We are seeking a Senior or Principal Manager to manage and/or lead the design, implementation, and governance of the Career Guidance Division’s (CGD) systems and data assets to ensure reliability, scalability and security, while enabling innovation and operational excellence for continuous improvement.
Senior Manager / Principal Manager, Career Guidance Division [CGD]
Workforce Singapore
Permanent
Closing on 23 Sep 2025
What the role is
What you will be working on
1. Systems & Digital Management
- Manage and/or lead system through the entire lifecycle – from planning and development to maintenance and retirement – using methodologies like Agile or Waterfall
- Able to streamline workflows, drive digital awareness, adoption and reimagine processes for operational efficiency.
2. Data Governance & Management
- Track records, make complex data understandable and easy to use, enabling stakeholders to make informed decisions and drive innovation.
- Able to assess complex issues and design structured, data-driven solutions
3. Operational & Stakeholder Management
- Possess experience in managing diverse stakeholder requirements and aligning them with organizational objectives.
- Possess experience in overseeing procurement, managing project budgets, and monitoring vendor performance to ensure projects are delivered on time and within cost.
- Possess strong knowledge of risk, compliance, and audit management for systems and data.
4. Collaboration & Communication Skills
- Adept at engaging diverse stakeholders with effective written and verbal communication skills
- Effective in cross functional settings; adaptable and resilient in fast-changing environment
5. Leaderships and Capability Building (For Principal Manager)
- Provide strategic guidance informed by digital, systems, and data trends and policies.
- Demonstrate expertise in digital, systems and data trends to inform and influence strategic decisions
What we are looking for
Job Responsibilities
Develop and implement CGD’s system and data management strategy aligned with organisational goals.
Drive digital transformation through adoption of systems and re-engineering processes
Oversee systems integration and manage end-to-end life cycle of CGD’s applications and platforms
Establish policies, frameworks and standards to ensure high quality, secure data
Oversee vendor partnerships, balancing with stakeholders’ management ensuring value and accountability of projects.
For Principal Manager:
Provide strategic guidance and advisory to a multidisciplinary team of system and data professionals.
Build internal capability through training, knowledge sharing, and talent development.
Provide thought leadership on digital, system, and data trends to inform strategic decision-making.
About Workforce Singapore
Workforce Singapore (WSG) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Manpower (MOM). It will oversee the transformation of the local workforce and industry to meet ongoing economic challenges.
WSG will promote the development, competitiveness, inclusiveness, and employability of all levels of the workforce. This will ensure that all sectors of the economy are supported by a strong, inclusive Singaporean core.
While its key focus is to help workers meet their career aspirations and secure quality jobs at different stages of life, WSG will also address the needs of business owners and companies by providing support to enable manpower-lean enterprises to remain competitive. It will help businesses in different economic sectors create quality jobs, develop a manpower pipeline to support industry growth, and match the right people to the right jobs
About your application process
This job is closing on 23 Sep 2025.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role. We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service. We encourage you to explore and apply for other roles within Workforce Singapore or the wider Public Service.