Deputy Campus Director — KLU Saigon at Kühne Logistics University gGmbH

Thủ Đức, , Vietnam -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

04 Aug, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

06 May, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Operations Management, Financial Budgeting, Stakeholder Management, Cross-border Alignment, Regulatory Compliance, Business Development, Partnership Activation, Systems Thinking, Matrix Leadership, Strategic Execution, Liquidity Planning, Project Management

Industry

Description

We are seeking for Who We Are Founded in 2010, Kühne Logistics University (KLU) is a private, internationally accredited business school headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, specializing in logistics and supply chain management. KLU is one of Germany's top research-based private business schools and is AACSB accredited. We are expanding our global footprint to Asia, where KLU Saigon — our first international branch campus — operates from Deutsches Haus in Ho Chi Minh City. Our mission is to contribute to local capacity building and knowledge transfer in logistics, operations, and supply chain management. Our programs prepare leaders for the supply chain challenges of a global business landscape. About the Role As Deputy Campus Director — KLU Saigon, you will join a small, senior team operating from Deutsches Haus in Ho Chi Minh City and work directly alongside the Campus Director to scale KLU's first branch campus in Asia. You will translate strategic intent into reliable execution: structuring cross-border financial and legal alignment with KLU Hamburg, securing operating partnerships, and integrating the campus's day-to-day work into one coherent operating system. The role suits someone who has built and run operations in international, multi-stakeholder environments — and who is energized by working at the intersection of education, logistics, and Vietnam's growing knowledge economy. Role Purpose The Deputy Campus Director is responsible for Operations and Integration at KLU Saigon — turning strategic intent into reliable execution and connecting Business Development, Program Management, and Operations into one coherent campus. The role reports locally to the Campus Director, who carries overall accountability for the campus, and functionally to KLU Hamburg on finance, legal, HR, and compliance. It is positioned to scale a functioning campus. Positioning This role supports the Campus Director in scaling KLU Asia as a coherent education business — by holding Operations & Integration across business development, Program Management, and Operations. Your Responsibilities Key Responsibilities Business Development: Operational / Convert Run the operational and integration layer of business development. Support strategic access and academic business development where needed. Convert: turn strategic relationships into signed agreements, joint programs, and activated workstreams; translate the campus licensing roadmap into structured execution between Hamburg and Saigon. Expand: scale the partner network, program ecosystem, and physical campus footprint; secure premises and shape the delivery format. Support strategic access: co-engage Vietnamese authorities, regulatory bodies, and anchor partners on cross-border investment, governance, and licensing pathways. Support academic business development: enable research partnerships, grant-funding pathways, and credibility-building infrastructure operationally. Operations Run day-to-day Operations on behalf of the Campus Director. Manage financial execution, controls, and Hamburg alignment. Budget execution: translate strategic direction into the multi-year operating budget, capital plan, and cash-flow framework. Liquidity planning and forecasting: maintain rolling liquidity forecasts; project cash needs against operating commitments and licensing milestones; flag funding gaps to the Campus Director and KLU Hamburg in time for action. Cross-border alignment: principal day-to-day contact with KLU Hamburg Administration on capital flows, intercompany funding, and the structuring of investment as registered capital contribution; develop executable proposals for Campus Director approval and Hamburg sign-off. Payment governance: operate dual-approval discipline. Co-approve standard transactions; escalate elevated thresholds. Maintain audit-ready records; ensure no out-of-process disbursements. Compliance and licensing execution: drive regulatory, tax, labor, and corporate compliance work in Vietnam; shepherd the campus license process through its legal, financial, and procedural milestones. Hamburg functional alignment: as functional counterpart to KLU Hamburg Administration, keep Saigon's operating standards, controls, and reporting cadence consistent with HQ expectations of a branch entity. IT liaison and local alignment: act as the on-site point of contact for KLU Hamburg IT; keep local infrastructure (SharePoint, hardware, software, and tooling) synchronized with Hamburg's specifications; coordinate procurement, deployment, and support with the Hamburg IT team. Partnership Activation Operationalize the partnership agenda. Senior-level engagement is co-led with the Campus Director; activation and operating agreements are the Deputy's day-to-day work. Operationalize relationships: convert corporate, NGO, governmental, and academic relationships into activated agreements with measurable outputs. Enable campus build-out: engage and secure operating partners for premises, host institutions, infrastructure providers, and strategic local sponsors. Sustain the ecosystem: keep the partner network healthy so program viability, student opportunity, and institutional reputation are continuously reinforced. Cross-functional Integration Hold the campus cycle: business development creates → Recruitment converts → Programs run → outcomes reinforce business development. Integration happens at the handoffs between functions. Connect functions: ensure coherent execution across the campus. Cycle integrity: recycle delivered outcomes (graduate quality, employer feedback, research output) back into business development positioning and Recruitment narrative. Resolve bottlenecks: set cross-functional priorities, unblock decisions; do not centralize routine communication. Hamburg ↔ Saigon: structured channel between local teams and HQ counterparts. Program & Business Oversight Program viability: ensure programs are operationally and financially sustainable; operational and academic infrastructure in place ahead of cohort milestones. Strategic translation: convert strategic and academic priorities into operating roadmaps, resource plans, and operational commitments. Standards alignment: keep local execution consistent with KLU Hamburg's academic, operational, and brand standards. Ways of Working KLU Saigon operates on a function-based model with no silos. Ownership defines accountability — not the boundaries of day-to-day interaction. Direct collaboration is the default: teams work directly with each other; the Deputy does not centralize communication. Payment routing: all functions submit through a single channel for dual approval; standard threshold (Deputy + Director); elevated threshold (Director + Members' Council). The Deputy: aligns priorities, removes bottlenecks, and intervenes where coordination breaks down. Key Interfaces Internal — KLU Saigon Members' Council of KLU Saigon. Campus Director. Academic Director and Research Director. Office Manager (financial execution, compliance, and admin). Marketing, Recruitment, Program, and Student Services teams. Internal — KLU Hamburg HQ Executive Director of Administration (functional reporting line). Finance, Controlling, and Legal (capital flows, licensing, intercompany structuring). Deans / Faculty (program standards and academic alignment). Marketing & Student Affairs (admission and program coordination). IT (infrastructure, SharePoint, software standards, and local deployment). External Vietnamese authorities and licensing bodies (Ministry of Education and Training, DPI, immigration, tax). Corporate partners across logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, and services. Academic and institutional partners (universities, research institutes, professional bodies). NGO, foundation, and Kühne Foundation network partners. Real estate, campus infrastructure, and delivery-format partners. Success Metrics Performance is assessed at the outcomes level. Enrollment metrics are excluded. Operational reliability: predictable, audit-ready finance, HR, compliance, and reporting. Payment governance discipline: clean dual-approval audit trail; zero out-of-process disbursements. Hamburg alignment: on-time, accurate financial reporting and capital-flow execution; clear shared understanding of the licensing and investment roadmap. Licensing progression: milestone progress on the campus license plan. Partnership conversion: rate at which strategic relationships convert into activated agreements, infrastructure, and program inputs. Campus development: progress on premises, delivery format, and supporting partner infrastructure. Cycle integrity: measurable handoff quality across business development → Conversion → Programs → Outcomes. Cross-functional flow: fewer escalations, faster decision cycles, fewer coordination bottlenecks. Standards consistency: Saigon's alignment with KLU Hamburg's academic, operational, and brand standards. Your qualifications Experience Senior leadership in international higher education, professional services, or a comparable scaling international organization. Track record of running operations through delegated execution. Cross-border HQ–local entity experience under a functional-reporting (matrix) arrangement. Strong financial and budget management; comfort with cross-border capital structures, intercompany funding, capital contribution mechanics, and dual-approval governance. Proven ability to convert partnerships into delivered outcomes (infrastructure, premises, program-enabling agreements). Vietnamese regulatory, licensing, and compliance experience highly valued. Capabilities Systems thinking and structural clarity. Cross-functional integration and matrixed leadership. Stakeholder management across regulatory, corporate, academic, and HQ levels. Clear, structured written and verbal communication. Qualifications Degree in business, management, logistics and supply chain, finance, law, or a related field; international qualification preferred. Fluent English. Vietnamese and/or German strongly preferred. Right to work in Vietnam. We offer Flexible work culture: a mix of on-site work at our Ho Chi Minh City office in Deutsches Haus and remote options. Professional development: continuous learning opportunities to grow your skills and advance your career. International environment: a diverse, multicultural team in a vibrant location central to KLU's growth in Asia. KLU values diversity and welcomes all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion and ideology, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity. Contact Please submit your cover letter, CV, references, annual gross salary expectations, and earliest start date to klu-jobs@m.personio.de or via the Apply-Button. For questions, contact Dr. Trinh Viet Dung, Campus Director - Asia, at vietdung.trinh@klu.org. About us Kühne Logistics University–Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Logistik und Unternehmensführung is a private university founded in 2010 and located in Hamburg's HafenCity. KLU is a state-recognized university with the right to grant PhDs. With its AACSB accreditation, it ranks among the top 5% of business schools and management universities worldwide, with a dedicated focus on logistics, operations, and supply chain management. Following an internationalization strategy, we are now opening a campus in Vietnam and plan for two further campuses in Africa and the Americas. We instill KLU's signature operations mindset in all our students, drawing on the strengths and key characteristics of logistics, including resilience, data-driven and action-oriented decision-making. As a boutique university, KLU offers its students and doctoral candidates a high degree of specialization and excellent study conditions. Further education programs for specialists and managers are offered in the form of seminars and summer schools by KLU Executive Education.

Responsibilities

The Deputy Campus Director manages operations and integration for KLU Saigon, translating strategic intent into execution across business development and program management. This includes overseeing financial controls, regulatory compliance in Vietnam, and aligning local operations with the Hamburg headquarters.