Job Description
This Managing Director for a Global Business Service Center (GBSC) will be responsible for providing strategic leadership, driving operational excellence, and ensuring the overall success and growth of the organization. This role requires a seasoned executive with a strong background in shared services and outsourcing, capable of steering the company towards achieving its financial, operational, and customer satisfaction goals. The Managing Director will lead a diverse team and collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver high-quality services and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy
- Set strategic direction and vision aligned with the Company's strategy map
- Lead the Global Business Shared Service program including the design, setup and running of the Share Service Center
- Accountable for the overall cost of the Shared Service operations and quality commitments including budgeting, forecasting and meeting saving commitments.
- Assign, build up and work with the stream leads and delivery teams to build a culture of operational excellence, innovation and continuous improvement, ensuring time is allocated to focus on - on-time delivery, quality, speed and accuracy as per the SLA established
- Drive Group-wide internal process performance & digitization end-to-end across the Company Group
Driving ongoing innovation
Stakeholder Management
Drive key discussion relating to Global Business Service Center service delivery and expansionHelp explain overall value to key stakeholdersWork with change management & communication lead to define and deliver clear communication strategy and plan which ensures stakeholders are engaged and consistent messaging across GBSCSolve potential incidents or problems escalated to the teamDelivery
Overall accountability for performance of GBSC and service deliveryAccountable for resolving critical issuesAccountable to define a GBSC service catalogueAccountable to achieve the planned Business case savings with the planned labor cost savings & headcount productivity gains (e.g. minimum 5% productivity improvement every year)Business case sign-off for all continuous improvement and transformation projectsEnsuring the transition plan adherence to preparation, knowledge transfer and stabilization phasesOverall accountable for the GBSC transformation roadmapResponsible for budget decisions and responsible for financial realization for GBSC in partnership with Group CFOGovernance
Accountable for ensuring the GBSC governance framework is implemented within the Group and for the GBSC internallyAct as the highest point of escalation within GBSC, resolving critical and complex issues and escalationsFlag potential risks as soon as possible to address to the executive teamService Performance Management
Drives GBSC overall performance and value tracking, overseeing service teams’ delivery performance, coordinating service management support activities for reporting, KPIs, SLAs, charge-outs, customer satisfaction & feedback through the effective implementation of respective toolInternal & external bench marking to be done to establish the value driven cultureControl and monitor the level of compliance of SLA’sPeople / Team Leadership
Complete performance reviews and evaluations for direct reports and set process-based objectives and targetsLead career planning, staffing, salary admin and promotion efforts for GBSC personnelEnsure the Employee Engagement activities are in place to address the Employee satisfaction & engagement feedbacks and achieve attrition rates as per Manila SSC benchmarksEnsure the ramp up of the organization is in place to address the scoping in of activities as per the agreed IGP road mapBuild cross functional relationships, able to influence, holding on to governance standards while maintaining positive professional relationships.Requirements
Master’s degree in business, business related field or (IT) engineering; a plus is strategic managementConsultant experience (IBM, Deloitte, Accenture, Cognizant, BCG, etc.)Experience in setting up and managing larger scale shared services (300 people)Experience in managing a multi-function Shared Services Center (e.g. Finance, CRM, Supply Chain, P&C, IT)Experience in leading high-impact digitization projectsProven leadership skills in managing change and leading large, engaged teams (+5 direct reports, overall span of 300)Collaborative management styleProficient in functional acumen related to shared servicesMinimum 5 years’ experience in Senior ManagementMinimum 5 years' working experience in a foreign owned MNC with frequent high-level HQ inter-actionsPreferred :
Good familiarity and experience with SAP are a big plusGood familiarity with state-of-the art tools like Concur, SalesForce, RPA, etc.Working experience in Medical device industry is an advantageProfessional Skills & Experience
Experience in process improvement leadership with proven, quantifiable results.Experience of having successfully delivered multi-disciplinary projects (i.e. : Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, HR).Demonstrable experience in delivering measurable improvements in profitability while supporting a growing business.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence at all levels. The excellent interpersonal skills required to work with effectively with colleagues across disciplines to ensure that the Group achieves compliance with a web of complex international requirements which may sometimes be perceived as inconvenient, unnecessary and an obstacle to business.Broad range of financial, people, and negotiation skills.Strong in deployment of digital platform and use of innovative technologyA very high level of personal drive and motivation and the ability to progress matters with a significant degree of independence.
Benefits
Permanent position and company stabilityGuaranteed 14th monthPerformance BonusHMOLife InsuranceAllowancesRetirement PlanOthersRequirements
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in business management or related field Experience in conducting performance evaluations Working knowledge of human-resources processes Experience in management positions in the Outsourcing / Shared Services industry. The ideal candidate will be an expert communicator who has a strong ability to delegate responsibility and collaborate across a range of departments. Ultimately, this person should be driven by a desire to lead the business to maximum productivity and efficiency. Willint to work in Santa Rosa, Laguna