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Info-communications Media Development Authority

Info-communications Media Development Authority

SM/M, TradeTrust

Fixed Terms
Closing on 27 Feb 2026

What the role is

About the Role:

As the Senior Manager/Manager (TradeTrust), the incumbent shall play a key role in driving the next phase of Singapore’s cross border digital trade transformation. He/she shall lead Government-to-Government (G2G) and commercial pilot projects with international partners , manage key accounts such as carriers, digital trade platforms, and financial institutions, and most importantly, drive these projects beyond trials into sustainable, production-level use cases across various trade lanes.

What you will be working on

Project Management (G2G and Commercial)

  • Lead and manage end-to-end execution of TradeTrust projects with local/foreign government agencies, international organisations, and industry partners.

  • Develop project charters, implementation roadmaps, and measurable outcomes to demonstrate impact and scalability.

  • Coordinate technical, legal and policy work streams with internal IMDA teams, partner agencies, and technology providers.

  • Drive pilots into long-term, repeatable production use cases, ensuring adoption becomes part of regular trade operations.

  • Identify opportunities to expand successful models across new trade lanes, sectors, or partner economies.

  • Track project progress, document lessons learned, and report outcomes to senior management and inter-agency committees.

Stakeholder and Account Management

  • Build and maintain strong working relationships with key ecosystem players – including shipping carriers, ports, trade platforms, banks and standards bodies.

  • Serve as the main liaison for strategic partners, ensuring alignment on objectives, timelines and deliverables.

  • Identify integration and co-development opportunities that strengthen partner commitment to the TradeTrust framework.

  • Support onboarding and enablement activities for new partners through playbooks, workshops and technical coordination.

Ecosystem Development and International Engagement

  • Support the design and rollout of new cross-border digital trade corridors and interoperability initiatives

  • Develop proposals, concept notes, and bilateral MOUs to formalise international cooperation.

  • Represent IMDA in international forums, industry conferences, and working groups on digital trade standards and interoperability.

  • Advocate for the adoption of TradeTrust as part of national or regional trade digitalisation agendas.

Policy & Insights Development

  • Collaborate with internal IMDA divisions and technical teams to address regulatory or standards gaps and propose harmonisation measures.

  • Analyse feedback from industry stakeholders to refine IMDA’s TradeTrust strategy and adoption roadmap.

  • Contribute to the development of insights, white papers, and thought leadership materials to showcase Singapore’s role in shaping the future of trusted digital trade.

What we are looking for

Qualifications and Experience:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, International Trade, Economics, Public Policy, Supply Chain or a related field.
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in trade facilitation, logistics, international partnerships, or digital transformation initiatives.
  • Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder, cross border projects or public-private collaborations.
  • Familiarity with digital trade platforms, electronic Bills of Lading (eBL) or digital identity and trust frameworks (e.g. MLETR, W3C Verifiable Credentials) will be advantageous. 
  • Excellent project management, stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • Comfortable navigating complex technical and policy discussions with diverse partners across public and private sectors. 
  • Strategic thinker with strong execution capabilities and an ability to convert pilot projects into sustained, real-world implementations

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About your application process

This job is closing on 27 Feb 2026.

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 Info-communications Media Development Authority or the wider Public Service.

About Info-communications Media Development Authority

Info-communications Media Development Authority (www.imda.gov.sg) offers a rewarding career that gives you a front seat in the fast-changing infocomm media sector, where technology and content are shaping the way people view the world more than ever. We offer a wide range of opportunities, where talented individuals and teams can make a difference. Whether you are developing a telecommunications policy affecting consumers or spearheading a scheme to nurture budding media talents, each member of IMDA contributes towards driving innovation, enhancing productivity for economic growth, and improving the quality of life for all Singaporeans. As a statutory board in the Ministry of Communications and Information, IMDA promotes and regulates the infocomm and media sectors.

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