Director, APAC AI COE
Core
Executive-level technical leadership and strategic architect for an elite APAC AI Center of Excellence (COE), bridging R&D governance, government relations, and open-source ecosystem leadership.
Role type
Director, APAC AI COE (Executive IC + Strategic Leadership)
Builds
Open-source architectural blueprints, productized AI Quickstarts, and sovereign AI solutions for enterprise clients.
Domain
Enterprise AI, Open Source Software, Sovereign AI, Semiconductor Hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | research
Required skills
Executive technical leadership, Open-source community governance, Government affairs & compliance, Strategic customer advisory, R&D lifecycle management, Semiconductor partnership orchestration
Preferred skills
MBA or advanced business strategy, Experience with Singapore EDB/IMDA, Leadership in global open-source foundations (CNCF, LF AI & Data)
Technologies
vLLM, llm-d, Ray, Kubernetes, Linux, GPU/NPU hardware
Responsibilities
Serve as primary liaison to government bodies (EDB) and open-source foundations; Govern R&D lifecycle and upstream 70% of software to open source; Lead multi-disciplinary squad of architects and engineers; Provide executive technical advisory to C-level clients; Manage budget, milestones, and agile prototyping cycles.
Seniority
Director, Executive-level strategic leadership
