GovTech
Government
LeadProductManager
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“Lead Product Manager at GovTech. Skills: Product strategy, Product roadmap, Team leadership, Product craft. Take ownership of complex product area. Build product function around area”
What You'll Achieve.
Shipping outcomes; Deliver impactful solutions; Meet work-life needs; Employee wellness
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years product management experience, Experience shipping outcomes on enterprise, platform, or grants products, Experience establishing product practice, Experience leading PMs and cross-functional teams, Comfort operating in ambiguity, Leading without formal authority, Technical literacy to work with engineers
Nice to Have
Experience building product function, Experience setting operating model, Experience setting ceremonies, Experience setting bar for product craft, Experience bringing methodology and rigour of modern product company, Experience coordinating with multiple WOG product teams, Experience bringing best of class delivery, Experience shaping direction of area, Experience investing meaningfully in people, Experience identifying product-management potential, Coaching toward product management potential, Raising hiring and assessment standards
What You'll Do.
Take ownership of complex product area
Build product function around area
Set bar for product craft
Bring methodology and rigour
Coordinate with multiple WOG product teams
Bring best of class delivery
Establish how product is done
Set standards for prioritisation
Set standards for product craft
Set bar for product thinking
Set bar for execution
Create opportunities for team to stretch
Partner with business analysts
Partner with engineers
Identify product-management potential
Coach toward product management
Contribute to raising hiring standards
Contribute to raising assessment standards
Own strategy for product area
Own roadmap for product area
Translate inputs into plan
Make prioritisation trade-offs
Validate ideas before development
Rule out ideas before development
Lead end-to-end execution
Remain clear-eyed about technical debt
Strengthen product partnership
Partner with stakeholders
Translate needs into outcomes
Shape operating model for collaboration
Role-model prioritisation rigour
Role-model evidence-based decisions
Build alignment through evidence
Build alignment through trust
Build alignment through relationships
Resolve complex dependencies
Navigate competing requirements
Secure senior-management support
Facilitate solutioning toward strategic outcomes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Agency stakeholders; Policy owners; Design teams; Engineering teams; Business analysts; Government agencies; Industry players; Vendor partners
Communication Scope
Stakeholder influence; Senior-management support
Process & Methodology
Roadmap, Discovery, Delivery rhythm, Prioritisation, OKRs
Full 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. At GovTech, we offer you a purposeful career to make lives better. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions. 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. Play a part in Singapore’s vision to build a Smart Nation and embark on your meaningful journey to build tech for public good. Join us to advance our mission and shape your future with us today! Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg. [About the product] Digital Access is a core IMDA initiative that supports digital inclusion by providing low-income households and seniors with affordable connectivity and digital devices. [About the role] We are looking for a Lead Product Manager to take ownership of a complex product area within Digital Access and to build the product function around it. This includes setting the operating model, the ceremonies, and the bar for product craft, and bringing the methodology and rigour of a modern product company to an IMDA core platform. You would also need to coordinate with multiple WOG product teams to bring a best of class delivery to IMDA. This is a forward-deployed role: you will be a GovTech product leader embedded within Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), working day-to-day alongside agency stakeholders, policy owners, and design and engineering teams.
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