About the role
AI summarisedThe Senior Director of Illumina Digital Services in Singapore provides executive leadership for all IDS activities at the Singapore site and across the region, with primary accountability for Manufacturing and R&D systems. This role leads enterprise IT transformations, manages multi-million-dollar budgets, and drives technology enablement across manufacturing, R&D, engineering, and commercial functions while ensuring compliance, security, and value delivery in a highly regulated environment.
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Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior IDS leader for the Singapore site and region, with primary accountability for Manufacturing and R&D systems, and leadership oversight across all IDS domains, including Data & Analytics, Infrastructure & Cloud Services (I&CS), Commercial IDS, Technology Services & Operations (TS&O), Artificial Intelligence, and Information Security
- Represent IDS at the Singapore site leadership level, acting as a trusted advisor to the Senior Director, Singapore, and to Manufacturing, R&D, and functional leaders
- Translate enterprise IDS strategy and VP/CIO priorities into clear site- and region-level execution plans, roadmaps, and delivery commitments
- Provide executive oversight into technology enablement across Manufacturing, R&D, Engineering, Facilities, and regional IDS capabilities
- Partner with business and functional leaders to prioritize demand, assess tradeoffs, and sequence initiatives across Manufacturing, R&D, Commercial, and enterprise functions
- Identify and proactively manage technology, operational, financial, security, and compliance risks impacting the site and region
- Provide senior leadership for Manufacturing, Engineering, and R&D technology ecosystems, including validated systems
- Ensure effective lifecycle management of MES and ERP platforms
- Champion modern, engineering-forward, and digital approaches that improve quality, throughput, compliance, and scalability
- Partner closely with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, cost controls, and financial governance
- Own IDS site and regional budgets, staffing plans, vendor strategy, and spend management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 20+ years of experience
- 12+ years of senior IT leadership
- 10+ years leading large, complex global teams in Singapore or similar environments
- Proven leader of Directors and senior managers in highly matrixed organizations
- Experience leading teams of 30+
- Advanced expertise in manufacturing systems, including MES and ERP platforms (e.g., Camstar, SAP)
- Hands-on leadership in large-scale manufacturing or R&D environments
- Track record of leading enterprise IT transformations
- Experience influencing executive-level strategy and policy
- Deep knowledge of IT governance, risk management, compliance, and regulated environments
- Demonstrated excellence in performance management, process improvement, and Lean/Agile delivery
- Extensive experience operating in complex, multinational, matrixed organizations with strong cross-functional and cross-regional influence
- Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills
- Advanced financial governance with end-to-end ownership of multi-million-dollar budgets
- Disciplined forecasting, variance management, and early risk escalation
- Proven record of delivering on or under budget
- Strong background in commercial and operational systems, including order-to-cash and manufacturing-to-delivery workflows