Senior / Product Manager (DOS)

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous leave benefits

Work from home options

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a skilled Product Manager to shape the vision and execution of digital government products. You will coordinate across user needs, technical constraints, and design goals to deliver services that matter to Singaporeans and public sector partners.

You will engage with agency stakeholders, define go-to-market strategies, manage budgets, and drive user growth through data-driven decisions while ensuring security and governance compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Infocomm Technology, Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant product management or IT business analysis experience.
• Experience with Agile, Cloud, Design Thinking and product-centric development.

Responsibilities

• Engage with agency Product Owner to establish a clear product vision.
• Collaborate with business partners to define product vision and secure stakeholder buy-in.
• Define go-to-market strategy and coordinate with partners to execute the plan.
• Design, test, and iterate to improve user journeys.
• Manage product budget, resources, and procurement of software/hardware/services.
• Drive user growth and adoption through data-driven decisions.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s degree in CS/ICT/Engineering

Job description

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services and products by taking an \"outside-in\" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do. We also develop the Smart Nation infrastructure and applications and facilitate collaboration with citizens and businesses to co-develop technologies.

Join us as we support Singapore’s vision of building a Smart Nation - a nation of possibilities empowered through info-communications technology and related engineering.

Do you want to apply your skills, knowledge and energy to implement cutting-edge infocomm technology and digital solutions that will change the lives of Singaporeans and the public? In GovTech, you can!

Product Managers make sure that the right things get done so that our digital products meet user needs and continuously remain relevant. At a high level, this means establishing a clear vision for what a product should be and what is needed to get there. On a day-to-day basis, this means handling all the different facets of a product and making sure they are coordinated – across user needs, technical constraints, and design goals.

Crafting Custom Experiences for Each User Journey

• Engage the agency Product Owner to establish a clear vision for what the product should be and what is needed to get there
• Collaborate with business partners to define the product vision and mission and obtain key stakeholder buy-in
• Work out the product outreach and promotion strategies with business partners
• Define the product go-to-market strategy and work with relevant partners to execute the plan

Designing, Testing, and Iterating Through Experiments

• Design, test, and iterate through experiments to improve the user journey

• Manage the product budget through expenditure monitoring, cashflow management, and securing funding
• Develop the workplan with the product team
• Provide sufficient resources for product development, including procurement of software, hardware, and ICT professional services

Monitoring, Capturing, and Studying User Behaviour

Conduct user studies to understand their needs and problems

• Analyse data to uncover usage patterns that can inform product decisions
• Research the industry to understand complimentary and competing solutions
• Collecting, Analyzing, and Presenting User Interest
• Translate the product strategy into technical, detailed, actionable plans for business and vendor teams
• Understand the developers’ needs and if necessary support them in exploring emerging tools and techniques that can meet their needs
• Analysing and Studying User Segments
• Formulate strong proposals by evaluating the pros and cons of different solutions and provide compelling justifications for them
• Consider how the services could be delivered for different market segments and prioritize feature development
• Creating Data-Driven Analytics and Insights
• Create data-driven analytics and insights for action and to make appropriate trade-offs
• Coordinate efforts across multiple functions including marketing, legal, and finance
• Co-create with the Product Owner to draft the budget papers to seek resources for the product's development
• Driving User Growth
• Drive user adoption and growth through increased engagement, expanding types of features, and higher usage in a financially sustainable manner
• Maintain a wide network with key user agencies and central government product teams to seek opportunities for product collaborations
• Participate in public-speaking engagements to raise awareness of the product and gain more users
• Keeping Things Organized
• Run efficient meetings to keep stakeholders and product team members updated

Prioritize, plan, and track what needs to be done

Document key information and decisions about the product

Be responsible for securing funding and monitoring expenses

Compliance and Governance

• Ensure that Product meets security and performance requirements (SSAT, VAPT, Performance Testing)
• Adhere to compliance requirements and audits (IM, AGO, QMS, etc.)

Diploma/Degree in Computer Science, Infocomm Technology, Engineering or related subject area with minimum 5 years of relevant experience. Candidates with more years of experience will be considered for more senior roles

Prior working experience in product management, IT business analysis, application solutioning design and testing

Experience in modern product development/management technologies and practices such as Agile, Cloud, Design Thinking, and Product-Centric Development will be strongly preferred.

Working directly with engineers, designers and other product managers (ideally at least 3 years).

Strong analytical, conceptualisation and problem-solving skills

Good communication skills with the ability to pitch ideas and influence

A driven and motivated personality with an inquisitive mind

Ability to learn and apply

Relevant certifications such as CITPM, COMIT, PMP, and Certified Scrum Master.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company as we believe that diversity is meaningful to innovation.

• Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.
• This includes generous leave benefits to meet your work-life needs.
• We trust that you will get the job done wherever you are, and whatever works best for you – so work from home or take a break to exercise if you need to*.
• We also believe it’s important for you to keep honing your craft in the constantly-evolving tech landscape, so we provide and support a plethora of in-house and external learning and development opportunities all year round.

Subject to the nature of your job role that might require you to be onsite during fixed hours.