Onsite Technical Program Manager — Data Center Deployment (APAC)
LocationSingapore, APAC; Singapore
Work modeon-site
Typefull-time
DepartmentAI Infra Deployment
Company size1,001–5,000 people
First seen2mo ago
Last seen2d ago
Location: Onsite at active construction/deployment sites (multiple regions)
Travel: Mandatory — frequent site visits during construction; extended onsite presence during active deployment phases
About the Role
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We’re looking for a Doer — someone who lives and breathes the site. This role sits at the center of our GPU cluster deployments: bootstrapping clusters, using low-level designs (LLDs) as the reference to check that cabling and fit-out are going to plan on the floor, and unblocking whatever
stands between the plan and a working, delivered site.
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You’ll carry technical credibility into design and readiness reviews, hold the line when trade-offs need to be made between engineering, operations, and the customer, and be the person senior stakeholders trust when a deployment is going sideways. You’re warm and approachable on the
floor, but authoritative when it counts — the kind of person trade vendors and engineers genuinely want to work with.
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This is not a desk job. You’ll be on the ground through construction and practically living onsite during active deployment.
What You’ll Do
On the floor
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Own cluster bootstrapping, cabling, and fit-out execution from the ground up
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Use the LLDs as the reference point to check on the floor whether cabling and fit-out are going to plan — not to author or revise the design
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Know every blocker on the floor — and know how to clear it to protect the timeline
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Visit sites frequently during construction; be present onsite through active deployment
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Build relationships with trade vendors and engineering teams grounded in trust and follow through
Technical judgment and credibility
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Anticipate repeating technical failure modes across sites and regions, and drive fixes before they recur
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Facilitate technical trade-off decisions between engineering, operations, and customers, and document the rationale
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Bring credible technical input to readiness reviews, grounded in what’s actually happening on the floor
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Influence and solve technical challenges of moderate difficulty independently
Program and risk management
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Anticipate programme-level risks — contractual gaps, dependency chains, capacity conflicts — before they materialize
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Run portfolio-level schedule and risk management across concurrent deployments
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Identify cross-programme risk patterns and drive systemic fixes, not just local fixes
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Create clarity across multiple deployments simultaneously — others should be able to operate within the structures you set
Stakeholder and executive communication
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Be the person senior customers and partners trust when delivery is going wrong: composed, credible, and honest under pressure
Translate deployment complexity into decision-ready executive narratives
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Deliver leadership reporting that is decision-ready: what’s at risk, what’s needed, and by when
Process and people
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Drive process and tooling improvements across a portfolio or region
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Deliberately balance standardisation against programme-specific needs
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Develop TPM talent across programmes — stretch strong performers and address underperformance directly
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Train up the next generation of onsite talent; deliver through the people you’ve grown, not just your own output
Who Thrives in This Role
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Doers. You don’t manage the site from a dashboard — you’re on the floor.
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Warm, compassionate, yet authoritative. People follow you because they trust you, not because of your title.
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Trusted under pressure. When a delivery is going wrong, you’re the calm, honest voice in the room.
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Builders of people. You grow talent around you and take real satisfaction in their success.
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Comfortable with ambiguity at scale. You can hold multiple concurrent deployments in your head at once and still see the patterns across them.
Requirements
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Proven experience as an onsite Technical Program Manager, deployment lead, or equivalent role in data center construction, cluster bootstrapping, or large-scale infrastructure rollout
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Hands-on knowledge of reading and applying LLDs, plus cabling and fit-out processes, to verify onsite work against plan
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Track record of managing multiple concurrent, complex deployments
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Demonstrated ability to bring real technical credibility to readiness reviews
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Experience managing vendor relationships and resolving underperformance
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Strong executive communication skills — able to turn technical complexity into clear, decision-ready narratives
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Willingness and ability to travel extensively and be onsite for extended periods during active deployment phases
Travel is mandatory for this role.
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