General Manager

Fuku; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy firm is seeking a General Manager in Singapore to oversee all operations, manage client relationships, and drive business development in the region. The successful candidate will have over 10 years of experience in IT consultancy with a focus on strategic management and innovation. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with a Master’s degree or equivalent education. This role will have a significant impact on the company's growth and profitability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience within the IT consultancy sector.
• 5-8+ years of managerial and leadership experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively at management levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage team in Singapore and oversee company operations.
• Develop a commercial strategy for the country.
• Define and implement annual budget plans and forecasts.
• Recruit and manage staff, ensuring performance monitoring.
• Drive innovation based on input from various sources.

Skills

Relevant managerial, sales, IT, and process abilities

Extensive practical experience in IT consultancy sector

Practical managerial and leadership experience

Experience communicating at the management level

Experience working in different cultures

Supplementary education and extensive management experience

Education

Master's degree or equivalent

Job description

General Manager (Singapore)

Job Description

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant managerial, sales, IT, and process abilities, supported by academic education (Master’s degree or equivalent).
• Extensive practical experience (10+ years) within the IT consultancy sector, with a strong understanding of Life Science customers’ needs and expectations for professional IT services.
• Practical managerial and leadership experience (5-8+ years).
• Experience communicating at the management level.
• Experience working in different cultures.
• Supplementary education and extensive management experience across multiple business areas.
• Applies extraordinary expertise across functions or areas of business.

Responsibilities

General Management

• Manage team in Singapore, taking consolidated, overriding business responsibility for the company.
• Serve as a member of the company VP-Group, collaborating with other management colleagues to ensure the company achieves its strategic objectives and financial goals.
• Build and maintain client relationships, including marketing the company to potential clients, preparing proposals and agreements, and managing ongoing client relationships.

Market Development

• Responsible for managing all operations within Singapore, including profit, revenue, cash, and targets.
• Develop a successful commercial development strategy for the country.
• Drive both new business and current account growth through business development research and sales initiatives.
• Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking practices, and participating in professional societies.
• Monitor the effectiveness of marketing programs against key performance indicators and provide regular reports on results and progress.

Financial Management

• Define and implement annual budget plans and forecasts, providing regular reports to headquarters.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting requirements are met.
• Manage costs within the assigned budget.

Human Resource Management

• Recruit and manage staff, including performance monitoring, mentoring, and training as needed.
• Identify, maintain, and develop relationships with customers, government agencies, professional organizations, and employees.
• Enforce ethical business practices.

Impact

• Define strategy and business plans aligned with the company’s vision and strategic goals.
• Responsible for budget and contributes to the overall business development of the company.
• Create results that significantly affect the company’s business outcomes.

Communication

• Communicate with customers and external partners, often involving complex communication and negotiation.
• Convince external parties with different perspectives and interests.

Innovation

• Analyze complex issues and improve methods, concepts, techniques, or processes across areas of work or functions.
• Drive innovation based on input from others and personal experience.

Knowledge

• Long higher education (Master’s degree) with supplementary education.
• Minimum 8+ years of work experience.
• Extensive management experience in multiple business areas.
• Extraordinary expertise applied across functions or areas of business.