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With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.\n This role sits within NCS AI Central's (AIC) Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) model - the combined capability that takes AI solutions from proof-of-concept through to hardened production systems. As AI Delivery Project Manager / Scrum Master, you own delivery of the FDE lifecycle for your squad (Discover → POC → POV → PRR → Scale → Operate), run Agile ceremonies tuned for AI/Gen AI's iterative, evidence-driven nature, and act as the primary link between engineering delivery, AI Mission, AI Experience, and client/business stakeholders - across both fast-moving FDE engagements and steady-state system development and maintenance work.\nWhat will you do:\n1. FDE Lifecycle Ownership\nOwn delivery of the squad's engagement through the FDE lifecycle - Discover, POC, POV, PRR, Scale, Operate - tracking where each workstream sits and what's needed to move it to the next gate.\nPlan and execute short-cycle POCs/POVs from concept to evaluation, including receiving and refining scoped opportunities handed off from AI Mission.\nDefine minimal scope, success criteria, and timelines appropriate to each lifecycle stage; prioritize features based on value, feasibility, and constraints.\nCoordinate the PRR (Production Readiness Review) gate as the delivery-side owner - tracking the five-pillar checklist (Evaluation & Quality, Security/Governance/Compliance, Model & Token Strategy, and others) to readiness, in partnership with the AI Architect and AI/LLM Specialist.\n2. Agile Leadership for AI Squads (Scrum Master)\nRun lightweight Agile ceremonies - daily stand-ups, sprint planning & refinement, demo reviews, and retrospectives - adapted for AI/Gen AI work, where \"done\" often means a measured evaluation result, not just shipped code.\nPromote velocity, transparency, and continuous improvement across experimentation-heavy sprints.\nUnblock progress quickly - including chasing down data access, model access, or compliance sign-offs that commonly stall AI engagements - and minimize ceremony overhead.\n3. AI Delivery Risk & Feasibility Management\nMaintain a working risk register specific to AI delivery - hallucination/accuracy risk, data quality dependency, model/token cost exposure, and latency - and translate these into scope and timeline decisions the squad can act on.\nAdvise stakeholders directly when a request is technically impractical, high-risk, or better served by a non-Gen AI approach, drawing on input from the AI Engineer, AI/LLM Specialist, and Data Scientist.\nMaintain working awareness of the Gen AI model landscape - including China-origin models (DeepSeek, Qwen, GLM) as increasingly viable, cost-effective options - sufficient to have an informed feasibility conversation with technical leads and clients.\nOwn secure software delivery and governance practices as a standing checkpoint through the lifecycle, not just at PRR - flagging compliance gaps (IM8, PDPA, sector-specific) early enough to act on them.\n4. Stakeholder Alignment Across the FDE Model\nAct as the delivery-side connective tissue across AI Mission (opportunity handoff), AIIS (build/scale/govern), and AI Experience (design/adoption) for the squad's engagement.\nTranslate problem statements into achievable POC/POV plans, and manage expectations around what can be delivered, when, why, and at what lifecycle stage.\nFacilitate clear communication between business and engineering, bringing a consulting mindset and customer-first attitude to stakeholder interactions.\nSocialize learnings, outcomes, and next steps; present outcomes and lifecycle-stage recommendations to stakeholders and decision makers up to Director level.\n5. Outcomes, Evaluation & Reporting\nTrack POC/POV performance against defined success criteria, incorporating evaluation evidence (accuracy, hallucination rate, cost-per-query) from the AI/LLM Specialist rather than relying on qualitative impressions alone.\nDocument findings, results, and lifecycle-stage recommendations (advance, iterate, or stop) clearly for both technical and business audiences.\n6. FDE & Development/Maintenance Coverage\nDuring FDE engagements: run lightweight, fast-cycle Agile ceremonies and POC/POV plans that keep pace with rapid client iteration, and drive the engagement toward a clean PRR gate decision.\nDuring system development & maintenance engagements: shift cadence toward disciplined delivery tracking and stakeholder reporting appropriate for live production systems, coordinating ongoing model/cost monitoring handoffs with LLMOps and AI FinOps.\nCoordinate work across Application Architect, Fullstack Developer, Cloud Engineer, AI Engineer, and Data Scientist roles; manage remote or offshore collaboration; and track resource use and budgets across both short POC cycles and longer production engagements.\n We are hiring at two levels for this role. All responsibilities above apply to both; the distinction is in scope of ownership, years of experience, and seniority of judgement expected.\nAI Delivery Project Manager / Scrum Master\n3-5 years of Project Management / Scrum Master experience, including at least 1 year on AI/Gen AI engagements. Runs Agile ceremonies and POC/POV delivery for one squad at a time, under guidance from a Senior AI Delivery PM or engagement lead.\nManages stakeholder communication within a defined engagement; escalates cross-engagement resourcing, scope conflicts, or PRR gate risks to senior team members.\nSenior AI Delivery Project Manager / Scrum Master\n7+ years of experience, including sustained delivery of AI/Gen AI engagements at scale. Owns delivery governance and the Discover→POC→POV→PRR→Scale→Operate lifecycle across multiple squads or engagements.\nEngages up to Director-level stakeholders independently, chairs PRR gate reviews from the delivery side, and mentors junior AI Delivery PMs/Scrum Masters.\nQualifications\nThe ideal candidate should possess:\n3+ years of Project Management / Scrum Master experience, including at least 1 year delivering AI/Gen AI engagements specifically (see Role Levels for the split between AI Delivery PM/Scrum Master and Senior).\nExperience planning and executing short-cycle POCs/POVs or Agile delivery cycles, including running Scrum ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, demos, retrospectives).\nWorking understanding of an AI/Gen AI delivery lifecycle (e.g. Discover→POC→POV→PRR→Scale→Operate or equivalent) and what \"production-ready\" means for an AI system, beyond a working demo.\nStrong stakeholder management and communication skills, comfortable engaging up to Director level.\nWorking understanding of Generative AI capabilities and constraints (accuracy, hallucination, data quality, latency/cost trade-offs) sufficient to actively manage delivery risk, not just describe it.\nComfortable coordinating distributed/offshore teams and tracking budgets across both short POC cycles and production-scale engagements.\nPreferred Qualifications\nDirect experience coordinating or participating in a Production Readiness Review (PRR) or equivalent AI governance gate.\nAwareness of secure software delivery and governance practices, particularly for gov-adjacent engagements (IM8, PDPA).\nExperience presenting outcomes and recommendations to senior stakeholders and decision makers.\nExposure to Singapore Government GCC/HCC engagement contexts.\nTech Stack (Illustrative)\nDelivery & Collaboration: Jira, Confluence, or equivalent Agile tooling\nReporting: Standard reporting/dashboarding tools for tracking POC/POV outcomes and PRR gate status\n Why Join NCS\nLead high-impact AI management consulting programs for major enterprises and public sector clients.\n\nShape enterprise strategies and governance frameworks that drive real transformation.\n\nWork with a talented, multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment.\n\nCompetitive compensation and strong professional development support.\n\nWe are driven by our AEIOU beliefs-Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity-and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.\nTogether, we make the extraordinary happen.\nLearn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.\nScam Alert\nWe are aware of fraudulent job offers and impersonations of NCS recruiters. Phishing emails using convincing-looking but fake addresses are also commonly used to trick you into thinking that they come from official NCS sources.\nPlease note that all official communications from NCS Group will only be sent from verified corporate email addresses. Always check that the sender’s email address ends with the genuine NCS domain, @ncs.com.sg and beware of extra letters, symbols or misspellings. 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