Director Corporate Affairs Malaysia & Singapore

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Director Corporate Affairs Malaysia & Singapore

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Role Reports To

Head of Corporate Affairs Metro Asia and Regional Office

Location:

Asia Pacific, Malaysia, Selangor, Petaling Jaya

Work Location:

Hybrid

What You Will Do

The Director Corporate Affairs Malaysia & Singapore will be responsible to develop and implement strategies to shape public policy and stakeholder engagement for these markets. The successful candidate will be working in close collaboration with business leaders, cross-functional teams in these markets and wider regional priorities, as needed.

This role will report to the Senior Director, Corporate Affairs Metropolitan Asia and APAC Regional Office.

This position is based in Malaysia.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Working with business and cross functional leaders to identify priority public policy, government affairs, and global public health/consumer access opportunities to maximize value to the business.
• Proactively identifying opportunities where external affairs initiatives to advance business strategy, address issues, strengthen alignment and convey business mission, vision and impact.
• Providing input and guidance on the development of company strategic and operational plans regarding major external public policy and stakeholder forces, including appropriate business responses.
• Establishing, executing, and managing a robust corporate affairs strategy to optimize the impact of stakeholder engagement strategies to enable success and ensure customers have access to our personal health products and solutions.
• Embedding external environmental assessments, policy objectives and stakeholder engagement into business unit’s strategic and operating plan development and execution.
• Establishing, managing, and executing market horizon-scanning and insights that connect the business with policy trends and opportunities, and informs business strategy.
• Cultivate and nurture a strong network of key external stakeholders who can support strategic policy objectives.
• Leading a coordinated approach to company trade association memberships, in partnership with commercial leaders, ensuring strong alignment to business objectives and resources, and regularly assessing progress/return on investment.
• Providing strategic assessments and development of corporate communication plans produced, as well as internal and external stakeholders, with the intent to shape the external environment, engage third parties and ensure business strategy is informed by a strong understanding of external stakeholder expectations, while enhancing trust and reputation of the company.
• Leading strategy execution, drive advocacy engagement and impact at a market level through both employee engagement and external stakeholders’ strategies.
• Build and amplify content; vet reporter inquiries on topics related to Government Affairs; draft key documents including messaging, speeches and testimony; and review external content and provide strategic counsel on key global trends to internal team members.
• Serving on the Country Leadership Team, contributing to strategic decision making in setting the direction of the business, offering counsel to leadership.
• Ensuring that the business model and commercial objectives are reflected in function’s priorities.
• Ensure 100% compliance with internal and external policies, laws, and requirements.
  
  

Position Requirements

• Successful candidate will possess at least 12 years of experience in government affairs and public policy in Malaysia and Singapore.
• Political, legislative, and/or public sector experience, combined with meaningful tenure in a large multinational corporation.
• Deep understanding of the external environment and political decision-making process. Skilled judgement on positioning and tone of sensitive and complex issues is essential.
• Strong political grasp with proven track record of effective leadership, including cross-functional leadership of policy strategies and programs to support business objectives and build trust.
• Demonstrated track record of working with and earning the trust and confidence of corporate leaders or governmental or social leaders and serving as a trusted partner/advisor.
• Demonstrate communication and collaboration skills with an ability to manage and influence stakeholders in a matrix environment effectively.
• Ability to demonstrate flexibility and embrace change in a dynamic, rapidly growing environment.
• A collaborative style: interactive with the courage and conviction to challenge and defend ideas and strategies; ability to offer creative pathways or alternative solutions both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated ability to work 1) under pressure, 2) both independently and in a team environment, and 3) with all levels of the organization as well as government officials.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze policy issues and environment, and to communicate policy research and analysis findings to a variety of non-expert audiences both written and orally.
• Experience in initiating and managing complex projects.
• Superior oral and written communications skills in English and Malay. Chinese language proficiency an added advantage.
  
  

Preferred Requirements/Competencies

• Ability to navigate high-impact, high-risk and complex situations.
• Strive for continuous improvement and embrace innovative ideas in daily work.
• High degree of organizational awareness, ability to connect the dots to understand all the interdependencies and big picture.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Consumer health care industry knowledge is strongly desired.
• Superior ability to accomplish company goals in a matrix environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Consumer Health business and the ability to translate business needs into strategic public affairs plans that advance the business unit and Company goals.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree strongly preferred.
• Candidate demonstrates a breadth of diverse experiences and capabilities including: the ability to influence and collaborate with peers and work with other colleagues to achieve meaningful outcomes and drive positive business impact.
• Business Mindset: Use business and market insights to support, advise on, and identify solutions.
• Trusted Business Partner: Builds and maintains trusted partnerships with internal stakeholders across functions and leverages influential communication to frame analytical insights and develop fact-based business strategies focused on value creation.
• Digital Champion/Technology Advocate: Embrace and practice a digital mindset through encouraging and role modelling the use of technology.
• Agility and Innovation: Leverages an agile and creative mindset to adapt to change and drive innovative value creation, continuous process improvement, and proactive learning through new technology, processes, and people.
• Strong writing skills.
  
  

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