Principal Designer, AI Workflows & Cross‑Team Leadership

Government Technology Agency; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Total rewards benefits

Inclusive workplace

Job summary

GovTech in Singapore seeks a senior design leader to drive outcomes across a portfolio of public sector engagements. You will shape how design integrates with product, engineering, data and policy, using AI to enhance workflows and decision-making.

You will mentor designers, build scalable processes, and recruit top talent while guiding teams through rapid experimentation in a fast-paced government environment.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in design with senior or lead experience.
• Proven track record shaping design teams and workflows.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and its impact on design workflows.
• Active experimentation with new workflows and team structures.
• Strong cross-functional credibility with product, engineering, and data leads.
• Experience hiring, developing, and retaining designers.

Responsibilities

• Lead design across a portfolio of agency engagements — owning outcomes, supporting project teams, and driving modernisation across different domains and contexts.
• Shape how the design team's workflows and processes evolve with AI — running experiments across projects, carrying learnings forward, and turning what works into repeatable process.
• Build the collaboration model between design and adjacent streams: product, engineering, data, and business — using AI as a lever to improve how teams work together.
• Identify where new tools need to be built or adopted, from AI-assisted research and synthesis to new ways of prototyping and communicating decisions.
• Hire, mentor, and grow designers — creating the conditions for the team to do their best work across diverse and demanding engagements.

Skills

Design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

AI in design

Experimentation & learning loops

People management

Job description

GovTech in Singapore seeks a senior design leader to drive outcomes across a portfolio of public sector engagements. You will shape how design integrates with product, engineering, data and policy, using AI to enhance workflows and decision-making.

You will mentor designers, build scalable processes, and recruit top talent while guiding teams through rapid experimentation in a fast-paced government environment.