Senior Strategy Manager

Company Description

SEEK operates market-leading online employment marketplaces, including Jobstreet and Jobsdb in Asia. SEEK has been helping people live more fulfilling and productive working lives and helping organisations succeed for over 25 years.

Founded and headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, SEEK has grown into a multinational technology company with over 3,300 employees and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

SEEK’s presence spans Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Additionally, SEEK has minority investments in employment marketplaces in China, South Korea and Bangladesh.

SEEK develops and applies innovative data and technology tools to facilitate high-quality matching and improve reliability of marketplace information.

In 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, SEEK was recognised as one of Australia’s Top Ten Places to Work in Technology in the AFR BOSS Best Places to Work awards. SEEK was also named a 5-Star Employer of Choice by HRD Asia in 2024 and won four accolades at TalentCorp’s Life at Work Awards 2023 in Malaysia.

Job Description

Key Objective of Role

Based in our regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the Senior Strategy Manager is a pivotal role in helping SEEK define and deliver its long-term vision and growth ambitions. The role is split into 2 key parts:

Develop and grow the overall SEEK Adjacent Growth strategy across APAC

• Define strategic priorities to generate growth in areas adjacent to SEEK's core marketplace business
• Define growth strategy and ambition for identified priority areas
• Lead projects related to the execution of this strategy, working closely with our Product & Commercial Growth teams and portfolio businesses
• Develop and maintain relationships with key functional areas within SEEK, and within our various businesses

Develop and evolve SEEK's M&A strategy to achieve our marketplace ambitions

• Assess trends and developments in the job marketplace, recruitment software, and HRIS market landscapes and define implications for SEEK
• Define opportunity areas for strategic investments and acquisitions
• Lead the sourcing, due diligence, and general deal execution of potential small to mid-sized acquisitions for SEEK, including management of relationships with potential targets
• Provide strategic advice and planning for integration of potential acquisitions

The Team

SEEK global Strategy team is composed of 30-40, mostly ex-consultants from premier consulting firms. About a third of the team sits in our Kuala Lumpur offices. We offer an intellectually stimulating environment, a great team with a caring heart, a fun and inspiring environment and a great purpose to wake up to every morning. You will work closely with:

• The Head of Strategy, Adjacencies
• The Director of Strategy, Product
• The Director of Strategy, Commercial
• The Group Executive, Product
• The Director of Commercial Growth, Adjacent Revenue
• The Head of APAC Commercial Growth, Adjacent Revenue
• Other team members of the APAC SEEK strategy team
• Leaders and team members of our Product teams
• Leadership teams of portfolio companies
• Other members of the Executive team

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have:

• 5-8 years’ experience working in strategy-related roles, with at least 5 years in a premier strategy consulting firm or credible PE/investment banking firm. M&A experiences and/or portfolio management is a must.
• Highly developed reasoning capabilities, analytical and problem solving skills with consistent track record to break down and scope strategic problems
• Experienced in developing business level strategy and defining this in terms of specific objectives, targets and initiatives
• Ability to empower and lead strategy project teams to deliver results that beat expectations
• Validated experience in M&A, due diligence, deal execution, post-merger integration, and portfolio management/operations. Private equity and/or investment banking experience is crucial.

Passion for developing creative fact-based growth strategy and excellent discernment

• High degree of intellectual flexibility with a passion for understanding sophisticated human and economic interactions and ‘making sense’ of the world
• A track record of having solved genuinely ambiguous and strategic problems (i.e. where to play, how to win)
• A high learning orientation and a desire to become a global authority in online marketplace design and operations

Proven experience in working with team members to ‘get stuff done’

• Ownership, drive - delivering outcomes with cross functional, cross market teams
• Ability to establish relationships and influence senior team members from a range of cultures
• Collaborative and compassionate work style. Modest and willingness to “get stuck in”

If, in addition to the above, the candidate also has proven experience in leading people and growing high-performance teams, we are willing to consider making this a more senior position as a Strategy Principal. We would look for all of the above as well as:

• Caring mentor and coach
• Familiar with people performance evaluation in a high-performance team culture

Desired Values

• Believed in aiming high to deliver world-class results and yet, not forgetting to care for others

Additional Information

At SEEK, we are passionate about fostering a culture of inclusion and wellbeing that embraces and values the diversity of our people. We are a purpose driven business that works with heart.

We know teams with diverse ideas, experiences and perspectives are more creative and are critical to ensuring effective delivery and innovating to enable our future success. As such, we welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, especially as they relate to gender, sexual identity, culture, faith, disability and life stages. If you have the skills, curiosity and an adaptable mindset but don't meet every responsibility or qualification listed in this advertisement, please still get in touch with us.

Should you require any specific support or adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please advise us and we will be happy to assist.

SEEK kindly requests no unsolicited resumes or approaches from recruitment agencies and will not be responsible for any associated fees.