Deputy Director, Data Science (SWDA)

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Learning & development opportunities

Public service benefits

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a Data Science Manager to lead organizational data strategy within the SWDA, strengthening data capabilities and governance to enable data-driven decision making and data-driven products.

You will oversee data policy, architecture including GenAI, analytics, and reporting, and develop algorithms for jobs and skills insights while collaborating with business divisions to unlock data opportunities. The role offers a chance to influence national Smart Nation initiatives.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of relevant experience in data strategy and policy work.
• Strong strategic planning and critical thinking to translate economic and employment trends into actionable plans.
• Experience in information management and decision making to derive actionable insights from data.
• Excellent written and oral communication, plus relationship management with internal and external stakeholders.
• People management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop data policies and strategies to support SWDA business outcomes.
• Strengthen data foundations: governance, quality, management, AI readiness guidelines.
• Steer data capability and culture-building strategies across SWDA.
• Ensure robust data infrastructure for analytics, reporting, including AI architecture.
• Oversee corporate reporting and KPI tracking; build algorithms for jobs/skills insights.
• Forge partnerships with business divisions to exploit data opportunities.
• Lead data projects including fraud prevention models and AI-driven process improvements.

Skills

Data governance

Data policy

Strategic planning

Critical thinking

Information management

Decision making

Communication

People management

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.

At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions.

GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today!

Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

What you will be working on

Skills

As a Data Science Manager with Skills & Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), you will provide leadership to drive the implementation of organizational data strategy, enhance data capabilities and strengthen data management to facilitate data-driven decision making and data-driven products in SWDA - in order to achieve SWDA’s vision of a Singapore with opportunities to learn and grow in fulfilling careers. The job scope include:

Data Governance, Policy, Strategy

• Develop, review and implement data policies and strategies to help SWDA achieve its business outcomes.
• Strengthen SWDA’s data foundations, including but not limited to all matters pertaining to data governance, data quality, and data management/operations. This includes ensuring data is AI ready (e.g. semantic layer) and guidelines to ensure responsible use of AI.
• Steer and implement data capability/culture building strategies and initiatives across SWDA.

Data Platform and Architecture

• Ensure robust data infrastructure, to facilitate analytics, insights and reporting needs across SWDA. This includes AI architecture including GenAI and agentic AI infrastructure (harness, MCP etc)

Analysis and Insights

• Oversee SWDA’s corporate reporting needs, including putting in place systems and processes to facilitate accurate monitoring and reporting of key performance indicators and corporate metrics.
• Develop algorithms to extract jobs and skills insights for partners, individuals, employers, and SWDA officers.
• Other key data projects include building fraud models, optimising work processes with the use of data & AI.
• Forge partnerships and collaborations with business divisions to exploit data and identify new data opportunities

What we are looking for

• At least 15 years of relevant experience in data strategy and policy work.
• Strategic Planning and Critical Thinking - Ability to analyse and understand how the broader economic and employment landscape affects SWDA’s work. Formulate strategies and action plans to achieve organisational goals, including determining the resources needed and defining organisational performance measures.
• Information Management and Decision Making – Ability to draw meaningful analysis and insights from data/information collected to facilitate decision making. This includes identifying the types of data/information needed, and putting in place systems/structures/processes to collect, integrate and synthesise such data/information.
• Communication – Deliver effective written and oral communication.Relationship Management - Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• People Management - Effectively manage self, and collaborate with individuals/ teams internally and externally.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programmes.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.

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