Head of Strategy & Sustainability

Head of Strategy & Sustainability

Your new company

You will be joining a diversified industrial group with operations across multiple sectors. The organisation is focused on long-term value creation through disciplined corporate strategy, structured transformation programmes, and a strengthened ESG and sustainability agenda aligned to future growth and diversification.

Your new role

As part of the Strategy & Sustainability function, you will play a central role in shaping, coordinating, and monitoring the Group’s strategic direction, performance outcomes, transformation initiatives, and sustainability priorities. This is a highly visible Group‑level role with regular engagement with senior leadership and Board‑level stakeholders.
Your responsibilities will span corporate strategy, strategic alignment, transformation governance, and ESG implementation.

Group Strategy & Annual Corporate Planning

  • Act as a central coordination point for verification and monitoring of the Group’s long‑term strategy, working closely with senior leadership
  • Coordinate the annual business and resource planning process, including departmental target setting and alignment
  • Lead quarterly Group Strategy and Performance Reviews with senior management and the Board
  • Identify gaps in execution and recommend corrective actions, restructuring, or reprioritisation of initiatives to support strategic milestones
  • Lead the annual business planning cycle and cascading of corporate targets to departments and Heads of Department
  • Provide advisory support to departments to ensure plans are aligned with corporate objectives
  • Facilitate annual Strategy Taskforce meetings
  • Conduct mid‑term strategic reviews and support planning for subsequent strategy phases
Strategic Alignment
  • Validate departmental and business unit initiatives to ensure alignment with Group growth and diversification objectives
  • Periodically assess value propositions by sector and customer segment
  • Ensure alignment across branding, key account management, product strategy, marketing, R&D, and go‑to‑market priorities with long‑term strategic direction
Transformation Management Office (TMO)
  • Ensure strategic relevance of major projects, partnerships, and MOUs prior to commitment of Group resources
  • Support alignment of digital transformation and human capital initiatives with strategic ambitions
  • Oversee PMO activities to track progress, risks, and outcomes of strategic projects and partnerships
  • Support the identification and development of new transformation initiatives
ESG & Sustainability Strategy
  • Drive ESG strategy with a focus on governance, compliance, tracking, and reporting
  • Support sustainability‑related customer and OEM qualification requirements
  • Lead the development and coordination of a Group‑wide Scope 1–3 decarbonisation roadmap
  • Integrate sustainability principles into cost‑reduction initiatives and support access to green financing, incentives, and grant opportunities

What you'll need to succeed

  • Strong experience in group strategy, corporate planning, transformation management, or sustainability roles within industrial or complex organisations
  • Proven experience working ith senior leadership and Board‑level stakeholders
  • Solid understanding of business planning, performance management, and strategic governance
  • Experience coordinating cross‑functional initiatives across multiple business units
  • Knowledge of ESG frameworks, sustainability reporting, and decarbonisation initiatives
  • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and superproportioned capabilities
  • Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
  • A structured, collaborative, and outcomes‑driven approach



What you'll get in return

You will step into a high‑impact Group role with direct exposure to senior decision‑makers and influence over long‑term strategic direction. The position offers meaningful involvement in transformation and sustainability initiatives, strong visibility across the organisation, and long‑term career development opportunities. A competitive remuneration package is provided.


What you need to do now

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Summary

Job Type
Permanent
Industry
Automotive
Location
Malaysia
Specialism
Projects & Change Management
Ref:
1286184

Talk to a consultant

Talk to Arleah Parado, the specialist consultant managing this position, located in Kuala Lumpur
Level 26, Menara 3, Petronas

Telephone: +60 3-7890 6376

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