Strategy & Operations Lead — SEA & ANZ

Skills

About the Role

You will lead and scale operational excellence across South East Asia and ANZ, reporting to the VP. You'll translate global strategy into regional execution, build scalable operating systems and KPIs, support market entry, enable partnerships, and build and mentor a high-performing regional operations team.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading regional or international operations in a fast-scaling, complex business
• Strong strategic and operational judgment
• Experience operating across multiple markets, functions, and business lines, ideally in South East Asia & ANZ
• Track record of building scalable operating systems, processes, metrics, and reporting frameworks
• Strong cross-functional leadership and ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Experience supporting market expansion and operational readiness
• Strong people leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the South East Asia & ANZ operating strategy
• Drive execution across key markets while adapting to local needs and regulations
• Partner with global leadership to prioritize initiatives and allocate resources
• Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences
• Build and optimize scalable processes across business lines
• Identify operational gaps and implement continuous improvement
• Support market entry strategies and operational readiness
• Enable strategic partnerships through operational frameworks
• Build a regional functional leadership team
• Coordinate between global and regional stakeholders
• Build, lead, and mentor a regional operations team
• Develop leadership bench strength across markets and functions