Senior Executive / Assistant Manager (Organisation Excellence)

About the role

DSO National Laboratories, Singapore's largest defence R&D organisation, is hiring a Senior Executive / Assistant Manager (Organisation Excellence) within its Transformation Hub under the CEO office. The hub drives and coordinates multi-year transformation efforts across DSO, integrating short-term operational planning with long-term strategy and corporate workplans, while focusing on innovation and leadership development. The role leads the tracking and review of the DSO2040 transformation and works with internal and external stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the progress tracking and review of DSO2040 transformation efforts and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional departments to conduct technology and industry horizon scanning for strategic workplan development.
• Review, refine and optimise existing management systems, governance policies and operational processes to improve organisational effectiveness.
• Monitor, analyse and report on organisational performance using corporate KPIs and enterprise data frameworks.
• Automate and streamline corporate reporting workflows for efficiency and accuracy.
• Author strategic papers, executive summaries, achievement reports and presentation materials for senior management.
• Plan and run strategic dialogues, executive retreats and key engagement events with senior leadership.
• Manage institutional relationships with MINDEF / SAF and government stakeholders.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in all disciplines.
• Proven experience in organisational excellence, corporate strategy, transformation or performance management frameworks.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to engage cross-functional stakeholders and present strategic recommendations to leadership.