Overview

Director, Application Delivery

Date: 19 Aug 2026

Location:

Singapore, Singapore

Company:
Singtel Group

An empowering career at Singtel begins with a Hello. Our purpose, to Empower Every Generation, connects people to the possibilities they need to excel. Every “hello” at Singtel opens doors to new initiatives, growth, and BIG possibilities that takes your career to new heights. So, when you say hello to us, you are really empowered to say…“Hello BIG Possibilities”.

Singtel is where Technology meets Purpose.

We’re building an AI-first telco for the future—connecting people, businesses and communities through trusted networks, intelligent digital services and next-generation technology.

From transforming everyday experiences in mobile, broadband, entertainment and lifestyle services to enabling enterprises with AI, 5G+, cloud, cybersecurity, data centres and digital platforms, we create the technology that powers how millions live, work and connect.

At Singtel, your work creates real impact. You’ll solve meaningful challenges, shape critical digital infrastructure and help build secure, resilient and AI-enabled solutions that serve businesses, digital ecosystems and communities across the globe.

This is where BIG Possibilities become reality. Whether you’re engineering intelligent networks, advancing sovereign AI cloud platforms, strengthening cybersecurity, designing seamless customer experiences or driving sustainable innovation, you’ll be part of teams shaping the future of technology.

Backed by decades of expertise and driven by a culture of continuous learning and innovation, Singtel offers the scale, opportunities and support to help you grow your career while making a difference where it matters most.

Role Summary:

The Director, Application Delivery is accountable for the strategy, architecture, roadmap, delivery, modernization, and operational performance of technology platforms that enable customer care operations in Singtel. 

The role leads the evolution of customer service systems spanning assisted and digital channels, including contact centre platforms, case management, knowledge management, workforce enablement, conversational AI and integration with billing, order management, network, and digital platforms. 

The Director will work closely with Customer Experience, Service Delivery & Ops, Product Development, Technology, Data & AI and business unit leaders to modernize and simplify the customer care ecosystems, technology landscape, improve service outcomes, increase automation and agent productivity and reduce

cost-to-serve.

The Director will oversee solution performance and service continuity across multiple call centre sites. Ensure systems are stable, responsive and aligned with business needs. 

There are 4 key portfolio for this role: 

a) Contact Center Platform 

b) Fulfilment Systems 

c) Order Assurance (Fallout Orders Management)

d) L1 support for Consumer IT 

The Director, Application Delivery displays a forward-looking perspective, inspirational and decisive in envisioning the future of Care Platforms powered by Digital and AI in Singtel. He/She is an influential leader who is able to communicate his ideas persuasively and engage with team members and other stakeholders.

How You will Make An Impact:

Care and Fulfilment Platform – Technology Strategy & Transformation

  • Define and own the multi-year Care Systems strategy and roadmap, aligned with customer experience, digital transformation, and technology objectives.
  • Modernize legacy care platforms toward scalable, cloud-based, API-driven and AI-enabled architectures.
  • Establish the target architecture for omnichannel customer care across voice, messaging, chat, social, retail and digital channels.
  • Identify opportunities to simplify the application landscape, retire legacy systems, and reduce technology complexity and operating cost.
  • Translate emerging technologies—including generative AI, conversational AI and intelligent automation—into practical customer care capabilities

AI, Automation & Digital Care

  • Lead adoption of AI-enabled customer care, including agent assist, automated summarization, intelligent routing, next-best-action, knowledge retrieval and autonomous service journeys.
  • Expand customer self-service and straight-through processing while maintaining appropriate controls and escalation paths.
  • Partner with Data & AI teams to develop reusable customer intelligence and decisioning capabilities.
  • Establish gatekeeper for responsible and secure use of AI in customer interactions.

Architecture & Engineering Leadership

  • Establish architecture, engineering and platform standards for Care and Fulfilment systems.
  • Ensure systems are resilient, scalable, secure, observable and designed for high-volume telecommunications environments.
  • Drive API-first integration and reusable service capabilities across customer-facing platforms.
  • Balance modernization with the stability and availability requirements of mission-critical customer care services.
  • Ensure appropriate disaster recovery, business continuity and operational resilience.

Delivery & Portfolio Management

  • Own the Care and Fulfilment System; technology portfolio, investment roadmap and delivery priorities.
  • Identify opportunities to expand service capabilities and drive account growth through strategic planning and continuous improvement.
  • Lead large-scale transformation programs involving multiple business units, technology teams, systems integrators and software vendors.
  • Own end-to-end service delivery, ensuring all contractual commitments and project deliverables are achieved in alignment with business objectives.
  • Champion customer experience by adopting industry best practices and delivering high-quality, reliable services.
  •  Ensure programs deliver against agreed scope, schedule, quality and financial objectives.
  • Oversee vendor solution delivery, ensuring proposed solutions align with business needs and service expectations.   
  • Continuously enhance service offerings to maximize customer satisfaction, operational efficiency, and business value.
  • Establish measurable business cases and track benefits realization.

Operational Excellence

  • Accountable for the availability, performance and service quality of critical care platforms.
  • Establish and monitor service-level objectives and operational KPIs.
  • Drive reduction in incidents, technical debt and recurring operational issues.
  •  Manage service recovery activities and escalations, driving timely resolution and implementing preventive improvements.
  • Analyse service trends and operational metrics to proactively identify improvement opportunities and strengthen platform reliability.
  • Ensure compliance with ITIL service management processes, governance standards, and operational controls
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About Singtel

Headquartered in Singapore, Singtel has 140 years of operating experience and played a pivotal role in the country’s development as a major communications hub. Optus, our subsidiary in Australia, is a leader in integrated telecommunications, constantly raising the bar in innovative products and services.

We are also strategically invested in leading companies in Asia and Africa, including Bharti Airtel (India, South Asia and Africa), Telkomsel (Indonesia), Globe Telecom (the Philippines) and Advanced Info Service (Thailand). We work closely with our associates, leveraging our scale in networks, customer reach and extensive operational experience to lead and shape the communications industry.

Together, the Group serves over 700 million mobile customers around world. Singtel is one of the largest listed Singapore companies on the Singapore Exchange by market capitalisation.

The Group has a vast network of offices throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the USA, and employs more than 23,000 staff worldwide.