We’re now looking for a Sales Director to join our Asia Tech x Singapore team.
This is a uniquely entrepreneurial role with huge opportunities to make a personal impact on both the evolution of the event and Informa Tech’s presence in Singapore. Our ambition is to make Asia Tech x Singapore the region’s best large-scale tech event by 2025. If you have big ambition and think you can help us realise this vision, we want to hear from you.
This is a sales leadership and management role accountable for driving event and digital sales through the current team, but also hiring top talent as the team grows.
With a focus on consistent retention, growth, new business, product development, and expanding customer base, this is a great role for someone looking to really make an impact.
Key areas of responsibility
Strategic planning and growth of the commerical success of Asia Tech x Singapore
Manage a team of four salespeople
Leading the commercial development of our child events; BroadcastAsia, CommunicAsia, Satellite Asia, Techxlr8 and InnovFest
Delivering an exceptional experience for Asia Tech x Singapore partners, sponsors and exhibitors
Stakeholder management with key industry and government representatives
Own the development of integrated sales strategies and plans, ensuring they are effectively communicated and executed by the wider team
Create a best practice sales environment, driving sales efficiency and effectiveness, using company’s sales excellence framework & tools
Building and executing a plan for territories to retain and upsell clients, identifying needs to drive additional value, increasing total revenue per customer. Driving success through sales teams achieving and exceeding goals/KPIs
Proactively identifying new prospects and new business opportunities for the team
Deep understanding of the competitive external market; understanding and staying current on trends impacting clients and customers
Reporting accurate personal and team-based forecasting and performance metrics to key internal and external stakeholders, highlighting revenue risks and opportunities.
Identifying and participating in the development of new products, solutions, and target market prospects to secure high-value new business
Developing key account relationships, exploring and developing strategic account plans to identify opportunities to cross/upsell, involving internal specialists in the process to align with business and customer needs.
Fostering and leading internal partnerships, ensuring collaboration is driven with a customer focus.
Qualifications
Experience in successfully exceeding team targets for large-scale, multi-track events in a fast-paced commercially-focused organisation
Commercially astute with proven experience as a practical deliverer
Demonstrable experience of the ability to forge positive relationships with multiple different internal and external stakeholders
Management and Leadership capability: able to recruit, hire, onboard, manage and motivate a high-performing sales team.
Excellent management and coaching skills: ability to observe, evaluate, and give meaningful feedback
Planning, developing, and executing strategic sales plans and accurate forecasting
Growing key accounts and acquiring new business, consultatively selling across high-value event sponsorship, traditional media, and new digital opportunities, handling multiple complex proposals
Undertaking mapping and analysis exercises on both product and client base, and competitor landscape, using analytical skill to review data, draw conclusions and actionable takeaways
Skilled at building rapport, opening doors, and understanding business requirements of senior decision-makers at companies of all sizes
Exceptional communicator both verbal and written, and adept at creating and delivering presentations
Advanced knowledge of Salesforce or other CRM to manage and forecast sales opportunities
