Deputy Director - Digital Products & Platforms

Land Transport Authority; Singapore; Vor Ort; SGD 250.000 - 420.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Land Transport Authority in Singapore seeks a senior leader for the SMEs Go Digital (SMEGD) platform to set product and platform direction and translate objectives into clear digital strategies. You will lead across Product, Engineering, UX, Data and Delivery to deliver measurable outcomes for SMEs, vendors and internal stakeholders, and ensure governance, risk and portfolio performance.

Requires 10+ years in digital product or transformation leadership, with a track record in Agile environments

Qualifikationen

• At least 10 years of digital product/platform/transformation leadership.
• Proven track record leading complex digital portfolios in large organisations.
• Strong understanding of modern product management, discovery, analytics and lifecycle management.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery, Scrum, product backlogs, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria and release management.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence.

Aufgaben

• Define multi-year product and platform direction for SMEGD aligning with policy and business objectives.
• Provide portfolio-level direction and governance across the product portfolio.
• Drive platform strategy, APIs, system integration, cloud and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Set priorities for platform modernisation and data/AI initiatives.
• Ensure cross-functional alignment across Product, Engineering, UX, Data and Delivery.

Kenntnisse

Strategic leadership

Portfolio governance

Agile delivery

Stakeholder management

Product lifecycle

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree (CS/CE/IS/Business)

MBA advantageous

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Jobbeschreibung

What the role is

As a senior leader for the SMEs Go Digital (SMEGD) platform, you will set the overall product and platform direction, translate organisational and policy objectives into clear digital strategies, and ensure that Product, Engineering, UX, Data and Delivery capabilities work together effectively to deliver measurable outcomes for SMEs, vendors and internal stakeholders.

You will provide portfolio-level leadership across SMEGD, making strategic portfolio, technology, investment and organisational decisions while balancing user needs, business outcomes, delivery, operational resilience, governance and risk. You will work closely with other digital leaders to align priorities, remove organisational blockers and provide strategic guidance and establish clear accountability across teams.

What you will be working on

Product Strategy & Portfolio Leadership - Define and drive the multi-year product and platform direction for SMEGD, translating policy and business objectives into portfolio priorities, strategic roadmaps and measurable outcomes.

Portfolio Governance & Investment Prioritisation - Make informed trade-offs across products, capabilities and initiatives, ensuring resources and investments are aligned to organisational priorities and expected outcomes.

Strategic Product Oversight - Provide portfolio-level direction and constructive challenge across the product portfolio, ensuring teams remain focused on user needs, outcomes, adoption, measurable impact and long-term product sustainability.

Technology & Platform Leadership - Work closely with Engineering and Architecture leaders on platform strategy, APIs, system integration, cloud and platform choices, technical debt, cybersecurity, resilience, scalability and build-versus-buy decisions.

Platform Modernisation - Set strategic priorities for platform modernisation and technology investment, ensuring SMEGD remains scalable, maintainable, secure and fit for future needs.

AI, Data & Innovation - Set the strategic direction for AI-assisted services, GenAI, data platforms, analytics and experimentation, while ensuring appropriate governance, responsible adoption and alignment with organisational priorities.

Outcome & Performance Management - Establish portfolio-level outcome measures across adoption, service performance, user experience and operational effectiveness

Stakeholder & Ecosystem Leadership - Work across IMDA leadership, policy and programme teams, DTO, ESG, industry partners and external stakeholders to align priorities, resolve competing needs and drive cross-organisational decisions.

Operating Model & Organisational Design - Define effective ways of working across Product, Engineering, UX, Data, Operations and Delivery, with clear roles, responsibilities and decision rights.

People & Leadership Development - Coach and develop other senior digital leaders, build leadership capability and create a culture of accountability, collaboration, constructive challenge and continuous improvement.

Delivery Health & Risk Oversight - Provide portfolio-level oversight of delivery health, major dependencies, risks and escalations, while empowering product and delivery leaders to own day-to-day execution.

Vendor & Commercial Leadership - Provide strategic oversight of technology vendors, system integrators and delivery partners, including commercial performance, delivery accountability, capability transfer and major escalations.

Budget & Resource Management - Manage portfolio-level budgets and resource allocation, ensuring investment decisions maximise value and support organisational priorities.

Growth, Partnerships & Ecosystem Development - Set strategic direction for SME and vendor adoption, ecosystem development and external partnerships, ensuring these priorities are translated into coordinated initiatives and measurable outcomes.

What we are looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field. An MBA or relevant advanced degree would be advantageous.

At least 10 years of relevant experience in digital product, platform, technology or digital transformation roles, including experience operating at a senior leadership level.

Proven track record of leading complex digital products, platforms or transformation portfolios in large or complex organisations.

Strong understanding of modern product management practices, with the ability to provide strategic direction and challenge across product strategy, discovery, UX, experimentation, analytics, adoption and lifecycle management.

Relevant experience working in modern product and technology environments, with familiarity in Agile delivery, Scrum, product backlogs, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, sprint planning, backlog refinement, release management and software development lifecycles, as well as commonly used product and delivery tools such as Jira and Confluence.

Strong technology literacy, including a good unde