About Sembcorp

Sembcorp is a leading energy and urban solutions provider headquartered in Singapore. Led by its purpose to drive energy transition, Sembcorp delivers sustainable energy solutions and urban developments by leveraging its sector expertise and global track record.

Join Integrated Urban Solutions

Play a role in building smart and sustainable cities! With over 30 years of experience, we transform raw land into thriving developments across Vietnam, Indonesia, and China. As a key growth engine, our Integrated Urban Solutions segment strives to be Asia's fastest-growing industrial solutions provider. By delivering efficient energy solutions and pioneering innovative water resource management, we enable the growth of vibrant, future-ready communities.

Role Purpose

The incumbent works directly with the CEO to support the shaping, prioritisation and execution of enterprise‑level strategic and transformation initiatives. This is a strategy‑driven execution role, focused on ensuring that transformation initiatives are commercially sound, well‑sequenced, governed and embedded into the business to deliver sustained outcomes.

The role operates at the intersection of strategy formulation, enterprise execution and value realisation, helping senior leadership translate strategic intent into coherent, prioritised and measurable initiatives across the organisation. This includes productivity improvement, operating model enhancement, capability building and selective deployment of digital and analytical tools where they deliver clear business value.

Key Responsibilities

CEO & Enterprise Strategy Support
Work closely with the CEO to structure, evaluate and prioritise enterprise‑wide strategic and transformation initiatives
Provide analytical support, issue framing and option development to inform CEO and senior leadership decision‑making
Translate high‑level strategic priorities into a coherent portfolio of initiatives with clear objectives, scope and success measures
Enterprise Portfolio & Value Management
Maintain an enterprise‑wide view of transformation and productivity initiatives across functions and business units
Identify overlaps, interdependencies, gaps and opportunities to consolidate, sequence or scale initiatives
Support the development of clear success metrics and value tracking (e.g. productivity, cost, growth, risk, or capability outcomes)
Business Case Development & Prioritisation
Work with business and functional leaders to develop clear, commercially grounded business cases for strategic and transformation initiatives
Apply structured prioritisation frameworks to support leadership decisions on where to invest, accelerate, defer or stop
Ensure initiatives are aligned to enterprise strategy, resource capacity and change readiness
Execution Enablement & Change Support
Support the delivery of priority initiatives by coordinating across functions, enabling teams and governance forums
Track progress, issues and outcomes, synthesising insights for CEO and senior leadership updates
Help ensure successful initiatives are embedded into operating models, ways of working and performance routines
Stakeholder Engagement & Governance
Engage senior leaders and functional heads to drive alignment, shared ownership and accountability
Coordinate with central teams (e.g. Digital, Risk, HR, Finance) to ensure initiatives are appropriately governed and supported
Act as a central coordination and integration point within the CEO Office to ensure consistency in standards, reporting and messaging

Requirements

Experience & Background

More than 8 years of relevant experience in strategy, corporate planning, transformation, management consulting, business improvement or analytics
Experience supporting senior leaders or executives on cross‑functional, enterprise‑level initiatives

Skills & Capabilities

Strong strategic thinking and business acumen, with the ability to connect initiatives to enterprise objectives and outcomes
Structured problem solving, business case development and prioritisation skills
Comfortable operating in ambiguous, fast‑moving environments with incomplete information
Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and influencing skills

Digital & Analytical Awareness

Working understanding of digital, automation and analytical tools as enablers of productivity and decision‑making (depth not required)
Ability to translate business needs into practical improvement or transformation opportunities

Additional Experience (Advantageous)

Exposure to one or more of the following will be an advantage, but is not a prerequisite:

Productivity or operating model improvement initiatives
Enterprise transformation or post‑strategy execution programmes
Digital, data or automation initiatives applied in a business context
Performance management, benefits tracking or change adoption work

Our Culture at Sembcorp

At Sembcorp, our culture is shaped by a strong set of shared behaviours that guide the way we work and uphold our commitment to driving the energy transition.

We foster an institution-first mindset, where the success of Sembcorp takes precedence over individual interests. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, as we work seamlessly across markets, businesses, and functions to achieve our goals together. Accountability is a core principle, ensuring that we take ownership of our commitments and deliver on them with integrity and excellence. These values define who we are and create a workplace where our people can thrive while making a meaningful impact on driving energy transition.

Join us in making a real impact!

Manager/Snr Manager, Strategy & Transformation (CEO Office)