Job Description

Own the research agenda, productization pipeline, and IP strategy for cybersecurity training, tooling, and services. Turn market signals and client needs into validated prototypes, then scale them into stable, revenue-bearing offerings.

Key responsibilities

Set a 12 to 24 month R&D roadmap that aligns with revenue targets and client commitments. Build and lead a high-performing R&D org: hiring, career paths, technical standards, and budget. Run the discovery-to-delivery cycle: problem framing, experiment design, MVPs, pilots, and handover to product and delivery. Establish go/no-go gates for technical feasibility, risk, and commercial return. Own technical due diligence for partnerships, academic collaborations, and grants. Build an internal lab for offensive and defensive cyber tooling, secure data pipelines, and evaluation harnesses. Implement stage-gated governance and documentation: design reviews, code quality, security testing, and post-mortems. Oversee compliance and quality: PDPA data obligations, information security controls, and product quality standards. Manage IP strategy: invention harvesting, prior-art scans, filing with counsel, and open-source contribution policies. Partner with Sales and Account teams to scope client pilots and convert successful pilots into offerings. Track competitive intel and emerging standards that impact research direction.

Requirements

10+ years in R&D leadership across cyber, software, or deep tech, including 5+ years managing managers. Track record shipping research into production services or products. Strong grasp of secure SDLC and experimentation at scale. * Familiarity with Singapore data protection and security expectations. PDPC