APAC Data Center Portfolio Lead

MICROSOFT OPERATIONS PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) EPC team seeks a seasoned program manager to govern and optimize APAC construction portfolios. You will coordinate governance, tracking, risk, and executive reporting across regions, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient delivery of data center infrastructure projects.

You will drive cost control, scheduling, and safety compliance while promoting AI-enabled improvements and knowledge sharing across APAC ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 5+ years in construction or capital projects.
• Experience delivering multi-country or portfolio-level programs.
• Proven governance, reporting, and stakeholder communication with leadership.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate APAC governance meetings, portfolio reviews, and leadership forums.
• Prepare agendas and materials; track decisions, actions, and commitments.
• Support project meetings with a safety- and security-first approach.
• Turn leadership decisions into clear cross-functional actions.
• Track project cost, schedule, scope, milestones, and KPIs.
• Consolidate APAC portfolio health, risks, and escalations.
• Produce consistent executive reports and briefing materials.
• Maintain portfolio risks, mitigations, actions, owners, and decisions.
• Monitor safety and security metrics and report issues to leadership.
• Promote regulatory compliance and a safety-first culture.
• Support audits and incident investigations.
• Monitor budgets, project controls, approvals, changes, and payments.
• Identify cost-effective delivery options and recommend solutions.
• Align Engineering, Operations, Legal, Controls, Planning, Cost, Supply Chain, EPC, Sustainability, and Security teams.
• Coordinate APAC-wide initiatives and track implementation.
• Share process updates that improve cost, cycle time, and efficiency.
• Share lessons learned and standardize practices across APAC.
• Coordinate approved AI use cases for reporting, risk insights, action tracking, and knowledge management.
• Pilot and scale practical AI-enabled workflows with functional and digital teams.
• Demonstrate Microsoft culture and values in every interaction.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive reporting

Risk management

AI-enabled governance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) EPC team seeks a seasoned program manager to govern and optimize APAC construction portfolios. You will coordinate governance, tracking, risk, and executive reporting across regions, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure efficient delivery of data center infrastructure projects.

You will drive cost control, scheduling, and safety compliance while promoting AI-enabled improvements and knowledge sharing across APAC ecosystems.