Principal Consultant - CIO Advisory

HR Tech; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic IT consultant to provide expert insights and drive digital transformation. In this highly visible role, you will engage with senior leadership and diverse stakeholders, leveraging your management consulting experience and cloud expertise to develop innovative service offerings and IT strategies. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead large-scale transformational programs, optimize IT costs, and contribute to the development of cutting-edge business models. If you're passionate about technology and ready to make a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experienced IT professional with a strong background in consulting and project delivery.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive change across large transformational programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic counsel to CIO and senior leadership for informed decision-making.
• Drive IT operations and digital transformation while engaging stakeholders.

Skills

Management consulting experience

Strategic thinking

Cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, Google)

Agile methodology

Technology strategy

Client relationship development

IT cost optimization

Project management skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Program management tools

Job description

The role involves providing strategic counsel to CIO and senior leadership offering expert insights for informed decision-making aligned with organisational goals. The incumbent will drive IT operations, digital transformation, engage stakeholders, and act as thought leader through industry awareness while serving as trusted advisor thereby enabling innovation, growth, and operational excellence.

Ideal Candidate :

• Experienced IT professional/consultant with domain expertise.
• Proficient in multiple IT service offerings and project delivery.
• Proven track record in large and complex transformational program leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams and drive client change.
• Comfortable engaging at all levels for integrated IT solutions.
• Works with organizational leadership to define IT strategies.
• Highly visible role with exposure to diverse stakeholders.
• Requires blend of domain/technical skills and strong interpersonal abilities.

Key Skills:

• Management consulting experience with strategic thinking.
• Building Go-to-Market strategies and innovative service offerings.
• Developing deep client relationships and leading teams.
• Designing Digital, Cloud, and emerging tech business models.
• Leading RFPs and practical issue-solving.
• Cloud expertise (AWS, Azure, Google) and hybrid strategies.
• IT cost optimization, strategy, and transformation.
• Agile methodology and IT operations knowledge.
• Technology strategy, thought leadership, and practice development.
• Contributing to service offerings, whitepapers, and expertise sharing.
• Sales, RFPs, market research, and business case development.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Management consulting and project delivery experience.
• Strong business, financial, and technology understanding.
• Proficiency in program management tools.
• Business and IT strategy experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Cloud knowledge (AWS, Azure, GCP) for client evaluation.
• Cloud migration business case development.
• Cloud assessment and migration strategy expertise.
• Strong problem-solving and project management skills.