Innovation Strategy & Partnerships Lead

Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB); Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) seeks a strategic thinker to drive innovation strategy and planning. You will develop solutions to strengthen Singapore’s innovation economy, engage with industry groups and government partners, and analyse data to measure policy impact.

As an individual contributor, you will co-create value propositions and support cross‑agency collaboration, leveraging your strong analytical and communication skills to influence senior leaders.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of relevant working experience in design thinking, strategy/product development, innovation, IP/technology commercialization, corporate planning and/or policy analysis.
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills (Excel, Tableau, Python) are a plus.
• Keen sense of business acumen with analytical and conceptual thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to engage and influence senior leaders and diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and co-create solutions to strengthen Singapore as an innovation economy, identifying gaps through research and stakeholder engagement.
• Analyse project data to define EDB’s contributions to innovation and map Singapore’s strengths in innovation.
• Support agenda setting for inter-agency platforms as an individual contributor, including secretariat duties when needed.

Skills

Design thinking

Strategy development

Innovation

IP/technology commercialization

Corporate planning

Policy analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Python

Job description

Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) seeks a strategic thinker to drive innovation strategy and planning. You will develop solutions to strengthen Singapore’s innovation economy, engage with industry groups and government partners, and analyse data to measure policy impact.

As an individual contributor, you will co-create value propositions and support cross‑agency collaboration, leveraging your strong analytical and communication skills to influence senior leaders.