🧩 Programme Manager Wanted: Run the Programme—and the Finances—Behind Singapore's Deep-Tech Founders

Are you energised by helping scientist-founders turn breakthrough research into real companies? Do you believe sharp execution—dependable operations and finances that never drop a beat—can be the difference between a deep-tech team that stalls and one that scales?

National GRIP is Singapore's national deep-tech venture creation programme, helping researchers build startups from frontier science across AI, biotech, medtech, climate, and advanced manufacturing. Behind every team is a programme that must run flawlessly and a financial engine of equal precision, where every dollar of national funding is tracked, justified, and deployed in line with NRF guidelines.

Our mission is to give deep-tech founders the structure, guidance, and momentum to succeed—backed by finances that run with clarity, accuracy, and speed. We're now seeking a full-time Programme Manager to own delivery for a portfolio of assigned teams and run the financial backbone that keeps it moving.🧭

The Opportunity

Join as a Programme Manager to run the programme—and the financial engine behind it—that turns Singapore's frontier research into investable deep-tech ventures.

Your work will enable:

• Deep-tech teams moving through the programme with clear milestones and momentum
• The right mentors and advisors matched to teams at the right moments
• Smooth operations that replace administrative friction with reliable delivery
• A rigorous financial backbone—claims, budgeting, and fund management aligned to NRF guidelines, with clean SOPs and automation
• Early visibility into risks and blockers, kept accountable to real progress🌍

What You'll Do

• Own end-to-end delivery for a portfolio of assigned deep-tech teams—their primary point of contact through onboarding, milestones, and incubation
• Own the programme's financial backbone—NRF claims, fund management, budgeting, and compliance across NUS and NTUDesign SOPs and automated workflows that keep claims, vendor payments, and reconciliation accurate and on time
• Prepare management reports on fund utilisation and budget health, turning them into insights for decision-making🔍 Who We're Looking For
• You may be a great fit if you:
• Bring experience in financial operations, grants management, or research fund administration—ideally within NRF, university, or public-sector compliance frameworks
• Can design SOPs, workflows, and automation from scratch, turning messy processes into clear, repeatable systems
• Are comfortable with ambiguity and fast-moving programme environments
• Bonus if you:
• Have hands-on experience inside startups, venture building, incubation, or research commercialisation🚀 Why Join?
• Shape the founder experience of Singapore's flagship deep-tech venture creation programme
• Own delivery and the financial systems behind it—designing them, not just maintaining them
• Work shoulder-to-shoulder with researchers and founders building frontier technologies
• Watch your process improvements compound across teams and funding cycles
• If you're energised by running great programmes and the financial engine that powers them—and want to see deep-tech teams succeed—let's talk.