APAC Director, Solution Architecture & AI

SHL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

SHL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Director of Solution Architecture based in Singapore to oversee pre-sales solution architecture across APAC.

You will lead a team of Solution Architects, ensuring SHL’s talent solutions are scalable, differentiable, and deployable, while aligning with Sales, Marketing, Product and Delivery. The role combines strategic leadership, hands-on deal engagement, and development, acting as a bridge between functions.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with major HCM and talent ecosystems or similar platforms.
• Experience influencing product strategy and roadmap outcomes based on enterprise customers and market signal.
• Background in people analytics, talent intelligence, or assessment including awareness of AI-driven platforms.
• Experience across global or multi-regional enterprise markets, with APAC exposure valued.
• Knowledge of emerging AI regulation and data governance frameworks relevant to enterprise HR tech.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Solution Architecture function across Asia Pac including India, Australia and Southeast Asia markets, setting clear expectations, standards, and ways of working.
• Own the solution quality bar across all presale engagements.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to shape roadmap prioritization based on market customer needs.
• Strategic Deal Engagement & Lead or assist complex discoveries with C-suite, HR, TA, IT, and Procurement stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience to solution AI-powered products, including governance and AI buying conversations with enterprise customers.
• Fluency in skills-based organisation trends and the evolving skills infrastructure landscape.
• Broad exposure to HR Tech or Talent Tech ecosystem to position solutions within a customer's wider HCM architecture.
• Proven success influencing and scaling high-performing presales teams across seniority levels.
• Executive-level communication and stakeholder management across IT, Security, AI governance, HR and TA buyers.

Skills

HCM ecosystems

Talent analytics

Product strategy

APAC experience

AI governance

Job description

SHL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Director of Solution Architecture based in Singapore to oversee pre-sales solution architecture across APAC.

You will lead a team of Solution Architects, ensuring SHL’s talent solutions are scalable, differentiable, and deployable, while aligning with Sales, Marketing, Product and Delivery. The role combines strategic leadership, hands-on deal engagement, and development, acting as a bridge between functions.