AI & Data Practice Lead — APAC Strategy & Architecture

FPT Asia Pacific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

FPT Asia Pacific seeks a Practice Lead — AI & Data to act as the hands-on AI technical leader, designing AI strategies, architecting end-to-end solutions, and running client workshops translating business needs into scalable AI systems for regulated industries. This is a producing role: you draw the architecture, write the playbook, and run the workshop yourself.

You will work closely with leadership, other CoE Directors, and FPT's offshore AI engineering teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in AI/ML, data engineering, or technical consulting with hands-on development or model-building experience
• End-to-end experience delivering AI/data transformation programmes from whiteboard to production
• Strong domain exposure in healthcare or banking (regulated APAC)
• Deep expertise across GenAI/LLMs, ML platforms, MLOps/AIOps, data pipelines, cloud-native AI services
• Ability to produce architecture designs and lead client workshops at CTO/CDO level
• Hands-on experience creating consulting IP and writing AI frameworks or reference architectures
• Experience directing offshore teams across time zones and providing structured feedback
• Strong executive communication and comfort in client-facing pre-sales situations
• Knowledge of AI governance and APAC regulations (MAS FEAT, TRM, health data privacy)
• Experience co-selling with hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) in AI context
• Regional APAC experience across multiple markets

Responsibilities

• Lead AI strategy, architecture, and solution design across GenAI, ML, data platforms, and MLOps/AIOps
• Build reusable consulting IP: AI readiness frameworks, reference architectures, operating model designs, and proposal templates
• Produce key technical artefacts with architecture blueprints, data pipeline designs, and solution specs
• Write PRDs for FPT's FleziPT AI platform based on client demand; review offshore outputs
• Design and deliver an AI skills curriculum to upskill Solution Architects and Business Analysts
• Run AI workshops directly with CTOs, CDOs, Enterprise Architects, and data/ML leads
• Lead end-to-end proposal development and solutioning for AI transformation engagements
• Contribute to pipeline growth by identifying expand opportunities within existing accounts

Job description

FPT Asia Pacific seeks a Practice Lead — AI & Data to act as the hands-on AI technical leader, designing AI strategies, architecting end-to-end solutions, and running client workshops translating business needs into scalable AI systems for regulated industries. This is a producing role: you draw the architecture, write the playbook, and run the workshop yourself.

You will work closely with leadership, other CoE Directors, and FPT's offshore AI engineering teams.