Senior Assistant Director

3 weeks ago

Singapore IPOS INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Great ideas do not discriminate, and anyone can have them. Given the right protection and support, a great idea can become a powerful brand, a transformative technology, an innovative process or design, or even a song or story that moves one’s soul. Housing Singapore’s largest community of intellectual property (IP) experts, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) understands better than anyone how important it is to protect ideas and creations for now and for the future. We leverage our deep technical, legal and business expertise to help innovative enterprises grow, through their intangible assets, including IP, from Singapore, through Singapore. We catalyse the ideas of today, into the assets of tomorrow.


About IPOS International


IPOS International (IPOS Intl) is a private limited company fully owned by IPOS, committed to building Singapore’s future growth as a global hub for intellectual property creation, protection and management. We serve the public sector, investors, private enterprises, not-for-profits, service providers and individuals through patent search and analysis, training and IP management services. Together, we amplify creativity and enable innovation, to realise tangible economic and social value from intangible assets.


Job Responsibilities


Reporting to the Deputy Director, Operations, Planning & System, the candidate will be responsible for the business system of the Patent Search Examination & Analytics (SEA) Unit.


You will:-

  • Ensure critical operational system is aligned with business needs to ensure business continuity and operational efficiency of internal and contracted processes.
  • Plan and drive IT system upgrades through regular maintenance and system renewal.
  • Provide solutions to address process and system issues when they arise.
  • Analyse existing systems, business needs and users feedback, identify bottlenecks and implement system changes to improve system performance, user experience and optimise processes.
  • Evaluate system data policy and implement system archival process.
  • Ensure optimal utilisation of resources and be the go-to person on how data and technology can be used for enhanced performance tracking and transformed processes with automation.
  • Review whether internal controls are sufficient and effective to mitigate risks. Lead system studies and innovation projects for adopting emerging technologies for efficiency gains using automation and AI and improving user experience for various functions within unit.
  • Support Deputy Director in unit’s planning for budget, capacity projection and performance metrics.
  • Undertake ad hoc unit projects assigned.

Are you the one? Please write to us if you have/are:

  • A degree, preferably in systems engineering or computing, with 5 to 8 years of relevant working experience, preferably in system project and dashboard development. Background in patents, experience in data analysis, SQL and knowledge in VBA/Python, basic coding/programming knowledge is a plus.
  • Organised, customer-oriented, meticulous, proactive, able to multi-task and meet tight deadlines.
  • Analytical, resourceful, able to work independently and in a team involving multiple groups of users and technical teams.
  • Able to drive system-related process improvements using evidence-based/data-driven approach.
  • Proven track record of successfully launching new system including change management.
  • Experience in agile, design thinking and user experience improvements.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office applications and in particular Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.

To apply for this position, please email your CV to careers@iposinternational.com


Tell employers what skills you have

Operations Planning
Able To Multitask
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel
Dashboard
Data Analysis
Business Continuity
Public Sector
User Experience
Internal Controls
Intellectual Property
IP
Design Thinking
Systems Engineering
Able To Work Independently

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