Deputy Director, Strategy

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Total rewards approach

Leave benefits & wellness programs

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a Strategy leader to shape the next chapter of our public sector digital transformation. You will sit at the heart of our strategic engine, connecting dots across products, agencies, infrastructure, and people, balancing big-picture thinking with hands-on execution.

You’ll work directly with senior leadership to define priorities, grow capabilities, and position GovTech as a world-class public sector tech agency.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading strategy or special projects at scale.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive measurable outcomes.
• Ability to navigate ambiguous environments with pragmatism and impact.

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and drive GovTech’s strategic priorities at multiple levels.
• Craft persuasive narratives and analyses to influence senior stakeholders.
• Run cross-functional initiatives and special projects to accelerate digital transformation.
• Introduce best-practice structures and anticipate future needs across the agency.

Skills

Strategy leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Ambiguity navigation

Quantitative decision making

Job description

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 where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.

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.

About GovTech

At GovTech, we build technology for public good. We don’t do it for headlines or vanity metrics, but because technology can make government radically better, faster and more human. We build and deliver the digital backbone of Singapore’s public sector: systems that millions rely on every day, from national digital identity to data infrastructure to citizen-facing apps across partner agencies. Our teams work at the intersection of technology, policy, and operations to re-imagine what the public sector can deliver for Singapore.

Our challenge

This isn’t your typical 9-to-5 job. The problems we tackle are complex, ambiguous, and often unprecedented. We’re modernising legacy systems, building capabilities in AI, designing products to reduce friction in government services - while also building an organisation that redefines what government service means. If you’re looking for predictability or comfort, this probably isn’t for you. But, if you want to shape how technology serves a nation, please keep reading.

The opportunity

We’re looking for a Strategy leader who thrives in complexity and can help shape GovTech’s next chapter. You’ll sit at the heart of our strategic engine - connecting dots across products, agencies, infrastructure, and people. This is a role for someone who can operate between the big picture and the weeds. You’ll help define how GovTech evolves: how we prioritise, grow our capabilities, and partner across agencies to deliver lasting digital transformation. You’ll work directly with senior leadership, influence group direction and your work will reposition GovTech as a world-class public sector tech agency. If you like writing measurable strategy, designing frameworks from ambiguity, and debating ideas that matter, we want to hear from you.

[What you will be working on]

• Strategist: Develop, refine, and drive GovTech’s strategic priorities at group, functional and programme levels. You believe in solving problems with sharp direction, detailed metrics and ambitious outcomes.
• Storyteller: Craft sharp, persuasive narratives and analyses that influence senior stakeholders across GovTech and beyond. You understand who your audience is, what they need to know and the best way to convince them.
• Operator: Run special projects that 'fall between the cracks' of functions, or wherever teams need extra leverage. We’re a lean team, so we need people who can 10x outcomes individually.
• Arbiter: Bring best-practice into GovTech, whether it be technological developments or operating structures. Your role is to know what’s next before it’s too late.

[What we are looking for]

• We are looking for someone who has more than 8 years of experience with Strategy or Special Projects roles, who has:
• Influenced cross-functional initiatives at-scale
• Navigated ambiguous challenges and environments with aplomb and measurable results
• Fixed problems before they became problems
• Brought significant leverage to a scale-up environment
• Been an outstanding teammate

What we offer you:

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.

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 programs.

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.

Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech