Service Delivery Director

Singtel Group; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Singtel Group is seeking a seasoned Service Delivery Leader to own end-to-end service delivery and governance for core mobile, wireless, WAN and RAN services. You will oversee cross‑functional teams, vendors and partners to ensure reliable, secure and compliant operations.

The ideal candidate has 12–18 years in telco or large infrastructure delivery, with strong ITIL governance, incident leadership and executive stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline.
• 12–18 years’ experience in telco, managed services, network operations or large‑scale infrastructure delivery.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL/service management, operational governance and major incident leadership.
• Working knowledge of secure network operations, cyber security controls, incident response and vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with ITSM, monitoring, NMS, SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, observability and automation platforms.
• PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL or equivalent project/service delivery certification.
• Executive presence with strong communication, influencing, negotiation and presentation skills; ability to operate under pressure in matrixed environments.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end service delivery, governance, and operational excellence for dedicated mobile core, wireless, WAN and RAN services.
• Lead deployment, transition-to-run and steady-state operations across multi-disciplinary internal teams, vendors and partners.
• Establish service governance covering milestones, quality gates, risk, issue, change and escalation management.
• Serve as the senior service interface for stakeholders, executive sponsors and internal leadership.
• Ensure SLA, availability, resilience, security, audit and compliance obligations are met, while driving incident, problem, change, release and capacity processes.
• Drive secure operating practices, vendor governance, budget tracking and people leadership across the service delivery organisation.

Skills

ITIL & service management

Executive governance

Vendor governance

Stakeholder management

Incident leadership

Budget management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/CS/IS

Tools

ITSM

SIEM

SOAR

CMDB

Monitoring

Observability

Job description

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At Singtel, we believe in the strength of a vibrant, diverse and inclusive workforce where backgrounds, perspectives and life experiences of our people help us innovate and create strong connections with our customers. We strive to ensure all our people practices are non-discriminatory and provide a fair, performance-based work culture that is diverse, inclusive and collaborative.

Join us and experience what it’s like to be with an Employer of Choice*. Together, let’s create a brighter digital future for all. *Awarded at the HR Fest Awards 2020.

Make an impact by:

• Own end-to-end service delivery, governance, commercial performance and operational excellence for dedicated mobile core, wireless, WAN and RAN services supporting the customer.
• Lead deployment, transition-to-run and steady-state operations across multi-disciplinary internal teams, vendors and partners.
• Establish service governance covering milestones, quality gates, acceptance criteria, risk, issue, change and escalation management.
• Serve as the senior service interface for stakeholders, executive sponsors and internal leadership, including service reviews and major escalations.
• Ensure SLA, availability, resilience, security, audit and compliance obligations are met, while driving incident, problem, change, release, capacity, continuity and service improvement processes.
• Drive secure operating practices, vendor governance, budget tracking, operational efficiency, automation and people leadership across the service delivery organisation.

Skills for Success:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline.
• 12–18 years’ experience in telco, managed services, network operations or large‑scale infrastructure delivery, including senior leadership of mission‑critical, multi‑vendor services in regulated or high‑security environments. Strong background in mobile core, wireless, WAN, RAN, service assurance, build‑to‑run transition, senior stakeholder management, executive governance, service performance, budgets and vendor delivery.
• Strong knowledge of ITIL/service management, operational governance and major incident leadership.
• Working knowledge of secure network operations, cyber security controls, incident response and vulnerability management.
• Familiarity with ITSM, monitoring, NMS, SIEM, SOAR, CMDB, observability and automation platforms.
• PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL or equivalent project/service delivery certification.
• Executive presence with strong communication, influencing, negotiation and presentation skills; ability to operate under pressure in matrixed, multi‑disciplinary and high‑accountability environments; structured, commercially aware and outcome‑focused with strong risk, issue and escalation discipline; customer‑focused leadership style with ability to build trust with senior customer and internal stakeholders.

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