Head of AI

Job description

**Location:** Singapore **About the Role** We are partnering with a leading fintech company to hire an experienced Head of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to lead AI strategy and commercial engagements across enterprise clients. This is a client-facing leadership role responsible for driving AI adoption, shaping AI transformation strategies, and helping customers unlock business value through Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and advanced analytics. You will serve as a trusted advisor to C-level executives, working closely with sales, presales, product, and engineering teams to design AI-led business solutions, develop go-to-market strategies, and win strategic opportunities. The ideal candidate combines deep AI expertise with strong commercial acumen, executive stakeholder management, and solution consulting experience. **Key Responsibilities** **AI Strategy & Client Advisory** - Act as the executive AI advisor to enterprise customers, helping define their AI vision, transformation roadmap, and business strategy. - Engage with C-level stakeholders to identify business challenges and position AI-driven solutions that deliver measurable outcomes. - Lead AI discovery workshops, executive briefings, and innovation sessions with prospective and existing clients. - Translate complex AI technologies into clear business value propositions for both technical and nontechnical audiences. **Commercial & Presales Leadership** - Partner with Sales and Business Development teams to drive revenue growth through AI consulting, solution selling, and strategic client engagements. - Lead the AI presales lifecycle, including opportunity qualification, solution design, proposal development, executive presentations, and customer demonstrations. - Develop compelling AI use cases, business cases, proof-of-concepts (PoCs), and value realization frameworks. - Support RFPs, RFIs, and large-scale enterprise bids by providing AI subject matter expertise. - Build trusted relationships with executive stakeholders and become the go-to AI advisor throughout the customer lifecycle. **Solution Innovation** - Design enterprise AI solutions leveraging Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, Conversational AI, intelligent automation, and advanced analytics. - Collaborate with Product, Engineering, and Delivery teams to ensure successful implementation of AI solutions. - Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities to expand the organization's AI offerings. - Drive AI innovation by developing repeatable industry-specific AI solutions and accelerators. **Business Growth & Thought Leadership** - Develop AI go-to-market strategies for priority industries, including financial services and fintech. - Build strategic partnerships with hyperscalers, AI vendors, startups, and technology partners. - Represent the organization at industry conferences, customer events, webinars, and executive forums as an AI thought leader. - Mentor internal sales, consulting, and delivery teams on AI trends, market opportunities, and solution positioning. **Qualifications** - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline. - 15+ years of experience in enterprise technology, consulting, solution architecture, or AI leadership. - Proven success in client-facing AI consulting, presales, solution engineering, or technology advisory roles. - Deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), and enterprise AI platforms. - Strong understanding of AI adoption strategies, digital transformation, and business process optimization. - Demonstrated experience engaging with C-suite executives and influencing strategic technology decisions. - Proven track record of supporting enterprise sales, driving AI opportunities, and contributing to revenue growth. - Experience working with cloud AI platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud. - Strong commercial mindset with excellent presentation, storytelling, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills. - Experience within financial services, banking, insurance, fintech, or enterprise technology is highly desirable. **Preferred Experience** - Experience with AI consulting, technology advisory, or professional services organizations. - Background in enterprise software, cloud platforms, or digital transformation consulting. - Existing network of enterprise customers and technology partners across the APAC region. - Experience building AI Centers of Excellence (CoE) or enterprise AI transformation programs.