence to latency targets, maintaining high standards on code quality and continuous improvement of delivery processes like automated testing, dev ops & SRE. This role will provide hands-on coding and design leadership to the engineering team and work with other Electronic Trading leads on setting design direction for our global low-latency trading frameworks.

The role requires specialized skills in low-latency trading, system optimization techniques and performance tuning of OS & network interactions. Prior experience in building low latency, high throughput systems with microsecond precision is necessary.

This role will require close collaboration with the trading desks on platform design & optimization of trading strategies. Prior experience in  Market Making / Quantitative Trading / Algorithmic Trading is necessary along with knowledge of market microstructure and regulatory regimes across APAC markets.

Responsibilities:

• Design, development and support of high-performance market making & electronic trading systems.

• Partner with business users, quant researchers and clients on product development 

• Manage and support a  global team of developers & QA specialists.

• Continuous improvements of SDLC processes including Agile delivery, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines & support processes.

• Envision, design and implement test cases for trading functions.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience with strong technical knowledge either Java, Rust or C++.

• Demonstrable expertise in low-latency trading, zero garbage techniques and performance tuning of OS & network interactions.

• Prior experience in leading global development teams.

• Previous experience in developing automated trading platforms.

• Strong understanding of automated testing techniques.

• Solid understanding of SDLC practices including Agile methodologies and Continuous Integration processes.

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, set goals and meet deadlines.

• Strong communication skills with a demonstrable ability to present & grasp complex concepts in a multicultural environment.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary and execution-oriented Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company's global technology strategy, architecture, engineering delivery, infrastructure, security, and innovation agenda. The CTO will play a critical role in shaping the future of our fintech platform, driving scalable technology development across payments, digital assets, card issuance, lending, treasury, compliance, and financial services infrastructure.

As a member of the executive leadership team, the CTO will work closely with Product, Operations, Compliance, Risk, and Business leaders to build world-class technology capabilities that support rapid business growth, regulatory requirements, and global expansion.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership & Strategy

• Define and execute the company's long-term technology vision, roadmap, and architecture strategy.
• Lead technology decisions across platform engineering, product engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity, AI, and data.
• Ensure technology investments align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and growth plans.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, scalability, and competitive advantage.

Engineering Management

• Build, lead, and scale high-performing engineering teams across multiple locations.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, SDLC processes, and quality assurance frameworks.
• Drive agile delivery methodologies and improve engineering productivity and execution excellence.
• Develop succession plans and leadership capabilities within engineering teams.

Platform Architecture & Scalability

• Design and oversee highly available, secure, and scalable financial technology infrastructure.
• Lead architecture decisions for:Payments and acquiring systemsCross-border remittance platformsCard issuing and processingDigital asset infrastructureTreasury and liquidity managementLending platformsAPI and embedded finance solutions
• Ensure systems are built with scalability, resilience, and regulatory compliance in mind.

Information Security & Risk Management

• Establish enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategies and governance frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, security, and audit requirements across all jurisdictions.
• Oversee business continuity planning, disaster recovery, and incident response programs.
• Partner with Compliance and Risk teams to maintain robust operational controls.

Product & Business Partnership

• Collaborate with Product Management to deliver customer-centric solutions.
• Support business expansion initiatives by enabling technology capabilities required for new products, licenses, and markets.
• Act as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on technology-related opportunities and risks.

Data, AI & Innovation

• Drive adoption of AI, machine learning, automation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Build scalable data platforms and analytics capabilities.
• Explore emerging technologies to enhance operational efficiency and customer experience.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Manage relationships with strategic technology vendors, cloud providers, system integrators, and partners.
• Participate in board, investor, regulator, and client discussions related to technology strategy and capabilities.
• Oversee technology budgeting, resource allocation, and cost optimization initiatives.

Requirements

Experience

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience, including 5+ years in a CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Engineering, or equivalent executive role.
• Proven experience scaling technology organizations in fintech, payments, banking, digital assets, financial infrastructure, or high-growth technology companies.
• Strong understanding of regulated financial services environments.
• Experience building and operating mission-critical, high-volume transaction systems.
• Demonstrated success leading geographically distributed engineering teams.

Technical Expertise

• Deep understanding of modern software architecture, cloud-native infrastructure, and distributed systems.
• Experience with:Public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)Microservices architectureAPI ecosystemsDevOps and CI/CD frameworksData platforms and analyticsCybersecurity and infrastructure resilience
• Knowledge of payments, card schemes, digital assets, treasury, or banking systems is highly preferred.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to balance innovation, speed, and risk management.
• Proven track record of attracting, retaining, and developing top engineering talent.
• Experience working with regulators, auditors, and enterprise clients is an advantage.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience obtaining and supporting regulated financial licenses (e.g., Payment Institution, EMI, MSO, SFC, TCSP, Digital Asset, Banking).
• Experience leading engineering teams across Asia-Pacific markets.
• Background in fintech infrastructure, embedded finance, digital assets, payments, or banking technology.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• MBA or equivalent business qualification is a plus.

What Success Looks Like

• Build a world-class technology organization capable of supporting global scale.
• Deliver highly reliable, secure, and compliant financial infrastructure.
• Accelerate product delivery while maintaining engineering excellence.
• Enable successful launch of new products, licenses, and markets.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

We are seeking a highly skilled IT Audit Director to lead and develop our IT audit and technology risk practice. The role oversees client engagements while supporting revenue growth, profitability, and business expansion.

Candidates with slightly less experience may be considered for a Manager-level role, focusing on leading IT audits and contributing to technology risk advisory services.

As IT Audit Director, you will provide strategic advisory services to clients on IT governance, cybersecurity, data protection, and regulatory compliance, while building a strong team and enhancing the firm’s market presence.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a risk-based IT audit plan aligned with client and firm objectives.

• Lead and oversee client engagements across IT general controls (ITGC), application controls, cybersecurity, data privacy, business continuity and disaster recovery, and IT governance including vendor management.

• Provide practical, value-added recommendations to improve clients’ risk management and internal control environments.

• Review engagement deliverables to ensure quality, consistency, and compliance with professional standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, ISO 27001, MAS TRM).

• Build and maintain strong client relationships to support retention and identify new business opportunities.

• Contribute to proposal preparation, presentations, and business development initiatives.

• Monitor engagement budgets, timelines, and team utilization to ensure effective delivery and profitability.

• Lead, mentor, and develop managers and team members to enhance technical and leadership capabilities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

• 8–12+ years of experience in IT audit, technology risk, or advisory services, including leadership experience.

• Candidates with 5–7 years of relevant experience may be considered for a Manager-level role.

• Demonstrated experience managing client engagements and contributing to revenue growth.

• Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CISSP, CIA, or equivalent.

• Strong knowledge of IT governance and risk frameworks (e.g., COBIT, NIST, ISO 27001).

• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and project management skills.

If you are ready to join a dynamic team and help businesses succeed while growing your own career, we want to hear from you. Apply now and take the next step in your professional journey with FKT!

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KPMG has a strong SAP Digital Transformation team in this region, and we are assisting several clients with End-to-End business transformation initiatives enabled by SAP solutions. Our practice is further expanding, and we are currently seeking a Senior SAP FICO Consultant + Solution Architect to join our team. You are responsible to be leading the design and implementation of SAP solutions to meet the client’s business needs. You will be expected to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions using SAP technologies. This position is based in Singapore.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and architecture of SAP solutions, ensuring alignment with business objectives
• Develop technical specifications and design documents for SAP projects, including customizations and integrations
• Lead and mentor SAP development teams, providing technical leadership and support throughout the project lifecycle
• Contribute to SAP solutioning in pre-sales and project phases
• Engage with customers for scoping and requirements
• Support proposal preparation, analyse customer needs, and independently manage client relationships
• Take charge of proposals, ensuring alignment with sales strategy
• Communicates effectively with stakeholders and team members
• Builds a close working relationship with clients to enhance the image of the KPMG

The ideal candidate should possess:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred
• Minimum of 12-15 years of SAP solution architect experience
• Experience in ECC to SAP S4 Hana migration
• Experience in leading BPR or Blueprint design – not just team lead role
• Deep functional domains knowledge in SAP FICO
• Functional experience in SAP FICO
• Proven track record of successfully leading SAP implementation or migration projects
• Ability to understand business processes from a customer perspective
• Self-motivated and have the ability to deliver results and meet timelines with minimal direct supervision
• Ability to effectively develop presentations and present ideas and proposals to all levels of management
• Excellent verbal/written communication, collaboration, analytical and presentation skills

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by KPMG Talent Acquisition team, personal data collected will be used for recruitment purposes only.

At KPMG in Singapore we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, gender identity or expression, colour, marital status, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other non-merit factors. We celebrate the different talents that our people bring and support every staff member in their journey to achieve personal and professional growth. One of the ways we do this is through Take Charge: Flexi-work, our flexible working framework which enables agile and innovative teams to help deliver our business goals.

Position Overview

The Chief Technology Officer (CTO) is a key executive role, reporting directly to the CEO. The CTO oversees Codex's entire technology landscape across software engineering, platforms, infrastructure, data, and AI innovation, supporting both internal capabilities and the delivery of secure, scalable, mission-critical solutions to our clients. The CTO oversees all technical aspects of the company, collaborates with other executives, and ensures the company stays at the forefront of modern engineering and applied AI.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technology Strategy and Leadership

• Define and execute the company's technology vision, across software, data, infrastructure, and AI.
• Identify emerging technologies and trends, including AI, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity; and evaluate their relevance to Codex and Home Team agencies.
• Collaborate with the CPO, COO, and stakeholders to align product, data, and AI strategies with organisational and mission objectives.
• Develop and monitor yearly plans and budgets for the Technology Office, including platform engineering, R&D, and AI initiatives.

2. Software Development and Delivery

• Lead modern software development practices and champion strong engineering culture (cloud-native development, DevSecOps, secure enclaves, automation).
• Oversee system and solution architecture, ensuring high standards for performance, security, resilience, and maintainability.
• Establish robust quality assurance and testing frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, data security regulations and AI governance requirements.
• Drive delivery of AI-enabled solutions; including Generative AI (LLMs, multimodal RAG, agents), analytics platforms, and intelligent systems while ensuring operational fit and compliance with government standards.

3. Innovation and R&D

• Lead R&D across software, cloud, data, and AI technologies (e.g. multimodal, Agentic AI) to develop high-impact capabilities for Home Team departments.
• Foster a culture of innovation.
• Build partnerships with technology providers and academic institutions.

4. Technical & AI Team Leadership

• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing technical team across software engineering, platform engineering, AI/ML engineering, and data engineering.
• Develop a strong technical talent pipeline.
• Establish and grow internal AI product and delivery teams capable of supporting client deployments, integrations, and operations.
• Promote a collaborative, inclusive and growth-oriented engineering culture.

5. Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with the COO to plan, design, and deliver AI and automation initiatives that streamline corporate processes and improve operational performance.
• Partner with the CPO to translate and operational requirements into scalable architectures and technical deliverables.
• Engage with end users, partners, and stakeholders to identify technology and AI opportunities and provide technical guidance.

6. Risk Management and Security

• Identify and mitigate technical and AI-related risks.
• Implement best practices for cybersecurity, secure development, and responsible AI principles.
• Establish protocols for disaster recovery, incident management and continuous monitoring of both software systems and AI models.

Requirements

Qualities We Value

• Extensive experience in technology leadership roles, preferably with deep expertise in software architecture, systems design, and modern engineering practices and the Singapore government domain.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, modern development methodologies, and IT infrastructure design (cloud and on-premise).
• Proven track record of driving innovation and delivering scalable enterprise-grade platforms, cloud/hybrid infrastructure, and mission-critical systems.
• Strong background in platform engineering, infrastructure design, DevSecOps, and engineering process maturity.
• Broad understanding of applied AI domains including Language AI (LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, agents), and multimodal AI.
• Experience deploying AI and software systems in privacy-sensitive, off-cloud, or enclave environments.
• Strong understanding of the AI lifecycle from experimentation, data preparation, and model evaluation to deployment, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Excellent leadership and team-building skills.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Effective communication skills to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Our Commitment That Goes Beyond the Norm

• An environment where you will be working on cutting-edge technologies and architectures.
• Safe space where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone’s unique contributions are celebrated.
• Meaningful work and projects that make a difference in people’s lives.
• A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace.
• Competitive remuneration and comprehensive benefits.

Job Responsibilities

We’re looking for a proactive and hands-on Technology Operations and Service Management lead who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about building resilient systems from the ground up. In this role, you’ll be the guardian of production stability, bridging engineering, support, and business to ensure our tech stack is reliable, scalable, and ready to grow with us.

You’ll wear multiple hats—part SRE, part incident commander, part operations strategist—helping us build with operational excellence and run with confidence while embedding AI across different domains.
 

Production Support & Monitoring

• Monitor and support production applications to ensure optimal performance and availability.
• Lead incident response efforts, including communication and coordination across teams.
• Conduct problem management and root cause analysis to prevent recurring issues.
• Coordinate with development teams to address and resolve bugs efficiently.
• Monitor vendor performance and ensure compliance with service level agreements (SLAs).

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

• Maintain system reliability, availability, and uptime through proactive measures.
• Implement automated healing, monitoring, and alerting solutions.
• Perform capacity planning and system performance tuning to support scalability.
• Conduct regular service operational reviews and audits to ensure adherence to standards.
• Maintain and regularly test Business Continuity Plans (BCP) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.

Data Operations

• Monitor data pipelines to ensure data integrity and timely delivery.
• Manage data-related incidents and maintain lineage tracking for transparency and traceability.

Technology Operations and Service Management

• Provide input on operational requirements during design
• Participate in non-functional testing (e.g., performance, failover)
• Define SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets (SRE)
• Collaborate on automation and observability tooling
• Work with Data Engineering to define data pipelines and quality checks
• Define service requirements and SLAs during vendor onboarding
• Contribute to BCP/DR planning
• Provide feedback on incident trends to improve design
• Integrate AI into service desk operations for intelligent ticket routing, resolution suggestions, and trend analysis.
• Use AI to analyze incident trends and recommend design improvements or automation opportunities.

On-Premises Network Devices and Operations

• Monitor and manage on-premises network infrastructure including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers.
• Ensure network performance, availability, and security through proactive maintenance and configuration management.
• Conduct regular network health checks, firmware updates, and hardware lifecycle planning.
• Respond to and resolve network-related incidents, including root cause analysis and documentation.
• Implement and maintain network segmentation, access controls, and compliance with internal security policies.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years in IT operations, service management, or related roles, ideally in high-growth or startup environments.
• Ops Leadership: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams across Production Support, SRE, DevOps, and Service Management.
• Frameworks & Best Practices: Experience with ITIL framework and service management best practices.
• Incident & Problem Management: Strong track record in leading incident response and driving root cause analysis.
• Performance & Reliability: Experience in capacity planning, performance tuning, and building reliable systems.
• BCP & DR: Hands-on experience with Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery planning and execution.
• Entrepreneurship Mindset: You’re resourceful, collaborative, and thrive in environments where you can make a big impact quickly.

Key Responsibilities

Resolves unusually complex field process issues utilizing systematic troubleshooting methodology generally involving multiple processes.  Create a mechanism to communicate issues, track progress and pull resources from multiple business units and/or functions. Uses sound statistical techniques like and problem solving methodologies DOEs (Design of Experiment) to quickly determine root cause and action plans. Communicates learnings from this portion to rest-of-world to strengthen the product packages.

Provides oversight of customer demos, including defining demo conditions and analyzing results.

Assists account teams in managing the customer account to enhance customer satisfaction and increase AMAT’s product and technical reputation.

Works with business unit in technology development and transfer to customers including customized process development.  Plans unit process sequence based on customer requirements.  Negotiates process specifications  and service offerings with customers.  Takes ownership of delivering the required solution to the customers that meets specification.

Serves as the customer expert across a broad range of unusually complex products.  Plays a key role in defining product strategy and identifying gaps.   Provides feedback to  business unit heads on process and hardware improvements to meet customer roadmap requirements.

Directs the positioning of new technologies to customers utilizing technical information from  business units.  Interfaces with customers at key development and manufacturing sites to form strategic partnerships to evaluate new and emerging technologies and oversees joint development activities or beta-site testing programs. Makes executive level presentations.

Keeps abreast of new developments in own and related technology groups.  Participates in publishing in ET conferences and journals.

Forms strategic partnerships to evaluate new and emerging technologies and oversee joint development activities or beta-site testing programs.

Functional Knowledge

• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive understanding of different systems, theories and practices

Business Expertise

• Applies broad industry and commercial awareness to drive financial and operational performance across business unit, department or sub-functions

Leadership

• Leads through subordinate managers of managers; executes segment/functional business plans and contributes to the development of segment/functional strategy

Problem Solving

• Directs the resolution of highly complex or unusual business problems applying advanced analytical thought and judgment

Impact

• Guided by segment/functional  strategy, impacts results of a department, business unit or sub-function or facilitates the work done by other segments/functions by providing support to impact the business

Interpersonal Skills

• Negotiates and influences the opinions of others at the senior executive level and in external organizations; exercises sensitivity to the audience 

Position requires understanding of Applied Materials global Standards of Business Conduct and compliance with these standards at all times. This includes demonstrating the highest level of ethical conduct reflecting Applied Materials' core values.

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead the company’s technology strategy, development, and execution. The CTO will be responsible for overseeing all technical aspects of the organisation, driving innovation, and ensuring that technology initiatives align with business objectives.

The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO and senior management team to strengthen the company’s technological capabilities and support sustainable growth in a competitive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the company’s technology strategy in alignment with business goals
• Lead and manage the engineering and technology teams to deliver high-quality products and solutions
• Oversee system architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data management
• Drive innovation through the adoption of emerging technologies and best practices
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of technology platforms
• Manage technology budgets, resource planning, and vendor relationships
• Establish and enforce technology standards, policies, and procedures
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support product development and business initiatives
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory and data protection requirements (e.g. PDPA)

Requirements

• At least 8-10 years of relevant experience in technology leadership roles, with prior experience as CTO, or similar
• Strong technical background in software development, system architecture, and cloud technologies
• Proven track record in leading and scaling engineering teams and delivering complex technology solutions
• Experience in the technology sector (e.g. SaaS, fintech, AI, or digital platforms) preferred
• Familiarity with cybersecurity principles and data governance practices
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions

Job Summary

You will lead the end-to-end development and execution of the AI platform, driving technology vision and architecture. You will build and scale engineering teams, represent the company externally, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant AI solutions aligned with regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the AI platform’s technology vision and architecture to deliver scalable, secure, and cloud-native solutions
• Build, structure, and guide internal engineering teams and external partners to scale the engineering function effectively
• Represent the company externally by translating complex technical capabilities into clear narratives for customers, partners, and investors
• Define and implement the technical architecture and platform strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements
• Establish interoperability and platform integration approaches using modern API-driven architectures and standards such as FHIR
• Set and enforce the organization’s security posture by defining principles and implementing robust identity and access management, encryption, monitoring, and risk management practices
• Guide decisions on data and AI infrastructure to support platform performance and reliability
• Define and embed responsible AI principles, including safety and privacy guardrails, into product design and engineering culture