Senior Product Manager (SWDA)

GovTech Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Employee wellness programmes

Total rewards approach

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a Lead Product Manager/Senior Product Manager to drive a large-scale transformation initiative for the Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA). This role will lead cross-functional teams in uncovering user and operational pain points and innovating on training provider experiences.

The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in product management, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to manage diverse stakeholder needs. We offer competitive employee benefits and champion flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Product Management or related roles.
• Experience leading complex initiatives involving enterprise systems.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery and transformation efforts with cross-functional teams.
• Translate findings into concrete problem areas for prioritization.
• Define and track metrics to measure success of product decisions.

Skills

Product Management

Digital Transformation

Enterprise Platforms

Stakeholder Management

Systems Thinking

Analytical Skills

Job description

The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is the lead agency driving Singapore’s Smart Nation initiatives and public sector digital transformation. As the Centre of Excellence for Infocomm Technology and Smart Systems (ICT & SS), GovTech develops the Singapore Government’s capabilities in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Application Development, Smart City Technology, Digital Infrastructure, and Cybersecurity. GovTech aims to transform the delivery of Government digital services by taking an "outside-in" view, putting citizens and businesses at the heart of everything we do.

About the role

We are looking for a Lead Product Manager/Senior Product Manager to be embedded in the new statutory board, Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), which strives to strengthen the ecosystem of training, career and employment services providers by raising quality standards, spurring innovation, and fostering collaboration to deliver new workforce solutions. This role will drive a large-scale transformation and modernisation initiative for training providers, and rethink how their experience from course application, course delivery and grants management could evolve.

What you will be working on

• Lead discovery and transformation efforts with cross-functional teams to uncover user, operational, policy, and technology pain points and shape future‑state journeys for training providers and internal users.
• Work closely with product managers, designers and software engineers to translate discovery findings into concrete problem areas to prioritise and modernise in phases, while considering co‑existing with legacy systems.
• Mitigate risks and validate ideas through rapid prototyping and POCs.
• Define and track appropriate metrics to measure success of product decisions.
• Balance between development of new capabilities, migration of re‑usable components, and maintenance of existing tools, while ensuring stakeholder alignment and operational continuity.
• Actively uncover opportunities to leverage AI to enhance the team’s and organisation’s capabilities and users’ experience.

What we are looking for

• 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Platforms, or related roles.
• Experience leading complex discovery or modernisation initiatives involving enterprise or operational systems.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to navigate ambiguity and organisational complexity.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, to influence senior business leaders and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to undertake business process transformation.
• Validated leadership ability, to lead product teams to rapidly iterate and solve problems.
• Deep technical capabilities and communication skills, to work effectively with design and engineering teams.
• Keen product intuition, to identify high‑potential opportunities and place strategic bets.
• Strong analytical skills, to synthesize product metrics and user feedback into actionable insights.

What we offer you

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation. Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market‑competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work‑life needs and employee wellness programmes. We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

Learn more about GovTech at https://tech.gov.sg/.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at https://go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.

Stay connected with us on social media at https://go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech.