Total 24 Director/C-Level Project Director job vacancies in Business Management / Project / Planning category in D22 Jurong, Jurong Island, Tuas

Position: Director, Business Development.

Qualification: Master’s in Commerce or MBA .

Experience: minimum 20 yrs experience in FMCG. 15yrs in Singapore,

- have profound understanding Middle East , South Asia market.

Job requirements: Marketing, Retail Sales , International Sales ,Distribution, Export , Import , Purchase , products sourcing & follow up the accounts .

Salary 11-15k SGD

Position: Director, Business Development.

Qualification: Master’s in Commerce or MBA .

Experience: minimum 20 yrs experience in FMCG. 15yrs in Singapore,

- have profound understanding Middle East , South Asia market.

Job requirements: Marketing, Retail Sales , International Sales ,Distribution, Export , Import , Purchase , products sourcing & follow up the accounts .

The Project Director has the responsibility to Manage engineering project to meet all the neceassry requirement, standard , quality and time frame , cost budgeting and cost control and regularly reporting to the directors .

To manage and schedule workers and all employees, attend project meetings and take minutes and follow up project progress.
To plan , cordinate ,corporate, meeting with project clients , consutlatnts , related authorithies for works clerance and to source and cordinate all supplier or sub contractor for the works
To plan , to prepare and to submit all necessary reports , claims , certification as required within the contract .

~ Organize sales tender the project.
~ Prepare and submit all claims and certification.
~ Lead organisational succession planning, capability development and employee engagement.
~ Maintain a culture of innovative thinking and practices.
~ Steer the organisation to achieve excellence in a globalised environment.

Singapore Bus Academy (SGBA) is an anchor initiative of the Public Bus Industry Manpower Plan. It is an important tripartite initiative in support of LTA’s vision for a land transport system that is smarter, safer, more responsive and optimised to meet demand. The SGBA is a centralised academy that offers enhanced training to the public bus sector workforce for certification, licensing as well as for continuous training and deepening of skills.

As Assistant Director, SGBA, you will:

• Manage the academy (on behalf of LTA) for public bus sector workforce to offer enhanced training through foundational and refresher courses to steer training requirements, set quality and standards to uphold standards and skills relevancy of the public bus and rail workforce;
• Define training requirements through regular and close consultation with the management of LTA, PTOs and training providers to shape future workforce of the public bus sector as the sector undergoes digital transformation including electrification with roll out of eBus, in line with Singapore Green Plan 2030.
• Engage PTOs to plan training schedules to meet industry and/or certification training requirements while maintaining public transport’s operational needs;
• Work closely with LTA counterparts to maintain financial system within the centre, manage budget and cost control of training, administrate fund and revenues on behalf of LTA;
• Manage a team of staff to ensure smooth and efficient running of the training centres which is operational from Mondays to Saturdays, effective administrative and delivery of training and assessments, as well as to conduct regular reviews on quality of training administration and centre operations for continuous improvements;
• Establish and maintain good working relationships with stakeholders including but not limited to LTA, PTOs, training providers and Union;
• Other roles include:
• ensuring timely reports on finance and training matters to LTA;
• steering activities of the training centre and ensuring efficient utilisation of all training resources, facilities and equipment/asset;
• organising the annual Singapore BusTech and RailTech Grand Challenge;
• working with industry stakeholders to outreach to local jobseekers to join the public transport sector.
  

Requirements:

• Degree in any discipline or have held managerial position in prior job role(s)
• 3 years and above in a mid management role
• Possess strong conceptual and analytical thinking
• Highly motivated team leader with excellent customer service and interpersonal skills
• Possess excellent communication skills for effective engagement at all levels
• Able to work rotational Saturday duties to oversee smooth operations of training centres

Designation and salary will commensurate with experience.

We will only contact shortlisted candidates.

To gear A*STAR up for the innovation-driven economy set out by the Research Innovation & Enterprise 2025 Masterplan, the Business Division (“BD”) was being established in the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2) . The BD role will further strengthen ISCE2 in generating economic and societal impact for Singapore.

Importantly, the BD role will seek for new business opportunities to translate chemical solutions from early stage activities to handling of contractual agreements for R&D, licensing and grant management.

BD will also play a national role in terms of grants preparations and support whilst, working closely with other divisions in A*STAR, as well as actively supporting I&E efforts in the wider ecosystem.

As part of the Business development team, you will:

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for meeting business targets of achieving incoming industry revenues
• Host company visits and arrange for site tours
• Review of technologies, prioritization and establish strategies to commercialize A*STAR ISCE2 intellectual properties in the area of chemicals, decarbonisation and built environment.
• The candidate is required to manage, encourage, support the development and protection of intellectual property and establish IP and business strategies to assist in assessment of inventions, identification of potential markets and competitive technologies
• Candidate will be required to also build business partnerships and technical collaboration opportunities to commercialise technologies out from research labs and to build the value chain, establishing the value chain with various key stakeholders.
• The candidate is expected to be proactive in scoping/ supporting and manage specific projects to develop initiatives in innovation, IP management creating an impact, including acquiring industrial grants and contracts through meetings with researchers and external entities.
• The candidate will need to demonstrate passion to work with scientists and industries to understand key challenges and find the right solutions to build relationship and understand the technology landscape, highlighting key trends to accelerate spin-out, licensing, and provide leadership and oversight to achieve desired success. The candidate should have strong negotiation skills.
• The candidate should have strong interests with technologies and demonstrate the ability to grasp quickly new scientific concepts and technologies and to identify the commercial potential would be require
• To participate and support sustainability, decarbonisation events which may be hosted by the cluster or A*STAR

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor or higher degree in Science or Engineering
• Strong background, preferably 5 years of working experience in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• At least more than 8 years of Business experience, with strong industry network would be desirable
• Experience in product development and commercialization in industry or start-up preferred.
• Knowledge in handling intellectual property and management including identification, due diligence and protection of IP
• Experience in handling commercial contracts negotiations, project management skills to handle multiple projects efficiently and to work with local and international clientele
• Key account management skills
• Effective oral, strong writing and communication skills to weave the value propositions for grants and power point skills would be important.
• Passionate with commercialising cutting edge technologies and creative problem-solving skills and ability to demonstrate initiativeness

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

To gear A*STAR up for the innovation-driven economy set out by the Research Innovation & Enterprise 2025 Masterplan, the Business Division (“BD”) was being established in the Institute of Sustainability for Chemicals, Energy and Environment (ISCE2) . The BD role will further strengthen ISCE2 in generating economic and societal impact for Singapore.

Importantly, the BD role will seek for new business opportunities to translate chemical solutions from early stage activities to handling of contractual agreements for R&D, licensing and grant management.

BD will also play a national role in terms of grants preparations and support whilst, working closely with other divisions in A*STAR, as well as actively supporting I&E efforts in the wider ecosystem.

As part of the Business development team, you will:

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for meeting business targets of achieving incoming industry revenues
• Host company visits and arrange for site tours
• Review of technologies, prioritization and establish strategies to commercialize A*STAR ISCE2 intellectual properties in the area of chemicals, decarbonisation and built environment.
• The candidate is required to manage, encourage, support the development and protection of intellectual property and establish IP and business strategies to assist in assessment of inventions, identification of potential markets and competitive technologies
• Candidate will be required to also build business partnerships and technical collaboration opportunities to commercialise technologies out from research labs and to build the value chain, establishing the value chain with various key stakeholders.
• The candidate is expected to be proactive in scoping/ supporting and manage specific projects to develop initiatives in innovation, IP management creating an impact, including acquiring industrial grants and contracts through meetings with researchers and external entities.
• The candidate will need to demonstrate passion to work with scientists and industries to understand key challenges and find the right solutions to build relationship and understand the technology landscape, highlighting key trends to accelerate spin-out, licensing, and provide leadership and oversight to achieve desired success. The candidate should have strong negotiation skills.
• The candidate should have strong interests with technologies and demonstrate the ability to grasp quickly new scientific concepts and technologies and to identify the commercial potential would be require
• To participate and support sustainability, decarbonisation events which may be hosted by the cluster or A*STAR

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor or higher degree in Science or Engineering
• Strong background, preferably 5 years of working experience in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• At least 4-5 years of Business experience, with strong industry network would be desirable
• Experience in product development and commercialization in industry or start-up preferred.
• Knowledge in handling intellectual property and management including identification, due diligence and protection of IP
• Experience in handling commercial contracts negotiations, project management skills to handle multiple projects efficiently and to work with local and international clientele
• Key account management skills
• Effective oral, strong writing and communication skills to weave the value propositions for grants and power point skills would be important.
• Passionate with commercialising cutting edge technologies and creative problem-solving skills and ability to demonstrate initiativeness

The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

The University aims to replace current systems with a modern Student Management System (SMS) that enables a seamless, engaging, and empowering student experience. The new system will comprise multiple Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) cloud-based solutions, leveraging the rich functionalities of best practices in higher education and aligning with technological advances such as cloud computing, AI-driven capabilities, and mobile readiness. The SMS is expected to significantly enhance operational efficiency in student management.

The role entails managing external vendor staff, internal business users, faculty, and other CITS team members to ensure successful implementation. The successful candidate will join a project management team overseeing multiple projects, including inception, business case approval, tendering, requirement gathering, implementation, and post-implementation support.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business analyst and business stakeholders to source and evaluate technical solutions to construct the business case. The business case will include project timeline, budget, evaluation of solution, ROI, etc.
• Collaborate stakeholders to establish consensus on work stream objectives and deliverables.
• Collaborate procurement team to manage the tender process and be part of the evaluation committee to evaluate the proposal and award the tender.
• Develop the project plan including detailed activities, resources, and timeline, and maintaining project documentation.
• Lead the project team members including business users to deliver the project output including functional requirement, business process maps, testing strategy, test plan, implementation plan and post-implementation support.
• Oversee progress of the activities and conduct regular reviews to recommend schedule changes or resource adjustments.
• Facilitate project delivery and work with internal Business/IT stakeholders and external vendor to establish the desired and stipulated project priority and timeline to meet the business operations.
• Enable change management through facilitating user training and coaching.
• Manage the change request process internally and externally to ensure timely escalation of any issues.
• Be part of support team after project go-live and continue to manage the vendor team to support the business users on long term if needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University, preferably in Information Management/ Computer Science/Information Technology/Business Management.
• At least 12 years of IT project management experience, with experience in support and implementation of student management system in the tertiary education sector preferred.
• Possess strong project management skills to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders and deliver the project on time with quality.
• Have a proven track record or prior project experience in delivering large-scale COTS solutions and managing large number of internal and external stakeholders from different departments.
• Be a quick learner to grasp business domain knowledge and effectively lead business users in process re-engineering and other project activities.
• Be results-driven and capable of managing multiple concurrent implementation tracks.
• Have a solid technical background in the latest industry technologies. Knowledge and experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in higher education is an added advantage.
• Is passionate about creating solutions with a positive attitude to change.
• Act as a collaborative team player, fostering effective communication and collaboration within a dynamic team.
• Excellent communication skills to influence all levels of internal stakeholders and external parties.

The successful candidate will join Centre for IT Services and work closely with Student & Academic Services Department (SASD), Schools and other departments involved in the project.

The University aims to replace current systems with a modern Student Management System (SMS) that enables a seamless, engaging, and empowering student experience. The new system will comprise multiple Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) cloud-based solutions, leveraging the rich functionalities of best practices in higher education and aligning with technological advances such as cloud computing, AI-driven capabilities, and mobile readiness. The SMS is expected to significantly enhance operational efficiency in student management.

The role entails managing external vendor staff, internal business users, faculty, and other CITS team members to ensure successful implementation. The successful candidate will join a project management team overseeing multiple projects, including inception, business case approval, tendering, requirement gathering, implementation, and post-implementation support.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business analyst and business stakeholders to source and evaluate technical solutions to construct the business case. The business case will include project timeline, budget, evaluation of solution, ROI, etc.
• Collaborate stakeholders to establish consensus on work stream objectives and deliverables.
• Collaborate procurement team to manage the tender process and be part of the evaluation committee to evaluate the proposal and award the tender.
• Develop the project plan including detailed activities, resources, and timeline, and maintaining project documentation.
• Lead the project team members including business users to deliver the project output including functional requirement, business process maps, testing strategy, test plan, implementation plan and post-implementation support.
• Oversee progress of the activities and conduct regular reviews to recommend schedule changes or resource adjustments.
• Facilitate project delivery and work with internal Business/IT stakeholders and external vendor to establish the desired and stipulated project priority and timeline to meet the business operations.
• Enable change management through facilitating user training and coaching.
• Manage the change request process internally and externally to ensure timely escalation of any issues.
• Be part of support team after project go-live and continue to manage the vendor team to support the business users on long term if needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised University, preferably in Information Management/ Computer Science/Information Technology/Business Management.
• At least 12 years of IT project management experience, with experience in support and implementation of student management system in the tertiary education sector preferred.
• Possess strong project management skills to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders and deliver the project on time with quality.
• Have a proven track record or prior project experience in delivering large-scale COTS solutions and managing large number of internal and external stakeholders from different departments.
• Be a quick learner to grasp business domain knowledge and effectively lead business users in process re-engineering and other project activities.
• Be results-driven and capable of managing multiple concurrent implementation tracks.
• Have a solid technical background in the latest industry technologies. Knowledge and experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system in higher education is an added advantage.
• Is passionate about creating solutions with a positive attitude to change.
• Act as a collaborative team player, fostering effective communication and collaboration within a dynamic team.
• Excellent communication skills to influence all levels of internal stakeholders and external parties.

The successful candidate will join Centre for IT Services and work closely with Student & Academic Services Department (SASD), Schools and other departments involved in the project.

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

Job Description:

- Responsible for overseeing all aspects of company operations, ensuring smooth and efficient functioning.

- Develop and implement strategic plans to achieve operations goals and objectives.

- Manage and coordinate the daily operations, including safety and equipments maintenance.

- Supervise and support department heads/managers.

- Monitor and control budgetary expenses to ensure financial stability and profitability.

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. We believe a great career is a journey of discovery and exploration. So, we ask, where will your journey take you?

The Senior Director, Strategy Planning & Services, APEC is a key member of the Consumer Operations Continent Strategy Planning & Services organization that provides planning, business advisory, and consultancy support to the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer (CSMO) and senior leadership teams across APEC. The position will report into the APEC CSMO and leads projects ranging from long term strategic planning, business assessments of growth opportunities, and project management of global initiatives.

We are looking for a Senior Director that will work with senior executives to help define and drive the future growth of Marriott International by leading some of the most important initiatives across the Continent. Success in this role requires strong organizational skills, strategic thinking, structured problem-solving skills, writing and communication skills, ability to effectively manage multiple priorities at the same time and the ability to coach and develop a team of high performers.

Some examples of projects that this individual may lead include the following:

• Strategic planning to develop 3-year strategy house for Consumer Operations APEC and lead other staff/planning meetings; lead Consumer Operations long range planning
• Consulting initiatives to develop and lead the APEC digital partnerships strategy, localization strategies and other APEC priorities
• Business assessment of new growth verticals and adjacencies

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor’s degree holder and above in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Hotel Management, or related major
• Ideally MBA from top tier institution
• 12+ years of relevant professional experience of which at least 8+ must be from major strategy consulting house or in-house corporate strategy role

Skills and Experience Preferred

• Extensive consulting experience at major strategy consulting house (MBB, Big 4 consulting, boutique strategy firm)
• Some in-house corporate strategy experience would be beneficial
• Experience leading complex strategic projects and demonstrated success in leading a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating innovative solutions, and then proposing and acting on a course of action
• Experience leading large scale implementation projects
• Strong communication skills with ability to craft presentations with compelling storylines
• Solid analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to inform and drive decisions
• Highly credible, high EQ, able to engage and influence senior leaders on a broad range of strategic issues
• Previous experience in leading and managing a team with demonstrated ability to coach and develop future leaders
• High business acumen and ability to connect Global and Continent strategies with consulting priorities
• Experience in hospitality industry would be advantageous

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Strategy Planning

• Lead Consumer Operations planning process including development of the group’s long-term strategy, KPIs, key objectives and strategic initiatives
• Facilitate planning/ strategy discussions in order to achieve alignment among all the disciplines and between Global

Consulting Project/ Business Assessment Leadership

Leads cross-functional teams comprised of discipline experts from HR, Finance, other Consumer Operations departments (Brand, Marketing, Sales, Revenue Management, Digital Platforms, IT), and APEC Leadership in the strategic assessment of new growth opportunities:

• Scope, develop and lead work plan to assess new opportunities with minimal oversight, working with senior leaders to meet project objectives and goals on time and on budget
• Conduct primary and secondary research to obtain necessary information
• Analyze data and develop recommendations and strategy for Marriott
• Create and deliver periodic and on-going presentations on findings and opportunities for senior management and other key stakeholders (e.g., owners)
• Communicate findings through compelling storyline

Project Management Leadership

Provide project management and analytical support for large, complex, cross-function implementation projects. Acts as a project management leader and day-to-day project decision maker with the following responsibilities:

• Accountable to the results of the project
• Provide content guidance to the project
• Participate in review cycles at key milestones & provide go/no-go decision
• Actively participate in strategy sessions
• Contribute to strategy development
• Develop and drive implementation plan
• Ensure alignment of all key stakeholders
• Ensure appropriate sponsorship and resourcing
• Establish key milestones and approval roles
• Ensure timely delivery against milestones

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership

• Adaptability – Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace.
• Communication –Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods
• Problem solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.

Managing Execution

• Building and Contributing to Teams - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members.
• Strategy Execution – Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
• Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
• Planning and Organizing - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed.

Building Relationships

• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
• Coworker Relationships - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships.
• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability

• Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
• Talent Management - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

• Applied Learning - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others.
• Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
• Technical Acumen - Understands and utilizes professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges.
  ◦ Demonstrates working knowledge of discipline-specific systems, tools, and business practices.
• Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
  ◦ Basic Computer Skills - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
  ◦ Mathematical Reasoning - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
  ◦ Oral Comprehension - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  ◦ Reading Comprehension – Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  ◦ Writing - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

As the Business Development Lead for Enterprise Learning Solutions, you will play a pivotal role in our business development efforts, expanding our continuing education Programmes to the enterprise market in Singapore and beyond. You will lead our successful team to further increase market share, create new revenue streams, and seize opportunities through a comprehensive sales strategy, partnerships with university schools, and collaborations with industry and trade partners.

Responsibilities:

1. Leadership for Business Development:

• Execute Enterprise business development strategy aligned with our institution's mission.
• Continuously assess market dynamics and identify opportunities for aggressive growth, market share acquisition, and new revenue streams through collaborations.

2. Revenue Generation, Growth, and Market Share:

• Drive substantial revenue growth, targeting specific market share goals through the acquisition of new clients, expansion of existing partnerships, and exploration of innovative revenue opportunities.
• Forge strong relationships with corporate clients to secure recurring business and establish market dominance.

3. Collaboration with Industry and Trade Partners:

• Proactively engage industry and trade partners to create mutually beneficial collaborations, revenue-sharing agreements, and innovative training opportunities.
• Leverage external partnerships to develop new revenue streams and expand our presence in corporate training.

4. Team Leadership and Development:

• Recruit and mentor sales professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and market share growth.
• Set clear performance objectives and provide professional development opportunities to drive team success.

5. Programme Development and Customization:

• Oversee the development and customization of training Programmes, ensuring they capture market share, diversify revenue streams, and meet the unique needs of corporate clients.
• Ensure training Programmes remain ahead of industry trends and aligned with best practices.

6. Engagement with Clients and Industry Partners:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients and partners, maintaining robust relationships while gaining insights into their training needs and collaborative opportunities.
• Collaborate closely to deliver tailored training solutions that secure market leadership and generate new revenue streams.

7. Quality Assurance:

• Establish and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure consistent, high-quality training Programme delivery.
• Continuously evaluate training effectiveness and drive improvements.

8. Financial Oversight:

• Manage the budget for the enterprise training division, optimizing profitability while supporting revenue diversification.

9. Market Research and Analysis:

• Stay updated on industry trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies in corporate training.
• Conduct market research to pinpoint and capitalize on market share expansion and new revenue opportunities.

10. Compliance and Reporting:

• Ensure all training Programmes meet service-level agreements and contractual obligations, reinforcing our market leadership.
• Provide transparent and insightful reports to senior leadership on market share expansion, revenue diversification, and industry collaboration.

Requirements:

• Tertiary education with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience and industry connections.
• Proven track record in enterprise training or corporate learning, driving revenue growth, market leadership, and revenue diversification through collaborations.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• A self-started and strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable and measurable plans.
• Deep industry knowledge and commitment to delivering high-quality training solutions.
• A data driven business leader with strong growth mindset and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, performance and financial management skills.

Note: Candidates from the private sector with regional expansion experience are highly encouraged to apply.

The candidate shall possess Master in Engineering (Electrical / Electronics)

Highly dedicated and innovative knowldge in management of workforce

Atleast 15+ years experience in the field of engineering

Capable of handling team and client queries

Willing to visit overseas clients

Prepare quotation based on client requirement

As the Business Development Lead for Enterprise Learning Solutions, you will play a pivotal role in our business development efforts, expanding our continuing education Programmes to the enterprise market in Singapore and beyond. You will lead our successful team to further increase market share, create new revenue streams, and seize opportunities through a comprehensive sales strategy, partnerships with university schools, and collaborations with industry and trade partners.

Responsibilities:

1. Leadership for Business Development:

• Execute Enterprise business development strategy aligned with our institution's mission.
• Continuously assess market dynamics and identify opportunities for aggressive growth, market share acquisition, and new revenue streams through collaborations.

2. Revenue Generation, Growth, and Market Share:

• Drive substantial revenue growth, targeting specific market share goals through the acquisition of new clients, expansion of existing partnerships, and exploration of innovative revenue opportunities.
• Forge strong relationships with corporate clients to secure recurring business and establish market dominance.

3. Collaboration with Industry and Trade Partners:

• Proactively engage industry and trade partners to create mutually beneficial collaborations, revenue-sharing agreements, and innovative training opportunities.
• Leverage external partnerships to develop new revenue streams and expand our presence in corporate training.

4. Team Leadership and Development:

• Recruit and mentor sales professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and market share growth.
• Set clear performance objectives and provide professional development opportunities to drive team success.

5. Programme Development and Customization:

• Oversee the development and customization of training Programmes, ensuring they capture market share, diversify revenue streams, and meet the unique needs of corporate clients.
• Ensure training Programmes remain ahead of industry trends and aligned with best practices.

6. Engagement with Clients and Industry Partners:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for key clients and partners, maintaining robust relationships while gaining insights into their training needs and collaborative opportunities.
• Collaborate closely to deliver tailored training solutions that secure market leadership and generate new revenue streams.

7. Quality Assurance:

• Establish and maintain quality assurance processes to ensure consistent, high-quality training Programme delivery.
• Continuously evaluate training effectiveness and drive improvements.

8. Financial Oversight:

• Manage the budget for the enterprise training division, optimizing profitability while supporting revenue diversification.

9. Market Research and Analysis:

• Stay updated on industry trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies in corporate training.
• Conduct market research to pinpoint and capitalize on market share expansion and new revenue opportunities.

10. Compliance and Reporting:

• Ensure all training Programmes meet service-level agreements and contractual obligations, reinforcing our market leadership.
• Provide transparent and insightful reports to senior leadership on market share expansion, revenue diversification, and industry collaboration.

Requirements:

• Tertiary education with a minimum of 12 years of relevant experience and industry connections.
• Proven track record in enterprise training or corporate learning, driving revenue growth, market leadership, and revenue diversification through collaborations.
• Exceptional leadership and team management skills.
• A self-started and strategic thinker with the ability to translate vision into actionable and measurable plans.
• Deep industry knowledge and commitment to delivering high-quality training solutions.
• A data driven business leader with strong growth mindset and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, performance and financial management skills.

Note: Candidates from the private sector with regional expansion experience are highly encouraged to apply.

We are Assembly – and we’re not like the rest. We’re the modern alternative agency, bringing together industry-leading data, talent, and tech to Find the Change That Fuels Growth for the best brands on the planet, including Adobe, Lane Crawford, Marina Bay Sands, and more. Our diverse, global community of over 1,600 passionate experts combines global thinking with unmatched local expertise in more than 20 markets worldwide – enabling brands to engage and move consumers anywhere. We use STAGE, Assembly’s proprietary, privacy-centric data solutions platform, to surface powerful insights that transform into actionable brand opportunities. We’re at the cutting edge of new media, technology, and platforms embedded in the lives of today’s consumers, and we’re tapped into how culture and communities’ needs change. We do this while staying steadfast in our commitment to Leave the World Better Than We Found It through measurable social and environmental impact work.

Assembly was named The Drum’s APAC Media Agency of the Year in 2021

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

At Assembly, we find the change that fuels growth. We are a modern global agency bringing together data, technology and talent to deliver a connected set of solutions for media + more for the best brands on the planet.

This is a really exciting role in an environment that has so much opportunity for a senior business leader to join a fast growing digital marketing agency.

We are looking for a Business Director to join us on our journey. This is a newly-created role, reporting directly into our Hong Kong Market Director, that focuses on delivering world class deliverables to our clients while upskilling and providing guidance to our talents ensuring their growth and reaching their full potential.

Our ideal candidate is an articulate senior talent in the media agency domain with solid experience in integrated marketing channels including both online & offline best practices with branding activation expereince. We are looking for somebody with solid digital knowledge who can connect the dots with traditional media in an increasingly omnichannel world, who is immersed in data and technology and who is at the bleeding edge of industry innovation.

Requirements

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING ON ANY GIVEN DAY

• Create New Opportunities:
• Support Business growth and efficiency
• Delivering client billing and resource in line with targets
• Lead multi-channel strategy and planning, and work alongside channel teams to implement it
• Drive proposals and support in winning new business
• Retain & Build Lasting Relationships:
• Act as a senior client contact and point of escalation. Working to maintain & strengthen excellent client relationships at all levels
• Lead the strategic dialogue with your client, connecting with planners and the activation team to deliver both effective results and innovative solutions
• Ensure excellent delivery of all cross-channel work in a timely manner
• Keep abreast of channel and product updates within the agency, ensuring these are communicated to the client where appropriate
• Ensure Client contractual obligations, service levels and performance are maintained
• Work with the APAC Managing Director and Channel Heads to ensure optimal resource across Clients
• Manage the client P&L for the Hong Kong office, with support from the APAC Managing Director
• Grow Your Clients Business & Ours:
• Recognise opportunities to advance our client engagements and work alongside the Account Managers, Market Directors and Channel Heads to maximise these
• Act as partner for the client, and strive for new and innovative opportunities to drive the client’s business

• Grow Your Team & Collaborate with wider teams across APAC:
• Develop and grow our local team
• Support the development of the team below and around you, providing mentorship, coaching and direction to the office
• Grow each team and their capacity, and improve working methods to increase efficiency
• Be part of the wider community and collaborate with other functions and offices on various projects

• 8 + years in both digital & offline marketing across multiple channels (Paid Search, Social Media, Display/Programmatic, branding)
• Solid agency experience
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Strong experience in managing teams and development of staff
• Confident client facing ability
• Excel at building relationships, both internally and with clients themselves
• Experience managing retail and/or travel clients
• Strong numerical skills and commercially aware
• Results and target driven with excellent attention to detail
• Able to prioritise and multi-task, working with all agency departments as well as independently
• Fluent English. Cantonese and/or Mandarin is also preferred

WHY ASSEMBLY?

• We’re part of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. We’re nimble, smart, and digital-first, and we’re quickly growing to take on the biggest legacy hold cos.
• We care about your growth – we offer competitive salaries, annual compensation reviews, and keep detailed personal development plans to ensure you’re hitting your personal and company goals.
• We recognize and celebrate your success…all the time! Whether it’s through company meetups, employee recognition programs, or just a regular day, we make sure our people’s achievements are known and appreciated!
• We’re truly a people-first organization. That’s why we offer a Flexible Time Off policy that puts you in control of your work-life balance, as well as market-leading primary and secondary caregiver and parental leave policies.
• We care about social and environmental Impact – we have dedicated Impact Champions that collaborate globally to make sure we’re leaving the world better than we found it.
• We have an amazing group of employee resource groups committed to guiding the agency to become more inclusive, diverse, and representative of the world around us.

Responsibilities

• Develop financial models and analyses for new strategic initiatives
• Analyzes financial performance and communicates the performance to key stakeholders to support short- and long-term strategic planning and decision-making processes
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and management on budgeting, forecasting and cashflow requirements.
• Provides financial forecasting, budgets, performance analysis, investment monitoring and cash optimization, and in alignment with University’s guidelines.
• Conducts needs assessment and planning to meet business objectives.
• Develops and implements improvements to maximize benefits.
• Develops financial metrics that reflect outcomes of improvement work.
• Researches, analyzes and explains financial variances and complex accounting transactions.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Degree qualified ideally in Accounting/ Finance
• At least 12 years of relevant work experience.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills and ability to interact with team members across levels in achieving objectives.
• Pro-active, resourceful, able to take challenges, work independently or as a team.
• Self-starter that possesses initiative and takes on accountability
• Able to multi-task with ability to navigate in a dynamic fast paced environment