Senior Manager, Ecosystem Effectiveness

The Senior Manager, Ecosystem Effectiveness is responsible for driving cross-functional and enterprise-wide initiatives across NUS Enterprise's Ecosystem Strategy and Commercialisation function.

As NUS Enterprise sharpens its focus on commercialisation outcomes, NUS Enterprise leadership is actively building the next generation of programmes while delivering on current priorities. This function sits at the centre of that effort, translating strategic direction into execution and ensuring NUS Enterprise stays ahead of trends in ecosystem building.

The scope will evolve as the function grows. The right person picks up new areas without needing a fixed brief each time, and takes things to completion.

Cross-functional initiative management

Support leadership discussions in the early stages of ideation, maintaining a structured approach to capturing decisions, assumptions, and next steps effectively

Lead cross-functional and enterprise-wide initiatives from initiation, working alongside respective teams through a joint execution phase before transitioning primary ownership to them

Track progress across active workstreams, flag risks early, and ensure decisions are followed through

Maintain a strategic view across live programmes, collaborating with respective teams on outcomes tracking, lifecycle assessment, and identifying opportunities to strengthen and evolve them over time

Strategic initiative support

Develop and advance strategic workstreams on behalf of the Director, exercising independent judgment on approach and stakeholder engagement within agreed parameters

Conduct research and analysis to support key decisions, surfacing insights and recommendations rather than raw information

Represent the function in cross-functional discussions where full Director involvement is not required, ensuring alignment and continuity

Programme and process development

Design and document operational processes for new and existing programmes, ensuring they are practical, scalable, and adopted by relevant teams

Identify where processes are breaking down and propose improvements, working with teams to implement them

Materials and communications

Develop high-quality drafts of strategic decks, briefing documents, and stakeholder communications that require minimal revision

Ensure outputs are calibrated to the audience, whether internal leadership, government agencies, or external partners

Stakeholder and rhythm management

Manage the cadence of key meetings and touchpoints across the function, ensuring they are purposeful and produce clear outcomes

Coordinate cross-functional engagements across the function and with external partners, maintaining relationships and follow-through between senior touchpoints

Please be informed that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Requirements

10 to 12 years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, chief of staff, or a similar generalist role

Track record of operating across senior leadership and managing complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams

Strong organisational instincts; knows what needs tracking, what needs chasing, and what needs escalating

Comfortable working across ambiguity and multiple priorities simultaneously without losing grip on detail

Strong written communication skills; can turn a conversation or a loose brief into a clean document quickly

A finisher; takes things to completion and holds others to the same standard

Familiarity with the Singapore startup, innovation, or university ecosystem is an advantage but not required

Job Type: 2-Year Contract

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organisation: NUS Enterprise