We play a pivotal role in shaping Singapore's future, guiding the financial heartbeat of over 350 schools, empowering 33,000 teachers, and nurturing more than half a million students. Imagine the impact of streamlining the vast and currently decentralized financial operations that underpin this monumental effort – from budgeting and procurement to billing and payments, each school independently managing a complex web of activities.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and own the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap aligned with MOE’s corporate finance digitalisation priorities.
- Establish, track, and deliver on product OKRs and success metrics to drive adoption, impact, and continuous improvement.
- Prioritise initiatives that maximise value creation and usability for both MOE HQ and schools.
2.Enhance Decision-Making and Financial Integrity through Data and Automation
- Strengthen finance operations by embedding data analytics to support strategic planning, such as budget forecasting and expenditure tracking.
- Redesign financial reporting through a dynamic Chart of Accounts (COA) to enable intuitive, multi-dimensional financial insights.
- Implement machine learning models to proactively flag anomalies and reduce financial risk through early detection of high-risk transactions.
3. Coach and Develop the Corporate Finance Product Team
- Mentor and develop junior product managers and analysts to build internal capabilities and foster a high-performance, user-focused culture.
- Promote cross-functional collaboration and continuous learning across the finance and digital teams.
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
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Minimum of 5 years of experience in Product Management, preferably in FinTech, SaaS, or government digital services.
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Strong track record of launching, scaling, and evolving impactful digital products.
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Experience with agile methodologies and full product lifecycle management.
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Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and influence skills.
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Knowledge of UX/UI design principles and user-centered design.
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Passion for public good and interest in the education sector is a strong plus.
Key Competencies
- Product Leadership: Ability to define strategy, own outcomes, and lead multi-year product execution.
- •Data-Driven Decision-Making: Able to translate data into actionable insights and financial intelligence.
- •User-Centric Thinking: Designs with users in mind, balancing operational workflows with intuitive UX.
- •Systems Thinking: Comfortable working across a complex organisation with diverse stakeholders and processes.
- •Coaching & Team Growth: Skilled in mentoring others and building high-performing product teams.
About GovTech
The Government Technology Agency (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. We empower our people to master their craft through continuous and robust learning and development opportunities all year round. Our GovTechies embody our Agile, Bold and Collaborative values to deliver impactful solutions.
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.
Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.