Director Product Management

GovTech Singapore, Min. of Social & Family Development; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

GovTech invites a seasoned product leader to own the Learning and Skills portfolio, deploying a product-centric approach across multiple IHLs. You will guide discovery, roadmap development, and delivery, ensuring value delivery and sector outcomes.

You will build product capability, align priorities with MOE HQ and IHLs, and drive adoption and continuous improvement while transitioning from legacy systems to sustainable products.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience in product management or digital transformation.
• Experience leading large-scale digital products or transformation initiatives.
• Experience building product operating models or shifting from project-based to product-centric delivery.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the overall product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Learning and Skills across the IHL sector.
• Build product management capability and ways of working within the forward-deployed agency and across IHL teams.
• Act as the accountable product leader for the portfolio, aligning priorities and delivery around sector outcomes.
• Lead prioritisation of product features based on user needs and business value.
• Ensure delivery of product capabilities aligns with strategy, architecture, and sector priorities.
• Engage senior management across MOE, IHLs, and partner agencies to shape product direction.
• Define and track product success measures including adoption, value, and outcomes.
• Collaborate with architects, designers, and delivery teams to translate strategy into scalable capabilities.
• Own full product lifecycle from discovery to delivery, adoption, and improvement.
• Oversee transition from legacy systems and project-based arrangements to sustainable products.

Skills

Product management

Digital transformation

Portfolio leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Information Technology / Computer Science / Business / Education / Engineering

Job description

GovTech (Government Technology Agency) is Singapore's lead agency for public sector digital transformation and Smart Nation initiatives. It serves as the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems, building government capabilities in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. Its mission is to transform government digital services by putting citizens and businesses at the centre of everything it does.

The role

This position supports a key sector programme transitioning from a project-based model to a product-centric approach focused on continuous value delivery, scalability, and sector outcomes. The successful candidate will be forward-deployed to an IHL (Institute of Higher Learning) agency and will work closely with stakeholders across the IHL sector and MOE HQ. The role carries significant ownership over the Learning and Skills product domain, driving it from concept to delivery while aligning with broader programme goals.

What you would do

• Define and drive the overall product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Learning and Skills product portfolio across the IHL sector.
• Build product management capability, practices, and ways of working within the forward-deployed agency and across participating IHL teams.
• Act as the accountable product leader for the portfolio, aligning priorities, dependencies, and delivery around sector outcomes across multiple IHLs.
• Lead prioritisation of product features and enhancements based on user needs, business value, sector impact, and operational considerations.
• Ensure delivery of product capabilities aligns with product strategy, architectural direction, and sector priorities.
• Engage senior management and stakeholders across MOE, IHLs, and partner agencies to shape product direction and secure sector-wide alignment.
• Define and track product success measures, including adoption, user value, service performance, and sector outcomes.
• Work closely with enterprise architects, designers, engineers, and delivery teams to translate product strategy into scalable capabilities.
• Own the full product lifecycle, from discovery and roadmap development through delivery, adoption, operations, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the transition from legacy systems and project-based arrangements to sustainable future-state products and capabilities.

What they are looking for

• Qualifications in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, Education, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in product management, digital transformation, enterprise systems, programme leadership, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience leading large-scale digital products, platforms, or transformation initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Experience building product management capability, establishing product operating models, or leading a shift from project-based to product-centric delivery.

Working arrangements

The role is based in Singapore, with the candidate forward-deployed to an IHL agency. Flexible work arrangements are available subject to job role requirements.