Scrum Master and Technical Project Manager/Director

SPEQTRAL PTE. LTD.; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home flexibility

Leave entitlement

Medical and dental insurance

Employee stock options

Career progression

Job summary

SpeQtral PTE. LTD. in Singapore seeks a highly motivated Scrum Master and Technical Project Manager/Director to coordinate delivery across hardware-focused engineering teams and external partners.

You will bridge the product lead, engineering groups, and government officers, ensuring on-time, on-spec outcomes while maintaining credible technical dialogue and proactive risk management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline with a minimum of five years of relevant experience in technical project management, Scrum mastery, or engineering programme delivery.
• Exceptional academic achievements and/or demonstrated passion for technology through extra-curricular activities.
• Curiosity about working on the forefront of deep tech development.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prioritise, and track engineering delivery across multiple workstreams with the product lead.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, standups, retrospectives, reviews) and improve team processes.
• Manage engineering timelines, dependencies, and risks, escalating early when needed.
• Interface with government programme officers and external stakeholders professionally.
• Drive clear communication between product lead, engineering teams, and wider organisation.
• Remove blockers for engineers and keep the team focused on delivery.
• Support preparation of project documentation, status reports, and milestone reviews.
• Contribute to proposals and bids as needed.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Govt interface

Tech fluency

Education

Bachelor's in engineering/physics

Tools

Jira

Job description

SpeQtral is looking for a highly motivated Scrum Master and Technical Project Manager/Director to join a team of quantum communications pioneers at our office in Singapore. We are commercialising quantum communications to prepare the world for the quantum future. As part of our mission to transform the world's networks, we are delivering ground-based quantum key distribution (QKD) systems for government and commercial partners.

In this role, you will work closely with our senior product lead - who owns customer requirements and the technical direction of the product - to translate that vision into actionable engineering plans and ensure the team delivers on time and to specification. You will be the bridge between the product lead, the engineering teams, and external stakeholders, keeping things moving, unblocking issues, and ensuring clear communication at every level. This is not a technical lead role - but you will need enough technical depth to understand the product, speak credibly with engineers and government officers, and know when something is off track.

Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical discipline (electronics, optics, or communications preferred) with a minimum of five years of relevant experience in technical project management, Scrum mastery, or engineering programme delivery
• Exceptional academic achievements and/or demonstrated passion for technology through extra-curricular activities
• Curiosity about working on the forefront of deep tech development

Responsibilities:

• Work with the product lead to plan, prioritise, and track engineering delivery across multiple workstreams
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, reviews) and continuously improve team processes
• Manage engineering timelines, dependencies, and risks - escalating early and clearly when needed
• Act as a key interface with government programme officers and other external stakeholders, representing SpeQtral professionally and credibly
• Drive clear, consistent communication between the product lead, engineering teams, and wider organisation
• Remove blockers for engineers and keep the team focused on delivery
• Support preparation of project documentation, status reports, and milestone reviews
• Contribute to proposals and bids as needed (commercial and research)
• Other related functions as assigned

Skills - must have

• Demonstrated experience running Agile/Scrum processes in a hardware or systems engineering environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills - able to work effectively with demanding, fast-paced technical leads and navigate complex stakeholder relationships
• Comfortable interfacing with government customers and officers in Singapore
• Able to understand technical products and engineering trade-offs without being the domain expert
• Highly organised, energetic, and proactive - a can-do attitude with the drive to keep up in a fast-moving team
• Sharp and quick to learn - picks things up fast and brings momentum to the team

Bonus skills - experience in any of the following is advantageous

• Background in optical communications (e.g. fibre-optic systems), electronics, or photonics
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification
• Experience delivering R&D hardware or systems projects for government or defence customers
• Familiarity with quantum communications, QKD, or secure communications
• Experience working in a startup or scale-up environment

SpeQtral provides our employees with:

• Flexibility of working from home where practical
• Attractive leave entitlement
• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Employee stock options
• Career progression opportunities

About SpeQtral

SpeQtral is a global quantum technologies company on a mission to transform the world's networks for the quantum revolution. Powered by technologies developed at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, SpeQtral provides specialised solutions for quantum security to clients concerned about the security of their communications networks and infrastructure. SpeQtral's core expertise lies in using a space-based quantum platform to establish long distance quantum networks with a global reach.

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