Manager, Group Strategy Management (Asset Management)

Destination Resorts; Selangor; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Destination Resorts seeks a senior asset management professional to lead analysis, oversight, and reporting for DRH's asset portfolio in Malaysia.

You will drive performance improvements, develop data-driven insights, review capex initiatives, and prepare management papers for SMT and Board. The role requires collaboration with subsidiaries, OUs, and stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Commerce or related discipline.
• 7–10 years’ experience in asset/portfolio management or investment evaluation.
• Strong analytical and financial capability to assess asset performance and KPI data.
• Ability to drive capex governance and collaborate with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis and monitoring of asset performance across the portfolio.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/ad-hoc performance reports for SMT/Board.
• Support tracking of initiatives to improve operational effectiveness and asset value.
• Drive capex planning/execution and ensure alignment with business cases.
• Identify value creation opportunities and assess risks and implications.
• Coordinate with subsidiaries and development teams to ensure portfolio alignment.

Skills

Asset management

Portfolio management

Capital expenditure

Financial analysis

KPI interpretation

Stakeholder management

Project monitoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Commerce

MBA or postgraduate qualification

Job description

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To lead and manage the review, analysis, and oversight of DRH's asset portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, driving continuous performance improvement, and safeguarding long-term asset value in collaboration with Superiors and key stakeholders.

To oversee and support key asset management functions by providing in-depth analysis, data‑driven insights, performance evaluations, and assessments of capex initiatives and enhancement proposals, delivering clear recommendations to enable informed, high‑impact decision‑making by senior management.

Key responsibilities

• Lead periodic analysis and monitoring of asset performance across DRH's portfolio, ensuring alignment with strategic and operational objectives, identifying gaps, and recommending improvement actions.
• Prepare and review monthly, quarterly, and ad‑hoc asset performance reports to ensure accuracy, clarity, and timely submission for senior management and Board use.
• Support the development, refinement, and tracking of functional initiatives within subsidiaries and OUs to improve operational effectiveness, value creation, and long‑term asset sustainability.
• Drive asset enhancement and operational improvement initiatives, particularly those related to capex planning, execution, and value preservation.
• Identify value creation opportunities across the portfolio and assess potential impact, risks, and implementation considerations.
• Monitor new development and asset enhancement projects from a portfolio perspective, ensuring alignment with approved business cases, strategic intent, and budget parameters.
• Participate in periodic project review meetings with development teams, consultants, contractors, and operators to review progress, timelines, risks, cost updates, and compliance with approved scope and quality.
• Review project progress reports and consolidate key observations, risks, and implications for escalation to Senior Management and Board reporting.
• Highlight issues that may affect timelines, scope, or budgets and recommend mitigation measures or escalation where required.
• Track project budgets and expenditure trends at the portfolio level to support responsible financial management.

Corporate Strategy – Support and Coordination

• Provide data‑driven insights, performance analysis, and inputs to support DRH’s strategic and operational planning processes.
• Coordinate with departments, OUs, and stakeholders to ensure alignment and consistent execution of DRH’s strategic and operational objectives related to assets and projects.
• Conduct and review industry and market research, benchmarking, and competitor analysis to support management decision‑making.
• Monitor progress of strategic initiatives related to portfolio assets and projects to ensure delivery of expected outcomes.

Others

• Work with relevant departments across DRH Group companies on annual budget inputs relating to asset performance, capex planning, and operational outcomes.
• Prepare management papers, analyses, presentations, and reports for SMT and Board review.
• Manage and guide direct reports, fostering a performance‑driven culture focused on ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

About you:

Educational Qualifications

• Business, Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Engineering, or related discipline qualification.
• Post graduate qualifications or MBA would be an advantage.

Professional Experience

• 7‑10 years working experience in asset management, portfolio management, investment evaluation, project monitoring, or related fields.
• Experience in capex oversight, project financial evaluation, and development/project monitoring within property, infrastructure, hospitality, or investment‑related industries.
• Strong analytical and financial capability – able to assess asset performance, interpret financial data and KPIs, and evaluate business cases and capex proposals with accuracy and sound judgment.
• Execution‑focused with solid project discipline – demonstrates strong follow‑through in monitoring asset enhancement and capex initiatives, identifying risks, and ensuring timely and quality delivery of improvement actions.
• Able to work collaboratively with subsidiaries, OUs, development teams, and internal stakeholders to drive alignment, resolve issues, and support portfolio value creation.