Senior Business Transformation & Strategy Manager, Asia

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Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Strategy team at Marsh Risk in our Singapore office. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Reporting to the Strategy Leader, Asia, the Senior Business Transformation & Strategy Manager serves as the bridge between strategy planning/analysis and operational execution. This role is responsible for translating strategic priorities into structured, actionable transformation initiatives and driving them through implementation.

Using a blend of program and project management discipline, process design, and change management principles, the role holder ensures complex, cross-functional initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable business impact. This is an execution-focused role requiring a hands-on senior individual contributor who can navigate ambiguity, align senior stakeholders, manage competing priorities, and drive initiatives through to completion.

We will count on you to:

Strategy Operationalization & Execution

• Translate strategic priorities and business objectives into detailed execution roadmaps, including milestones, resource requirements, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Lead the end-to-end execution of complex, high-visibility transformation initiatives to deliver defined business outcomes on time and within budget.
• Establish governance, reporting, and tracking mechanisms to monitor progress, resource utilization, risks, dependencies, and financial performance.
• Act as the first point of escalation for execution roadblocks, proactively identifying risks, scope creep, and bottlenecks and implementing corrective actions to keep initiatives on track.
• Manage interdependencies across initiatives and ensure alignment with broader business priorities and plans.

Business Transformation & Change

• Lead process diagnostic reviews, current-state assessments, and future-state design efforts to improve business performance and operational effectiveness.
• Apply structured change management approaches to support adoption, stakeholder engagement, and sustained behavioral change.
• Define, track, and report value-realization metrics, including financial, operational, and customer impact measures.
• Support the development and maintenance of business cases, ensuring assumptions, benefits, and delivery milestones remain valid throughout execution.

Stakeholder Alignment & Leadership

• Partner closely with business leaders and senior stakeholders to align priorities, resolve trade-offs, and secure cross-functional commitment and resources.
• Translate complex program data into clear, executive-ready updates, recommendations, and decision materials.
• Build trusted relationships across teams and functions to drive collaboration and momentum in a matrixed environment.
• Provide informal leadership, coaching, and guidance to project team members and workstream leads to promote strong execution discipline and continuous improvement.

What you need to have:

• At least 10 years of relevant, progressive experience in business transformation, strategy execution, program management, consulting, or operational improvement.
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional, multi-workstream initiatives with significant organizational impact.
• Experience working in regional or global matrixed organizations and influencing senior stakeholders across functions.
• Strong program/project management, problem-solving, and structured execution skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and simplify complex issues.
• Experience in change management, process improvement, and benefits realization.
• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.

What makes you stand out:

• Experience in professional services, financial services, insurance, or consulting environments.
• Familiarity with program/project management or change methodologies such as PMP, MSP, PRINCE2, Agile, Prosci, or Lean/Six Sigma.
• Experience supporting operating model redesign, governance design, or enterprise transformation initiatives.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

Marsh Risk is a business of Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information about Marsh Risk, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.