Associate Program Manager (Retail) - 1 year contract

Responsibilities • Maintain integrated plans, milestones, schedules, deliverables and readiness activities for assigned programs or workstreams. Coordinate day-to-day execution and follow through on commitments. • Prepare concise, accurate status updates, dashboards, meeting materials, decision logs and leadership summaries. Maintain a predictable operating cadence and ensure information is current. • Track risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies and actions. Identify emerging blockers early, propose practical next steps and escalate when decisions or intervention are required. • Connect business, product, engineering, technology operations, finance, legal, procurement and vendors around scope, timing, ownership and hand-offs. • Support project intake, prioritization, resource and capacity views, portfolio data quality, project tracker upkeep, and consolidation of territory-level delivery insights. Required Skills • At least 3 years of experience supporting technology, digital, retail, operations, transformation or cross-functional programs in a matrixed environment. • Working knowledge of core program-management practices, including planning, milestones, RAID management, governance, status reporting and action tracking. • Ability to structure ambiguous information, maintain attention to detail and translate updates into clear actions and decisions. • Exposure to Agile, hybrid or traditional delivery methods and cross-functional technology launches. What you need to do now If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Shabnam at Hays on +65 60271964 or email Shabnam.Bahar@hays.com.sg for a confidential discussion. Referrals are welcome. Registration ID No. R1873584 | EA License number: 07C3924 | Company Registration No. 200609504D