Southeast Asia Strategic Project Director

Your tasks

1. Strategic Leadership & Regional Expansion

• Regional Strategy & Governance: Formulate and execute market expansion strategies and strategic roadmaps across Southeast Asia markets, ensuring alignment between headquarters and regional entities.
• Executive Support & Strategic Initiatives: Partner with C-suite leadership and departmental heads to champion priority business initiatives, manage management reporting, and drive executive decision-making.
• Cross-Border Integration: Facilitate knowledge transfer, operational alignment, and cross-functional synergy between regional headquarters and the local Singapore office.

2. Core Operational Immersion & Functional Oversight

• Management & Operations Overview: Oversee day-to-day business operations, monitor core operational workflows, service level agreements (SLAs), and key performance indicators to optimize efficiency.
• Regulatory & Compliance Governance: Engage closely with local compliance teams to navigate Singapore’s financial regulatory frameworks, evaluate regulatory risks, and ensure business growth aligns with legal standards.
• Retail Brokerage & Market Growth: Review retail brokerage operations, analyze channel and revenue drivers, and drive target growth initiatives tailored to local and regional investor needs.
• Client Service & Dealing Operations: Oversee frontline client operations and dealing processes, driving cross-functional resolution of critical customer issues and enhancing overall trading experience and conversion.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Management, or related fields.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressive executive experience in corporate strategy, or regional business management within financial services or fintech environments.
• Proven leadership track record in driving business growth, cross-functional management, and stakeholder engagement at the executive level.
• Deep understanding of financial operations, regulatory risk management, and trading workflows.
• Strong communication and leadership capabilities, with professional fluency in English and Mandarin to interface effectively with senior regional stakeholders and Chinese headquarters.