Regional General Manager, ASEAN Building Solutions

Johnson Controls, Inc.; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnson Controls in Malaysia is seeking a Regional General Manager to lead growth and profitability across ASEAN. You will translate regional priorities into country strategy, owning end-to-end P&L, and guiding a high-performing team to deepen customer relationships and manage risk.

You will align sales, operations, and finance to ensure execution, forecast accuracy, and cash discipline, while driving pipeline quality and market expansion across multiple countries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, finance, or a related field.
• Significant leadership experience in a country, regional, or multi-business environment with direct accountability for commercial and operational results.
• Proven experience owning a full P&L and driving profitable growth through revenue, margin, and cost discipline.
• Strong background in aligning sales, operations, and finance to deliver predictable execution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams across multiple functions, develop talent, and build succession pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute country and regional strategies aligned with global corporate objectives.
• Identify growth opportunities in ASEAN markets, expand market penetration, and adjust the business portfolio to strengthen performance.
• Own the full country P&L, build financial predictability, and deliver orders, revenue, margin, and cost optimization targets.
• Align sales, operations, and finance to ensure profitable execution, accurate forecasting, and strong cash and working capital discipline.
• Oversee project delivery, service operations, and supply chain efficiency with clear KPI management for safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
• Drive pipeline quality, conversion discipline, backlog visibility, and field productivity across lines of business.
• Expand the customer base and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners, owners, contractors, consultants, and strategic accounts.
• Lead people development across multiple countries, including coaching, succession planning, and building leadership capability.
• Represent the company with external stakeholders, industry forums, government bodies, and headquarters leadership.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, ethical, and company standards while proactively managing operational and financial risk.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Johnson Controls in Malaysia is seeking a Regional General Manager to lead growth and profitability across ASEAN. You will translate regional priorities into country strategy, owning end-to-end P&L, and guiding a high-performing team to deepen customer relationships and manage risk.

You will align sales, operations, and finance to ensure execution, forecast accuracy, and cash discipline, while driving pipeline quality and market expansion across multiple countries.