APAC Innovation Program Management Officer

Duration: 6 months contract with possible extension Industry: Transportation Work location: Kallang Summary As a support function to the Head of APAC Innovation Station, this role organizes the cadence, schedules, and reporting for Innovation Station activities, and facilitates cross-functional, cross regional, and external partners and client’s engagement. It contributes to internal/external communications and awareness, while assisting the Head of Station in Innovation pipeline development, Regional business support and strategic partnerships expansion. About the Job 1. Innovation Program Management • Lead monitoring of innovation programs, ensuring alignment with process, timelines, budgets, commitment, and KPI. • Proactively identify and mitigate roadblocks to ensure smooth program progress. • Track and report on project advancement, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders using standardized communication formats, dashboards, and KPI reporting. • Manage the innovation pipeline, ensuring consistent flow and evaluation of high-potential projects across the region 2. Innovation Communication & Awareness • Develop communication strategies and content for clients, partners, and key stakeholders. • Strengthen internal awareness of Innovation activities in APAC (mission, processes, projects, team) through engaging communication initiatives. • Create and manage an APAC Innovation Newsletter to highlight key achievements, open calls, success stories, ecosystem trends, and upcoming activities. • Keep the Intranet Innovation page regularly updated with latest content, toolkits, case studies and opportunities. • Maintain and enhance physical and virtual Innovation Showroom spaces (content curation, new demo integration, regular refresh cycles). • Coordinate communications for the APAC Innovation Community, internally and externally, through virtual and physical events (Lunch & Learn, evening gatherings, innovation workshops, hackathons, inspirational talks, calls for innovation, etc.). • Develop communication assets (presentations, visuals, videos, narratives) to support stakeholder engagement and strategic ambassadors. • Plan internal innovation events and support communication teams in external events preparation on Innovation scope • Plan, prepare and follow-up actions on governance meeting in APAC and with Global team • Support planning and organization, follow-up actions of the Station team meetings 3. Open Innovation, Partnerships & Ecosystem Development • Perform market and ecosystem analysis to identify: • Government grants and funding opportunities • Calls for innovation or challenge programs • Relevant start-ups for scouting • Universities or research centers for collaboration • Strategic partnerships with incubators or accelerators • Support opportunity assessment and alignment with APAC strategic priorities. • Coordinate exploration, meetings, and follow-up with potential external partners. • Assist in client presentations, solution demonstrations, and technical proposals. • Support funding research, application processes, and pitch documentation. 5. Process Improvement & Best Practices • Develop and implement best practices for innovation program management across APAC. • Propose improvement of Innovation processes and support APAC leaders to follow it and feedback any improvements • Identify and perform automation of processes to increase operational efficiency, collaboration, and knowledge sharing. Requirements • Experience in innovation management, project management, and/or open innovation. • Experience in communication content creation and event management • Experience in partnership management with Innovation stakeholders (government, accelerators, start-ups, universities…) • Excellent communication skills with ability to engage diverse audiences (technical, business, leadership). • Knowledge of innovation ecosystems in APAC is a plus. • Comfortable working in fast-paced, cross-functional environments. • Proficiency or curiousity in AI tools and digital productivity technologies. Ramos May Anne De Mesa - mayanne.ramos@manpower.com.sg Personnel Reg No: R1110127 Manpower Staffing Services (S) Pte Ltd EA Licence No: 02C3423