Solution Operations Manager - Singapore

Mistral AI
Singapore, SG
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mid-level operations professionals with experience in both revenue and people operations, comfortable bridging regional and global teams in the AI sector.

Best fit for

  • Operational professionals who excel in adapting global frameworks to local contexts.
    โ€” โ€œensuring that global processes, tools, and frameworks are adopted, adapted, and actually work in a Singapore/APAC contextโ€
  • Candidates with a knack for streamlining technical go-to-market strategies.
    โ€” โ€œDevelop frameworks to standardise how the Singapore Solutions team approaches different customer technical needsโ€
  • Individuals skilled in cross-regional coordination and staffing strategy.
    โ€” โ€œCoordinate with HQ on headcount planning, cross-regional staffingโ€

Things to consider

  • Requires close collaboration with global HQ, potentially involving off-hours communication.
    โ€” โ€œmaintain a close working relationship with the global Solutions Ops team in Parisโ€
  • Must adapt to Singapore-specific public-sector procurement timelines and requirements.
    โ€” โ€œSingapore's public-sector procurement timelines and requirementsโ€

How to stand out

  • Showcase experience in localizing global processes for APAC markets.
    โ€” โ€œglobal processes, tools, and frameworks are adopted, adapted, and actually work in a Singapore/APAC contextโ€
  • Highlight past success in designing scalable delivery frameworks.
    โ€” โ€œDesign and implement scalable frameworks and AI-assisted workflowsโ€
  • Demonstrate strategic capacity planning and staffing optimization skills.
    โ€” โ€œDevelop and execute a forward-looking staffing strategy for the Singapore and APAC Solutions teamโ€
Pace ยท Fast PacedCollaboration ยท HighAutonomy ยท MediumDecision Impact ยท TeamLevel ยท Manager

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What success looks like

  • effective adaptation of global processes
  • successful coordination with HQ
  • effective local calibration of KPIs
Typical background
experience in operations or program management

Skills & requirements

Required

Revenue OperationsPeople OperationsCross-regional CoordinationLocalization

Preferred

Knowledge Transfer

About the role

Original posting from Mistral AI via Lever

About Mistral AI

At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life.

We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers

Role Summary

Solutions Operations Manager, Singapore ยท Singapore

As Mistral AI's first dedicated Solutions Operations hire in Singapore, you will be the operational backbone of our APAC Solutions team and the critical bridge between our Singapore office and global headquarters in Paris.

This is a uniquely broad role combining two functions that sit in separate roles at HQ: revenue operations (how the Solutions team goes to market, delivers, and measures impact) and people operations (how the team is staffed, grown, and deployed against customer needs). In Singapore, you will own both.

Your Solutions team is composed of AI Deployment Strategists, Applied AI Engineers, and Infrastructure Solution Architects who design, deploy, and optimize AI solutions for Mistral's most strategic enterprise and government customers in Singapore and the broader APAC region. Your mission is to make this team faster, sharper, and more effective - while ensuring that every process, tool, and framework developed at HQ is meaningfully adapted to the Singapore and APAC context.

This is a high-impact, hands-on position at the intersection of strategy, operations, and execution. You will work directly with Singapore Solutions leadership and maintain a close working relationship with the global Solutions Ops team in Paris.

What You Will Do

Singapore-HQ Bridge: Localisation & Alignment

This is the defining responsibility of this role - and what makes it unique relative to equivalent positions at HQ.

Serve as the primary operational relay between the Singapore Solutions team and global HQ - ensuring that global processes, tools, and frameworks are adopted, adapted, and actually work in a Singapore/APAC context

Identify where global playbooks need to be localised: client engagement norms, government procurement cycles, data residency requirements, cultural communication styles, and regional business cadences

Proactively surface Singapore-specific insights, blockers, and opportunities to HQ Ops leadership, acting as the voice of the Singapore market in global process design

Ensure reporting, tooling, and KPI frameworks developed centrally are implemented in Singapore with appropriate local calibration

Coordinate with HQ on headcount planning, cross-regional staffing (e.g. when Singapore projects require EMEA or US expertise), and global delivery initiatives

Champion knowledge transfer in both directions: bring global best practices into Singapore, and ensure Singapore's learnings (especially from the government and defence sectors) feed back into global process evolution

Technical Go-to-Market Execution

Develop frameworks to standardise how the Singapore Solutions team approaches different customer technical needs, across enterprise, government, statutory boards, and defence/security clients

Identify opportunities for experiment-driven improvements in the technical sales and implementation process, with particular attention to Singapore's public-sector procurement timelines and requirements

Support the development of professional services offerings and engagement models tailored to the Singapore and APAC market, including fixed-price and outcome-based structures that suit GeBIZ and DSTA contracting norms

Help prepare materials for executive reviews highlighting technical implementation successes, challenges, and Singapore-specific strategic recommendations

๐Ÿš€ Delivery Excellence

Design and implement scalable frameworks and AI-assisted workflows that help the Singapore Solutions team consistently deliver value to clients, from pre-sales through post-sales

Translate successful delivery patterns into repeatable, operationalised processes โ€” reducing variability and increasing team efficiency

Partner with technical and client-facing teams to identify friction points in delivery and build the systems to fix them

Own the rollout of new methodologies in Singapore, ensuring adoption through clear documentation, training, and change management โ€” localised where needed

Track delivery performance over time and use data to continuously improve how the team operates

Staffing Strategy & Capacity Planning (APAC)

Develop and execute a forward-looking staffing strategy for the Singapore and APAC Solutions team, aligned with business forecasts, customer pipeline, and regional hiring plans

Build and maintain a prioritisation framework for resource allocation, matching skills to customer needs, balancing across accounts, and flagging gaps to leadership and HQ early

Accelerate time-to-value by minimising time-to-staff through efficient skills-matching systems and onboarding processes adapted to Singapore's talent market

Optimise the full Mistraler lifecycle in Singapore : from onboarding through project allocation, ensuring seamless transitions and maximum productivity

Act as a strategic partner to Singapore Solutions leadership on organisational design, role evolution, and capacity planning as the team scales

Coordinate with HQ on cross-regional deployment when Singapore projects require specialised expertise from other geographies

Data-Driven Decision Support

Identify and operationalise the right metrics to measure Singapore Solutions team impact on customer success, revenue, and staffing efficiency

Create and maintain reporting mechanisms for key KPIs: time-to-staff, utilisation rates, delivery success rates, pre-sales conversion, and customer satisfaction

Synthesise tangible, strategic recommendations deployable both locally and globally

Maintain strong proficiency in the tools used globally (Salesforce, Notion, BI tools) while identifying Singapore-specific data sources and integrations where relevant

๐Ÿค Cross-Functional Collaboration

Partner with Sales, Product, Revenue Operations, Talent Acquisition, HR, and Legal across geographies to align staffing and delivery capabilities with customer demands and business priorities

Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure Singapore Solutions team feedback, especially learnings from government and defence deployments, is incorporated into the product roadmap

Support the Singapore Defence & Government Sales Operations function with operational frameworks for tender responses and contract execution

About You

Must-Have

8+ years of experience in strategic operations, revenue operations, staffing/resource management, or chief of staff roles โ€” ideally within technical sales, solutions engineering, or professional services environments

Proven track record in optimising processes, impacting business KPIs, and aligning resources with business priorities in a fast-scaling organisation

Experience working in or with Singapore's enterprise and/or government market, understanding of local business culture, procurement norms, and stakeholder engagement styles

Strong cross-cultural communication skills โ€” you are equally effective working with a Paris-based VP and a Singapore government procurement officer

Strong analytical skills, with hands-on experience in Salesforce, BI tools (e.g. Looker,

Source: Mistral AI careers (Lever)

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