Data & AI Architect - Director

Director - Data & AI Architecture

Location: Singapore Employment Type: Full-Time Salary: Up to SGD 285,000 Base 60-120% Performance Bonus Additional Annual SEA Allowance

The Opportunity

Our client is a leading global consulting organisation seeking a Director - Data & AI Architecture to drive strategic growth, lead executive-level client relationships, and oversee complex technology transformation programmes across Southeast Asia.

This is a senior leadership position focused on helping large enterprises define and execute technology, data and AI strategies while building trusted relationships with C-suite stakeholders and leading high-performing consulting teams.

The Role

The Director will serve as a strategic advisor to senior executives while providing leadership across multiple client engagements and practice growth initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Advising CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and executive leadership teams on technology and AI strategy.
• Leading large-scale enterprise transformation engagements across multiple clients.
• Defining enterprise architecture, data and AI roadmaps for complex organisations.
• Supporting organisations through cloud transformation and technology modernisation programmes.
• Building and maintaining executive-level client relationships.
• Leading engagement delivery quality, governance and commercial outcomes.
• Identifying and developing new consulting opportunities within existing and prospective clients.
• Contributing to practice growth, thought leadership and market expansion.
• Developing and mentoring senior consulting leaders.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience within management consulting, technology consulting, advisory or enterprise transformation environments.
• Proven track record leading large-scale technology, data or AI transformation programmes.
• Strong commercial leadership and business development experience.
• Experience managing senior client stakeholders and executive steering committees.
• Demonstrated success leading multiple consulting engagements simultaneously.

Deep expertise in one or more of:

• Data & AI Strategy
• Enterprise Architecture
• Technology Strategy
• Cloud Transformation
• Digital Transformation
• Legacy Modernisation
• Data Platforms & Analytics

Preferred Industry Experience

Experience working with large enterprises across:

• Banking & Financial Services
• Insurance
• Telecommunications
• Energy & Utilities
• Industrial & Manufacturing

Leadership Profile

The ideal candidate will be:

• A recognised consulting leader with strong market credibility.
• Highly effective in executive and board-level environments.
• Comfortable shaping strategic business and technology decisions.
• Commercially driven with the ability to originate and expand client engagements.
• Technically credible across modern architecture, data and AI domains.
• Experienced leading large consulting teams and complex stakeholder environments.

What's on Offer

• Base salary up to SGD 285,000.
• Performance bonus ranging from 60-120%.
• Additional annual regional payment.
• Significant exposure to C-suite and board-level stakeholders.
• Opportunity to lead major Data & AI transformation programmes across Southeast Asia.
• Key leadership position with substantial influence on practice growth and market strategy.

Ideal Target Candidates

• Consulting Directors
• Associate Partners
• Partners within boutique consultancies
• Technology Advisory Directors
• Enterprise Architecture Leaders
• Data & AI Practice Leaders
• Digital Transformation Directors
• Senior Principals seeking a Director-level step