Product Operations Lead: Governance & Procurement

Temasek Polytechnic; Singapore; On-site; SGD 72,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Temasek Polytechnic invites a seasoned professional to support the Learning & Skills portfolio by managing governance, budgeting, procurement, reporting and compliance processes. You will ensure alignment between product priorities, funding, contractual arrangements and vendor delivery within a structured operating environment.

The role focuses on establishing governance processes, budget planning, and vendor governance to enable steady product delivery while maintaining audit-ready

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in governance, procurement, programme management, digital transformation, product operations or enterprise application delivery.

Responsibilities

• Establish and manage product governance processes, including demand intake, prioritisation forums, decision records and reporting cadence.
• Support the Product Director in product budget planning, funding allocation, expenditure tracking and vendor cost monitoring.
• Coordinate procurement and contract management activities, including contract variations, renewals, commercial documentation and vendor governance.
• Track vendor performance against agreed deliverables and ensure alignment between vendor work and product priorities.
• Prepare reports and updates for Steering Committee and stakeholders, including product roadmap status, budget status, key risks and decisions required.
• Ensure compliance with organisational policies, audit requirements and required governance documentation.
• Maintain documentation related to approvals, audit trails, governance decisions, product scope changes and risk items.
• Ensure governance, budgeting and procurement processes enable product delivery without driving product scope or prioritisation decisions.
• Review and improve governance, reporting and operational processes to enhance efficiency and support product delivery.

Skills

Governance

Procurement

Programme management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

IT/Business/Finance/Public Admin/Engineering

Tools

Vendor governance

Budgeting tools

Job description

Temasek Polytechnic invites a seasoned professional to support the Learning & Skills portfolio by managing governance, budgeting, procurement, reporting and compliance processes. You will ensure alignment between product priorities, funding, contractual arrangements and vendor delivery within a structured operating environment.

The role focuses on establishing governance processes, budget planning, and vendor governance to enable steady product delivery while maintaining audit-ready