Head, Service Delivery

As the Head of Service Delivery, you will lead the Services team to deliver customer services in the Security business, ensuring timely integrated logistics support during projects and preparing resources for maintenance. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams to strategize and capture service/maintenance opportunities, defining service architecture and preparing proposals. Additionally, you will be responsible for installation work packages during both bid and project delivery phases, including defining requirements and allocating resources.

Must Have

• Manage and lead Services team for customer services in Security business
• Ensure timely delivery of integrated logistics support during project phase
• Prepare resources and technical supports for maintenance phase
• Understand key project services SLA and challenges
• Collaborate with cross-function teams for service/maintenance opportunities
• Define service architecture and associated infrastructure
• Allocate service requirements to organization actors for support
• Prepare service and maintenance proposals
• Define installation requirements during bid phase
• Cater resources to deliver installation work packages
• Supervise Service Delivery Managers and Security Services team resources
• Formalise service requirements, cost of ownership, and integrated logistic support
• Validate Service Deployment Readiness and Obsolescence Management Plan
• Responsible for resources to deliver services
• Ensure teams meet all Service Level Agreements (SLA)
• Gather installation requirements from customer and engineering team
• Write installation SOW for procurement of M&E subcontractor
• Allocate resources to manage installation work package during project phase

Good to Have

• Good technical knowledge of Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Databases, Storage, Networking, Cybersecurity, Communication Systems
• Professional certifications such as PMP/IPMA, ITIL, CCNA

Perks & Benefits

• Fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do
• Empowered to bring your best self
• Thrive in a supportive culture
• Love the work you do
• Be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world

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Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

In Singapore, Thales has been a trusted partner since 1973, originally focused on aerospace activities in the Asia-Pacific region. With 2,000 employees across three local sites, we deliver cutting-edge solutions across aerospace (including air traffic management), defence and security, and digital identity and cybersecurity sectors. Together, we’re shaping the future by enabling customers to make pivotal decisions that safeguard communities and power progress.

As the Head of Service Delivery, you will manage and lead the Services team to deliver customer services in the Security business.

• Ensure the timely delivery of integrated logistics support during the project phase,
• Prepare the resources and technical supports for the maintenance phase,
• Understand key project services SLA and challenges, work with the teams to deal with the challenges.

You will also collaborate with cross-function teams to strategise and devise plan to capture services/ maintenance opportunities.

• Define the architecture of the service and the associated service infrastructure
• Allocate service requirements to the various actors of the organization for support
• Prepare the service and maintenance proposal

In addition, the Services team in the current organisation also takes care of the installation work package during both the bid and project delivery phases. As such, you will also be responsible for the definition of the installation requirements during bid and cater resources to deliver the installation work packages.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise the Service Delivery Managers and other resources within the Security Services team
• Prepare and deliver the service and maintenance proposal during bids
• Formalise service requirements, cost of ownership and integrated logistic support of the Solution
• Define the architecture/organisation of the service and the associated service infrastructure
• Allocate service requirements to the various actors of the organisation for support
• Validate Service Deployment Readiness and the Obsolescence Management Plan
• Responsible for the resources to deliver the services
• Ensure that the teams meet all the Service Level Agreement (SLA)
• Gather installation requirements during the bid phase from customer and engineering team
• Write the installation SOW for procurement to look for M&E subcontractor to deliver the works
• Allocate resources to manage the installation work package during project phase

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology/Computing/Engineering or any relevant discipline.
• Preferably >10 years of working experience in the maintenance of Critical System with SLA in the management capacity
• Experience in execution of ITSM processes in an organisation
• Experience in operation transition planning from project phase into maintenance phase
• Experience in managing a group of >20 service support staffs and sub-contractors
• Experience in delivering ILS requirements in project phase
• Good understanding of Logistic Support Analysis such as Maintenance Engineering Analysis (MEA) and Level of Repair Analysis (LORA)
• Good understanding of System Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) programme
• Experience in the System Testing, Commissioning and Warranty support
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to effectively communicate with peers and customers on all levels
• Ability to effectively prioritise and execute tasks in an occasionally high-pressure environment
• Organised and motivated individual with good written and oral communication skills
• Good technical knowledge of Windows Server, Linux, VMware, Databases, Storage, Networking, Cybersecurity, Communication Systems will be an advantage
• Any professional certifications such as PMP/IPMA, ITIL, CCNA, etc. will be an advantage
• Some experience in managing M&E requirements and subcontracting works

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.