Programme Manager, STB

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!

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[What you will be working on]

The Programme Manager leads a portfolio of initiatives that improve employee productivity and ways of working across the organisation. As a people manager overseeing the projects team, you ensure disciplined delivery, strong governance, effective change adoption and measurable outcomes.

You operate through cross-functional teams and partners, aligning stakeholders and managing risks to deliver value at portfolio level.

Key ResponsibilitiesProgramme Strategy, Discovery & Planning

• Develop and maintain an integrated programme roadmap aligned to employee productivity priorities, with clear outcomes and success measures.
• Oversee systematic problem discovery (“whitespace”) to surface new productivity opportunities and translate them into prioritised workstreams.
• Provide strategic advice to senior management on sequencing, trade-offs, delivery feasibility and key risks.

Governance, Risk & Assurance

• Run programme governance to enable timely decisions, clear accountability and effective escalation across initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with relevant public sector policies, financial rules, audit requirements, data protection and security obligations, in partnership with designated authorities.
• Coordinate programme-level assurance to ensure solutions are operationally ready and aligned to enterprise standards.

Delivery Oversight & Portfolio Controls

• Oversee delivery across the portfolio through the projects team, managing interdependencies, risks and delivery health.
• Maintain an integrated view of scope, schedule, budget and benefits; intervene early to keep delivery on track.
• Establish programme-level tracking and reporting of milestones, risks and outcomes.

Change, Adoption & Capability

• Lead change and adoption planning to embed new tools and ways of working into business-as-usual.
• Identify capability gaps and coordinate enablement to strengthen digital fluency and productivity practices across the organisation.

Stakeholder & Partner Management

• Align senior leadership, line units, product owners and delivery partners on priorities, expectations, delivery status and outcomes.
• Provide clear programme updates and recommendations on progress, risks and trade-offs.

Budget & Resource Management

• Manage programme budgets and resource plans with strong financial discipline and value-for-money focus.
• Support budget submissions and programme proposals, ensuring clarity of outcomes, costs and risks.

People Management

• Lead and develop the projects team: hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management and capability development.
• Set clear delivery expectations, ways of working and role clarity across project roles; ensure consistent programme management practice.

[What we are looking for]

• Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Business, Public Policy, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering).
• More than 6 years of relevant experience in programme management, large-scale delivery, organisational change, or transformation initiatives.
• Proven people management experience (e.g., hiring, coaching, performance management) leading a project/programme delivery team.
• Strong governance, financial oversight and stakeholder management experience in complex environments.

What we offer you

GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe that diversity is the foundation to innovation.

Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks. These include leave benefits to meet your work-life needs and employee wellness programs.

We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust that you will manage your own time to deliver your best, wherever you are, and whatever works best for you.

Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.

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