Senior Director of Engineering

Confidential; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Singapore seeks a Senior Director of Engineering to lead both engineering and product teams, owning product strategy, technology direction and execution. Translate business priorities and customer needs into reliable, scalable products that deliver measurable results.

The role requires a leader with strong technical depth, product judgment, and experience building high-performing teams. You will shape the roadmap, strengthen engineering capabilities, and drive accountability from

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering orgs including senior leadership responsibility for complex digital products or platforms.
• Ownership of product strategy and roadmaps with engineering alignment.
• Track record delivering measurable customer and business outcomes through product development and tech execution.
• Strong depth in software architecture, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and product strategy, aligning technology investments with business goals and customer needs.
• Own the product lifecycle from discovery through delivery with measurable success.
• Balance customer value, commercial impact, and technical feasibility in decisions.
• Set technical direction across architecture, platform development, and engineering standards.
• Strengthen execution with clear ownership and planning to improve delivery predictability and quality.
• Build and develop teams, hire and retain leaders, foster ownership and collaboration.
• Champion customer insight and experimentation to validate opportunities and evaluate product performance.
• Lead resource allocation, budgets, and capacity planning balancing near and long-term needs.
• Partner with commercial, ops, finance, and other stakeholders to communicate progress and risks.
• Advance innovation by adopting emerging technologies, including AI, when beneficial.

Skills

Leadership

Product strategy

Technical depth

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CS/Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Director of Engineering to lead both engineering and product teams. This leader will own product strategy, technology direction, and execution, translating business priorities and customer needs into reliable, scalable products that deliver measurable results.

The role requires a leader with strong technical depth, product judgment, and experience building high-performing teams. Working closely with executive leadership and business stakeholders, you will shape the product roadmap, strengthen engineering capabilities, and drive accountability from discovery through delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and product strategy: Establish a shared vision across both functions, aligning technology investments and product priorities with business goals and customer needs.
• Own the product lifecycle: Guide customer discovery, roadmap development, prioritization, delivery, and continuous improvement, with clear measures of success.
• Drive business outcomes: Balance customer value, commercial impact, technical feasibility, and investment requirements when making product and technology decisions.
• Set technical direction: Oversee architecture, platform development, and engineering standards to support scalability, reliability, security, and long-term maintainability.
• Strengthen execution: Establish clear ownership and effective planning across product and engineering, improving delivery predictability, quality, and speed.
• Build and develop teams: Hire, coach, and retain engineering and product leaders, strengthen succession planning, and create a culture of ownership and collaboration.
• Champion customer insight and experimentation: Use research, analytics, and experimentation to validate opportunities and evaluate product performance.
• Lead resource allocation: Manage budgets, organizational design, and capacity planning, balancing near-term delivery with longer-term capability building.
• Partner across the business: Work closely with commercial, operations, finance, and other stakeholders to resolve trade-offs and communicate progress, risks, and investment decisions.
• Advance innovation: Assess and adopt emerging technologies, including AI, where they improve customer experiences, product capabilities, or team effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering organizations, including senior leadership responsibility for complex digital products or platforms.
• Demonstrated ownership of product strategy and roadmaps, with experience leading product teams alongside engineering.
• A track record of delivering measurable customer and business outcomes through product development and technology execution.
• Strong technical depth in software architecture, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices.
• Sound product judgment, with the ability to turn customer insights and business priorities into focused investment and delivery decisions.
• Experience leading managers and senior leaders across multiple teams, including hiring, performance management, and organizational development.
• Proven ability to scale teams and platforms while maintaining quality, reliability, and operational discipline.
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets, capacity, and competing priorities.
• Clear communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive decisions and explain complex trade‑offs.
• Experience operating in a fast‑moving, multi‑market environment is preferred.
• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.