Senior Director - Technology Intelligence Unit

Charterhouse Asia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Charterhouse Asia is seeking a senior leader to drive technology intelligence and strategic insights in Singapore. The role focuses on identifying emerging tech trends, evaluating their business potential, and delivering actionable recommendations to the CEO and board level.

Responsibilities include coordinating AI-enabled research workflows, developing executive briefs, and engaging senior stakeholders to align technology priorities with corporate strategy.

Qualifications

• 10–15+ years of experience in technology strategy, corporate strategy, innovation, technology intelligence or management consulting.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology intelligence function, identifying emerging technology trends and translating them into strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Drive structured technology scanning and evaluation across priority domains using AI-enabled workflows.
• Assess mature technologies for relevance, commercial potential, and business impact.
• Develop high-quality insight papers, executive briefs and recommendations for senior management.
• Establish evaluation frameworks to assess relevance, investment timing and value creation potential.
• Engage senior stakeholders to validate findings and align technology priorities with organisational goals.
• Lead executive technology advisory forums and coordinate follow-up on recommendations.
• Manage relationships with external partners and research organisations to support strategic assessments.

Skills

Technology strategy

Executive influence

Stakeholder management

Analytical research

Job description

Company Description

Our client is a leading organisation in the telecommunications and technology sector, driving digital transformation and innovation through advanced connectivity, intelligent digital solutions and next-generation technologies.

With a strong focus on emerging technologies, the organisation is committed to identifying new opportunities, strengthening its technology capabilities and translating innovation into sustainable business value. It is seeking an accomplished technology and strategy leader to drive technology intelligence and provide strategic insights that inform senior leadership decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technology intelligence function, serving as an early-warning and evaluation capability to identify emerging technology trends and translate them into actionable strategic recommendations for senior leadership.
• Drive structured technology scanning and evaluation across priority domains, leveraging AI-assisted workflows and processes to enhance research efficiency and insight generation.
• Assess emerging technologies in terms of strategic relevance, maturity, commercial potential, adoption readiness and potential business impact.
• Develop high-quality insight papers, executive briefs and strategic recommendations to support senior management decision-making.
• Establish and apply structured evaluation frameworks to assess technology relevance, investment timing, opportunities and value creation potential.
• Engage senior stakeholders across business and functional teams to validate research findings, assess business applicability and align technology priorities with organisational objectives.
• Lead executive technology advisory forums, including agenda setting, content development, stakeholder alignment, meeting coordination and follow-up on key recommendations.
• Manage relationships with selected external partners, research organisations and industry experts to strengthen technology intelligence and support informed strategic assessments.

Requirements

• 10–15+ years of relevant experience in technology strategy, corporate strategy, innovation, technology intelligence or management consulting. Experience in the telecommunications or broader technology sector is preferred.
• Strong understanding of emerging technologies, their development trajectories, commercial applications and potential impact on business models.
• Proven experience engaging and influencing C-suite executives and senior leadership stakeholders on strategic and technology-related matters.
• Excellent analytical and research capabilities, with the ability to synthesise complex technology developments into clear, concise and actionable insights.
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to facilitate strategic discussions and build alignment across diverse teams.
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinking, with the ability to connect technology trends to organisational priorities and long-term value creation.
• Experience developing structured assessment methodologies, strategic frameworks or AI-enabled research workflows would be an advantage.

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.