Delivery Lead - Data & AI

About the role

NCS, an AI tech services company and subsidiary of the Singtel Group, is looking for an experienced Delivery Lead for Data & AI in Singapore. The role drives end-to-end execution of large-scale data and AI programs, coordinates multi-disciplinary teams, manages senior stakeholders and provides strong leadership across complex engagements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead full-lifecycle delivery of Data & AI initiatives, ensuring quality, timelines and budget control, and define roadmaps, milestones and success metrics.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, and drive risk management, issue resolution and quality assurance.
• Serve as the primary delivery contact, present progress and risks to senior stakeholders including C-level executives, and build trusted client relationships.
• Mentor project managers and delivery teams, foster accountability and collaboration, and guide teams using Agile and Waterfall approaches.
• Run governance processes, steering committees and reporting frameworks, monitor project performance and financial health, and ensure compliance with standards and ethical AI principles.

Required profile

• 10-15+ years of Data & AI program/project delivery experience, with at least 5 years in senior project leadership or program delivery roles.
• Proven track record delivering complex Data & AI initiatives covering data platforms, analytics, engineering, AIML, optimization, GenAI and AgenticAI.
• Experience managing multi-stream programs and coordinating cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, including with C-suite executives.
• Preferred: consulting or system integration background, public sector SI experience, and familiarity with both Agile and Waterfall.

Required skills

• Data architectures and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• AI model lifecycle management
• Project financial management, budgeting and cost control