We are looking for a senior product manager for the Open Innovation Platform (OIP). OIP is the national digital platform matching corporations and agencies to innovative solution providers. Together with the IMDA PIXEL Innovation Hub, our mission is to democratise corporate innovation. This role will report to the Acting Director (Innovation).

Why Join:

• Be part of a young, vibrant, fun and transforming team to strategise, refine and execute the OIP product for the next bound.
• Shape the ethos of a start-up in government, being scrappy, running fast and lean, and failing forward.
• Rare opportunity to create an innovation platform in government, to benefit the economy at scale.

REQUIREMENTS

• Background in Computer Science/ Information Technology / Engineering or relevant/related disciplines.
• 10 years of relevant working experience in digital product development and product management in a fast paced, agile environment working with developers/engineers and UI/UX consultants/designers.
• Proven track record in successfully delivering high-impact, complex digital projects while managing risks, costs and balancing business needs.
• Good written and verbal communication skills and stakeholders’ management.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in running product teams and armed with strong business acumen.
• Familiarity with government procurement processes and/or have been involved in government tender documentation or preparation preferred.
• Familiarity with the Instructions Manual for Infocomm Technology & Smart Systems (ICT&SS) (IM8) and the government IT environment and Government Commercial Cloud (GCC) requirements would be an advantage.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) and experience in project management and collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence preferred.
  

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• Product Ownership : Own and drive the continued product roadmap of OIP as a product in terms of features, enhancements, user journeys after identifying and outlining clearly the “jobs to be done” that OIP needs to address and work closely withUI/UX consultants to research and design the product, defining a vision for the product and be involved in the strategy, roadmap, and feature definition.
• Product Development : Translate the design concept into a working product by collaborating closely with the development, UI/UX, and operations teams externally, to translate the design concept into a working product. This is done in an iterative, agile manner, scaling, and testing it at each iteration to ensure that the product meets its objective.
• Product Management : Be the Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) of the OIP product and well-versed with all the modules, features, and workflow to manage the day-to-day operations. Partner with marketing to own and optimise the adoption of the OIP Product as the marquee digital shopfront touchpoint and a digital leads generation engine.
• Product Launches : To identify suitable milestones to debut the key and new product features with and to strategize product go-to-market process with marketing, by riding on various publicity channels and mediums.
• Product Lifecycle Planning and Management : Own, monitor and drive the key performance indicators on usage and performance to measure the success of the OIP product and plan for the continued enhancements and features required to address the ever-evolving customer and industry needs.
• Stakeholders Management : Partner ITD counterpart to conduct and run the tender process with the key internal IMDA stakeholders, track the project timeline and work with the appointed external vendor/s to ensure the deliverables are met for the outlined roadmap agreed.
• Contract Management : Manage contractual and payment matters with the appointed external vendor/s and ensure that the platform is operating in accordance to the service level agreement.
• Leadership : To lead by demonstrating accountability for driving the Innovation deliverables and agenda together with the digital pillar as a collective team.