In this role, you will be responsible for leading and delivering strategic initiatives across the Asia-Pacific region, ensuring commercial alignment with business objectives and driving successful execution of key transformation, growth, and operational improvement programmes. You will drive end-to-end execution across Sales, Customer Success, Marketing, Editorial, BD, HR, Finance, Legal and APAC leadership, ensuring alignment, ownership, and delivery timelines.

This role partners closely with regional and global leadership teams to manage cross-functional projects, enforces accountability and execution discipline across stakeholders; and establishes rigorous tracking and governance, identifies performance gaps early, and proactively calibrates interventions to keep initiatives on track.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution

Partner with APAC leadership to translate strategic priorities into actionable programmes and execution plans.
Drive delivery of regional strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
Develop business cases, project roadmaps, milestones, and success measures for strategic programmes.
Identify opportunities to improve operational effectiveness, scalability, and business performance.
Lead complex, cross-functional programmes from initiation through implementation and post-delivery review.
Establish programme governance frameworks, reporting mechanisms, and risk management processes.
Monitor programme progress, dependencies, risks, budgets, and resource allocation.
Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and achieve intended business outcomes.

Stakeholder Management

Act as a trusted advisor to APAC senior leadership and key business stakeholders.
Facilitate alignment across departments and geographies to drive execution excellence.
Prepare executive-level presentations, updates, and recommendations for leadership forums.
Manage communication plans and stakeholder engagement activities throughout programme lifecycles.

Performance & Operational Excellence

Establish and track KPIs to measure programme performance and strategic impact.
Analyse business performance data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives across processes, workflows, and governance structures.
Implement best practices in programme management and execution disciplines.
Support the Sales SVP with sales leadership, strategic initiatives, leadership meetings, all-hands, offsites, and customer health discussions.

Change Management

Support organisational transformation initiatives and business change programmes.
Develop change management plans, communication strategies, and adoption frameworks.
Ensure stakeholders effectively transition to new processes, systems, or operating models.

Team Leadership (if applicable)

Lead and mentor programme managers, project managers, or analysts.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Support capability building within the programme and execution function.

Key Relationships

Internal

APAC Leadership Team
Regional Business Leaders
Commercial, Product, Operations, Technology, Finance, HR, and Marketing teams
Corporate Strategy and Transformation teams

External

Strategic partners and vendors
Consulting firms
Industry stakeholders as required

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Strategy, Management, Economics, Engineering, or related field.
8–12+ years of experience in strategy, programme management, business transformation, marketing, commercial, consulting, or operational leadership.
Demonstrated experience leading regional or global strategic initiatives.
Strong programme and project management expertise.
Experience influencing senior stakeholders across multiple functions and geographies.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365, CRM, project management, BI/dashboarding and AI productivity tools, with the ability to turn data, updates and complex initiatives into clear executive reporting and actionable insights.
Advanced spoken and written English proficiency is essential, with Mandarin proficiency highly desirable to support engagement across APAC markets.

Preferred

MBA or advanced business qualification.
PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, Lean, or equivalent certification.
Experience working within a matrixed global organisation.

Skills & Competencies

Strategic thinking and business acumen
Programme and portfolio management
Executive stakeholder management
Financial and commercial understanding
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Change management and organisational effectiveness
Strong communication and presentation skills
Risk management and decision-making
Cross-cultural and cross-border collaboration
Influencing without direct authority
Excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to write clearly, present confidently and influence senior stakeholders across cultures.

Success Measures

Successful delivery of APAC strategic initiatives.
Achievement of programme milestones, budget, and timeline objectives.
Improved operational efficiency and business performance.
Strong stakeholder satisfaction and executive engagement.
Effective governance, risk mitigation, and reporting practices.
Measurable contribution to regional growth and strategic priorities.

What's in it for you

Our rapidly growing, award-winning business offers a dynamic environment for talented, entrepreneurial professionals to achieve results and grow their careers. Argus recognizes and rewards successful performance and as an Investor in People, we promote professional development and retain a high-performing team committed to building our success.

Work within a highly motivated team at an industry-leading and rapidly growing global company.
Competitive salary and company commission scheme.
A modern office environment designed to foster productivity, creativity, and teamwork.
Excellent location at Raffles Place in central Singapore – close to public transport and amenities.
Hybrid working model available upon completion of probation.
Comprehensive benefits package including medical (GP and specialist), dental and hospitalisation.
20 vacation days your first year, up to a maximum of 25 days.
Extensive internal and external training.
Employee Welfare & Employee Assistance Programme.

For more details about the company and to apply please make sure you upload your CV via our website: www.argusmedia.com/en/careers/open-positions

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