Product Manager, Platform.AI (AI Programme)

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee wellness programs

Work-life leave benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a strategic Lead/Senior Product Manager to drive the AI Safety and Governance pillar within PlatformAI. You'll ensure every AI-enabled application is secure, fair, and accountable by design.

The role involves defining safety standards, leading policy engagement with engineering teams, and tracking KPIs for AI safety. You must have proven leadership in managing complex technical products, especially in AI or Security domains.

This position champions flexible work arrangements, fostering an inclusive environment valuing diverse perspectives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing complex technical products, specifically focused on Security, Governance, or AI/ML infrastructure.
• Deep understanding of Generative AI risks (e.g., prompt injection, training data poisoning, algorithmic bias) and current AI safety research.
• Exceptional ability to distill abstract ethical principles into concrete technical requirements and APIs.
• Background in using data-driven evaluation frameworks (e.g., RAG evaluation, perplexity scoring) to measure performance and risk.
• A deep understanding of developer workflows and commitment to making safety tools an 'accelerant' rather than a roadblock.

Responsibilities

• Define the Sovereign Safety Standard.
• Transition AI Safety governance from a manual checklist to an automated platform feature.
• Establish the government's standard for AI risk levels for different use cases.
• Lead the development of automated evaluation engines for AI products.
• Act as liaison between Policy/Legal teams and Engineering teams.
• Define and track KPIs for measuring AI safety effectiveness.

Skills

Senior Product Leadership

AI Safety Domain Expertise

The Translator Skillset

Analytical Rigor

Developer Empathy

Job description

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity.

Job Summary

GovTech is seeking a strategic and mission‑driven Lead/Senior Product Manager to spearhead the AI Safety and Governance pillar within PlatformAI. As AI adoption scales across the public sector, your mission is to ensure that every AI‑enabled application is secure, fair, and accountable by design.

Key Responsibilities

• Defining the Sovereign Safety Standard
• Define the long‑term strategy for AI Safety‑as‑a‑Service, transitioning governance from a manual checklist to an automated platform feature.
• Synthesize emerging global frameworks and local AI governance policies into platform features that make compliance "invisible" for developers.
• Establish the government’s standard for AI risk levels, determining the safety benchmarks required for different use cases (e.g., citizen‑facing vs. internal productivity).
• Build the Guardrails & Audit Trails.
  • Lead the development of automated evaluation engines that stress‑test products and models for prompt injection, PII leakage, toxicity, and hallucination before and after deployment.
  • Partner with Engineering to integrate safety checks directly into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring that "Safety‑by‑Design" accelerates rather than hinders deployment.
  • Build real‑time monitoring tools to detect "jailbreak" attempts and model drift, ensuring rapid mitigation of live AI risks.
• Bridge Policy & Code.
  • Act as the primary liaison between Policy/Legal teams and Engineering teams to ensure technical tools meet policy and legal intent.
  • Cultivate a culture of safety across GovTech by publishing playbooks, standardizing red‑teaming exercises, and educating teams on the evolving LLM vulnerability landscape.
• Trust‑Centric Metrics & Accountability.
  • Define and track KPIs such as Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) vulnerabilities, Policy Coverage %, and Guardrail Efficacy Rates.

What You Will Bring

• Senior Product Leadership: Proven experience managing complex technical products, specifically those focused on Security, Governance, or AI/ML infrastructure.
• AI Safety Domain Expertise: Deep understanding of Generative AI risks (e.g., prompt injection, training data poisoning, algorithmic bias) and the current state of AI safety research.
• The "Translator" Skillset: Exceptional ability to distil abstract ethical principles into concrete technical requirements and APIs.
• Analytical Rigor: A background in using data‑driven evaluation frameworks (e.g., RAG evaluation, perplexity scoring, or model benchmarking) to measure performance and risk.
• Developer Empathy: A deep understanding of developer workflows and a commitment to making safety tools an "accelerant" rather than a "roadblock."

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.