Soft Service Manager

What this job involves :

As a Soft Service Manager at JLL's APAC Integrated Facilities Management (IFM) team, you will drive standardization and process excellence across APAC soft services operations while working in close partnership with our Singapore-based Program Performance Manager to deliver comprehensive soft services management across the region. This strategic role combines process improvement expertise with operational leadership, requiring you to lead development and implementation of standardized processes and best practices, create and maintain standard operating procedures for soft services, and establish quality control mechanisms to ensure consistent service delivery while driving operational consistency and service excellence. You will play a crucial role in JLL's commitment to delivering exceptional facility services by partnering with area teams to execute standardization initiatives, collaborating with country teams to understand local requirements, serving as alternate for Program Performance Manager on metrics and analytics, and supporting audit requirements and compliance initiatives across the APAC region.

What your day-to-day will look like :

• Lead development and implementation of standardized processes and best practices across APAC while creating and maintaining SOPs for soft services
• Establish quality control mechanisms to ensure consistent service delivery while driving operational consistency and service excellence
• Partner with area teams to execute standardization initiatives while providing technical expertise for process implementation
• Develop and maintain process documentation and training materials while supporting Program Performance Manager in metric-driven initiatives
• Collaborate with country teams to understand local requirements while working with global teams to align regional processes
• Serve as alternate for Program Performance Manager for metrics and analytics while supporting performance dashboard maintenance
• Support audit requirements and compliance initiatives while maintaining quality management documentation
• Participate in risk assessment and mitigation while ensuring processes meet regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Location : Onsite

Travel Requirements : Regular travel across APAC region (approximately 2-3 times per year)

Reports to : APAC Soft Services Lead

What you can expect from us :

At JLL, we are collectively shaping a brighter way — for our clients, ourselves and our fellow employees. We choose to take the more inspiring, innovative, and optimistic path on our journey toward success. What sets JLL apart is our culture of collaboration, locally and across the globe, which allows us to create transformative solutions for the real estate industry. We support each other's wellbeing and champion inclusivity and belonging across teams.

JLL is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Skills Required

Project Management, Risk Assessment, standardization, Advanced Excel, Facilities Management, Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, mitigation strategies , Analytics, performance metrics, Process Mapping, Stakeholder Management, Documentation Skills