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Country Director, Malaysia

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Country Director, Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Meta is looking for the highest caliber executive leader to manage Meta's growth in Malaysia, and to spearhead the company's strategic relationships with global/local brands, agencies, and partners for Meta's family of apps. As Country Director, you will lead strategy development and operational execution with cross-functional teams including sales, marketing, measurement, and creative. You will need to have demonstrated understanding of market opportunities, and will create an inspiring vision to set objectives and run day to day operations. You are an exceptional people leader with a proven track record of delivering success in a high performing organization. Additionally, you are motivated, a self-starter with solid interpersonal skills and work ethic, and passionate about building teams, ways of working, leadership, and business.

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Country Director, Malaysia Responsibilities:
  • Define and drive Malaysia's vision and strategy with short, medium, and long term goals
  • Establish operational rigour to ensure achievement of key objectives and business growth
  • Represent Meta to form long term strategic partnerships with communities, clients, agencies, government groups, industry groups, and c-level leaders
  • Lead and inspire the team to achieve results and create an environment of engagement, collaboration, development, and growth for your team and the broader community
  • Influence and collaborate with internal cross-functional teams to ensure effective go-to-market execution
  • Act as a thought leader to advocate for, and inspire, both internal and external stakeholders across a wide scope of key industry/market topics
Minimum Qualifications:
  • General management experience and significant divisional leadership is required, especially managing multiple functions across wide-ranging business areas at scale
  • 15+ years of leadership experience, including experience in leading regional or global consultative sales & marketing organizations
  • Demonstrated experience managing complex clients and partnerships effectively
  • Experience working with government, industry bodies and partners on strategic matters
  • Experience in successfully leading teams with proven track record of leading experienced leadership teams, growing talent and developing organizational ways of working, and influencing strategically across cross-functional partners at all levels
  • Proven track record of managing high-performing sales teams to surpass their targets and grow the scale of business
  • Demonstrated experience to handle change management and to navigate ambiguity with agility and resilience
  • Demonstrated market experience in Malaysia is required, South East Asia preferred
  • Fluency in Bahasa Melayu and English language are required as this role will collaborate with external stakeholders whose usual business languages are Bahasa Melayu and English
About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Client-provided location(s): Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Job ID: a1KDp00000E2XWxMAN
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Pension
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program

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