AI Hub Director

PwC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC is seeking a Director in Singapore’s Digital Tax team to lead data-driven initiatives across analytics, modelling and product development. You will partner with stakeholders to turn data into insights, build prototypes, and deploy predictive models while guiding client engagements and GTM efforts.

The role requires 12+ years in quantitative fields, deep Python and ML expertise, cloud experience, and a track record in professional services or finance environments.

Qualifications

• Degree in a quantitative field (Data Science, CS, Applied Statistics, Mathematics) with at least 12 years of experience.
• Master's or PhD preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Python.
• Proficient with ML libraries and LLMs.
• Experience in data mining, algorithms, optimisations.
• Background in finance or professional services is a plus.
• Experience with unit/integration testing.
• Experience with cloud environments and modern web tech stacks.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to extract value from data via analytics and visualisation.
• Develop prototypes to solve business problems and bring them to live.
• Build predictive modelling, statistics, data mining, and other data analysis techniques.
• Mine data sources to develop new product offerings and drive strategy.
• Develop and utilise predictive/LLM models to inform business outcomes and risk mitigation.
• Manage end-to-end projects from requirements to deliverables.
• Lead Go-to-Market strategies and client engagements.
• Stay updated on AI trends and industry developments.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Client management

Team leadership

Problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Data Science / Statistics / Mathematics

Master's degree or PhD preferred

Tools

Python

Hugging Face Transformers

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure / AWS / GCP

Job description

Line of Service Tax Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Product Innovation Management Level Director Job Description & Summary At PwC, we help clients build trust and reinvent so they can turn complexity into competitive advantage. We’re a tech-forward, people-empowered network with more than 364,000 people in 136 countries and 137 territories. Across audit and assurance, tax and legal, deals and consulting, we help clients build, accelerate, and sustain momentum. Find out more at www.pwc.com. Our Digital Tax team comprises both Tax and Technology subject matter experts, working in tandem to transform and automate business processes across areas such as corporate income tax, transfer pricing, and goods and services tax. Using a combination of off-the-shelf applications and bespoke products, we provide effective digital solutions to ease the burden of manual processes so that efforts can instead be channelled into navigating the modern-day Tax landscape. We partner with clients and internal stakeholders across various industries to understand their business landscape and needs, adopting a data-driven approach in driving value creation. By combining our industry expertise and technology-powered solutions, we are able to harness the power of information to optimise business performance and commercialise data opportunities.

How will you value-add?

• Partnering with internal stakeholders and/or clients to enable them to understand the value in their data through analytics and visualisation.
• Develop prototypes to solve variety of business problems and work with stakeholders to bring prototypes to live.
• Develop predictive modelling, statistics, data mining and other data analysis techniques to collect, explore and extract insights from data.
• Mine and analyse data from data sources to develop new products offering or drive optimisation and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies.
• Develop, utilise and maintain predictive/LLM models to identify targeted business outcome, measure business risk, and optimise user experiences.
• Use data and predictive models to drive the development of risk mitigation strategies and interventions for clients while preserving and improving the user experience.
• Manage end to end projects - clarify requirements and devise research approaches.
• Develop Go-to-Market strategies, opportunities and lead client engagements.
• Stay on top of current business and industry trends for AI

About you

• Degree in a Quantitative field (Data Science, Computer Science, Applied Statistics, Mathematics, etc.) with at least 12 years of working experience.
• Candidate with master's degree or PhD will be preferred.
• Must have strong proficiency in Python.
• Proficient in the use of machine learning, deep learning, LLMs.
• Familiar with data mining, algorithms, optimisations.
• Adequate experience working in a role within a financial / professional services firm or function in a development team.
• Experience in Unit/Integration testing.
• Experience with ML libraries (Hugging Face Transformers, LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Experience in visualising/presenting data for stakeholders.
• Displaying thorough written/verbal communication skills and ability to present and convey complex ideas to client & internal staff.
• Familiar with building environments on cloud (Azure/Fabric, AWS, GCP).
• Familiar with Microsoft applications (PowerBI, PowerAutomate, Copilot).
• Familiar with modern web development stacks like MERN (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js) and experience with building web applications, integrating APIs, SDLC (DevOps, Agile).
• Knowledge of UI/UX and prototype design.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and MLOps tools.
• Strong experience with Go-to-market and client management.
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Optional Skills

• Accepting Feedback
• Accepting Feedback
• Active Listening
• AI Fluency
• AI-Human Collaboration
• Analytical Thinking
• Coaching and Feedback
• Communication
• Corporate Tax Planning
• Creativity
• Data Analytics
• Data Visualization
• Digital Tooling
• Embracing Change
• Emotional Regulation
• Empathy
• Inclusion
• Influence
• Innovation
• Intellectual Curiosity
• Learning Agility
• Optimism
• Professional Courage
• Rapid Experimentation
• Reframing

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Work Visa Sponsorship

Yes

Government Clearance Required

Yes

Are you ready to make a difference? Want to unlock new value by applying your unique perspective and talents? You can grow exponentially at PwC. Here, you can uncover hidden talents, build lifelong relationships rooted in trust and empathy and turn challenges into opportunities for innovation. We'll help you grow your skills through challenging, meaningful work so you can go further.