Project Director – SEA

About the Opportunity

The Project Director – Southeast Asia (SEA) is responsible for leading the planning, coordination, and successful execution of high-impact projects across the region, including strategic business expansion, acquisition integration, and operational transformation. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, regional expertise, and proven experience in managing multi-country initiatives and M&A activities. This role requires excellent cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder engagement to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with organizational goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage strategic projects across SEA, including business expansion, new market entry, and operational transformation.
• Define and manage project scopes, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation in alignment with corporate and regional strategies.
• Develop clear project charters, KPIs, and execution roadmaps with measurable outcomes.
• Partner with corporate development and regional leadership to support M&A activities including due diligence, risk assessment, and synergy analysis.
• Lead the end-to-end project management of post-merger integrations, ensuring smooth transition across functions.
• Establish and implement integration master plan, manage cultural alignment, and ensure business continuity during and after acquisitions.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for project communications among executive sponsors, regional leaders, and key business functions.
• Collaborate closely with teams across Operations and Commercial to ensure cohesive execution.
• Manage customer, vendors, consultants, and government stakeholders where necessary.
• Ensure that the assigned project activities comply with internal policies and local regulatory requirements.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and escalate critical issues to executive leadership as needed.
• Implement and maintain project governance structures, performance tracking tools, and reporting standards.

About You

Proven track record of success in sales, operations, and supply chain management with an industrial background. Proven track record in leading a substantial P&L within a fast-paced environment. Proven track record in achieving aggressive sales targets. Experience of Key/Strategic Account Management and proven track record in sales. Strong leadership skills and coaching with experience in building, retaining, and motivating a high-performance team. Demonstrate the ability to influence, challenge, negotiate, build credibility, and work with integrity at all levels within the internal and external organization. Understanding and experience of e-commerce solutions within a B2B environment. Understanding of procurement strategies within a business environment and able to articulate value solutions to support customer needs. A thorough understanding of the SEA business environment, broad industry knowledge, industry drivers, and trends. Comfort with ambiguity, and in a dynamic and fast-moving work environment. Ability to communicate complex processes, problems, and solutions in a simple, compelling, and accurate manner. Think and lead strategically with a keen attention to detail. Innovative and entrepreneurial approach and ability to develop efficient processes. Culturally sensitive and have strong emotional intelligence and able to work under pressure.