Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Reports To: Country Manager

Department: Merchant Operations / Sales Operations

Location: Malaysia (KL & JB oversight)

Role Summary

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading and managing the overall Merchant Operations and Collaborate closely with internal departments including Sales, Customer Support, Finance, Product, and Technical/Deployment teams, as well as external vendors and business partners to ensure smooth operational execution and alignment with business objectives. Support cross-functional coordination, project implementation timelines, issue resolution, and operational improvement initiatives while proactively escalating critical operational matters and driving corrective action plans when necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Merchant Operations Management: Lead and oversee daily Merchant Operations activities across:

• Onboarding, Fulfillment, POS Operations, Project Support
• Ensure operational processes are executed accurately and within SLA timelines.
• Monitor merchant onboarding progress, deployment readiness, and issue resolution.
• Ensure smooth coordination between Sales, Support, Finance, Product, and technical teams when necessary.
• Drive operational consistency between KL and JB operations teams.
• Work closely with Sales Admin functions to ensure proper processing and documentation of sales-related activities.
• Identify process gaps, operational risks, and bottlenecks and improve SOPs.
• Track and analyze operations OKRs, merchant onboarding turnaround time, fulfillment timelines, deployment completion, productivity metrics, SLA performance.
• Prepare operational reports and business updates for Country Manager.

Requirements

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5–8 years of experience in Operations, Sales Operations, Merchant Operations, or related functions.
• Minimum 3 years in a managerial or team leadership role.
• Strong people management and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience managing sales administration and operational workflows.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to manage multiple operational functions in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and operational systems/CRM tools.