Head of Corporate IT - AI-Driven Ops & Global IT

Carousell; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Carousell Group is seeking a high-energy, growth-minded leader to head Corporate IT across the Group. You will champion IT standards, modernise the toolchain, and drive AI-assisted IT operations to support rapid growth and AI-enabled build.

You will partner with Group CTOs on strategy, and lead geographically distributed teams across Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, and Indonesia, shaping security and user experience across the network.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Corporate IT leadership with multi-country teams.
• Proven ability to scale IT operations in a fast-growing, multi-market tech company.
• Strong security foundations: Zero Trust, endpoint management, IAM, data protection/compliance.
• AI literacy: evaluate, adopt, and operationalise AI-powered IT tools.
• Exceptional communication & collaboration across stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Head Corporate IT for the Carousell Group and set IT standards.
• Modernise the toolchain and drive AI-assisted IT operations.
• Partner with Group CTOs on strategy across multiple markets.
• Lead distributed teams across Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, HK, Taiwan, India, Indonesia.
• Champion security, compliance, and employee experience.

Skills

Corporate IT leadership

Distributed teams

Security foundations

AI literacy

Communication

Coaching / mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, or Engineering

Tools

Google Workspace

Slack

Jira

Confluence

Okta

MDM (Jamf/Intune)

Cloud-native IT infra

Job description

Carousell Group is seeking a high-energy, growth-minded leader to head Corporate IT across the Group. You will champion IT standards, modernise the toolchain, and drive AI-assisted IT operations to support rapid growth and AI-enabled build.

You will partner with Group CTOs on strategy, and lead geographically distributed teams across Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, and Indonesia, shaping security and user experience across the network.