Senior Manager

Senior Manager (IT Strategy and Planning)
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The Government Technology Agency (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. 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.
What you will be working on
Strategic and Organisational Planning for Digital Investments: Drive the development of MOM’s long-term digital investment roadmap, ensuring that resources, funding, and capabilities are strategically organised and allocated to maximise business impact.
Drive agency-wide digital capability building, ensuring that technology adoption is meaningful, structured, and impactful.
Establish a structured approach for evaluating emerging technologies, ensuring that digital tools and platforms deliver tangible benefits to MOM, citizens and relevant stakeholders.
Digital Performance Measurement & Impact Assessment: Define and track strategic metrics to focus, align, and measure the impact of MOM’s digital transformation efforts. Ensure data-informed decision-making, providing actionable insights on digital adoption trends, challenges, and areas for improvement. Conduct impact assessments to ensure that MOM’s digital investments achieve intended business outcomes.
Digital Strategy & Whole-of-Government (WOG) Alignment: Develop and drive MOM’s digital strategy and priority initiatives, ensuring a cohesive approach to digital transformation across the ministry. Ensure MOM’s digital transformation initiatives are strategically positioned to leverage WOG platforms and national AI capabilities, enhancing learning, teaching, and operational effectiveness. Align MOM’s digital priorities with WOG initiatives, including the Public Service Transformation (PST), Digital Government Blueprint (DGB), and Smart Nation.
Other ad-hoc tasks/projects where needed.
What we are looking for
At least 5 years of experience in digital strategy, technology planning, or public sector transformation.
Proven experience in digital strategy planning, investment prioritisation, and data-driven decision-making.
Experience in steering committee leadership, stakeholder engagement, and cross-division collaboration.
Strong ability to translate digital and data strategies into actionable plans that drive business outcomes.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience engaging senior government officials, policy & operational teams.
Proactively monitor transformation progress, identifying risks and challenges and recommend mitigation strategies.
Support internal teams, including development and presentation of transformation updates and facilitate strategic planning.
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, with strong multitasking and time management skills.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, comfortable engaging Senior Management Leaders.
Personal Attributes
Strong influence, able to navigate complex digital transformation landscapes.
Strategic and forward-thinking, with the ability to drive long-term digital planning.
Results-oriented, ensuring digital initiatives drive measurable impact.
Collaborative and adaptable, able to engage diverse stakeholders and bridge digital planning with operational needs.
Curious and adaptable, with a strong ability to challenge the status quo and drive meaningful change.
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 comprehensive 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 developing your skill 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.
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