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<p><span data-contrast="none">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. </span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">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.</span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">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! </span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"> </span></p>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">[What you will be working on]</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p>GovTech builds the digital infrastructure behind Singapore's Smart Nation vision. The Data Programme is focused on one of the harder problems in that space: how analysts, engineers, and policymakers across government discover, access, and make sense of data that shapes real decisions.</p>
<p>As a Director / Deputy Director, Design Management, you'd be the most senior design voice in the programme — setting direction, defining what good looks like, and building interaction models that don't really have a playbook yet.</p>
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<li>Lead discovery across the data ecosystem — uncovering where agencies get stuck accessing, understanding, and acting on government data</li>
<li>Design interaction models that span the full stack: UI, APIs, CLI, and AI-driven interfaces, with coherence across all of them</li>
<li>Define the principles and patterns for how data is surfaced, trusted, and used in high-stakes, sensitive environments</li>
<li>Shape how the programme thinks about design — influencing product, engineering, and policy on what good looks like and why it matters</li>
<li>Drive adoption of what gets built, treating usage and impact as design problems, not someone else's problem</li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">You'll thrive here if</span></p>
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<li>You think in systems and interaction paradigms, not just screens</li>
<li>You're energised by problems that don't have established playbooks</li>
<li>You hold a strong point of view and know how to bring senior stakeholders along with it</li>
<li>You care as much about whether something gets used as whether it gets built</li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">[What we are looking for]</span></strong></p>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span lang="en-SG">12+ years of experience, with a track record at principal level — shaping platforms, ecosystems, or systems-scale products </span><span lang="en-US">i</span><span lang="en-US">n multi-stakeholder environments</span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Deep experience with data-heavy products: search, APIs, dashboards, or developer tooling</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">Technical fluency — comfortable enough with APIs and data models to co-create with engineers, not just hand off to them</li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1">A portfolio that shows paradigm-level thinking, not just execution; experience in AI-native interactions or regulated/public sector environments is a strong plus</li>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">What you can expect</span></p>
<p>A genuinely novel problem and the seniority to shape how it gets solved — this is not an execution role- Work with real consequences: the data infrastructure you help define underpins how government operates and makes decisions</p>
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<p><span data-contrast="none">GovTech is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values diverse voices and perspectives, as we believe it is key to innovation. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Our employee benefits are based on a total rewards approach, offering a holistic and market-competitive suite of perks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We champion flexible work arrangements (subject to your job role) and trust you to manage your time to deliver your best.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Learn more about life inside GovTech at go.gov.sg/GovTechCareers.</span> </p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Stay connected with us on social media at go.gov.sg/ConnectWithGovTech</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335551550":1,"335551620":1}"> </span></p>
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