Director Solutions Delivery and Implementation - APAC

Director Solutions Delivery and Implementation - APAC We are on the front line of recruitment, enabling organizations to hire smarter and onboard faster. At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage — our team members. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands. About First Advantage First Advantage (NASDAQ: FA) is a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry. Enabled by proprietary technology and AI, First Advantage’s platforms, data, and APIs power comprehensive employment background screening, identity solutions, and verification services. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, we have an internationally distributed workforce of about 10,000 employees spanning 17 countries. With a strong emphasis on innovation, automation, and customer success, First Advantage empowers 80,000 organizations to modernize their hiring and onboarding processes on a global scale. What You'll Do A successful Director Global Solutions and Implementation leads a team of Solution Consultants and Implementation Leaders supporting customers across APAC, Australia, and New Zealand. The role is the bridge between sales, customers, product teams, and delivery organizations, ensuring customers realize value from our solutions from initial discovery through successful implementation and adoption. Reporting to the Vice President Professional Services, the Director oversees solution strategy, implementation methodology, customer engagement, and team performance across a portfolio of products and platforms, including recently acquired technologies. The role combines strategic presales leadership, enterprise solution design, customer advisory, and implementation governance to drive customer success, operational excellence, and business growth. As a player-coach leader, the Director will build a high-performing global team, establish best practices, support complex customer engagements, and help shape the future direction of our solutions and implementation functions. Key Responsibilities Leadership and Team Development Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Solution Consultants, Implementation Project Managers, and delivery professionals across APAC, Australia, and New Zealand. Set performance expectations, development plans, and career pathways, and drive a culture of customer obsession, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Partner with regional leaders on resource allocation, succession planning, and team scalability. Solution Consulting and Customer Advisory Serve as executive sponsor and trusted advisor for strategic customer engagements. Lead discovery workshops and executive conversations to understand customer objectives, business processes, challenges, and success criteria. Translate business requirements into solution strategies that align customer needs with platform capabilities. Support RFPs, RFIs, executive presentations, solution demonstrations, and business case development. Global Implementation Leadership Oversee the successful delivery of customer implementations across multiple products and platforms, including acquired and legacy systems. Ensure customer requirements translate into clear project plans, delivery milestones, and measurable outcomes, and develop approaches that simplify customer transitions and improve time-to-value. Act as an escalation point for strategic implementations and customer challenges. Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, Support, and Customer Success to remove implementation barriers and to share customer and market insights that shape platform evolution. Operational Excellence Collaborate with regional peers to drive global consistency in implementation methodology, governance models, and delivery standards through shared playbooks, solution frameworks, and standardized documentation. Track key performance indicators including implementation success, customer satisfaction, utilization, revenue support, adoption, and time-to-value. Manage departmental planning, operational forecasting, and capacity management. Provide regular reporting and strategic recommendations to executive leadership. What You Will Need to be Successful: Experience Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience. 10+ years of experience in enterprise SaaS, professional services, or solution consulting. 5+ years of leadership experience managing global or geographically distributed teams. Strong executive presence, with the ability to engage CHROs, CIOs, HR leaders, business executives, and technical stakeholders. Proven success guiding complex enterprise customers through solution design, implementation, adoption, and business transformation initiatives. Experience working across multiple software products and platforms, including environments involving acquisitions, integrations, or platform transitions. What You May Need to be Successful: Experience leading teams and customer engagements across APAC, Australia and New Zealand markets. Domain experience in background screening, HR technology, or adjacent workforce solutions. Demonstrated strength in project governance, stakeholder management, and risk mitigation. Multilingual skills are highly preferred. Proficiency in one or more Asian languages is a plus and may help support effective communication with our diverse customer and partner base. Why Join Us at First Advantage? At First Advantage, team members are united around a noble purpose: helping organizations to safeguard their workplaces and manage risk. The company’s culture is shaped by its core values — Authenticity, Curiosity, Integrity, Teamwork, Customer-Inspired — empowering team members to bring their best ideas forward, collaborate across departments, and make a real impact. First Advantage offers a variety of culture programs and benefits designed to enhance employee experience and development. Employee Impact Groups FA Cares volunteer opportunities Mentorship Advantage Program SOAR, award-winning manager development program Additional benefits offered include: Competitive Salary Package Remote work set up What Are You Waiting For? Apply Today! You have learned a little about us today – we want to learn about you! If you think this position and our company are a great fit for your areas of interest and expertise, tell us about you by applying now! We have great people here and are looking for more. Come join us! Follow us: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn X YouTube Equal Employment Opportunities at First Advantage First Advantage is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace and recruitment process that is free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. Employment decisions at First Advantage are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.