Total 113 Director/C-Level Information Technology job vacancies

We are seeking a Technical Director (Software & Applications Manager) to lead the design, development, implementation, and management of innovative cloud-based Point-of-Sale (POS) software solutions. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving the company’s technical strategy, overseeing software architecture, managing product development, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable software products for retail, F&B, and service industries.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead the technical vision, architecture, and development roadmap for the company’s POS software platform.

* Design and oversee the development of web-based and cloud-based software applications using modern software engineering practices.

* Manage the full software development lifecycle, including requirement gathering, system design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.

* Evaluate and implement new technologies, frameworks, and tools to enhance software performance and scalability.

* Develop and maintain software architecture, database structures, APIs, and system integrations.

* Ensure software quality, security, reliability, and compliance with industry standards.

* Collaborate with clients and business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

* Lead future software engineering teams and provide technical guidance, mentoring, and performance oversight.

* Manage software project timelines, technical documentation, and product releases.

* Monitor application performance and continuously improve user experience and operational efficiency.

* Support business development initiatives by providing technical expertise during product demonstrations and customer engagements.

Requirements

* Master’s Degree in Computer Applications (MCA), Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

* Minimum 5 years of experience in software development, System Analyst, software engineering, application development, or technical project management.

* Strong experience in software architecture, database design, and application development.

* Proficiency in modern programming languages, frameworks, and web technologies.

* Experience in developing enterprise software applications, ERP systems, POS systems, or business management platforms is advantageous.

* Knowledge of cloud technologies, API integrations, cybersecurity principles, and software deployment practices.

* Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.

* Ability to lead technical teams and manage multiple development projects.

* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

* Experience developing SaaS or cloud-based software products.

* Experience with retail, hospitality, F&B, or payment-related software systems.

* Knowledge of mobile application development and cloud infrastructure.

* Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies.

Work Location: Singapore

Reporting To: Board of Directors

Career Progression:

The successful candidate will play a strategic leadership role in driving the company’s software development initiatives and will contribute directly to the growth, innovation, and commercialization of the company’s technology products and solutions.

In addition, the company is open to offering the opportunity to acquire equity shares and become a shareholder, should the candidate have an interest in investing and participating in the long-term growth and success of the business.

Location: Auckland, New Zealand (Full Visa Sponsorship & Relocation Support Provided)

Compensation: * Technical Director: Up to $185,000+ NZD (Negotiable based on experience + Equity/Shareholding pathways)

• Senior to Principal Engineer: Up to $145,000 NZD

  Required Accreditation: Degree recognized under the Washington Accord (Mandatory for NZ Chartership)

Shape Aotearoa’s Wastewater Future

Are you a seasoned water professional looking for a high-impact leadership role in a country renowned for its work-life balance and stunning natural environment?

Our client is a highly respected, multidisciplinary consultancy delivering pioneering infrastructure and environmental solutions across New Zealand. Due to a booming pipeline of national works, their Water Infrastructure Group in Auckland is seeking two high-calibre professionals to lead, design, and champion the next generation of three-waters and wastewater networks.

Why Relocate from Singapore to Auckland?

• Smooth Professional Transition: Your Washington Accord-accredited degree provides a direct, recognized pathway to becoming a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) in New Zealand.

• True Work-Life Balance: Leave the high-stress, 24/7 grind behind. Enjoy authentic flexible/hybrid working arrangements and a culture that genuinely values your time outside the office.

• Wealth Creation & Ownership: For the Technical Director role, this isn't just a salaried position—it includes defined pathways toward future company shareholding and equity.

• Collaborative Ecosystem: Work alongside a diverse, multidisciplinary team of top-tier planners, scientists, landscape architects, and civil engineers.

Available Positions & Core Responsibilities

1. Technical Director – Water Infrastructure (Wastewater Focus)

This is a strategic, high-ownership role for a veteran engineer with 15+ years of experience.

• Strategic Leadership: Drive the growth, capability planning, and technical direction of the wastewater business unit across Auckland and nationally.

• Project & Technical Oversight: Ensure delivery excellence on complex, large-scale treatment plants, pump stations, and reticulation networks.

• Business Development: Manage relationships with key municipal clients, water authorities, and alliance partners.

• Mentorship: Cultivate, mentor, and inspire a high-performing team of intermediate and senior engineers.

2. Senior to Principal Wastewater Engineer

This is a delivery and team-leadership role for a technical expert with 8+ years of experience.

• Engineering Design: Lead the technical design and delivery of municipal wastewater treatment and reticulation infrastructure.

• Project Management: Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to exceptional standards.

• Client Interface: Provide technical advisory, liaise directly with clients, and support engineering proposal bids.

• Team Growth: Actively mentor junior engineers and technicians, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

What You’ll Bring

To ensure a successful visa application and integration into the New Zealand engineering ecosystem, you must possess:

• Recognized Degree: A Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental, or Natural Resources Engineering fully accredited under the Washington Accord (e.g., NUS, NTU, or equivalent recognized international universities).

• Proven Track Record: Experience delivering municipal wastewater infrastructure projects (experience with PUB networks or major regional water authorities is highly regarded).

• Professional Chartership: Hold CPEng status, or possess the qualifications and portfolio readiness to actively work towards New Zealand chartership.

• Consulting Savvy: Strong commercial acumen, client-facing confidence, and exceptional English communication skills to influence stakeholders.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

If you are ready to trade the concrete jungle for a career-defining role in one of the world's most beautiful coastal countries, we want to hear from you.

Apply now by submitting your CV outlining your technical project history and leadership aspirations.

About Alphatok Alphatok is a Singapore-based B2B AI technology company focused on delivering practical, enterprise-grade AI solutions. We help enterprises and government organizations adopt AI through: AI-driven business systems (CRM, ERP, intelligent workflow platforms) AI Agents, RAG, and private LLM deployments Custom enterprise software development and long-term technical support

Job Summary

You will lead the full sales cycle to drive commercial growth for Alphatok’s B2B AI business. This role involves shaping go-to-market strategies, managing complex enterprise sales, and delivering AI-driven transformation solutions to diverse clients.

Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales

• Identify, develop, and close B2B sales opportunities with enterprises, government bodies, and mid-to-large organizations to drive revenue growth
• Sell AI software solutions, customized systems, and long-term service contracts by aligning offerings with client needs
• Translate customer business challenges into tailored, commercial AI solutions that address strategic objectives

Client & Solution Engagement

• Collaborate with technical teams to design and present AI-driven solutions that meet client requirements
• Lead client meetings, deliver solution presentations, prepare proposals, and negotiate contracts to secure deals
• Build and maintain long-term client relationships to drive contract renewals, upselling, and cross-selling opportunities

Sales Strategy & Team Building

• Contribute to the development of sales strategies, pricing models, and sales process improvements to enhance effectiveness
• Support the design and optimization of CRM and sales management workflows to improve sales operations
• Mentor junior sales or pre-sales team members, fostering their professional growth and enhancing team capabilities

Required competencies and certifications

• 3+ years of B2B sales experience in software, IT services, SaaS, or digital transformation
• Proven ability to manage enterprise-level deals with long sales cycles independently
• Strong capability to sell complex, solution-based offerings
• Demonstrated interest in AI, software, and emerging technologies

Preferred competencies and qualifications

• Background in AI, SaaS, system integration, or consulting firms
• Experience in the Singapore or Southeast Asia market
• Exposure to government, large enterprise, or regulated-industry clients
• Strong English communication skills

Overview

A global advisory firm is looking to appoint a senior commercial leader to drive its data center advisory and digital infrastructure practice across Asia-Pacific.

This role focuses on working closely with hyperscalers, colocation operators, developers, and infrastructure investors, providing strategic guidance on data center network expansion, resilience, and operational strategy.

You will play a key role in shaping how clients approach mission-critical infrastructure risk, connectivity, and long-term scalability across multiple markets.

Key Responsibilities

Data Center Advisory & Network Strategy

• Lead advisory engagements focused on data center network planning, redundancy, and performance optimisation
• Provide guidance across the full lifecycle of data center assets, from development through operations
• Support clients in aligning technical infrastructure with commercial and operational objectives
• Advise on uptime, resilience, and service continuity across multi-site platforms

Client Leadership & Industry Engagement

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across hyperscalers, colocation providers, and infrastructure funds
• Build and expand relationships within the data center ecosystem across APAC
• Represent the business at industry events, client meetings, and strategic discussions
• Identify and drive new opportunities within emerging digital infrastructure markets

Infrastructure Risk & Advisory

• Provide insights on risk exposure across design, construction, and operations of data center assets
• Advise clients on risk mitigation strategies linked to power, cooling, and network architecture
• Support complex projects requiring coordination across multiple stakeholders, geographies, and delivery partners
• Work closely with technical teams to bridge engineering considerations with business strategy

Commercial Strategy & Solution Development

• Lead high-value client engagements, including regional pursuits and complex solution structuring
• Develop tailored advisory strategies that integrate technical, commercial, and operational factors
• Collaborate across internal functions to deliver integrated, multi-disciplinary solutions
• Stay ahead of market trends across digital infrastructure, data center design, and network innovation

Requirements

Experience

• 8+ years within data centers, digital infrastructure, or mission-critical environments
• Strong background in client-facing advisory, consulting, or strategic business development roles
• Proven experience working with regional or multi-country projects
• Prior engagement with hyperscalers, operators, or infrastructure investors is highly advantageous

Technical & Industry Understanding

• Strong knowledge of data center operations, network design, and infrastructure systems (power & cooling)
• Understanding of service level expectations, uptime requirements, and operational reliability
• Familiarity with risk frameworks and resilience planning for mission-critical environments
• Exposure to infrastructure investment and stakeholder structures is a plus

Profile

• Commercially strong with experience leading complex client engagements or strategic initiatives
• Able to translate technical detail into clear, actionable advisory insights
• Strong stakeholder management skills across technical and executive audiences
• Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to build and scale a regional practice

If you are interested, please apply with your latest CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Contact: Keith Ng (Lic. No R2093574 / EA No. 16S8194)

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 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.

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!

Please do NOT include NRIC/FIN or any national identifiers, Photo, DOB, Age and Spouse/Family Information in your CV/Resume and we reserve the right to reject any application that contains the above.  For more details, please refer to our website, www.fookontan.com/careers for our Data Protection Notice for Job Applicants.

We regret to inform that only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Provides leadership and direction through managers for providing perspective of customer process and device roadmaps (N to N+2) for a broad function area.  Recognized as a technology expert:  N, N+1, N+2 

Identifies inflections, threats and opportunities for share and TAM growth. Determines segmentation & requirements.  Delivers a detailed competitive analysis. Develops a winning product/ business strategy

Develops and manages relationships with technical buyers. Improves customer(s) preference to engage Applied on technical problems

Manages local technical resources and works closely with BU teams to ensure high installed base performance and customer(s) satisfaction

Owns and manages TRMs and technical engagement programs with customer(s)

Protects customer(s) IP, protects Applied IP, gathers competitive intelligence 

Discovers customer(s) HVPs, understands options and influences the customer’s  technical choices.  Designs alternative technology solutions

and improves customer(s) preference to engage Applied on technical problems

For TD Process Integration: identifies cross-BU opportunities and DPY HVP

Functional Knowledge

• Recognized as “guru” or external expert in a function

• Demonstrates broad and comprehensive expertise in leading-edge theories, techniques and/or technologies within own field

Business Expertise

• Influences internal/external business and/or regulatory issues that have an impact on the business

Leadership

• Leads highly visible multidisciplinary project teams or initiatives; provides thought leadership

Problem Solving

• Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems; uses ground-breaking methods to think beyond existing solutions 

Impact

• Impacts business direction through the development of innovative services or products

Interpersonal Skills

• Negotiates with senior management, customers, regulators or vendors to influence decisions

• Lead and manage interdisciplinary project teams, including architects, designers, engineers, and contractors.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and design teams to define project goals, scope, and deliverables.
• Develop project plans, including timelines, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Oversee the architectural design process, ensuring that design concepts align with project requirements and client expectations.
• Coordinate with internal design teams or external architects to maintain design integrity.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including contracts, drawings, specifications, and correspondence.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Architecture or related field
• Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience
• Proven project management experience with a successful track record of managing architectural projects
• Proficient in architectural design and project management software and tools
• Excellent leadership, communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Strong project management skills, including budget and timeline management

Job Description

· To assist FM Department in managing customer accounts and in charge of the day-to-day operations of the FM team.

· To oversee and run the day-to-day facilities management operations and involved in team management, budget planning, outsourcing, tendering, and awarding of contracts.

· To provide the technical and management direction for all facility management services and tapping into our resources to reduce operations costs and increase productivity and customer satisfaction.

· To lead the facilities team coaching and mentoring, implementation and continual improvement of the team's emergency response and business continuity programs.

· To ensure compliance with company guidelines and local authorities’ requirements.

· To assist in OPEX and CAPEX planning of yearly and monthly budget.

· To train the employees and administering of Operations policy, procedures, and standards to ensure that our employees and vendors have the required technical expertise and interpersonal skills and morale to meet and exceed the expectation of the client.

· Knowledge of Data Center industry, Managing Agent and Project Management.

· Must be able to travel at short notice.

Requirements

· Degree in Engineering / Electrical / Mechanical / Building Services or related disciplines.

· Over 10 years of experience in Data Center operations, Managing Agent, or related fields,

· Strong communication, leadership, and supervisory skills.

· Excellent interpersonal skills, initiative, with strong sense of responsibility.

· Good problem-solving skills and sales focused.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

· Ability to confidently deliver presentations.

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.

​Responsible for overseeing all materials/ supply chain operations globally

Responsible for establishing and ensuring adherence to best practice policies and procedures.  Develop, implement and manage best practice material handling in support of shop floor lean manufacturing and lean logistics initiatives.

Responsible for establishing and ensuring adherence to best practice policies and procedures.  Develop, implement and manage best practice material handling in support of shop floor lean manufacturing and lean logistics initiatives.

Establish and implement methods and best practices related to the systems and process that support inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control.

Develop, implement, track Materials Management metrics; perform root cause analysis and actions to improve any metric not meeting targeted goal

Develops strategies to drive efficiency and effectiveness of Warehouse operations including inventory management/ staging and material handling processes, quality, and logistics. Develops operating guidelines, policies, and procedures for inventory and warehousing.

Monitors overall inventory accuracy for all locations and develops action plans with direct reports to resolve issues and improve processes. Ensures that inventory controls are in place at all locations. Establishes inventory and warehousing performance measures

Represents materials organization on corporate materials task force teams.  Manages department budget, associated costs and resources.  Participates as a member of the operations team in making cross-functional operational decisions.  Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Quality to achieve cost reduction targets.

Selects, evaluates and manages employees to ensure the efficient operations of the function.

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 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.

The Director, SEA Tax is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing all tax matters across Southeast Asia, while aligning with the global tax strategy.

This role requires a leader who is equally comfortable operating at a strategic level and diving deep into detailed processes, data and technical issues.  The successful candidate must be able to understand complex, end‑to‑end tax workflows, identify risks and inefficiencies, and drive sustainable improvements - while also connecting tax outcomes to business strategy, risk management, and operational efficiency.

A critical component of this role is direct people leadership responsibility.  Developing a strong, high‑performing team with clear accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement mindset is a core expectation of this role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Regional Tax Leadership & Strategy

• Act as the tax leader for SEA, providing oversight across direct tax, indirect tax, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and cross‑border matters.

• Translate global tax strategy into strong regional execution that supports business growth while managing tax risk.

• Proactively assess emerging tax risks, regulatory developments, and planning opportunities, and advise stakeholders on potential impacts and actions.

2. Tax Compliance, Reporting & Governance

• Oversee end‑to‑end tax compliance across SEA, including CIT, GST/VAT, withholding tax, transfer pricing, and incentive‑related reporting.

• Ensure timely, accurate quarterly and annual tax accounting deliverables, including tax provision, tax packages, reconciliations, and supporting documentation.

• Own SOX tax controls, including design, execution, documentation, and audit readiness.

• Maintain strong governance over tax data quality, assumptions, documentation, and controls.

3. Audit, Controversy & Risk Management

• Lead all tax audits, assessments, rulings, and appeals across SEA in collaboration with external advisors.

• Develop and execute robust audit defense strategies supported by sound technical analysis and documentation.

4. Transfer Pricing & Cross‑Border Matters

• Partner with the Global Transfer Pricing team on TP policy, intercompany agreements, documentation and audit support.

• Evaluate tax implications of business model changes, supply‑chain restructuring, and new or evolving intercompany arrangements.

• Advise on permanent establishment risks, cross‑border services, and intercompany flows.

5. Incentives Governance

• Oversee tax incentive strategy and governance, including applications, compliance with conditions, and ongoing monitoring.

6. Business Partnering & Strategic Projects

• Act as a trusted tax advisor to business, finance, legal, and operations leaders.

• Provide tax input into strategic initiatives, including M&A, reorganizations, cross‑border structuring, and system implementations.

• Ensure tax considerations are embedded early into commercial and operational decision‑making.

7. Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement

• Get into the weeds to understand tax processes, systems, and data flows.

• Identify inefficiencies, control gaps, and manual workarounds, drive simplification, standardization, and automation where appropriate.

• Lead improvements relating to ERP systems, tax reporting tools, and data accuracy.

• Embed a mindset of continuous improvement and operational excellence within the tax function.

8. People Leadership

• Directly manage and develop the team.

• Set clear priorities, performance expectations, and development plans aligned with regional and global objectives.

• Provide hands‑on coaching and technical guidance while empowering the team to operate independently.

• Build a high‑performing, resilient team with strong succession and retention.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Tax, Finance, or related field.

• 18+ years of progressive tax experience, ideally combining Big 4 and in‑house roles.

• Solid tax accounting and SOX/internal controls experience.

• Experience in manufacturing, technology, or supply‑chain‑intensive multinational environments.

• Prior exposure to tax incentives or large ERP implementations.

• Proven leadership experience managing multi‑country tax matters and leading teams.

• Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and hands‑on, with comfort moving between executive discussions and detailed technical work.

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strategic thinker with strong business judgement.

• Hands‑on, detail‑oriented, and execution‑focused.

• Strong people leader and mentor.

• High integrity and accountability.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complexity.