Country Manager, Vietnam

Crimson Education is the worlds leading college admissions consulting firm with over 1490 Ivy League offers and 2410 to the US Top 15. We help ambitious students gain admission to the worlds top universities through expert-led guidance and proven data-driven strategies. Crimson students are 7x more likely to get into the Ivy League than their peers. We were recently featured on the front page of the Wall Street Journal.

Crimson is the only college admissions consultancy that brings together:

• Former Ivy League and Top 20 admissions officers to rigorously review and refine applications

• Professors and PhD teaching fellows from leading universities to guide students through original independent research with pathways to selective peer-reviewed publication or conference presentation

• Past ISEF winners and judges who coach students to compete for state national and international science fair awards

• Capstone project mentors who help students design and scale leadership initiatives with real-world impact measurable outcomes and credible external validation

Were backed by leading VC firms including Tiger Global Heal Partners IceHouse Ventures and Movac and recently closed a USD $40M Series D funding round at a USD $640M valuation. We now operate across 21 markets worldwide including the US Canada UK Singapore Japan Hong Kong Australia and New Zealand.

The Role

Lead the Revolution: Drive Growth and Operational Excellence in Vietnam

Crimson Education was founded on the idea that through personalized education we can transform students into tomorrows world leaders. We are seeking a decisive hands-on Country Director/General Manager to take full P&L accountability for our Vietnam operations. This leader must define the market strategy achieve high growth targets and instill our core value of Hustle & Grit.

What are the main responsibilities for this role

The Country Manager is responsible for the full P&L accountability strategic execution and instilling a high-performance culture.

Strategy Finance and Oversight

• Strategic Planning: Formulate and execute the annual and long-term strategy for Vietnam ensuring alignment with global policy.

• P&L Management: Drive profitable operations through close management of the P&L. Oversee all administration financial control and resource allocation to ensure cost-efficiency.

• Operational Excellence: Oversee the complete operation and drive continuous improvement in operational efficiency and compliance.

• Global Alignment: Coordinate and maintain close communication with global teams to ensure seamless program execution and platform leverage.

Hands-on Team Leadership and Performance

• Hands-on Team Management: Provide decisive hands-on leadership to management and staff. Focus on managing and driving local sales and marketing teams ensuring high performance and engagement.

• Instill Hustle & Grit: Foster a high-performance results-oriented culture by championing the core value of Hustle & Grit. Drive relentless ambition within the team to succeed and achieve operational excellence.

• Team Elevation: Address the need to strengthen junior team capabilities by providing targeted direction and development.

• Culture and NPS: Act as a positive ambassador for Crimsons culture and ensure the overall student experience creates a positive NPS.

Market Execution and Stakeholder Engagement

• Sales and Marketing Execution: Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy to create brand value awareness and tangible outcomes for students.

• Partnership Development: Proactively identify form and manage relevant local partnerships.

• Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary representative for Crimson building strong relationships with local stakeholders and potentially government units.

What skills and experience are required

• 5 years of people leadership experience.

• Proven track record in strategic planning policy implementation and organizational leadership.

• Bachelors degree or higher from a top 20 university.

• Performance Drive: Demonstrated ability to drive transformation and instill a high-energy results-focused culture. Must be able to be hands-on with the team.

• Strategic Execution: High level of critical thinking and solid commercial and strategic agility. Proven ability to align strategy with business goals.

• Fluency in English and Vietnamese is a must.

• Strong change management skills to elevate management quality and team capability.

• Strong financial acumen (managing budgets allocations).

• Knowledge of platforms such as Salesforce Marketo Google Analytics etc. is valuable.

Why work for Crimson

• Rapidly growing start up with a flexible working environment where you will be empowered to structure how you work

• Limitless development and exposure - our internal promotions/role changes made up 33% of all recruitment last year

• $1000 individual training budget per year we love to Level Up (its one of our core values)!

• Psychologist on staff

• Insightful fireside chats and workshops to help support our high-performing and ambitious team

• Radical Candor is a feedback approach we live by

• Were a global player with 28 markets (and growing) across the globe. Most roles have the option to work from one of our many offices or remotely!

If youre passionate about growing in a fast-paced collaborative environment and want to work with cutting-edge technology then wed love to hear from you!

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