Managing Director

ABOUT TANGSPAC

Tangspac is a regional recruitment, workforce solutions, and technology consulting group headquartered in Singapore, with over 30 years of experience partnering financial institutions, technology companies, multinational enterprises and government agencies.

Through our award-winning talent advisory and technology consulting businesses, Tangspac delivers executive search, permanent recruitment, contingent workforce solutions, staff augmentation, Employer of Record (EOR), Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), and Managed Service Provider (MSP) services. We work alongside clients to help them build, transform, and scale their businesses with confidence.

As we continue to expand our capabilities and strengthen our position as a trusted partner to our clients, we are expanding our executive leadership team to support the Company's next phase of growth, organisational capability and regional ambitions.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a key executive leadership appointment within Tangspac. Reporting directly to the CEO, the Managing Director will provide executive leadership across the Company's Singapore business to drive commercial performance, organisational capability and operational excellence, while contributing to broader strategic initiatives across the Group.

ROLE PURPOSE

As a member of the executive leadership team, the Managing Director will be accountable for delivering agreed business outcomes. Performance objectives and key performance indicators will be jointly established with the CEO and will encompass commercial performance, profitability, organisational capability, client growth, leadership effectiveness and strategic initiatives.

The role will work across all business units and functions to:

• Drive execution of the Company's strategic and commercial objectives.
• Have overall accountability for the Company's profit and loss performance, including revenue growth, gross profit, operating profitability and sustainable business growth.
• Build a high-performing leadership team that consistently delivers on its growth objectives
• Strengthen client relationships and commercial performance.
• Develop the people, systems and processes required to support the Company's next stage of growth.
• Champion a culture built on trust, client focus, commitment, accountability and continuous improvement.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Growth & Commercial Performance

Accountable for the overall commercial performance of Tangspac's Singapore business by ensuring each business unit achieves agreed revenue, gross profit, client acquisition, client retention and operational objectives.

Responsibilities include:

• Translate business strategy into executable plans.
• Drive sustainable revenue growth across existing and new business lines.
• Identify opportunities for market expansion and new service offerings.
• Monitor business performance and implement corrective actions where required.
• Improve commercial discipline, forecasting and business planning.
• Partner with the CEO in evaluating strategic initiatives and partnerships.

Leadership & Organisational Capability

Build a high-performing leadership team capable of delivering consistent business results.

Responsibilities include:

• Hold business leaders accountable for achieving agreed commercial, operational and people objectives through regular performance reviews, coaching, development and timely intervention where required.
• Establish a culture of ownership, accountability and execution.
• Ensure leaders are delivering against agreed business objectives and KPIs.
• Identify capability gaps and implement development, restructuring or hiring plans where appropriate.
• Foster collaboration across business units and eliminate organisational silos

Performance Leadership

The Managing Director is accountable for ensuring that:

• Business leaders are supported, challenged and developed to achieve their full potential.
• Underperformance is identified early and addressed decisively.
• High performers are developed and retained.
• Performance expectations remain clear and measurable.
• Resources are allocated to maximise commercial outcomes.

Client Growth & Strategic Relationships

Drive the growth and development of Tangspac's strategic client portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop and maintain executive-level relationships with key existing and prospective clients.
• Drive growth across the client portfolio through new client acquisition, cross-selling and expansion of existing service offerings.
• Lead selected strategic pursuits, enterprise negotiations, and executive client engagements.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders on workforce, talent and business challenges.
• Participate in strategic client reviews and executive governance meetings where required.

Operational Excellence

Drive operational effectiveness across the organisation.

Responsibilities include:

• Improve service delivery standards and client experience.
• Strengthen operational processes, governance and execution.
• Improve collaboration between recruitment, delivery and corporate functions.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives across the organisation.

Innovation & Business Transformation

Drive Tangspac's evolution into a best-in-class talent advisory, workforce solutions, and consulting business.

Responsibilities include:

• Champion the development of new workforce solutions, consulting capabilities and managed service offerings that address evolving client needs.
• Identify, evaluate and commercialise new business opportunities, products, services and growth platforms.
• Drive the adoption of technology, automation and AI to improve operational efficiency, client experience and business scalability.
• Identify and pursue strategic partnerships, government initiatives, grants and ecosystem opportunities
• Identify opportunities to create synergies across the Group and strengthen the Company's competitive positioning.

Strategic Leadership

Partner with the CEO to shape the Company’s long-term direction, organisational culture and strategic priorities.

Responsibilities include:

• Drive annual business planning, strategic reviews and execution of key corporate initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve business performance, organisational effectiveness and long-term competitiveness.
• Champion a high-performance culture by fostering employee engagement, recognition, motivation and leadership development.
• Develop initiatives that strengthen Tangspac's employer value proposition, employee experience and ability to attract and retain top talent

What We're Looking For

We are seeking an experienced business leader with strong commercial judgement, leadership capability and a proven ability to deliver sustainable commercial results through leaders and teams.

You are likely to possess:

• 15+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrated ability to build, develop and lead high-performing leadership teams that consistently deliver strong commercial outcomes.
• Strong commercial acumen with P&L responsibility. Experience in enterprise sales and strategic client relationship management will be highly regarded.
• Strong executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success building leadership capability and fostering a culture of ownership, accountability and execution.
• High integrity, resilience and sound judgement.
• A hands-on, pragmatic and execution-oriented approach.
• Experience in recruitment, workforce solutions, consulting, professional services or financial services will be advantageous.

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.