CEO - Education (Sepang)

• Set and execute the Group’s overall business strategy, growth agenda and commercial direction.
  
  
• Drive revenue growth, profitability and market share across the Group.
  
  
• Identify and convert new growth opportunities, including new campuses, programmes, markets, partnerships and strategic investments.
  
  
• Build a strong commercial engine across sales, marketing, admissions, partnerships and business development.
  
  
• Develop and execute aggressive yet sustainable student acquisition and enrolment strategies.
  
  
• Strengthen the Group’s brand positioning and competitive differentiation.
  
  
• Lead and develop a high-performance leadership team, establishing clear KPIs, accountability and execution discipline.
  
  
• Oversee the Group’s operational performance while ensuring high standards in academic quality, student experience and governance.
  
  
• Build strategic relationships with key stakeholders, partners, investors and industry leaders.
  
  
• Evaluate and execute M&A, joint ventures and strategic partnerships where appropriate.
  
  
• Ensure the organisation remains agile, customer-focused and commercially competitive in a rapidly evolving education landscape.
  
  
• Provide strong leadership during periods of transformation, expansion and organisational change.
  

Requirements

• We are looking for a builder, not a caretaker.
  
  
• The successful candidate will ideally demonstrate:
  
  
• Proven experience as a CEO, Managing Director, Business Unit Head or senior commercial leader with full P&L responsibility.
  
  
• Strong track record of business growth, revenue generation and commercial transformation.
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to build and execute sales-led growth strategies.
  
  
• Entrepreneurial and highly execution-oriented mindset.
  
  
• Strong understanding of customer acquisition, conversion, retention and unit economics.
  
  
• Experience scaling businesses, entering new markets or launching new business lines.
  
  
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to inspire, challenge and develop teams.
  
  
• Commercially astute with strong financial and strategic judgement.
  
  
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
  
  
• Experience within education, consumer services, healthcare, hospitality, retail, technology or other high-growth service businesses will be advantageous.