Product Operations Deputy Director, Product Management Practice
GovTech
| Company | GovTech |
| Category | Operations & Admin |
| Location | Singapore |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Director |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 16 Apr 2026 |
| Last verified | 8 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
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 where we empower our people to master their craft through robust learning and development opportunities all year round.
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!
Learn more about GovTech at tech.gov.sg.
About the Product Management Practice
The Product Management Practice (PMP) is GovTech's centre of excellence for product management capabilities. We determine GovTech's overall product direction to solve national priority problems and serve as the Government's thought leader in product management practices.
As we accelerate our mission to transform government digital services, we are embarking on an ambitious initiative to convert officers into skilled Product Managers and Product Operations professionals over the next two years. This large-scale capability transformation will fundamentally shift how government builds and delivers digital products putting citizen needs first, making data-driven decisions, and delivering impactful solutions at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Lead Operational Excellence and Workforce Uplift
Strategic Framework: Drive organizational transformation from current operations to product operations practices
Provide leadership in dynamic, cross-functional environments across the Ministry’s digital product landscape, establishing standardized processes that scale across teams
Champion cultural shift from BAU operations to product operations practices, implementing the 5 core pillars of product operations excellence
Define and implement operational standards and best practices that improve product delivery speed and quality
2. Drive Scalable, Insight-Led Product Operations
Strategic Framework: Transform raw data into actionable insights that fuel better product decisions
Build comprehensive data infrastructure and analytics platforms that provide centralized access to product metrics and user insights
Strengthen data flows and insight sharing between support teams and product teams through automated dashboards and reporting systems
Lead adoption of scalable tools, automation, and documentation practices that eliminate manual coordination overhead
Establish trusted metrics framework that makes insights actionable
3. Enable Delivery Through Operational Governance
Strategic Framework: Establish lightweight frameworks that enable clarity and accountability without stifling team autonomy
Establish and evolve consistent, lightweight governance frameworks that enable product teams to operate with greater clarity and accountability
Support standardization of common workflows, including product onboarding, incident handling, release processes, and cross-functional coordination
Coordinate initiatives that improve delivery quality, reduce operational risk, and drive seamless cross-team alignment
Implement risk mitigation strategies and quality assurance frameworks across the product lifecycle
4 . Mentor Teams and Build Product Ops Capability
Strategic Framework: Cultivate high-performing product operations community through strategic talent development
Guide and support product operations specialists and cross-functional squads through comprehensive mentorship programs
Cultivate a high-performing, collaborative product operations community
Define career pathways, competency frameworks, and certification programs f