Senior UX Designer, Meteorological Services (NEA)

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

Job summary

GovTech Singapore is seeking a senior UX designer to lead end-to-end design for weather products, translating complex data into intuitive interfaces for the public and professionals. You will drive discovery, inform product decisions, and shape information architecture while collaborating with product, engineering, and policy teams.

You will contribute to a unified design system and ensure coherence across multiple platforms, delivering high-quality user experiences at scale in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in UX or product design shipping high quality digital products.
• Experience designing consumer-facing digital products at scale (web/mobile).
• Ability to translate complex data into clear user experiences.
• Experience creating and contributing to design systems.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills to align stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end UX design for weather products (weather.gov.sg, myENV) and other consumer-facing platforms.
• Connect and align user journeys across products to create coherent experiences.
• Translate complex weather data into clear interfaces understandable by the public and stakeholders.
• Plan and conduct discovery research (interviews, usability testing) to inform decisions.
• Shape information architecture and interaction patterns for intuitive use.
• Contribute to and evolve the design system across NEA products.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers, forecasters, and policy stakeholders.
• Guide stakeholders through design decisions and advocate for user needs.
• Drive iterative design improvements through rapid testing and feedback cycles.

Skills

UX design

User research

Information architecture

Design systems

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in UX Design / HCI / Interactive Design

Tools

Figma

Job description

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.

At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.

Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.

What you will be working on

Shape how millions of Singaporeans understand and act on weather information. Join a team transforming mission-critical public platforms into intuitive, trusted experiences that help people make better decisions when it matters most.

The Weather Product team in National Environment Agency (NEA) is responsible for designing, building, and continuously improving consumer and business facing weather platforms, including weather.gov.sg and myENV, that deliver timely, accurate, and actionable weather information to the public and key stakeholders in Singapore. The team's objective is to become Singapore's trusted, go-to source of weather and environmental information, delivering accurate, hyperlocal, and real-time insights that help members of the public make more informed decisions.

• Lead end-to-end UX design for consumer and business facing weather products, including weather.gov.sg and myENV
• Connect and align user journeys across multiple products within the weather pillar to create coherent, unified experiences
• Translate complex weather data, forecasts, and warnings into clear, simple, and intuitive interfaces
• Plan and conduct discovery research (interviews, usability testing, concept validation) to inform design decisions in ambiguous problem spaces
• Shape information architecture and interaction patterns that help users understand and act on weather information
• Contribute to and evolve the design system, establishing consistent UI patterns across products
• Partner closely with product managers, engineers, forecasters, and policy stakeholders to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Guide stakeholders through design decisions, articulating rationale and advocating for user needs
• Drive iterative design improvements through rapid testing and feedback cycles
• Collaborate with other designers across NEA and play a key role in shaping UX standards, practices, and capability over time

What we are looking for

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in UX Design, HCI, Interaction Design, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• At least 5 years of experience in UX or product design with proven experience in shipping high quality digital products.
• Strong experience designing consumer-facing (B2C) digital products at scale (web and/or mobile)
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data and concepts into clear, intuitive user experiences
• Experience creating and contributing to design systems
• Solid grounding in user research methods and ability to lead discovery in ambiguous problem spaces
• Strong strategic thinking: ability to design for outcomes and user behaviour, not just screens and features
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with ability to influence stakeholders and guide them toward better design outcomes
• Self-directed and comfortable operating with autonomy in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Resilient and iterative: committed to crafting delightful user experiences through continuous feedback, learning, and a balanced approach to design

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe it is key to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.

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

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