Operations Manager - Philippines

IDP Education Limited; Metro Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

IDP Education Limited in the Philippines seeks an experienced Operations Manager to lead the country’s Student Placement and IELTS businesses. You will drive growth, manage financials, and oversee multiple offices and test centres, building a high-performing team while shaping regional strategy.

You will report to the Area Director – Vietnam & Philippines, and partner with regional/global teams to deliver country priorities and ensure governance and customer excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' leadership experience within multi-site, customer-facing or service-based organisations.
• Demonstrated P&L accountability and budgeting, forecasting, cost management and performance.
• Strong commercial acumen and track record of growth strategies and expansion.
• Experience leading organisational change or new operating models.
• Ability to lead and motivate multi-location teams to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Experience managing diverse stakeholders while aligning with company goals.
• Ethical and principled leadership approach with integrity and respect for diversity.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with proactive, honest updates.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of country and office-based business plans aligned with regional priorities.
• Drive performance across Student Placement and IELTS, identifying growth and efficiency opportunities.
• Own country financial performance: budgeting, forecasting, cost management, revenue and profitability.
• Strengthen sales, service, customer experience, pipeline conversion and lead generation.
• Oversee operations and performance across IDP offices and test centres in the Philippines.
• Develop a high-performing, engaged team across multiple locations.
• Lead business transformation to support growth and operational excellence.
• Develop business cases, financial models and investment plans for new opportunities.
• Collaborate with regional/global Finance, Marketing, Student Placement and IELTS teams.
• Build relationships with clients, partners, government and external stakeholders.
• Ensure strong governance and compliance across the country.
• Represent the Philippines in the Regional Leadership Team and contribute to regional strategy.

Skills

Leadership

P&L accountability

Commercial acumen

Organisational change

Multi-location teams

Stakeholder management

Ethical leadership

Communication skills

Job description

Operations Manager – Philippines

Location: Metro Manila, Philippines

About IDP

IDP is the global leader in international education services, delivering global success to students, test takers and our partners, through trusted human relationships, digital technology and customer research. An Australian-listed company, we operate in more than 50 countries around the world.

Our team is comprised of over 7,000 people of various nationalities, and cultural backgrounds. Proudly customer-first, our expert people are powered by global technology. Together, we offer unmatched services, helping local dreams become realities, all over the world.

Learn more at www.careers.idp.com

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and commercially focused Operations Manager – Philippines to lead and drive the performance of IDP’s business across the country.

Reporting to the Area Director – Vietnam & Philippines, this is a senior country leadership role with responsibility across our Student Placement and IELTS businesses, combining strategic leadership with operational execution. You will lead country and office-based business plans, drive growth and commercial performance, strengthen the customer experience, and build a high-performing and engaged team.

Working closely with regional and global leaders, you will play an important role in shaping the future direction and growth of IDP in the Philippines.

What you'll do

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and execution of country and office-based business plans aligned with IDP’s regional and global priorities.

• Drive business performance across Student Placement and IELTS, identifying opportunities for growth, operational efficiency and expansion.

• Take accountability for country financial performance, including budgeting, forecasting, cost management, revenue and profitability.

• Lead and strengthen sales and service performance, customer experience, pipeline conversion and lead generation.

• Oversee operations and performance across IDP offices and test centres in the Philippines.

• Build a strong, performance-driven culture and develop the capability of teams across multiple locations.

• Lead business transformation and change initiatives to support continued growth and operational excellence.

• Identify and evaluate new business opportunities and develop business cases, financial models and investment plans.

• Partner with regional and global Finance, Marketing, Student Placement and IELTS teams to deliver country priorities.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, partners, government representatives and other key external stakeholders.

• Ensure strong governance, compliance and operational standards across the country.

• Represent the Philippines as part of the Regional Leadership Team and contribute to broader regional strategy and priorities.

What you'll bring

You will be an experienced business leader who combines strong commercial judgement with the ability to lead people, operations and change.

You will bring:

• Minimum 10 years' leadership experience within multi-site, customer-facing or service-based organisations.

• Demonstrated P&L accountability and experience across budgeting, forecasting, cost management and business performance.

• Strong commercial acumen and a track record of developing and delivering growth strategies, business plans and expansion initiatives.

• Proven experience leading organisational change, business transformation or new operating models.

• Ability to lead and motivate multi-location teams to achieve measurable business outcomes.

• Experience managing diverse stakeholders while remaining focused on broader company goals.

• An ethical and principled leadership approach, including integrity, respect for employee diversity and putting the business first.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with proactive, honest and accurate communication internally and externally.

It would be great if you also have

• Experience within international education, retail, consumer services or other customer-facing sectors would be advantageous.

• Experience working with shared services, offshore operating models or global support teams would also be beneficial.

Why join IDP?

This is an opportunity to take on a broad country leadership role with significant scope to influence business performance, customer experience and future growth in the Philippines.

You will work across both established and evolving areas of the business, collaborate with regional and global leaders, and lead a team focused on delivering strong outcomes for students, test takers, clients and partners.

If you are an experienced leader who enjoys combining commercial strategy, operational leadership and people development, we would like to hear from you.