Singapore Polytechnic

Manager / Senior Manager, Portfolio & Product Management - PACE

Fixed Terms

Closing on 10 Mar 2026

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What the role is

Most Positive Workplace Collaboration Award – Singapore International Chamber of Commerce (SICC) Awards 2025
Ranked #19 for The Straits Times Singapore’s Best Employers 2024 & 2025

Singapore Polytechnic's Professional and Adult Continuing Education (PACE) Academy is a leading continuing education and training (CET) academy that advocates the pursuit of lifelong learning and skills mastery. We offer a wide range of training programmes for adult learners to enhance their employability, and partner the industry closely in workforce development.
We are seeking a Senior Manager, Portfolio & Product Management to drive SP’s CET product strategy and portfolio performance. This role plays a pivotal part in shaping SP’s CET competitiveness and strengthening our national contribution to workforce development.

What you will be working on

Responsibilities:-

Develop, maintain and implement SP’s CET Product & Portfolio Framework across Schools.
Lead the design and development of Signature Programmes that differentiate SP in the CET landscape.
Drive business case development, internal buy-in and go-to-market efforts.

Conduct competitor analyses and market scans.
Identify new CET product opportunities and validate concepts through pilots.
Strengthen launch viability through data-driven insights and demand validation.

Ensure course viability and compliance with SSG guidelines.

Monitor dashboards, enrolment funnels, course quality feedback, and conversion metrics to improve product outcomes.
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholder to ensure smooth development, launch and performance of new CET courses.
Engage employers, TACs, industry associations and agencies to strengthen co-creation and validation.

What we are looking for

Requirements:-

At least 6 years of relevant experience in product management, CET/higher education, consulting, strategy, or L&D (≥8 years preferred).
Experience in analysing markets, defining product strategy and leading cross-functional initiatives without formal authority.
Familiarity with the CET sector and SSG frameworks is an advantage.
Strong analytical, strategic thinking and data-driven decision-making skills.
Excellent stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing abilities.
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and managing multiple complex projects.
Experience with agile, design thinking or innovation methodologies preferred.

About your application process

This job is closing on 10 Mar 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 Singapore Polytechnic or the wider Public Service.

About Singapore Polytechnic

As Singapore’s first polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic (SP) prides ourselves in providing the best learning experience for our students in pre-employment and continuing adult education. The mission of SP is to prepare our learners to be life ready, work ready and world ready. Our vision is to be a caring community of inspired learners committed to serving with mastery.

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