AI-Driven Technical Project Leader

Ncs; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company with a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific. This role focuses on project and delivery management, enabling AI-enabled projects, and strong stakeholder engagement in Singapore.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and drive governance while applying AI tools to improve reports, planning, and collaboration. Ideal candidates bring at least 5 years in technology project management, PMP or equivalent, and proficiency with MS Project,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience managing technology or digital transformation projects, preferably with SI company.
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, or equivalent) preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies.
• Experience managing project budgets, resourcing, vendors, and commercial/contractual matters.
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging senior client and management stakeholders.
• Demonstrated day‑to‑day use of AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent) to support project management tasks such as reporting, documentation, and planning.
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint)
• Excellent written and spoken English, with strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills, with sound judgement in balancing scope, time, cost, and quality trade‑offs
• Self‑motivated, organised, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams under tight timelines
• Prior experience delivering at least one project with AI, GenAI, or machine learning components is a plus
• Familiarity with responsible AI principles, data privacy, and confidentiality considerations when using AI tools on client engagements is a plus

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, monitor, and close projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets
• Develop and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, resourcing plans, and delivery roadmaps
• Track project progress, financials, and utilisation; report status, variances, and forecasts to stakeholders and management
• Manage project scope and change control, ensuring changes are assessed, approved, and documented before implementation
• Coordinate across workstreams, vendors, and third parties to ensure integrated, on-time delivery
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and key stakeholders, building trusted, collaborative working relationships
• Facilitate steering committees, working group meetings, and status updates, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and decisions
• Manage stakeholder expectations, escalations, and conflicting priorities with sound judgement and professionalism
• Prepare and deliver clear, accurate project documentation, minutes, status reports, and presentations for internal and client audiences
• Identify, assess, and track project risks and issues; drive timely mitigation and resolution with clear ownership
• Maintain project governance artefacts, including risk logs, action trackers, decision logs, and RAID registers
• Ensure projects adhere to organisational project management standards, methodologies, and quality gates
• Support contract, commercial, and compliance matters relevant to project delivery, escalating where required
• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, including developers, business analysts, designers, and QA/test leads
• Allocate work, manage team capacity, and remove blockers to keep delivery on track
• Foster a collaborative, accountable team culture and support the professional development of team members
• Partner with business analysts, technical leads, and architects to translate requirements into deliverable, well‑sequenced work
• Use AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent) to accelerate status reporting, meeting minutes, documentation, and data analysis
• Apply AI-assisted planning and scheduling tools to improve estimation accuracy, resource forecasting, and risk identification
• Critically review AI‑generated outputs for accuracy, confidentiality, and appropriateness before sharing with clients or stakeholders
• Champion practical, responsible adoption of AI tools within the project team to improve productivity without compromising quality or data security
• Conduct project retrospectives and post‑implementation reviews; capture and apply lessons learned
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of PM tools, templates, and delivery playbooks, including AI‑enabled ways of working
• Mentor junior project coordinators/managers on delivery practices and effective, responsible use of AI tools

Skills

Excellent written and spoken English

Strong communication, negotiation, and

Strong problem-solving and analytical

Self-motivated

AI tools usage

Experience managing budgets, resourcem

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

MS Project

JIRA

Confluence

SharePoint

Copilot

ChatGPT

Claude

Job description

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company with a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific. This role focuses on project and delivery management, enabling AI-enabled projects, and strong stakeholder engagement in Singapore.

You will lead cross-functional teams, manage budgets, and drive governance while applying AI tools to improve reports, planning, and collaboration. Ideal candidates bring at least 5 years in technology project management, PMP or equivalent, and proficiency with MS Project,