Lead, Design Strategy and Communications

Lead, Design Strategy and Communications

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. 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 Role

The GovTech Design Practice is looking for a strategic, creative, and systems-minded Lead, Design Strategy and Communications to strengthen the quality, coherence, and visibility of design across government digital services. This role is ideal for someone with extensive experience in design and communications who is excited to operate at the intersection of storytelling, service quality, and systems thinking.

You’ll work closely with designers, product teams, and leadership to shape how design quality is defined, practiced, and communicated. You will develop standards and frameworks that enable better usability, accessibility, and usefulness, while also building the communication strategies that help teams, leaders, and the public understand the value of great design. Your role will help make good design easier to do—and easier to support.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and lead initiatives that improve design quality and maturity across product teams.
• Create and maintain design standards, quality indicators, and shared best practices that enable cohesive user-centered service delivery.
• Shape and implement communication strategies that explain and elevate the role of design across internal and external stakeholders.
• Produce and support communications materials such as design case studies, internal newsletters, leadership briefs, visual summaries, and public-facing reports.
• Support teams in embedding usability, accessibility, and inclusive design principles into their work.
• Develop toolkits, templates, and guidance that enable teams to deliver better design outcomes.
• Partner with designers, product managers, and engineers to ensure design quality is integrated into delivery practices.
• Provide thought leadership and strategic advice to design teams on how to tell the story of their work.
• Act as a coach and advocate for quality, consistency, and clarity in both design practice and design communication.

What we are looking for

• 10+ years of experience in UX, service design, strategic communications, or content strategy.
• Proven ability to synthesize design concepts, research insights, and delivery outcomes into effective communications.
• Strong writing, editing, and visual storytelling skills across a variety of formats.
• Familiarity with usability and accessibility principles and how they apply in digital service contexts.
• Experience shaping and applying design standards and quality frameworks.
• Confidence working across teams and disciplines, with excellent facilitation and alignment skills.
• Ability to support and mentor others in developing their communication and design quality practices.

Bonus Skills

• Experience working in or with public sector digital teams.
• Understanding of service design, design systems, and digital delivery methods.
• Knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design practices.
• Experience managing communications or design enablement projects.

What Success Looks Like

• Design teams have access to clear, actionable standards and support for quality delivery.
• Internal and external stakeholders better understand the value and impact of design.
• Design quality improves across products and services, with visible improvements in usability, accessibility, and coherence.
• Teams feel supported in telling their stories and building confidence around design outcomes.
• Design becomes more visible and better integrated into decision-making at all levels.
• If you believe in the power of clear communication to strengthen design, and the role of design in making government work better—we’d love to hear from you.

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

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industries

• IT Services and IT Consulting

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