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Head of Tech (Engineering & AI)

Portcast

Singapore, Singapore • Hybrid - Singapore, Singapore • Full-Time • 10+ years

Posted 2026-05-19 Tech & Engg

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Job Description

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

The Head of Tech will own engineering strategy, AI/ML platform architecture, and delivery across a B2B SaaS predictive supply‑chain product. You will partner with product, sales, and customers to turn data and AI capabilities into measurable business impact while building high‑performing technical teams.

Role Snapshot

  • Lead engineering and AI strategy
  • Define scalable platform and infrastructure architecture
  • Drive production AI/ML systems and MLOps
  • Partner with product, sales and customers
  • Build and mentor senior engineering, ML and analytics teams
  • Champion engineering velocity, quality and documentation

Must-Have Requirements

  • Backend system architecture
  • Distributed systems & cloud infrastructure
  • MLOps & model lifecycle management
  • Real‑time data pipelines
  • Leadership & team building
  • Product‑tech alignment
  • software engineering
  • data
  • ML environments
  • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Nice-to-Have Signals

  • Logistics or supply‑chain industry experience
  • Enterprise/Fortune 500 experience
  • logistics or supply‑chain industry
  • enterprise/Fortune 500
  • Logistics
  • Supply chain

Work Setup

  • Location: Singapore, Singapore
  • Work mode: HYBRID
  • Remote scope: GLOBAL
  • Employment type: Full-Time

Eligibility Gates

  • Visa sponsorship: unknown

Not Specified in JD

  • Salary range
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Equity
  • Bonus
  • Travel requirement

What You'll Likely Work On

  • Set technical direction and define scalable architecture for platform, infrastructure, and product systems
  • Ensure reliability, performance, security and documentation across critical services
  • Move ML models from experimentation to production, strengthening MLOps and real‑time data pipelines
  • Align analytics insights with product and customer decision‑making
  • Partner with product and sales to shape the technical roadmap and solve complex enterprise use cases
  • Hire senior talent, raise the technical bar, and create clear ownership within engineering, ML and analytics teams
  • Foster a culture of accountability, curiosity and effectiveness while reducing single‑point dependencies

Good Fit If You Have

  • Experience leading technical teams in a startup or product‑driven B2B SaaS environment
  • Background in logistics, supply‑chain, or data‑heavy SaaS is a plus
  • Previous work with enterprise or Fortune 500 customers is advantageous

Skills

  • Backend system architecture
  • Distributed systems & cloud infrastructure
  • MLOps & model lifecycle management
  • Real‑time data pipelines
  • Leadership & team building
  • Product‑tech alignment
  • Scalable AI/ML deployment