APAC Data & AI Director — Strategy, Growth & Delivery

HCL Technologies Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

HCL Technologies Limited seeks a Director - Data & AI to own and scale the Data & AI practice across APAC/Southeast Asia. This leader will blend business strategy with deep technical credibility in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and modern data architectures, advising CIOs/CDOs and driving growth and delivery excellence with a multi-disciplinary team.

The role demands extensive experience in AI strategy, cloud-native architectures, and cross-border delivery, with a track record of leading

Qualifications

• 15+ years in Technology Architecture, Data & Analytics, or AI consulting.
• 8+ years in practice management or P&L leadership roles.
• Hands-on experience delivering Generative AI and Agentic AI use cases, incl. RAG architectures.
• Proven track record advising CIO/CDO-level stakeholders on enterprise data & AI strategy.
• Experience leading regional or multi-country delivery teams across APAC and/or Southeast Asia.
• Cross-industry delivery across Financial Services, Public Sector, Energy & Utilities, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, or Retail.
• Strong background in modern data architectures (data lake house, cloud migration, streaming pipelines) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience mentoring technical talent within a practice or delivery org.

Responsibilities

• Define regional AI/data strategy, roadmap, and GTM for enterprise adoption.
• Own P&L and financial performance of the Data & AI practice.
• Advise CIOs/CDOs, translating data/AI concepts into business value.
• Oversee AI/data modernization programs including cloud migrations and production-grade lifecycles.
• Partner with sales during enterprise deal cycles and sign off on SOWs.
• Recruit, mentor, and upskill AI engineers and architects.
• Publish POVs on emerging AI and data trends.

Skills

Generative AI

Agentic AI

P&L leadership

Executive advisory

Cloud architectures

Kubernetes

Vector databases

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor’s / Master’s in Business Administration / Information Technology / Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Vector databases

Job description

HCL Technologies Limited seeks a Director - Data & AI to own and scale the Data & AI practice across APAC/Southeast Asia. This leader will blend business strategy with deep technical credibility in Generative AI, Agentic AI, and modern data architectures, advising CIOs/CDOs and driving growth and delivery excellence with a multi-disciplinary team.

The role demands extensive experience in AI strategy, cloud-native architectures, and cross-border delivery, with a track record of leading