The client is seeking a Chief Executive Officer to lead its next stage of growth across Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, the CEO will report to the Founder and Board and will have full responsibility for company performance, regional expansion, and organizational development. A key priority will be professionalizing the business and building an executive team capable of operating effectively with reduced reliance on the founder.
The CEO will own the company’s P&L, financial performance, and long-term business strategy, and will be expected to deliver sustainable revenue, profitability, and market growth across Southeast Asia. Responsibilities include strengthening presence in existing markets while driving regional expansion, building scalable operating models, management systems, and performance measures across countries, and improving productivity and execution through process improvement, automation, and AI adoption. The role also includes ensuring products and services meet customer and market needs, improving customer retention and service quality, enhancing operational reliability and issue resolution, developing leaders and succession plans, and maintaining governance, regulatory compliance, risk management, and internal controls.
The successful candidate will have at least 15 years of leadership experience, including at least eight years leading a technology, SaaS, financial technology, or enterprise-software business. Experience managing an organization with more than 300 employees across multiple countries is required, along with proven responsibility for P&L, revenue growth, profitability, and business performance, and experience leading and developing a senior executive team. Strong understanding of SaaS or recurring-revenue business models and demonstrated ability to scale a regional business across Southeast Asia are expected, supported by strong commercial, financial, operational, and organizational leadership capabilities, as well as a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline. Experience in commerce technology, payments, retail technology, B2B SaaS, or enterprise software is preferred, with experience in Indonesia and growth through channel and distribution partnerships advantageous, and an MBA beneficial.