580 Technical Program jobs in Singapore

Job Title: Technical Program Manager

This is an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Technical Program Manager. As a key member of our project management group, you will be responsible for managing complex technical programs from initiation to delivery.

• Develop and manage project plans, timelines, and milestones to ensure successful project delivery.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve program objectives and meet customer expectations.
• Collaborate with engineering, production, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to ensure smooth project execution.
• Foster strong relationships with key customers and stakeholders to drive business growth and satisfaction.

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Program Management, or a related technical field;
• Minimum of 5 years in technical program management, project management, or engineering, preferably within semiconductor or precision engineering industries.

We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for career growth and development.

If you are a motivated and experienced professional looking for a new challenge, please apply today!

An experienced IT Project Manager is required to drive key technology initiatives and deliver projects in the banking and financial services industry.

The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of computer systems, cloud platforms, application structures, security and regulatory compliance.

• Management Skills
• Application Security
• DevOps
• AWS
• Interpersonal Skills
• Scrum
• Agile
• SDLC
• Information Technology
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• PMP
• Banking
• Cloud
• Project Delivery
• Financial Services
• Software Development

Department Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Technical Program Manager specializing in System Integration and Equipment to join our dynamic project team. The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will be responsible for managing the technical relationship and program deliverables for Key Account Customer(s). This role involves overseeing all aspects of program management, from new product introductions to engineering changes, ensuring alignment with Key Account Customer(s)' specifications and timelines. The TPM will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and serve as the primary liaison between Akribis Systems and Key Account Customer(s) to ensure successful project delivery and high customer satisfaction.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Program Management and Customer Interface

Act as the main point of contact for Key Account Customer(s), managing all technical communications, status updates, and program-related inquiries.Define project scope, objectives, and success metrics in close collaboration and align cross-functional teams within Akribis Systems to meet these objectives.Develop, track, and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones, ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

Lead new product introduction projects, coordinating closely with engineering, production, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to ensure on-time and on-spec delivery.Collaborate on design specifications and performance requirements, ensuring that Akribis meets the technical and operational needs of the customer.Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring potential issues are proactively addressed to minimize impact on project timelines and quality.

Engineering Change Management (ECM)

Oversee engineering change management (ECM) processes for Key Account Customer(s)' projects, ensuring all modifications are smoothly integrated and communicated to relevant stakeholders. Coordinate with production, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless implementation of engineering changes and compliance with customer requirements.Document and track engineering changes, ensuring alignment with both Akribis's standards and Key Account Customer(s)'s requirements.

Technical Alignment and Decision Making

Facilitate technical discussions between Akribis and Key Account Customer(s), ensuring all stakeholders understand project requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Program Management, or a related technical field;
• Minimum of 5 years in technical program management, project management, or engineering, preferably within semiconductor or precision engineering industries.

Program and Project Management

Led and managed multiple complex technical programs, overseeing project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and timeline tracking.Developed and maintained project roadmaps and schedules, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and internal goals.Implemented Agile and Lean methodologies to streamline project workflows, reduce waste, and improve efficiency across cross-functional teams.

Customer Relationship Management

Served as the primary point of contact for key accounts, building strong, trust-based relationships with customers to understand and address goals.

Skillset(s) Requirement:

Technical Skills:

Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and proficiency in ERP/PLM systems.Experience managing complex technical programs, including new product introductions and engineering change management.Familiarity with technical drawings, engineering specifications, and quality control standards.

Customer Management Skills:

Demonstrated experience building and managing key customer relationships, with a focus on aligning deliverables to customer expectations.Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze program performance data and drive continuous improvement.

Communication Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with cross-functional teams and customers.

Organizational Skills:

Strong organizational skills, with a proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Preferred Skills and CompetenciesPMP or Program Management certification is a plus.Experience in Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.Familiarity with the semiconductor industry and engineering change management processes.Proficiency in project management software (e.g., SmartSheet,Microsoft Project, Jira) and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).

Department Overview:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Technical Program Manager specializing in System Integration and Equipment to join our dynamic project team. The Technical Program Manager (TPM) will be responsible for managing the technical relationship and program deliverables for Key Account Customer(s). This role involves overseeing all aspects of program management, from new product introductions to engineering changes, ensuring alignment with Key Account Customer(s)' specifications and timelines. The TPM will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, drive continuous improvement, and serve as the primary liaison between Akribis Systems and Key Account Customer(s) to ensure successful project delivery and high customer satisfaction.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Program Management and Customer Interface

Act as the main point of contact for Key Account Customer(s), managing all technical communications, status updates, and program-related inquiries.Define project scope, objectives, and success metrics in close collaboration and align cross-functional teams within Akribis Systems to meet these objectives.Develop, track, and manage detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones, ensuring transparency and accountability throughout the project lifecycle.

New Product Introduction (NPI)

Lead new product introduction projects, coordinating closely with engineering, production, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to ensure on-time and on-spec delivery.Collaborate on design specifications and performance requirements, ensuring that Akribis meets the technical and operational needs of the customer.Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring potential issues are proactively addressed to minimize impact on project timelines and quality.

Engineering Change Management (ECM)

Oversee engineering change management (ECM) processes for Key Account Customer(s)' projects, ensuring all modifications are smoothly integrated and communicated to relevant stakeholders. Coordinate with production, quality, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless implementation of engineering changes and compliance with customer requirements.Document and track engineering changes, ensuring alignment with both Akribis’s standards and Key Account Customer(s)’s requirements.

Technical Alignment and Decision Making

Facilitate technical discussions between Akribis and Key Account Customer(s), ensuring all stakeholders understand project requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Program Management, or a related technical field;
• Minimum of 5 years in technical program management, project management, or engineering, preferably within semiconductor or precision engineering industries.

Program and Project Management

Led and managed multiple complex technical programs, overseeing project planning, resource allocation, budgeting, and timeline tracking.Developed and maintained project roadmaps and schedules, ensuring alignment with customer requirements and internal goals.Implemented Agile and Lean methodologies to streamline project workflows, reduce waste, and improve efficiency across cross-functional teams.

Customer Relationship Management

Served as the primary point of contact for key accounts, building strong, trust-based relationships with customers to understand and address goals.

Skillset(s) Requirement:

Technical Skills:

Strong understanding of project management methodologies (Agile, Waterfall) and proficiency in ERP/PLM systems.Experience managing complex technical programs, including new product introductions and engineering change management.Familiarity with technical drawings, engineering specifications, and quality control standards.

Customer Management Skills:

Demonstrated experience building and managing key customer relationships, with a focus on aligning deliverables to customer expectations.Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze program performance data and drive continuous improvement.

Communication Skills:

Excellent verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with cross-functional teams and customers.

Organizational Skills:

Strong organizational skills, with a proven ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Preferred Skills and CompetenciesPMP or Program Management certification is a plus.Experience in Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.Familiarity with the semiconductor industry and engineering change management processes.Proficiency in project management software (e.g., SmartSheet,Microsoft Project, Jira) and ERP systems (e.g., SAP).

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

We're a team of passionate and fun-loving and individuals with varied backgrounds who come together to support a common mission: enable Grab to deliver faster, better, and more efficiently with each and every roll out. Largely based in Singapore, our team members are spread across different countries managing multiple initiatives to deliver features that touch the everyday lives of millions of customers across South East Asia through Grab.

Get to Know the Role

As a Senior Technical Program Manager Leader, you will help shape and drive high-impact, cross-company initiatives that solve complex and often ambiguous challenges. You'll lead large-scale product and technology programs end to end—strategically planning, executing, and aligning them with Grab's broader goals.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, building relationships and influencing organisational practices at scale. You will lead a team of Technical Program Managers, focused on accelerating impact, streamlining execution, driving prioritisation, and eliminating inefficiencies.

Beyond program delivery, you'll also contribute to Grab's broader technical strategy—making key decisions that fuel innovation and long-term growth.

You will report to the Head of Technical Program Management.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Drive complex, company-wide programs with ambiguous scopes and high impact, ensuring strategic agreement and customer-centricity.
• Manage roadmaps and execution across multiple teams, tracking progress, adapting plans, and mitigating risks.
• Demonstrate deep technical and domain expertise, contributing to product strategy and Grab's broader technical direction.
• Influence cross-team priorities, including input on resource planning and headcount budgeting.
• Provide expertise on technical design and participate in strategic product discussions.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, advising on organizational practices and resolving cross-functional tensions.
• Communicate by presenting problems, solutions, and trade-offs in a clear and collaborative manner to foster understanding, influence decisions, and achieve agreement.
• Lead process innovation, designing and implementing scalable ways of working across tech teams.
• Automate and refine workflows to improve program delivery efficiency and throughput.
• Coach TPM talent, mentor peers, shape the TPM discipline, and improve in hiring and performance standards.

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 10+ years of experience managing Agile software projects, with experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs.
• 3+ years of experience managing a team.
• A project delivery or technical leadership background which will allow you to succeed in Grab's dynamic and diversity.
• Experience in handle leadership stakeholders, cross functional teams.
• Enjoy autonomy and self-decision making process.
• Expertise in process design leadership, driving scalable ways of working and introducing innovative practices.
• Program delivery with a technical leadership background in different Cloud Product suites such as AWS/Azure/GCP, etc.
• Experience leading a team of Senior TPMs in fulfilling organisational.
• Ability to decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, without having to rely on your leaders or other stakeholders.
• Familiar working with teams not co-located.

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave , and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

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About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

We're a high-performing team of passionate and fun-loving individuals with varied backgrounds who come together to support a common mission: enable Grab to deliver faster and better.

Largely based in Singapore, our team members are spread across several countries managing multiple programs to deliver features that touch the everyday lives of millions of customers across southeast asia through Grab.

Get to Know the Role

As Senior TPM Leader for the Grab Financials Team, you will work in managing multiple programs to deliver features that touch the everyday lives of millions of customers across southeast asia through Grab.

This role is an Individual Contributor role, and will report to the Head of Technical Program Management.

You will be onsite at Grab One-North office.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Drive roadmap planning and prioritization discussion with other functional leaders.
• Provide advice or inputs on large complex issues related to Tech, Business, and Product.
• Manage a portfolio of projects as an advisor, and you will own delivery of 1-2 large cross-org programs.
• Facilitate Technical whiteboard sessions to troubleshoot project implementation details and remove blockers for the team.
• Partner with stakeholders to define and drive program timelines, and milestones, track & report progress, and resolve impediments.
• Continuously find ways to help teams and the organization improve how they deliver outcomes.
• Manage cross-functional communication to ensure that all business and technical stakeholders' needs are aligned and demonstrate exceptional judgment in handling executive-level escalations.
  
  

• Project/Program delivery with a strong technical leadership background in various Cloud Product suites in AWS/GCP etc.
• An understanding of Agile is desirable but not essential.
• Experience decomposing complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, with full responsibility and working with senior executives and cross-functional teams to successfully navigate complexities and ensure project deliverables are achieved.
• Experience advising on technical solutioning when needed.
• Experience working with teams not co-located.
  
  

• Experience ranging from 12-18 years in Technical Program Management or a similar technical leadership role in the Tech Industry.
• Experienced in seamlessly managing complex, cross-functional portfolio/programs, and leading all aspects of assigned program delivery.
• Experience leading technical and business discussions/reviews for complex programs and projects within the portfolio, and bring business and technical judgement to decisions made across groups.
• Experienced in driving best practices across multiple disciplines to improve improve team responsiveness.
• Experience defining how to lead portfolio/programs and identify opportunities to enhance the process using a data-driven approach.
• Embrace Grab's culture and principles and promote an environment that embodies Grab's Values.
  
  

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours
  
  

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Information Technology
• Industries Software Development

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About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Get to Know the Team

We're a team of passionate and fun-loving and individuals with varied backgrounds who come together to support a common mission: enable Grab to deliver faster, better, and more efficiently with each and every roll out. Largely based in Singapore, our team members are spread across different countries managing multiple initiatives to deliver features that touch the everyday lives of millions of customers across South East Asia through Grab.

Get to Know the Role

As a Senior Technical Program Manager Leader, you will help shape and drive high-impact, cross-company initiatives that solve complex and often ambiguous challenges. You'll lead large-scale product and technology programs end to end—strategically planning, executing, and aligning them with Grab's broader goals.

In this role, you will serve as a trusted partner to senior stakeholders, building relationships and influencing organisational practices at scale. You will lead a team of Technical Program Managers, focused on accelerating impact, streamlining execution, driving prioritisation, and eliminating inefficiencies.

Beyond program delivery, you'll also contribute to Grab's broader technical strategy—making key decisions that fuel innovation and long-term growth.

You will report to the Head of Technical Program Management.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Drive complex, company-wide programs with ambiguous scopes and high impact, ensuring strategic agreement and customer-centricity.
• Manage roadmaps and execution across multiple teams, tracking progress, adapting plans, and mitigating risks.
• Demonstrate deep technical and domain expertise, contributing to product strategy and Grab's broader technical direction.
• Influence cross-team priorities, including input on resource planning and headcount budgeting.
• Provide expertise on technical design and participate in strategic product discussions.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, advising on organizational practices and resolving cross-functional tensions.
• Communicate by presenting problems, solutions, and trade-offs in a clear and collaborative manner to foster understanding, influence decisions, and achieve agreement.
• Lead process innovation, designing and implementing scalable ways of working across tech teams.
• Automate and refine workflows to improve program delivery efficiency and throughput.
• Coach TPM talent, mentor peers, shape the TPM discipline, and improve in hiring and performance standards.

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• 10+ years of experience managing Agile software projects, with experience leading large-scale, cross-functional programs.
• 3+ years of experience managing a team.
• A project delivery or technical leadership background which will allow you to succeed in Grab's dynamic and diversity.
• Experience in handle leadership stakeholders, cross functional teams.
• Enjoy autonomy and self-decision making process.
• Expertise in process design leadership, driving scalable ways of working and introducing innovative practices.
• Program delivery with a technical leadership background in different Cloud Product suites such as AWS/Azure/GCP, etc.
• Experience leading a team of Senior TPMs in fulfilling organisational.
• Ability to decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, without having to rely on your leaders or other stakeholders.
• Familiar working with teams not co-located.

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave , and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.

Senior Technical Program Management Leader

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Senior Technical Program Management Leader

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About Grab and Our Workplace
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Company Description
About Grab and Our Workplace
Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.
Job Description
Get to Know the Team
We're a high-performing team of passionate and fun-loving individuals with varied backgrounds who come together to support a common mission: enable Grab to deliver faster and better.
Largely based in Singapore, our team members are spread across several countries managing multiple programs to deliver features that touch the everyday lives of millions of customers across southeast asia through Grab.
Get to Know the Role
As Senior TPM Leader for the Grab Financials Team, you will work in managing multiple programs to deliver features that touch the everyday lives of millions of customers across southeast asia through Grab.
This role is an Individual Contributor role, and will report to the Head of Technical Program Management.
You will be onsite at Grab One-North office.
The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Drive roadmap planning and prioritization discussion with other functional leaders.
• Provide advice or inputs on large complex issues related to Tech, Business, and Product.
• Manage a portfolio of projects as an advisor, and you will own delivery of 1-2 large cross-org programs.
• Facilitate Technical whiteboard sessions to troubleshoot project implementation details and remove blockers for the team.
• Partner with stakeholders to define and drive program timelines, and milestones, track & report progress, and resolve impediments.
• Continuously find ways to help teams and the organization improve how they deliver outcomes.
• Manage cross-functional communication to ensure that all business and technical stakeholders' needs are aligned and demonstrate exceptional judgment in handling executive-level escalations.
  

• Project/Program delivery with a strong technical leadership background in various Cloud Product suites in AWS/GCP etc.
• An understanding of Agile is desirable but not essential.
• Experience decomposing complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, with full responsibility and working with senior executives and cross-functional teams to successfully navigate complexities and ensure project deliverables are achieved.
• Experience advising on technical solutioning when needed.
• Experience working with teams not co-located.
  

• Experience ranging from 12-18 years in Technical Program Management or a similar technical leadership role in the Tech Industry.
• Experienced in seamlessly managing complex, cross-functional portfolio/programs, and leading all aspects of assigned program delivery.
• Experience leading technical and business discussions/reviews for complex programs and projects within the portfolio, and bring business and technical judgement to decisions made across groups.
• Experienced in driving best practices across multiple disciplines to improve improve team responsiveness.
• Experience defining how to lead portfolio/programs and identify opportunities to enhance the process using a data-driven approach.
• Embrace Grab's culture and principles and promote an environment that embodies Grab's Values.
  

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours
  

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Software Development

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