Assistant Lead, Program Management

Mediacorp; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediacorp in Singapore is looking for an Assistant Lead in Program Management to drive strategic technology and AI initiatives. This role demands over 10 years of experience in technology delivery and program management.

The Assistant Lead will work closely with senior leaders, translating priorities into actionable plans and driving coordination across cross-functional teams. A proven track record in delivering digital transformation programs is essential for success in this position.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Technology delivery, IT programme/project management, agile delivery, or technology operations.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise AI, data, or digital transformation programs end-to-end.
• Strong understanding of strategic technology domains such as enterprise platforms and data.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic technology and AI initiatives sponsored by the CTO Office.
• Translate priorities into roadmaps, program plans, and governance mechanisms.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across teams to ensure alignment and execution.

Skills

Technology delivery

IT programme/project management

Agile delivery

Technology operations

Strong problem-solving skills

Influencing skills

Job description

Responsibilities

This role within the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Office supports group-level portfolio management to ensure priorities are translated into clear roadmaps and delivered with discipline. The Assistant Lead, Program Management will establish standards to drive consistent execution across complex, cross-functional AI, IT, and technology programmes. This role partners closely with Technology leaders to ensure alignment on scope, architecture and dependencies, timelines, risks, and outcomes, enabling timely decision-making and transparent portfolio performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of strategic technology and AI initiatives sponsored by the CTO Office, from shaping scope and business outcomes through execution and adoption.
• Translate priorities into roadmaps, program plans, milestones, and governance mechanisms across business and technology teams.
• Stand up and run program governance including steering forums, decision logs, RAID management, dependency tracking, and delivery health reviews.
• Drive cross-functional coordination across engineering, architecture, data, security, product, operations, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and execution discipline.
• Support enterprise AI initiatives by coordinating use-case intake, prioritization, implementation planning, change readiness, and value realization tracking.
• Establish consistent operating standards for strategic programs, including planning templates, status reporting, resource visibility, and benefits tracking.
• Identify delivery risks, organizational blockers, and decision gaps early, then drive issue resolution with clear escalation paths and practical recommendations.
• Partner with senior leaders to prepare materials for leadership meetings, transformation reviews, and key CTO Office forums.
• Monitor outcomes, KPIs, and program performance to ensure initiatives deliver against strategic, operational, financial, and adoption objectives.
• Build a strong execution culture within the CTO Office by improving ways of working, governance maturity, and cross-team accountability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Technology delivery, IT programme/project management, agile delivery, or technology operations in a complex matrix organisation
• Proven experience delivering enterprise AI, data, or digital transformation programs end-to-end — ideally including generative AI rollouts, AI platform stand-ups, or large-scale technology adoption.
• Strong understanding of strategic technology domains such as enterprise platforms, architecture, data, cybersecurity, digital transformation, or engineering operations.
• Experience driving delivery transformation and adoption of new ways of working (e.g., AI-enabled delivery, automation, standardisation) across multiple teams
• Strong structuring and problem-solving skills; able to translate ambiguity and technical complexity into clear plans, milestones, and measurable outcomes
• Strong facilitation and influencing skills; comfortable challenging constructively and driving decisions without formal authority across Technology and Business stakeholders
• Demonstrated understanding of delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, hybrid).