Job Description

What the role is:The Deputy Director of AI Solutions & Design holds a critical position in establishing strategic partnerships with stakeholders across all MHA Home Team Departments (HTDs) and Statutory Boards at a senior level. He/She will be responsible for leading the team in eliciting requirements through design thinking, and translating them into high-level solutions that are in line with the AI Central strategy to accomplish MHA\'s strategic AI objectives. This role involves collaborating with key stakeholders and product managers to assess requirements for new projects, ensuring efficient allocation of resources, and providing the necessary tools and services for agencies. Additionally, this role may involve coordinating outreach events, roadshows, and AI-related workshops.What you will be working on:

• Establish strategic engagement plan and process with stakeholders across all MHA Home Team Departments and Statutory Boards at a senior level \xe2\x80\xa2Drive collaboration with key stakeholders and product managers to evaluate requirements for new projects \xe2\x80\xa2Lead teams in gathering user requirements through design thinking and translating them into high-level solutions, delivering projects and products \xe2\x80\xa2Lead teams in evaluating requirements for new projects, conduct prioritization, help agencies scope out their use case, and determine the necessary tools and services needed by the agencies \xe2\x80\xa2Work closely with Product Managers and product teams to efficiently allocate resources and identify projects for prioritization and scaling back when resources are constrained. \xe2\x80\xa2Facilitate collaborations with industry partners, IHLs and RIs for information sharing, co-developments, and joint trial/project implementation \xe2\x80\xa2Monitor and analyze industry trends and recent advancements, conduct strategic foresight, and evaluate their influence on current and future AI POCs, Projects and Product roadmain alignment with the AI & Digitalisation Masterplan of HTX and HTDs \xe2\x80\xa2Lead and coordinate outreach events, roadshows, and AI-related workshops.

What we are looking for:

• Min Degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related disciplines, with experience in AI / Data Science / Machine Learning \xe2\x80\xa2Min 10 years\' experience in technology development and in AI related domains and at least 5 years in a leadership position \xe2\x80\xa2Proficient in technology solution design and implementation \xe2\x80\xa2Knowledge in multi-tier architectures for AI and Data analytics platforms. \xe2\x80\xa2Knowledge in AI technologies across various domains including Adversarial AI, Vision AI, Embodied AI, Language AI, Multi-modal AI, and Emerging AI \xe2\x80\xa2Excellent stakeholder management skills \xe2\x80\xa2Experience in leading and collaborating with multi-agencies teams \xe2\x80\xa2Strong leadership and supervisory track records \xe2\x80\xa2Prior experience in engaging public officers and government agencies on projects and collaborations will be advantageous \xe2\x80\xa2Having domain knowledge in Homeland Security sector will be an added bonus All new hires are appointed on a two-year contract in the first instance and will be assessed and considered for permanent tenure over time, based on performance. As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment. All applicants will be updated on the status of their applications within 4 weeks upon closing of the advertisement. #LI-CW1

About Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX):HTX is the world\'s first Science and Technology agency that integrates a diverse range of scientific and engineering capabilities to innovate and deliver transformative and operationally-ready solutions for homeland security. As a statutory board of the Ministry of Home Affairs and integral to the Home Team, HTX works at the forefront of science and technology to empower Singapore\'s frontline of security. Our shared mission is to amplify, augment and accelerate the Home Team\'s advantage and secure Singapore as the safest place on planet earth.

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