Job Description

What the role is:The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is Singapore's central bank and integrated financial regulator.As central bank, MAS promotes sustained, non-inflationary economic growth through the conduct of monetary policy and close macroeconomic surveillance and analysis. It manages Singapore's exchange rate, official foreign reserves, and liquidity in the banking sector.As an integrated financial supervisor, MAS fosters a sound financial services sector through its prudential oversight of all financial institutions in Singapore - banks, insurers, capital market intermediaries, financial advisors, and stock exchanges. It is also responsible for well-functioning financial markets, sound conduct, and investor education.MAS also works with the financial industry to promote Singapore as a dynamic international financial centre. It facilitates the development of infrastructure, adoption of technology, and upgrading of skills in the financial industry.Join us now, if you have a genuine interest in making an impact to help shape Singapore's economic and financial landscape.What you will be working on:MAS' Data Analytics & Engineering Division (DAE) is a specialised team within the Data Technology and Architecture (DTA) Department within the Technology Group (TG) in MAS.DAE's primary purpose is to partner internal MAS functions to generate business value through the enablement of effective and efficient use of data driven insights for business value creation. This is achieved through effective strategies, strong in-house development capability, standardization of processes, tooling enablement, establishing a product development mindset, promoting knowledge sharing within MAS and complementary external collaborations.As a DAE Product Manager, you will be working in a fast-paced environment that would require the ability to manage multiple priorities and needs of stakeholders, as well as the agility to respond to changes and developments. Specifically, you are expected to:Be a technically skilled leader grounded on best practicesBe accountable for and drive product management related initiatives for assigned projectsExecute effective go-to-market (GTM) and change management strategies necessary to promote the usage of new data science products and EDSP servicesParticipate in annual budgeting exercises, ensure high budget marksmanship on assigned projects, and provide regular updates on year-to-date budget forecastsIn collaboration with Project Management Office (PMO) in TG, contribute towards product management best practices, methodologies, and standards in MASDevelop and maintain operational procedures and documentation to support ongoing support and maintenance of platforms and products.Act as a point of contact for operational issues and provide timely resolution to minimise impact on business operations.Participate in the planning and execution of maintenance activities, including upgrades, patches, and enhancements.Be an effective communicator and collaborative partnerCollaborate effectively with DAE's Production Engineering (PE) and Data Science (DS) teams to deliver enterprise data science platforms (EDSPs) and enterprise grade data science productsInterface with assigned MAS business groups, and support them in identifying opportunities to deliver additional business value through data science productsWork with MAS Academy to deliver both targeted product management training and broad-based awareness programs to all MAS staffPromote the growth of the Data Analytics Community of Practitioners (DACoP) through organisation of workshops, training sessions, and forums to foster greater awareness of analytics within MASBe a supportive team playerSupport any TG and DTA initiatives as required.Strengthen DAE's positive and open working normsWhat we are looking for:Minimum bachelor's degree in any management, information technology or engineering field3 to 10 years of experience leading both vendor led and in-house development projects, preferably within public service and/or financial services industryProfessional qualifications in project management, such as PMP, CSM or PSMAble to develop appropriate project plans using best fit methodologies, and lead assigned projects(s) end to end independently with minimal supervisionAble to serve as a mentor towards junior and less experienced product managersExcellent problem-solving skills, which includes the ability to distill large complex problems involving cross functional teams and other stakeholders into smaller, actionable stepsGood knowledge of product go-to-market activities, especially in areas such as product positioning and product launchStrong understanding of application/platform troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and issue resolution.Experience in developing and maintaining operational procedures and documentation.Familiarity with basic data analytics core techniques and conceptsComfortable working on multifaceted problems in an agile environment. Demonstrate ability in overcoming business and technical constraints and deliver value adding data science productsStrong presentation and communication skills. Ability to explain technical concepts to a non-technical / business / senior management audience is a mustThis is a 2-year contract position. 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 notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.About Monetary Authority of Singapore:MAS is the central bank of Singapore. Our mission is to promote sustained non-inflationary economic growth, and a sound and progressive financial centre.

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