Product Manager, Artificial Intelligence Platforms - Singapore - GVT Government Technology Agency (GovTech)

GVT Government Technology Agency (GovTech)

Verified Company

Singapore

3 weeks ago

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Wei Jie

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Description

Join us as we support Singapore's vision of building a Smart Nation - a nation of possibilities empowered through info-communications technology and related engineering.

Who we are

GovTech's Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI) division uses technology and data to help deliver high-quality digital services to citizens and businesses in Singapore.

We build software products for government agencies to better understand and use their data to improve operations and decision making.

What it is like working here:

We build products that serve a variety of agency users, who use them to solve highly meaningful problems pertinent to our society, from transportation, to education, to healthcare.

The public sector is full of opportunities where even the simplest software can have a big impact on people's lives.

We are here to improve how we live as a society through what we can offer as a government.

Rapid Prototyping
Instead of spending too much time debating ideas we prefer testing them. This identifies potential problems quickly, and more importantly, conveys what is possible to others easily.

Reliable Productization

To scale an idea, a prototype or a Minimum Viable Product to a software product, we scrutinize and commit to its usability, reliability, scalability and maintainability.

Ownership

In addition to technical responsibilities, this means having ideas on how things should be done and taking responsibility for seeing them through. Building something that you believe in is the best way to build something good.

Continuous Learning

Working on new ideas often means not fully understanding what you are working on. Taking time to learn new architectures, frameworks, technologies, and even programming languages is not just encouraged but essential.

What you will be working on:
Product managers help make sure the right things get done.

At a high level, this means establishing a clear vision for what a product should be and what needs to be done to get there.

On a day to day basis, this means handling all the different facets of a product and making sure they are coordinated.

And at the core, this means building a foundation of knowledge across user needs, technical constraints, and design goals so you can act as a bridge across all of them which includes:
1) Making good product decisions

Working with designers to create intuitive user experiences
Creating multiple proposals for the many forms a product can take
Leading the team to reach a balanced and considered position on what the product should be
Responsible for the product roadmap and key product features

2) Understanding users better than anyone else

Conducting user studies to understand their needs and problems
Analysing data to uncover usage patterns that inform product decisions
Researching the industry to understand existing solutions

3) Work closely with the engineering team

Translating the product strategy into technical, detailed, actionable plans for business and engineering teams
Understanding developers' needs and exploring emerging tools and techniques that can meet the needs

4) Communicating across teams

Explaining technical considerations to nontechnical audiences
Publicspeaking, giving presentations and writing papers
Identifying key stakeholders, including government agencies, industry partners and the broader tech community, and convincing them to give their support
Coordinating efforts across multiple functions including marketing, legal and finance

5) Keeping things organised

Running efficient meetings to keep people updated and make good decisions
Prioritising, planning, and tracking what needs to be done
Documenting key information and decisions about the product
Responsible for securing funding, and monitoring expenses

What we are looking for
The customers for our products are normally agency users, which means that prior public service experience will help. A disciplined approach and strong problem-solving instincts are fundamental to succeed. Your aptitude for completing the tasks and attitude to continuous learning are more valued than any formal certification.

We look for product managers who:

Ideally past or current practitioner of agile software development, including experience in some of the relevant areas such as CI/CD, Devops, Microservice, TDD/BDD
Have experience in using data science and machine learning to solve problems
Have experience writing code and working in software development
Possess technical competency and ability to balance technical constraints, design goals and user needs to achieve good delivery outcomes
Have awareness and experience on one or more cloud service offerings
Have excellent analytical, conceptualisation and problemsolving skills
Have good design sense
Have solid communication and stakeholder management skills
Prior public service experience will be a plus
Take initiative to make things h