Assistant Director (Experimentation)

Public Service Division; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A government service agency in Singapore seeks a leader for its multi-year experimentation agenda. The successful candidate will design and oversee programs that test operational innovations, ensuring the agency remains agile against emerging threats. Candidates should have significant experience in innovation management and strong strategic thinking and analytical skills. Communication, funding management, and stakeholder engagement expertise are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of experience in innovation programme management, transformation leadership, or capability development.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills are required.
• Experience in funding management and stakeholder engagement is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee experimentation programs in actual exercises to test innovations.
• Work with partners to design, execute, and evaluate experimentation.
• Ensure the SAF remains agile against emerging threats.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Funding management

Education

Education in Engineering or Technology

Job description

What the role is

You lead MINDEF/SAF's multi-year experimentation agenda, driving exploration of alternative operational concepts and technology enablers.

What you will be working on

• Design, plan and oversee experimentation programs in actual exercises that test innovations in real operational settings alongside operation users
• Work with partners to design, execute, and evaluate experimentation
• Drive the operationalisation of successful capabilities to ensure the SAF remains agile and ahead of emerging threats

Challenge(s)

• Coordinating federated experiments
• Balancing innovation speed with safety
• Gaining organisation-wide buy-in
• Reviewing legacy processes and policies

What we are looking for

• Education in Engineering, Technology, or a related field
• At least 8 years of experience in innovation programme management, transformation leadership, defence operations or capability development
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills
• Funding management expertise
• Stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to decide under pressure
• Proactive, pragmatic, and resilient approach

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.