Markets Strategy & Operations Manager, SEA

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Singapore, SGP
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Music
The Role
Lead Southeast Asia strategy and operations, including strategic planning, market and competitive intelligence, annual budgeting, scenario modeling, business cases, and executive communications. Partner with FP&A and cross-functional teams to improve operating rhythms, track performance, execute strategic initiatives, and align regional priorities across Music, Podcast, Marketing, Growth, and Business Development. Use AI tools to enhance analytical and planning workflows.
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What You'll Do

    Strategic Narrative & Planning

  • Drive the production of SEA's key strategic documents: quarterly business reviews, market landscape summaries, annual planning submissions and strategy papers - crisp, rigorous and decision-ready

  • Lead strategic work from framing the problem through analysis to a clear recommendation: business cases for SEA's strategic bets, scenario modelling, and decks and memos for local leads, and for carrying the region's agenda into senior leadership and global forums.

  • Produce SEA's submissions into APAC and global planning cycles. 

  • Market & Competitive Intelligence

  • Monitor competitive, consumer and regulatory developments across SEA markets and maintain a full view of the industry

  • Anticipate emerging consumer and creator trends, surface critical signals to the leadership team early, and build the insight base functions need to define strategy

  • Business Planning & Budget

  • Drive the annual budget build for SEA - scenario work, trade-off analysis and the business-case layer behind resource decisions

  • Partner with FP&A and functional leads to keep plans grounded in financial reality

  • Operational Excellence & Collaboration

  • Partner with your peer MSO Manager on the region's operating rhythm - business reviews, planning cadences and performance tracking - contributing analytical depth to the operational agenda

  • Support and execute strategic projects and cross-functional initiatives that don't fit neatly into any one function, stepping in alongside teams and driving alignment across Music, Podcast, Marketing, Growth and Business Development

  • Use AI tools as a force multiplier in analytical and document work - and help embed them into how the SEA team plans and operates

Who You Are

  • A minimum of 7 - 10+ years experience in strategy consulting and/or in-house strategy roles, with exposure to Southeast Asian markets, ideally including media, consumer internet or subscription businesses

  • Outstanding analytical and modeling skills - you extract logic and meaningful conclusions from complex business problems, and build business cases that are rigorous and usable

  • Excellent writing and visual communication - your memos and decks are decision-quality without editing: structured, persuasive and instantly credible

  • Just as comfortable building a market business case as fixing a broken planning process

  • A self-starter and natural collaborator in flat, cross-functional organisations - you define the problem, structure the work and drive to output with minimal direction

  • Low ego, high drive - you measure your impact by the quality of the decisions you enable, not by who gets the credit

  • Fluent with AI tools in analytical and writing workflows - you use them to move faster and think sharper

  • Fluent in English; command of one or more regional languages is a plus

Where You'll Be

  • This role is based in Singapore
  • We offer you the flexibility to work where you work best! There will be some in person meetings, but still allows for flexibility to work from home
  • Please note that this role requires candidates to possess a valid right to work in Singapore. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position in accordance with Singapore's employment regulations.

Skills Required

  • 7–10+ years of experience in strategy consulting and/or in-house strategy roles
  • Experience with Southeast Asian markets
  • Outstanding analytical and financial modeling skills
  • Experience building rigorous business cases and scenario models
  • Excellent writing and visual communication skills
  • Experience with market business cases and planning processes
  • Ability to work independently and drive cross-functional initiatives
  • Fluency with AI tools in analytical and writing workflows
  • Fluency in English
  • Valid right to work in Singapore
  • Experience in media, consumer internet, or subscription businesses
  • Command of one or more regional languages

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  • Flexible Benefits — Employees consistently praise the total compensation package beyond base salary, highlighting a mix of RSUs, cash incentives, and stipends alongside core pay. The package is described as flexible and customizable through equity choices (e.g., RSUs, options, cash) that can be tailored for long-term wealth building.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are repeatedly highlighted as substantial, including generous vacation, paid sick days, volunteer time, and flexible holidays. These policies are framed as a meaningful part of the overall rewards experience beyond salary.
  • Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is portrayed as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability coverage, and mental health support. Additional employer contributions to HSAs are cited as strengthening the overall health and wellness value proposition.

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