Deputy Director / Senior Assistant Director, Corporate Planning

About the role

A*STAR's Deputy Chief Executive Corporate Office (DCECO) is looking for a proactive leader to join its Corporate Planning team, which sits at the intersection of corporate planning, policy governance and transformation. The role works directly with senior leadership to conceptualise, design and implement high-impact initiatives, and involves special assignments requiring immediate, decisive action.

Key responsibilities

• Conceptualise near-term business initiatives and mid- to long-term strategic projects with Corporate Group divisions and other stakeholders, and drive the Corporate Group's strategic planning exercise, including strategy workshops, work plans and objectives and key results.
• Bridge internal and external views to drive conversations and influence outcomes toward a common goal.
• Review policies, procedures and guidelines, assess their intent and implementation impact, and work with policy owners so policies stay clear, current and enabling.
• Identify inefficiencies in policies and workflows and lead digitalisation and automation solutions, including GenAI, and turn data into dashboards and insights for decision-making.
• Design and launch service level surveys, benchmark corporate services and use the feedback to improve service quality.
• Craft and deliver briefings to senior leadership, write policy papers and presentations, and organise leadership retreats and townhalls.

Required profile

• At least 5 years of experience in policy and governance, public administration, corporate planning, management consulting or related roles.
• Proven teamwork and leadership, able to lead teams through complex planning processes.
• Ability to review policies, governance frameworks and operating models and turn them into practical recommendations.
• Sound judgement in balancing agility, practicality, risk and governance, and composure under tight deadlines.

Required skills

• Strong writing and synthesis skills, producing clear papers, slides and briefings for senior management.
• Strategic thinking and pathfinding, analysing the implications of strategic decisions and leading projects without defined pathways.

What we offer

• Growth opportunities with exposure to senior leaders and diverse corporate functions, and encouragement to take on higher responsibilities.
• A culture of innovation that values creativity and unconventional ideas.
• Deep capabilities in policy review, governance design, stakeholder alignment and executive decision support.