The Program Director will manage customer projects ensuring financial performance, stakeholder alignment, and compliance with legal and financial directives while delivering quality solutions.
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About This Opportunity
Singapore sits at the crossroads of the world's most dynamic digital economies, and Singtel is leading the charge - from next-generation 5G Core to cloud-native platforms powering millions across the region. We're looking for a Senior Program Director who thrives at this scale: someone who can own the room with C-suite executives, command the trust of engineers, and drive transformational programs to the finish line.
What You will Own
Strategic Program Leadership - End-to-end accountability for large-scale, multi-year transformation programs spanning 5G Core, Cloud-Native Networks, OSS/BSS, and IT modernisation. You'll build governance that keeps SteerCos sharp, risks visible, and decisions moving.
Executive Stakeholder Partnership - The trusted face of delivery to Singtel's leadership and partners. Transparent, credible, and composed under pressure, you'll turn complexity into clear narratives that sustain long-term relationships.
Delivery & Execution at Scale - From cutovers on live infrastructure to go-lives affecting millions of subscribers, you'll enforce rigorous change management, MOP discipline, and risk controls. On-time and on-budget are your standard.
Financial & Commercial Accountability - Own the program P&L: revenue recognition, cost control, margins, WIP, and billing milestones. Negotiate contracts, change requests, and claims with sharpness and integrity.
Cross-Functional People Leadership - Lead diverse, cross-cultural teams across Core, RAN, IP, Cloud, and OSS/BSS. Build a culture of accountability and develop the next generation of leaders.
Risk, Quality & Continuous Improvement - Surface and mitigate risks, champion audit-readiness, drive lessons learned, and push automation and standardisation that makes every future program smarter.
What You Bring
Skills & Competencies
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Singapore (SG) || Singapore
Req ID: 783747
About This Opportunity
Singapore sits at the crossroads of the world's most dynamic digital economies, and Singtel is leading the charge - from next-generation 5G Core to cloud-native platforms powering millions across the region. We're looking for a Senior Program Director who thrives at this scale: someone who can own the room with C-suite executives, command the trust of engineers, and drive transformational programs to the finish line.
What You will Own
Strategic Program Leadership - End-to-end accountability for large-scale, multi-year transformation programs spanning 5G Core, Cloud-Native Networks, OSS/BSS, and IT modernisation. You'll build governance that keeps SteerCos sharp, risks visible, and decisions moving.
Executive Stakeholder Partnership - The trusted face of delivery to Singtel's leadership and partners. Transparent, credible, and composed under pressure, you'll turn complexity into clear narratives that sustain long-term relationships.
Delivery & Execution at Scale - From cutovers on live infrastructure to go-lives affecting millions of subscribers, you'll enforce rigorous change management, MOP discipline, and risk controls. On-time and on-budget are your standard.
Financial & Commercial Accountability - Own the program P&L: revenue recognition, cost control, margins, WIP, and billing milestones. Negotiate contracts, change requests, and claims with sharpness and integrity.
Cross-Functional People Leadership - Lead diverse, cross-cultural teams across Core, RAN, IP, Cloud, and OSS/BSS. Build a culture of accountability and develop the next generation of leaders.
Risk, Quality & Continuous Improvement - Surface and mitigate risks, champion audit-readiness, drive lessons learned, and push automation and standardisation that makes every future program smarter.
What You Bring
- 15+ years in telecom delivery; 7+ years leading large transformation programs at Tier-1 operators or complex enterprise environments
- Proven experience with 4G/5G Core, Cloud-Native platforms, OSS/BSS, or IT transformation - ideally across SEA or APAC markets
- The ability to walk into an engineer's war room and a boardroom with equal confidence
- Executive-level communication that builds trust fast
- Sharp commercial instincts - contracts, margins, and how delivery translates to business outcomes
- PMP, PgMP, PRINCE2, or SAFe certifications a plus
- Bachelor's in Engineering or IT (Master's preferred)
Skills & Competencies
- Critical Thinking & Strategic Decision-Making
- Financial Control & Commercial Acumen - P&L, forecasting, cost control, revenue management
- Operational Discipline & Delivery Excellence at scale
- Executive Stakeholder Management - trusted advisor to C-level leaders
- Risk & Crisis Leadership - risks, major incidents, escalations
- Transformation Leadership - large-scale business and technology change
- Good to have: AI, GenAI, AIOps, Automation, or Digital Transformation experience
Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you'll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what's possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world's toughest problems. You'll be challenged, but you won't be alone. You'll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply? Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.
Primary country and city: Singapore (SG) || Singapore
Req ID: 783747
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