#EG Technical Project Manager (AI-Enabled)

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. 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.

Key Responsibilities

Project & Delivery Management

• Plan, execute, monitor, and close projects end-to-end, ensuring delivery against scope, schedule, budget, and quality targets
• Develop and maintain project plans, work breakdown structures, resourcing plans, and delivery roadmaps
• Track project progress, financials, and utilisation; report status, variances, and forecasts to stakeholders and management
• Manage project scope and change control, ensuring changes are assessed, approved, and documented before implementation
• Coordinate across workstreams, vendors, and third parties to ensure integrated, on-time delivery

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients and key stakeholders, building trusted, collaborative working relationships
• Facilitate steering committees, working group meetings, and status updates, ensuring clear communication of progress, risks, and decisions
• Manage stakeholder expectations, escalations, and conflicting priorities with sound judgement and professionalism
• Prepare and deliver clear, accurate project documentation, minutes, status reports, and presentations for internal and client audiences

Planning, Risk & Governance

• Identify, assess, and track project risks and issues; drive timely mitigation and resolution with clear ownership
• Maintain project governance artefacts, including risk logs, action trackers, decision logs, and RAID registers
• Ensure projects adhere to organisational project management standards, methodologies, and quality gates
• Support contract, commercial, and compliance matters relevant to project delivery, escalating where required

Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and motivate cross-functional project teams, including developers, business analysts, designers, and QA/test leads
• Allocate work, manage team capacity, and remove blockers to keep delivery on track
• Foster a collaborative, accountable team culture and support the professional development of team members
• Partner with business analysts, technical leads, and architects to translate requirements into deliverable, well-sequenced work

AI-Enabled Project Management

• Use AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent) to accelerate status reporting, meeting minutes, documentation, and data analysis
• Apply AI-assisted planning and scheduling tools to improve estimation accuracy, resource forecasting, and risk identification
• Critically review AI-generated outputs for accuracy, confidentiality, and appropriateness before sharing with clients or stakeholders
• Champion practical, responsible adoption of AI tools within the project team to improve productivity without compromising quality or data security

Continuous Improvement & Knowledge Sharing

• Conduct project retrospectives and post-implementation reviews; capture and apply lessons learned
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of PM tools, templates, and delivery playbooks, including AI-enabled ways of working
• Mentor junior project coordinators/managers on delivery practices and effective, responsible use of AI tools

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field
• At least 5 years of professional experience managing technology or digital transformation projects, preferably with SI company
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, or equivalent) preferred
• Strong working knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies
• Experience managing project budgets, resourcing, vendors, and commercial/contractual matters
• Proven stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging senior client and management stakeholders
• Demonstrated day-to-day use of AI tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent) to support project management tasks such as reporting, documentation, and planning
• Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools (e.g., MS Project, JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint)
• Excellent written and spoken English, with strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with sound judgement in balancing scope, time, cost, and quality trade-offs
• Self-motivated, organised, and comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams under tight timelines
• Prior experience delivering at least one project with AI, GenAI, or machine learning components is a plus
• Familiarity with responsible AI principles, data privacy, and confidentiality considerations when using AI tools on client engagements is a plus

Why Join NCS

• Lead high-impact AI management consulting programs for major enterprises and public sector clients.

• Shape enterprise strategies and governance frameworks that drive real transformation.

• Work with a talented, multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment.

• Competitive compensation and strong professional development support.

We 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.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.

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