Product Manager - Government Projects

About the role

Activate Interactive, a technology consultancy in Singapore, is hiring a Product Manager for its Co-Development Business Unit. The role works with Singapore government agencies to design and develop software applications that help them better serve the community. It is a fixed-term contract of 1 year, within an Agile team.

Key responsibilities

• Deliver projects and products using agile project management, learning and iterating frequently
• Review product specifications and requirements, recommend the scope of current and future product lines, and bring new products to market
• Lead planning, prioritise work against team capacity, facilitate discussions and decision-making, and bridge communication between business and technical teams
• Define the roadmap, create user stories in JIRA and Confluence, and groom the backlog into sprints with the Product Owner, Technical Lead, Business Analysts and UX designers
• Track application bugs, assess their impact and severity, and help the team resolve impediments
• Measure development velocity, manage and escalate project risks, and gather user feedback to identify improvement opportunities
• Assist with government processes such as procurement and project finance

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Technology, Communications or a related discipline
• Proven experience defining and executing product strategies, roadmaps and go-to-market plans
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking, teamwork and communication skills with technical and non-technical users
• Preferred: ops-tech integration, AI/ML, SaaS platform management, UI/UX design and research, go-to-market strategy, and familiarity with government-to-government relationships and public service policies

Required skills

• Solid understanding of end-to-end agile software development (Scrum and Kanban)
• Experience with Confluence, SharePoint and JIRA

What we offer

• Competitive salary and variable performance bonus
• Medical coverage, life and health insurance, and flexible benefits or allowance
• Wellness support, learning programmes, certification support and a staff development budget
• Structured career pathways and a competency framework
• Flexible work arrangements (flexi-place, flexi-time, flexi-load)