Senior Director, Digital Platforms & Product Strategy

IMD Info-communications Media Development Authority; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

IMD Info-communications Media Development Authority is seeking a senior leader for the SMEs Go Digital (SMEGD) platform. You will set the overall product and platform direction, translate objectives into digital strategies, and align Product, Engineering, UX, Data and Delivery to deliver measurable outcomes for SMEs, vendors and internal stakeholders.

You will provide portfolio-level leadership across SMEGD, making strategic decisions on priorities, technology, investments and organisational

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field.
• MBA or related advanced degree would be advantageous.
• 10+ years in digital product/platform/-digitally transformed roles.
• Experience leading complex portfolios in large organisations.
• Strong understanding of modern product management, discovery, UX, analytics and lifecycle management.
• Experience with Agile delivery, Scrum, backlogs, epics, user stories, sprint planning and release management.
• Knowledge of APIs, system integration, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, resilience and technical debt.
• Understanding of AI/GenAI, data platforms and experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive multi-year product and platform direction for SMEGD.
• Translate policy and objectives into portfolio priorities and roadmaps.
• Provide portfolio-level direction and challenge across the product portfolio.
• Collaborate with Engineering, UX, Data and Delivery for measurable outcomes.
• Balance user needs, business outcomes, governance and risk at portfolio level.
• Set platform strategy, APIs, cloud choices and build-versus-buy decisions.
• Oversee platform modernisation and technology investment.
• Guide AI-assisted services, GenAI and data analytics.
• Establish delivery health and risk oversight at portfolio level.
• Lead vendor and commercial governance for strategic partners.
• Manage budget and resource allocation to maximise value.
• Drive growth, partnerships and ecosystem development.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Portfolio leadership

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Product management

Business strategy

Change management

Governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Info Systems/Business

MBA or related advanced degree (advantageous)

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

IMD Info-communications Media Development Authority is seeking a senior leader for the SMEs Go Digital (SMEGD) platform. You will set the overall product and platform direction, translate objectives into digital strategies, and align Product, Engineering, UX, Data and Delivery to deliver measurable outcomes for SMEs, vendors and internal stakeholders.

You will provide portfolio-level leadership across SMEGD, making strategic decisions on priorities, technology, investments and organisational