Lead Product Manager & Data

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector agency in Singapore is seeking a Lead/Senior Product Manager to spearhead data product initiatives. This role involves leading the data strategy, managing multi-disciplinary teams to drive AI initiatives, and ensuring data quality and governance. Candidates should have extensive experience in product management and a strong educational background in relevant fields. This position offers opportunities for continuous learning and development, aimed at making impactful solutions for the public good.

Benefits

Generous leave benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working conditions

Qualifications

• 9 to 12 years of experience in Product Management, with at least 3 in a managerial capacity.
• Proven ability and experience with data platforms and technologies.
• Good communication and storytelling skills.
• Strong analytical thinking with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute data product strategy in the agency.
• Drive the vision and align the product backlog with data needs.
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver data/AI initiatives.
• Manage and enforce data governance policies.

Skills

Product management

Data platform implementation

Agile methodologies

Collaboration

Data quality assurance

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Tools

Python

Machine Learning/AI models

Job description

What the role is:

We are seeking a Lead/Senior Product Manager to spearhead Data Product(s) at Enterprise Singapore. In this role, you will lead the data strategy, data initiatives and transformation of the digital data products in the agency.

What you will be working on:

GovTech (Who We Are)

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.

What will you be working on:

We are seeking a Lead/Senior Product Manager to spearhead Data Product(s) at Enterprise Singapore. In this role, you will lead the data strategy, data initiatives and transformation of the digital data products in the agency.

Your Impact

• Lead and execute data product strategy, champion the data platform and analytics management as part of the agency data office.
• Drive and articulate the vision and outcomes of the data product(s) and align the product backlog to meet the data needs while ensuring user -friendliness, security, scalability and data quality.
• Responsible for driving the usage adoption across the organisation
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team including data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, software engineers and product manager in delivering data/AI initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Translate and embed data governance policies and management as part of the data platform.

You may be a great fit if:

• You are an experienced product manager, with strong track records of leading data platforms in end-to-end implementations.
• You are an advocate that delivers meaningful initiatives that impacts the business using data.
• You have experience in modern product development/management technologies and practices such as Agile, Cloud, Design Thinking, and Product-Centric Development
• You maintain deep involvement in data operations through understanding of use cases and impact, data landscape and lineage, engineering and platform capabilities.
• You are an outcome-focused leader who guides strategic discussions, and builds trust through demonstrated expertise in product management and practices
• You foster collaboration and knowledge sharing across design, development, product, and stakeholder teams to achieve shared success
• You maintain high standards for data quality, usability, and accessibility while ensuring timely delivery of solutions that meet business objectives
• You have experience in delivering AI initiatives that leverage on data.
• You have hands-on experience (advantageous but not necessary) with python and ML/AI models, or software development.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 9 to 12 years of experience in Product Management, at least 3 of which in a managerial or leadership capacity
• Proven ability and experience on data platforms and technologies.
• Strategic thinker and a proven ability to drive strategic initiatives in your work
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross functional teams
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and leadershipGood communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to present findings clearly and persuasively
• Strong analytical thinking with attention to detail and ability to handle ambiguity.
• Desire to train, guide and mentor more junior team members

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company as we believe that diversity is meaningful to innovation. Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. This includes generous leave benefits to meet your work-life needs. We trust that you will get the job done wherever you are, and whatever works best for you – so work from home or take a break to exercise if you need to*. We also believe it’s important for you to keep honing your craft in the constantly-evolving tech landscape, so we provide and support a plethora of in-house and external learning and development opportunities all year round.

Subject to the nature of your job role that might require you to be onsite during fixed hours.

About Government Technology Agency

The Government Technology Agency (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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions. GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. 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.