Associate Director, Strategic Engagement and Growth

WSP Consultancy Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm in Singapore is looking for an Associate Director to drive engagement and growth. This full-time role will manage large operations initiatives and work closely with global and regional leaders. The ideal candidate should possess a Master’s in Business Administration, with at least 15 years of experience in strategy and project management, and demonstrate strong leadership and relationship-building skills. This position offers an opportunity to influence strategic decisions at an enterprise-wide level.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years’ experience in business research and strategy.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, project management, and consulting.
• Proven track record of strategic and operational business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leads large operations transformation initiatives.
• Collaborates with GCC leaders on strategic decisions.
• Develops marketing strategies to enhance GCC visibility.

Skills

Relationship Building

Leadership

Change Management

Presentation Skills

Strategic Thinking

Education

Master of Business Administration

Bachelor's Degree in Science

Job description

About the Role

With over 25 years of establishment, WSP’s Global Capability Centre (GCC) has become a strategic asset. To help strengthen the GCC value, we are seeking the role of an Associate Director to drive engagement and growth for the GCC in WSP for overall value to WSP. This will be a full‑time role that leads complex, enterprise‑wide strategic and transformation initiatives, partnering with global and regional leadership of WSP to shape strategy, strengthen relationships, and unlock value and growth.

This role requires intellectual agility, the ability to anticipate organizational needs, and the skill to translate insight into action at scale.

Responsibilities

• Leads and manages large operations transformation initiatives working closely with global and regional leaders.
• Collaborates with GCC leaders on Cross‑functional Areas:
  • Engages with GCC (India, Philippines, Romania and Latin America) leaders to ensure that critical strategic decisions are vetted and well thought out prior to execution.
  • Interacts with leaders and share business insights to ensure organizational alignment and drive attention to areas of focus. Prepare storylines/ reports for leadership.
• Leads the programs that increase visibility and engagement of GCC:
  • Develops and leads a marketing strategy to effectively reach our target audience, maintain consistency in messaging, evaluating our performance, and drive long‑term growth.
  • Develop strong collaterals to connect with key stakeholders across lead countries.
  • Bring new ideas of putting GCC brand in global landscape.
  • Develop positioning campaigns focused on GCC stories that wins hearts and minds of people.
  • Build a strong network of ambassadors and connect with them on a regular basis to share key updates and

  understand new opportunities.

Key Competencies / Skills

• Able to establish, build, sustain and share strong, professional relationships with relevant internal and external groups.
• Demonstrates the desire to constantly improve, motivate and encourage others; an entrepreneurial hands‑on approach to work and lead and implement change programmes. Acts as a catalyst for change.
• Forward thinking, capable of visualising and planning for the longer term (beyond the horizon mindset). Strong solution development mindset, ability to work with multiple stakeholders and ability to present ideas to senior leadership.
• Demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively and uses own knowledge to support and coach others as required. Actively champions sharing knowledge, ideas and intelligence.
• Strong presentation skills, able to lead and facilitate workshops, and one‑to‑one learning. Influential and persuasive internally and externally.
• Research and develop new techniques; challenges the status quo.
• Works collaboratively and consultatively; leads and develops a culture of team working across the global business.
• Demonstratable experience in successfully working with large and various teams in a professional services environment.
• Flexibility to travel.
• Can understand cross cultural differences and can work with stakeholders across the globe.

Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration or Bachelor's Degree in Science or a related field.
• At least 15 years’ experience in business research, strategy, stakeholder engagement, project management, consulting and leadership in a professional services environment.
• Proven track record in delivery of strategic and operational business outcomes.