Manager/Senior Manager (Industry Innovation), Industry Division

We are looking for a Manager / Senior Manager to help manage the national Cybersecurity Call for Innovation programme (CyberCall). The CyberCall is CSA’s flagship innovation programme for companies and seeks to grow a new generation of cybersecurity products and services that will meet the needs of key sectors in Singapore. In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of stakeholders including government agencies, private sector end users, as well as cybersecurity companies.

Responsibilities:

• Industry engagement and desktop research to uncover key cybersecurity trends that will help direct CSA’s investment into the next bound of cybersecurity innovation

• Working with end users to translate medium to long term operational requirements into relevant innovation challenges for the cybersecurity industry

• Proactively ‘seeking out and engaging’ innovative cybersecurity companies in Singapore and overseas for the CyberCall to grow the ecosystem of innovative cybersecurity companies in Singapore

• Conduct review of proposal submissions for funding eligibility based on the level of technical innovativeness, as well as the product’s ability to address industry / customer needs

• Monitor and manage cybersecurity co-innovation projects with end users to ensure milestone delivery and for eventual adoption of solutions

• Plan and organise meetings / events for the CyberCall

• Grant administration

• Relevant working experience in managing research or innovation programmes for Government, or in Cybersecurity Product Management / Governance / Consulting.

• Technical qualification(s) in Computer Science / Information Technology, Operational Technology, Engineering, or Cybersecurity or relevant Business / Communications degree with a technical focus.

• Broad working knowledge of current cybersecurity products that are available internationally and locally.

• Excellent communication, writing and presentation skills to engage and influence stakeholders to align interests and build partnerships

• Candidates who are familiar with programme / grant management will have an advantage