Location: Singapore
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary: Up to SGD 240,000 Base 25-50% Performance Bonus Additional Annual SEA Allowance

Our client is a globally recognised consulting organisation undergoing significant growth across its Technology, Data & AI practice. They are seeking a Principal - Data & AI Architecture to lead strategic client engagements, shape enterprise technology agendas, and drive large-scale transformation programmes across Southeast Asia.

This role sits at a senior leadership level and is ideal for experienced consulting leaders who combine deep technical expertise with strong commercial acumen and executive stakeholder management capabilities.

As a Principal, you will act as a trusted advisor to C-suite executives, guiding organisations through complex technology transformation initiatives whilst leading consulting teams across multiple engagements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading enterprise architecture and Data & AI transformation programmes.
• Advising executive stakeholders on technology strategy and operating models.
• Defining enterprise-wide architecture roadmaps and AI strategies.
• Driving cloud transformation and legacy modernisation initiatives.
• Leading complex consulting engagements from strategy through execution.
• Overseeing solution architecture for large-scale technology investments.
• Managing senior client relationships and executive steering committees.
• Supporting business development, proposals and thought leadership activities.
• Mentoring and developing consulting teams across multiple workstreams.

• Significant experience within technology consulting, management consulting or enterprise architecture advisory.
• Proven track record leading large-scale transformation programmes.
• Extensive experience engaging with C-suite and executive stakeholders.
• Strong consulting and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership of multi-disciplinary consulting teams.

Strong expertise in one or more of:

• Enterprise Architecture
• Data & AI Strategy
• Cloud Transformation
• Technology Strategy
• Digital Transformation
• Legacy Modernisation
• Data Platforms and Analytics

Experience with modern enterprise technologies such as:

• AWS
• Databricks
• Generative AI and LLM solutions
• Enterprise data platforms
• Cloud-native architectures
• AI-enabled operating models

You are likely to be:

• A Principal, Associate Partner, Director or Senior Manager ready for the next step.
• Currently working within a consulting, advisory or architecture leadership environment.
• Comfortable operating at board, executive and C-suite level.
• Able to influence strategic decisions whilst remaining technically credible.
• Experienced in selling, shaping and leading high-value transformation programmes.
• Commercially minded with strong client relationship management skills.

• Base salary up to SGD 240,000.
• Performance bonus of 25-50%.
• Additional annual regional payment.
• Regional leadership exposure across Southeast Asia.
• Access to some of the market's largest technology, Data & AI transformation programmes.
• Strong career progression pathway into Director-level leadership.