Job Description
Is program managing global teams your forte
Do you enjoy being a trusted partner to global business leaders and people managers
Join our Global Real Estate and Workplace Productivity (GREWP) Team
GREWP supports Akamai's business objectives by engaging and enabling employees worldwide. You'll collaborate with overseas teams, Go to Market leaders, the Office of the CEO, HR, Legal, Marketing, Site Leaders, and local office managers. Our Global Business Operations team, including direct staff and partners, delivers services to key stakeholders globally.
Partner with the best
You will oversee and coordinate our Global Business Operations organization, including supporting Regional Managing Directors. This entails creating business summaries, preparing quarterly review meetings, and coordinating various global meetings. You will manage executive travel, customer visits, and work closely with departments like Sales, HR, and Marketing.
As a Director Operations, you will be responsible for-
- Driving a culture of exemplary professionalism and integrity.
- Leading a high-performance global team by providing leadership, guidance, mentorship.
- Creating an environment that is highly collaborative, compassionate, supportive, along with being driven within itself.
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive Global Business Operations Strategy
- Collaborating closely with Regional Managing Directors to ensure regional specific initiatives and business objectives are achieved.
- Supporting global executive travel by coordinating customer events, site leader interactions, PR/communications, event briefings, and regional collaboration.
Do What You Love
To be successful in this role you will-
- Possess a Bachelor's degree in a financial discipline.
- Have 15 years of proven experience in Program Management or Sales Operations, within the APJ region.
- Demonstrate exceptional skills in leadership, mentoring and people management.
- Be comfortable around senior leadership.
- Be a clear communicator and possess interpersonal skills to be effective at all levels in the organization.
- Have in-depth knowledge of local regulations and business practices in APJ.
- Be able to adapt to a face pace ever-changing environment.
Work in a way that works for you
FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.
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At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.
Working for you
At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life-
- Your health
- Your finances
- Your family
- Your time at work
- Your time pursuing other endeavors
Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.
About Us
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.
Join us
Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!
