*NEW* 1 Year contract Innovation Program Manager - Financial

Ambition Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambition Singapore is seeking a seasoned Program Manager to support the Innovation Lab’s day-to-day operations and coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives. You will help ensure initiatives are planned, tracked, and communicated effectively while managing intake, sprint planning, and progress demos.

You will lead partnerships, university engagement, workshops, and ecosystem showcases, driving governance, reporting, and budget processes.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in program management, innovation programs, product operations, consulting, accelerator or incubator programs, fintech, technology delivery, partnerships, or related functions.
• Strong AI-first mindset with a demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to improve planning, content creation, reporting, communications, and execution.
• Demonstrated ability to independently lead and coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities and tight timelines.
• Strong program/project management capabilities, including planning, governance, reporting, and execution.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day operations of the Innovation Lab to ensure initiatives are planned, coordinated, tracked, and communicated effectively.
• Coordinate and support innovation squads exploring future-focused opportunities.
• Manage project intake, squad formation, sprint planning, progress tracking, demos, and reporting.
• Track the innovation project pipeline and support planning and execution activities.
• Manage Innovation Lab operations, including equipment, onboarding, resource coordination, and readiness.
• Coordinate ecosystem showcases, workshops, and engagement activities, including logistics, stakeholder communications, action tracking, and follow-up activities.
• Develop and manage university engagement programs and student work-study opportunities supporting Innovation Lab initiatives.
• Organise campus talks, workshops, innovation challenges, and other talent engagement activities.
• Manage program governance processes including reporting, dashboards, trackers, and status updates.
• Support budget planning, procurement coordination, and operational financial management across Innovation Lab activities.
• Prepare executive-ready updates, presentations, and communications for leadership and key stakeholders.
• Support AI-first ways of working including the use of tools such as Claude Code to improve planning, content creation, reporting, communications, and program delivery.

Skills

Program management

AI tools usage

Stakeholder coordination

Leadership

Job description

This role is responsible for supporting the day-to-day operations of the Innovation Lab, helping ensure initiatives are planned, coordinated, tracked, and communicated effectively.

Coordinate and support innovation squads exploring future-focused opportunities

Manage project intake, squad formation, sprint planning, progress tracking, demos, and reporting

Track the innovation project pipeline and support planning and execution activities.

Manage Innovation Lab operations, including equipment, onboarding, resource coordination, and readiness.

Coordinate ecosystem showcases, workshops, and engagement activities, including logistics, stakeholder communications, action tracking, and follow-up activities.

Develop and manage university engagement programs and student work-study opportunities supporting Innovation Lab initiatives.

Organise campus talks, workshops, innovation challenges, and other talent engagement activities.

Manage program governance processes including reporting, dashboards, trackers, and status updates.

Support budget planning, procurement coordination, and operational financial management across Innovation Lab activities.

Prepare executive-ready updates, presentations, and communications for leadership and key stakeholders.

Support AI-first ways of working including the use of tools such as Claude Code to improve planning, content creation, reporting, communications, and program delivery.

Job Requirements:

10+ years of experience in program management, innovation programs, product operations, consulting, accelerator or incubator programs, fintech, technology delivery, partnerships, or related functions.

Strong AI-first mindset with a demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to improve planning, content creation, reporting, communications, and execution.

Demonstrated ability to independently lead and coordinate multiple concurrent initiatives with competing priorities and tight timelines.

Strong program/project management capabilities, including planning, governance, reporting, and execution.

Short listed candidates will be notified

EA Registration Number: R1104661

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