APAC Portfolio Project Manager

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

Overview
Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft's cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world's largest online services. In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.

Responsibilities

Portfolio Governance and Business Rhythm

• 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.

Project Tracking, Analytics, and Executive Reporting

• Track project cost, schedule, scope, milestones, and KPIs.
• Consolidate APAC portfolio health, risks, and escalations.
• Produce consistent executive reports and briefing materials.

Risk Mitigation, Safety, and Regulation

• 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.

Budget, Controls, and Financial Acumen

• Monitor budgets, project controls, approvals, changes, and payments.
• Identify cost-effective delivery options and recommend solutions.

Vendor Selection and Management

• Support RFPs, expenditure requests, and project approvals.
• Monitor vendor performance, compliance, cash flow, and budgets.

Cross-Functional Integration and Goal Alignment

• 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.

Continuous Improvement, Standardization, and AI-Enabled Innovation

• 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.

Embody Our Culture and Values

• Demonstrate Microsoft culture and values in every interaction.

Qualifications

Required / Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 5+ years related experience OR equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering construction or capital projects within a regional, multi-country, or portfolio-level environment.
• Demonstrated experience in project governance, reporting, and stakeholder communication with leadership.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Project Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related field AND 8+ of progressive experience in program management, portfolio management, PMO, construction delivery support, capital projects, or complex regional operations.
• 5+ years experience working on data center projects.
• Experience in mission-critical infrastructure, high-tech manufacturing, major capital projects, or complex engineering programs.
• Experienced data analysis and reporting capability, including Power BI, Excel, project controls dashboards, or similar portfolio reporting tools.
• Practical experience applying AI, automation, Copilot, Power Platform, document intelligence, or analytics tools to improve governance workflows, reporting efficiency, knowledge management, and decision support.
• Working understanding of the construction delivery lifecycle, including schedule milestones, risk management, cost forecasting, safety, quality, commissioning, completion, and handover.
• Ability to influence across cross-functional teams without direct authority, with Experienced executive communication skills a