Director, Strategic Transformation & Governance

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore seeks a proactive leader to join the Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Office. The role spans corporate planning, policy governance, digital transformation, and executive communication.

You will develop and drive strategic initiatives and empower researchers by improving agility and governance across the organization. You will collaborate with senior leadership to design high-impact initiatives and to translate complex plans into

Formación

• At least 5 years of working experience in policy and governance, public administration, corporate planning, management consulting, or related roles.
• Teamwork and Leadership. Proven ability to build trust, inspire confidence, and lead team through complex planning processes.
• Demonstrated ability to review policies, governance frameworks and operating models, and translate implications into practical recommendations.
• Strong writing and synthesis skills, with the ability to produce clear papers, slides and briefings for senior management.
• Sound judgement in balancing agility, operational practicality, risk and governance.
• The capacity to maintain composure and perform under extreme pressure from tight deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Corporate Planning: conceptualising near-term business initiatives and mid/long-term strategic projects with Corporate Group Divisions and other stakeholders to drive objectives and key results.
• Policy & Governance: strengthen A*STAR’s policy and governance frameworks, review policies and guidelines, and ensure clear, current operations.
• Digital Transformation, Data Insights & Workflow Innovation: spearhead digitalization, automation solutions (including GenAI) and transform data into dashboards for informed decisions.
• Champion Service Excellence: design and launch service level surveys to measure and improve corporate services and benchmark performance.
• Executive Communication: craft concise briefings for senior leadership, translate complex plans into policy papers, and produce townhalls and leadership retreats.
• Special Assignments: be deployed to projects requiring decisive action.

Conocimientos

Policy & Governance

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Policy Review

Executive Briefings

Descripción del empleo

A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore seeks a proactive leader to join the Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Office. The role spans corporate planning, policy governance, digital transformation, and executive communication.

You will develop and drive strategic initiatives and empower researchers by improving agility and governance across the organization. You will collaborate with senior leadership to design high-impact initiatives and to translate complex plans into