Deputy/Assistant Director – AI Office, Enterprise Knowledge Dept

Job description

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Fixed Terms

Closing on 14 Sep 2025

What the role is

The AI Office is MAS' central coordinating unit to steer the strategic, responsible and effective adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across the Authority.

We are looking for a forward-thinking individual to join the team as Deputy Director / Assistant Director.

This role focuses on organisational strategy, policy implementation and compliance, and cross-functional governance and oversight of AI initiatives across MAS' regulatory, operational and developmental functions.

What you will be working on

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Drive MAS-wide AI Strategy: Develop and implement an enterprise-level strategy to advance the effective and responsible use of AI across MAS' functions, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and public interest outcomes.
  
  Promote innovation within MAS, as the bridge between frontier AI innovation and organisational readiness.
  
  Shape internal policies and governance frameworks to ensure AI use is responsible, sustainable, and trustworthy.
  
  
• Identify and Prioritise High-Impact Use Cases: Partner departments to identify, scope, prioritise and drive AI opportunities and initiatives that can transform MAS' regulatory, supervisory, or operational effectiveness.
  
  
• Shape a Coherent AI Ecosystem: Strengthen the overall architecture for AI use across MAS – promoting common platforms, frameworks and standards, as well as reusability, shared tools, and responsible development practices.
  
  
• Embed and Promote Responsible AI Practices: Shape and operationalise policies and frameworks, and collaborate with business, risk, legal and compliance units, to ensure AI projects adhere to MAS' standards for ethics, transparency, accountability, explainability, governance and risk management.
  
  
• Foster Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build bridges between AI specialists, technology and operations teams, policy and compliance functions, and risk managers to ensure sound governance and consistent oversight of AI deployment.
  
  
• Institutionalise Monitoring and Improvement: Establish oversight, monitoring and feedback mechanisms to track AI product performance, ensure policy alignment, and drive iterative improvement.
  
  
• Build Organisational Readiness: Raise awareness of AI opportunities and risks through internal engagement and training, and support departments in championing AI literacy, and developing relevant capabilities and change management strategies.
  
  

What we are looking for

• At least 5 years of experience in public policy, digital strategy, or organisational transformation, with a strong track record of driving complex programmes or initiatives, ideally within a regulatory, governmental, or financial services context.
  
  
• Strong understanding of AI's strategic, regulatory and ethical implications, as well as emerging AI technologies and trends.
  
  
• Familiarity with AI governance concepts, such as explainability, fairness, and model accountability, from a policy or risk perspective.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise-level strategies and policy frameworks in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
  
  
• Prior exposure in driving digital policy and innovation, particularly in frontier AI innovation and adoption, as well as working knowledge of AI/ML principles, lifecycle, infrastructure and operations, would be an advantage.
  
  

• Excellent project / programme and stakeholder management skills, including experience working across departments and senior management levels.
  
  

• Strong strategic thinking and systems-level problem solving, with the ability to translate broad ambitions into actionable plans, and to balance innovation with risk and policy considerations.
  
  

• Clear and persuasive communicator, who can translate technical or conceptual ideas across diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
  
  
• Proactive and collaborative mindset, with a track record of building consensus and driving change across complex organisations.
  
  
• High professional integrity and sound judgement in navigating technology risks and ethical considerations.
  
  
• Passionate about building public sector capability in emerging technologies and shaping forward-looking institutions.
  
  

If you are excited by the opportunity to drive AI strategy, innovation, governance and in a mission-driven organisation, we welcome you to join MAS' AI Office and shape the future of central banking and financial regulation.

This is a 2-years contract position.

All applicants will be notified on whether they are shortlisted or not within 4 weeks of the closing date of this job posting.

As part of the shortlisting process for this role, you may be required to complete a medical declaration and/or undergo further assessment.

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.

About your application process

This job is closing on 14 Sep 2025.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the job ad closing date, we seek your understanding that it is likely that we are not moving forward with your application for this role.

We thank you for your interest and would like to assure you that this does not affect your other job applications with the Public Service.

We encourage you to explore and for other roles within Monetary Authority of Singapore or the wider Public Service.

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