Associate Solutions Director (Large-Scale Application Projects)

About the role

Activate Interactive is a technology consultancy in Singapore offering end-to-end application development, including mobile and web apps and cloud technology. The Associate Solutions Director (ASD) provides delivery and people leadership within the Technology Solutions Office, reporting to the Senior Solutions Director. The role is accountable for the successful end-to-end delivery of assigned projects and programmes, meeting quality, schedule, budget and compliance expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of projects, including scope, schedule, budget, quality and risk management.
• Lead, coach and develop technical leads and delivery teams, supporting performance reviews, hiring and capability planning.
• Act as the primary escalation point for clients and internal stakeholders, maintaining strong client relationships and account health.
• Govern project financials, including forecasting, margin management, resource utilization and billability.
• Support presales activities such as solutioning, effort estimation, proposal reviews and tender responses.
• Ensure delivery complies with contractual, security and public-sector requirements.
• Drive adoption of delivery best practices, methodologies and tooling, and report portfolio status, risks and financials to senior management.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of IT industry experience, including 5+ years managing end-to-end delivery of large-scale application projects and leading delivery and solutioning teams.
• Singapore public-sector project delivery experience and presales or bid management experience.
• PMP certification or equivalent; ITIL Foundation; AWS/Azure certifications.

Required skills

• Project and programme management across Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Project financial management: budgeting, forecasting and margin control.
• Contract, vendor and stakeholder management.
• Delivery of web and mobile application systems, with familiarity with modern technology stacks and cloud platforms.
• Risk, issue and compliance management, including Singapore public-sector requirements (e.g. IM8).

What we offer

• A fun working environment and an employee wellness program.
• The chance to work on Singapore government agency projects.
• A structured development framework and growth opportunities.