AI Programme Manager for Public Sector Innovation

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech Singapore seeks a Programme Manager on the Empower team within GovTech's Innovation Office to drive digital culture and AI adoption across the Singapore public service. You will independently manage initiatives, build AI-powered tools, and engage a wide network of public officers, agency partners, and industry collaborators.

You will scope ambiguous problems, define success metrics, and propose improvements aligned to organisational goals, while coordinating events and learning sessions

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Information Systems, Communications, Business) or equivalent experience.
• 0-2+ years of relevant experience spanning technical development, programme management, event coordination, or a related role.
• Demonstrable ability to translate team/programme objectives into actionable plans and use data to support decisions, prioritisation and risk mitigation.
• Comfortable using AI-assisted development/no-code/low-code tools to prototype simple tools or games, and work with technical teammates to maintain and drive improvements.
• Strong interest in generative AI and a habit of staying current with tools, trends, and developments in the space.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences, and to drive stakeholder alignment and adoption.

Responsibilities

• Define project scopes, success measures, risks, and implementation plans for new capability-building initiatives.
• Analyse initiative outcomes, engagement data, and feedback to identify opportunities for improvement and recommendations.
• Translate objectives into actionable plans, milestones, success measures and deliverables.
• Track OKRs and contribute to programme reporting and stakeholder communications.
• Plan and execute programmes and events to build AI capability and culture across the public service.
• Coordinate logistics, onboarding, timelines, deliverables, and reviews for initiatives.
• Engage government agencies, industry partners, and community members to drive participation.
• Support change management to encourage adoption of AI tools and learning opportunities across agencies.

Skills

AI

No-code/low-code

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Degree in CS/IS/Business

Job description

GovTech Singapore seeks a Programme Manager on the Empower team within GovTech's Innovation Office to drive digital culture and AI adoption across the Singapore public service. You will independently manage initiatives, build AI-powered tools, and engage a wide network of public officers, agency partners, and industry collaborators.

You will scope ambiguous problems, define success metrics, and propose improvements aligned to organisational goals, while coordinating events and learning sessions