Regional Director, North Asia

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Regional Director, North Asia

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The Regional Director, North Asia is a high-visibility leadership role within the Equipment Technology and Services (ET&S) business for Koch Engineered Solutions (KES). This role focuses on the John Zink combustion business and the Koch Glitch mass transfer business in the North Asia region. The Director will lead the front end engineered equipment commercial teams and overseeing critical business administration functions. Implementing strategies to create value across the entire portfolio and driving integrated product teams to continuously improve P&L performance. This role is ideal for a candidate who works in mutually beneficial ways to drive results and is comfortable challenging the status quo. The Director will apply to Koch's Principle Based Management (PBM) philosophy to develop a results-oriented team that achieves results through economic thinking, innovation, and collaboration.

What You Will Do

• Lead efforts to maximize revenue growth, profitability, and market share across the region.
• Lead the front end engineered equipment commercial teams for the John Zink combustion business and the Koch Glitch mass transfer business in North Asia.
• Identify new business opportunities and proactively drive industry engagement.
• Challenge traditional business models, accelerating growth through transformational leadership and entrepreneurial thinking.
• Establish a culture of accountability, strategic thinking, and proactive execution.
• Inspire team members through visionary leadership, strong mentorship, and active engagement.
• Empower employees to take the initiative, adapt to changing market dynamics, and pursue breakthrough innovations.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal teams.
• Champion continuous improvement, leveraging PBM principles to challenge assumptions and optimize outcomes.
• Advance a culture where contribution-motivated employees increasingly self-actualize by aligning each employee’s abilities and interests with value-creating opportunities consistent with the business vision.
• Embodies resilience, transparency, and integrity, setting the tone for a principled, forward-thinking workplace.
• Foster partnerships between customers and the internal product development, manufacturing, and management teams.
• Leads organizational change with agility, ensuring KES remains at the forefront of industry transformation.
  
  
  

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Demonstrated capability to effectively construct mutually beneficial relationships and structure bids/deals accordingly – assessment of customer needs, intelligence gathering, bid development and strong economic thinking
• Proven leadership capability inclusive of successful change management, talent development and accountability
• Demonstrated passion for ideation and innovation, managing complex situations, instilling collaboration and motivating others by creating a shared vision.
• Ability to quickly grasp technical concepts and understand complex technical and program interdependencies
• Fluency in English and Native Japanese Level
  
  
  

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with commercial/business leadership and/or business development
• Experience successfully leading a diverse team, working through complex problems to generate superior results
• Experience working in the Engineering and/or Chemicals/Petrochemicals/Energy industry
• Experience developing leaders in a Principle Based Management (PBM) environment
  
  
  

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

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