AI Work Index

3%

Very Low Risk

Managing director/Chief executive officer

Managers · SGD 13,000/mo (189% above median)

AI is likely to enhance this role, not replace it. moderate exposure, but strong human bottlenecks mean AI augments rather than substitutes.

Augmented High Confidence Higher risk than 11% of occupations
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Score Breakdown

AI Capability Overlap Increases risk

59% of tasks overlap with current AI

Human Coordination Reduces risk

94% human advantage from judgment & presence

Local Hiring Demand Reduces risk

70% demand buffer from SG labour market

Observed AI Adoption Increases risk

AI usage 17pp above theoretical exposure

Net Displacement Risk 3%

Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. Band stability: watch. How this works

What AI Changes

Tasks AI can handle

Market research summaries, competitive analysis, user feedback synthesis, roadmap documentation, and metrics dashboard generation.

Where humans stay essential

Vision-setting, prioritization under ambiguity, stakeholder alignment, go-to-market judgment, and making trade-offs between competing business objectives.

This role balances structured execution. AI can augment the more structured tasks, while the overall task structure anchors the human contribution.

Skills to focus on

Strategic Prioritization

Deciding what to build (and what not to) when every stakeholder has a different priority

Cross-Functional Leadership

Aligning engineering, design, sales, and marketing around a shared product vision

Customer Intuition

Sensing unmet needs that data alone cannot reveal, through qualitative observation and empathy

Business Model Thinking

Connecting product decisions to revenue, retention, and long-term competitive positioning

Market Context

Labour Market

Strong

Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians

3.1% ↑ 6.9% YoY

Vacancy rate · 2025 Q3

2021 2025

Hiring

Recruitment exceeds resignation

1.8% recruit · 1.2% resign

Retrenchment

2.6 per 1,000 employees

Moderate

Re-employment

73% within 12 months

54.3% within 6 months

Cluster-level data, not occupation-specific · Source: Labour Market Report Q3 2025, MRSD, MOM

Outlook

12-Month Direction (Base Case)

Worsening

Displacement Pressure

Resilient

Augmentation Upside

Under Pressure

Demand Outlook

Resilient

Wage Pressure

Resilient

Rule-based directional forecast. Not a prediction — illustrative only.

Career Paths

Structural AI exposure scores, not employment predictions. Methodology

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