Total 544 Director/C-Level account manager job vacancies in Singapore

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the engineering team.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies and initiatives to drive business growth and achieve company goals.
• Manage and oversee engineering projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative engineering solutions.
• Monitor industry trends and advancements to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and safety requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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Responsibilities:

• Manage and cultivate relationships with key clients to maximize business opportunities and drive revenue growth.
• Develop and implement strategic account plans to achieve sales targets and objectives.
• Identify new business opportunities within existing accounts and collaborate with the sales team to secure new clients.
• Lead client presentations and demonstrate deep understanding of client needs and industry trends.
• Provide exceptional client service by addressing client inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Work closely with internal teams to coordinate and execute client projects and campaigns.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities to provide strategic insights and recommendations.
• Prepare regular reports on account performance and present findings to management.
• Manage and mentor a team of client service executives to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Stay updated on industry developments and best practices to enhance client service and business growth.
• Ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma Business Administration, Sales & Marketing, or equivalent.
• At least 5 – 8 years of account management or sales experience, preferably from marketing or creative agencies industry

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Reg. No.: R24120209

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Job Overview

We are seeking a self-driven and motivated individual as our Key Account Director to manage and expand our business in strategic MNC accounts. This individual will be required to maintain and deepen strategic relationship with clients to ensure client value and business outcomes. The role will be an individual contributor with the opportunity to lead a cross-functional team, collaborate with in-country sales teams, and partner with management to execute business strategies to expand Ensign’s business coverage, drive client retention and achieve overall revenue targets. The individual will play a pivotal role in the growth of our international business.

To be successful in this role, you will need to have a strong network and good grasp of technology sales relating to managed services and system integration with a preference for cybersecurity. Consulting experience will be a plus. The individual should have a strong passion for achieving client outcomes, building relationships, and be able to execute on revenue targets effectively.

Duties and Responsibilities

To fulfill this role will:

1. Serve as trusted advisor to client stakeholders, including cybersecurity and IT executives, business users, and security engineering and operations teams.
2. Be responsible for planning and executing strategic account plans for Key Accounts to deepen client engagement and perform sales/business activities in the assigned account.
3. Expand coverage within target accounts to gather information such as account dynamics, cybersecurity pain points and opportunities
4. Identify, qualify, and close cybersecurity product/services deals individually and as a team.
5. Collaborate with technical pre-sales and delivery teams on solutioning; provide client inputs for internal teams to generate and enhance service offerings based on clients need.
6. Work with internal teams to develop proposals, conduct client presentations and oversee the smooth execution of bid and successful delivery of engagements.
7. Excel in achieving sales targets, Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
8. Leverage Ensign platform (e.g. marketing, thought leadership, events, Business Unit campaigns) to generate leads to ensure a robust pipeline of opportunities.
9. Operate as the lead commercial contact point for clients on all matters related to the business and as the lead point of contact for all matters specific to your clients
10. Own accurate and predictable forecasting of pipeline and revenue (through Salesforce) to maintain favorable business health.
11. Kept abreast on the industry and competitors’ trend to develop a unique value proposition of our service offerings.
12. Achieve a positive brand experience and image for the company.

Requirements

• Possess Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Cybersecurity or equivalent.
• Minimum of 8 years of work experience (with 2 years spent in system integration or similar role).
• Proactive, disciplined sales individual with high level of integrity.
• Proven hunting track record in generating pipeline and closing deals.
• Strong understanding of sales process and managing complex deals will be an advantage.
• Self-motivated, possesses strong interpersonal skills and keen entrepreneurial mind set. Ability to work individually in the assigned country with remote support.
• Strong presentation, negotiation skills and project management abilities.
• Possess a strong understanding and network in the assigned segments/accounts.
• Demonstrate strong relationships with customer decision makers and key management levels.
• Becomes trusted advisor to key customer influencers and decision makers.

Preferred Skills /Qualities

• Highly social team player who enjoys working with and collaborating across functional groups.
• Experience in Cybersecurity, Technology, System Integration or Consulting related business will be an advantage.
• Ability to articulate technology/cybersecurity related products and services and articulate value proposition to key stakeholders.
• Ability to handle and manage fast-pace, high volume of work, produce associated deliverables within short deadlines, work within a complex governance structure and remote work management.
• Self-driven, possesses strong interpersonal skills and keen can-do mindset.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, problem-solving ability and a believer in disrupting one-self to continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (English and Bahasa for Indonesia based role). Other language skills will be a plus.
• Experience working in virtual teams supporting cross borders delivery and sales

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the engineering team.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies and initiatives to drive business growth and achieve company goals.
• Manage and oversee engineering projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative engineering solutions.
• Monitor industry trends and advancements to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and safety requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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We are looking for an Account Director to join our team at AKA Asia. 

Purpose of role:

• Key player in AKA’s success as part of the leadership team
• Hold the bar high and own the delivery of outstanding results
• Lead account teams to the delivery of successful campaigns
• Inspire teams to deliver outstanding, creative work that delivers on business results

Key responsibilities:

Client Handling

• Lead clients in the development of strategic plans and objectives
• Critically analyse client briefs and provide strategic insights and recommendations
• Define scope of work and KPIs
• Solve problems and overcome challenges with creative communications solutions
• Senior point of contact and strategic counsel to client and their stakeholders
• Raise over-servicing issues with client and make recommendations for adjustments

Working with the team

• Responsible for the growth and development of AM/AEs on team through formal and informal coaching
• Communicate clear work scope and roles and responsibilities on the account
• Guide execution of plans and ensure the team stays on track and on target
• Oversee day-to-day servicing to ensure quality and timeliness of work
• Review monthly budget and time allocations with team

New Business

• Identify new business leads and bring in new business for the agency
• Lead proposal development – brainstorm, pitch document, presentation
• Organically grow existing accounts
• Provide counsel to other teams who could benefit from your experience/network

Stakeholder engagement (media, influencers, employees, industry, government)

• Lead our approach to stakeholder engagement across all audiences
• Employ strategies that integrate PESO media channels
• Ability to grow and leverage strong relationships with key stakeholders to achieve goals
• Provide guidance to teams on how to create appropriate communications materials
• Ensure all elements (angles, contacts, output) are clear between client and team
• Develop strong and compelling messages that are aligned with strategy

Digital, Design, Production 

• Have sound and current knowledge of digital platforms
• Identify opportunities to grow our business through digital, design and tech-led solutions
• Manage and oversee the production process (from ideation through scripting and storyboarding, filming and editing)

Financial and Administrative

• Support contract development, new client set-up and managing related client expenses
• Spearhead budgeting process and ensure the team is clear on what has been signed off
• Manage team hours vs agreed hours and scope and work
• Support Finance to manage efficiency for the billing proces

Role: Account Director

Location: Singapore

Salary range: S$12,000 – S$15,000 per month

Job Description

You're a seasoned client manager with a strong track record of generating revenues and growing clients in the luxury events and experiences industry. You have exceptional communications and client relationship management skills and are highly motivated and independent.

You enjoy bringing new ideas to clients and are a trusted manager to the team in executing events and projects. You have extensive experience in managing and executing all types of events. You bring energy, a positive attitude and lead by example.

You love curated events and experiences!

Responsibilities

• Grow revenues
• Build and grow client relationships
• P&L responsibilities and management
• Lead a team of creatives, events professionals, partners and suppliers
• Lead business development efforts with luxury brands, agencies, and financial institutions
• Train, develop and mentor junior team members
• Build our Corporate Events and Experiences business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher from a reputable university
• Min 7 - 10 years of experience in the events industry
• 360° events planning knowledge and experience
• Track record in working with luxury brands and luxury segment
• Demonstrated ability to grow accounts and build client relationships
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience in managing people and teams
• Possess a creative and problem-solver mindset
• Strategic, methodical, detail-oriented, and strong sense of urgency

Compensation & Benefits

• Staff Discounts
• Travel Opportunities
• Career Advancement (Partnership track)

EA License No.: R2198671

Agency License No.: 11C4388

Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage the creative team in developing and executing creative projects.
• Conceptualize and design creative concepts and solutions for various projects, including exhibitions, events, and installations.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their objectives and deliver impactful and innovative designs.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior designers and artists.
• Oversee the entire creative process, from concept development to final execution.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Stay updated on design trends and technologies in the experiential creative industry.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including production, marketing, and operations.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize workload.
• Present design concepts to clients and stakeholders.

Requirements:

• Degree in Art/ Design, Marketing or equivalent.
• At least 5 – 8 years of relevant experience from marketing/ advertising agency
• Strong portfolio showcasing creative projects and designs.
• Proficiency in design software, such as Adobe Creative Suite, AutoCAD, or 3D modeling software.

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Our Esteem Client is looking for a technical staff to assist the Head of Technology in leading the technology strategy, innovation, and delivery. You will be responsible for overseeing the technology department, driving innovation, developing technology policies, managing technology-related projects, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing the technology vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with the business goals
• Explore emerging technologies such as AI, Generative AI, IoT, cloud, and 5G
• Develop and implement R&D strategies to ensure that all R&D projects are well aligned with market/customer needs.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, such as business units, vendors, and authorities, to understand their needs, expectations, and feedback.
• Represent and act as a liaison ensuring that strategic objectives, technological initiatives, and priorities are effectively communicated, coordinated, and executed.
• Prepare product and technology reports and presentations.
• Facilitate discussions between stakeholders relating to R&D collaboration projects. Ensure alignment among stakeholders, leveraging effective communication channels and consensus-building techniques to drive optimize outcomes for the projects.
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Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.
• Proven experience in technology coordination, project management, or similar roles within the technology sector or related fields.
• Strong understanding of communication technology, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans and initiatives.

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

We are looking for a Senior Talent Account Director to join our team as a trusted adviser with a relentless focus on bringing value to our customers within the Philippines, one of the fastest growing markets across the region. You will be responsible for helping our clients be successful in their talent strategies through our Talent and Learning solutions. This is a strategic sales role that involves understanding complex client organizations and working with a team of internal cross functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Research Customer’s business and prepares thoughtful questions and insights in advance of meetings
• Asks layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify Customer’s objectives and challenges beyond surface-level detail
• Builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the Customer’s organization
• Shifts communication style and content to fit the needs of different stakeholders
• Leads with Solutions, not products, when making recommendations aligned to Customer objectives
• Sells with Integrity
• Drives customer decision making by achieving shared vision and proactively considering the value props that tie all stakeholders together
• Thinks commercially and applies business acumen when crafting & negotiating commercial agreements
• Uses data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customer objections
• Proactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approach
• Engages customer throughout to confirm and clarify value and adapts strategy when needed to optimize ROI
• Drives Customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customer value
• Applies business acumen in Account Planning by considering economic, industry, and company factors with a customer-centric lens
• Maps all key stakeholders in an account to assess the strength of the account relationship and create account outreach strategy
• Agrees to joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customer success
• Practice’s humility and asks for help from colleagues when faced with challenges
• Is disciplined in Territory and Account Planning, Forecasting, and Quota Attainment
• Follows best practices when using CRM and other Sales tools in order to manage the Sales and Buyer cycles

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5 + years of applicable sales experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in business English and Filipino due to local market needs
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field
• Experience with HR software
• Experience with SaaS opportunities
• Experience selling IT solutions
• Knowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactions
• Strong negotiation and accurate forecasting skills
• Experience carrying a revenue target with the ability to develop compelling strategies that deliver results
• Excellent communication, negotiation and forecasting skills
• Demonstrated ability to find and manage high-level business in an evangelistic sale environment
• Ability to gather and use data to inform decision making and persuade others
• Ability to assess business opportunities and read prospective buyers
• Ability to orchestrate the closure of business with an accurate understanding of prospect needs
• Ability to include multiple partners and members of the company management team using competitive selling to position company products against direct and indirect competitors

Suggested Skills

• Solution Selling
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Forecasting

Company Description

LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We’re also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that’s built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun – where everyone can succeed.

Join us to transform the way the world works.

Job Description

At LinkedIn, we trust each other to do our best work where it works best for us and our teams. This role offers a hybrid work option, meaning you can both work from home and commute to a LinkedIn office, depending on what’s best for you and when it is important for your team to be together.

We are looking for an Enterprise Account Director to join our team as a trusted adviser with a relentless focus on bringing value to our customers within the Philippines, one of the fastest growing markets across the region. You will be responsible for helping our clients be successful in their talent strategies through our Talent and Learning solutions. This is a strategic sales role that involves understanding complex client organizations and working with a team of internal cross functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Researches Customer’s business and prepares thoughtful questions and insights in advance of customer meetings
• Asks layered, open-ended questions to understand and clarify Customer’s objectives and challenges beyond surface-level detail
• Builds relationships with multiple stakeholders (vertically and horizontally) across the Customer’s organization
• Shifts communication style and content to fit the needs of different stakeholders
• Leads with Solutions, not products, when making recommendations aligned to Customer objectives
• Sells with Integrity
• Drives customer decision making by achieving shared vision and proactively considering the value props that tie all stakeholders together
• Thinks commercially and applies business acumen when crafting and negotiating commercial agreements
• Uses data and insights to support investment recommendations or overcome customer objections
• Proactively mitigates churn risk by adopting a smart, customer-centric approach
• Engages customer throughout to confirm and clarify value and adapts strategy when needed to optimize ROI
• Drives Customer growth by proactively identifying opportunities to deliver greater customer value
• Applies business acumen in Account Planning by considering economic, industry, and company factors with a customer-centric lens
• Maps all key stakeholders to assess the strength of the account relationship and create account outreach strategy
• Agrees to joint accountability with colleagues and cross-functional teams for optimal customer success
• Practice’s humility and asks for help from colleagues when faced with challenges
• Is disciplined in Territory and Account Planning, Forecasting and Quota Attainment
• Follows best practices when using CRM and other Sales tools in order to manage the Sales and Buyer cycles

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of applicable sales experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in business English and Filipino due to local market needs
• BA/BS degree or equivalent in a related field
• Experience with HR software
• Experience with SaaS opportunities
• Experience selling IT solutions
• Knowledge of software contract terms and conditions with the ability to create fair transactions
• Strong negotiation and accurate forecasting skills
• Experience carrying a revenue target with the ability to develop compelling strategies that deliver results
• Excellent communication, negotiation and forecasting skills
• Demonstrated ability to find and manage high-level business in an evangelistic sale environment
• Ability to gather and use data to inform decision making and persuade others
• Ability to assess business opportunities and read prospective buyers
• Ability to orchestrate the closure of business with an accurate understanding of prospect needs
• Ability to include multiple partners and members of the company management team using competitive selling to position company products against direct and indirect competitors

Suggested Skills

• Solution Selling
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Forecasting

Main Duties & Responsibilities

· Overall in charge of sales, activities arrangement (on manpower), sales staffs' management

· Execute from marketing department to sales managers’

· Liaise with Accounts about Doctors' payments, prepare Doctors' letters for them and commission for sales staffs

· Liaise with Operations about CBC, Pending issue, cancellation list and other related matters

· Liaise with the marketing department about Baby Events, seminars, corporate events, LW talks and other activities

· Participate in Baby Events, seminars, corporate events, Antenatal talks, Lab visits and LW talks

· Arrange internal meeting with sales mangers & staffs to have feedbacks and concerns

· Joint calls with sales team to see new accounts, build relationships with O&G Doctors & nurses and hospitals related departments

· Other assign duties by management

Requirements:

· Must possess at least Degree

· Good analytical and questioning skills coupled with ability to develop and implement sales strategies

· Strong in interpersonal, communication and influencing skills

· Able to work independently with minimum supervision

Interested candidates please send in your resume to:

[email protected]

EA Personnel: Valerie Yong Kian Fung

CEI No.: R1103704

Recruit Express Pte Ltd, EA License No.: 99C4599

Responsibilities:

• Manage and cultivate relationships with key clients to maximize business opportunities and drive revenue growth.
• Develop and implement strategic account plans to achieve sales targets and objectives.
• Identify new business opportunities within existing accounts and collaborate with the sales team to secure new clients.
• Lead client presentations and demonstrate deep understanding of client needs and industry trends.
• Provide exceptional client service by addressing client inquiries, resolving issues, and ensuring client satisfaction.
• Work closely with internal teams to coordinate and execute client projects and campaigns.
• Monitor market trends and competitor activities to provide strategic insights and recommendations.
• Prepare regular reports on account performance and present findings to management.
• Manage and mentor a team of client service executives to achieve their goals and objectives.
• Stay updated on industry developments and best practices to enhance client service and business growth.
• Ad hoc duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma Business Administration, Sales & Marketing, or equivalent.
• At least 5 – 8 years of account management or sales experience, preferably from marketing or creative agencies industry

Interested candidates who wish to apply for the advertised position, please click the ‘APPLY’ button below to send in your resume.

EA License No: 13C6305

Reg. No.: R24120209

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Summary

This position is responsible for the management of revenue maximization in Rooms and create Revenue Management processes in the Hotel.

Job Responsibilities

• Measure & drive total profitable revenue performance, including rooms and F&B, against strategy & targets and adapts current strategy as necessary for the hotel.
• Facilitate, guides, and directs all department heads in selecting the optimum revenue opportunities for the properties to ensure our strategic objectives are achieved.
• Actively monitor the competitive environment and elaborates revenue & pricing optimizing tactics and strategies in order to maximize Revenue Generation Index (RGI).
• Consultation and coordination with stakeholders at properties, regional and corporate levels, identifying and pulling together the deliverables.
• Develop short, medium and long-term objectives, strategies and action plans, which may be cascaded through the business.
• Co-Lead hotels’ annual topline budget & business planning.
• Develop an overall Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Strategy by market segment, channel or/and feeding market.
• Develop the process to forecast the topline revenue of all revenue centers of the business and implement the inventory controls accordingly, maintaining parity guarantee.
• Support and Impact the Revenue & Reservations Teams at the hotel.
• Coordinate Recruitment, Talent Management & Learning and Development to ensure alignment of overall quality and service.
• Lead Revenue Management Culture across the Hotel.
• Review, audit & maintain revenue relates systems (Opera,TARS, RMS) & channels and Tools.
• Provides analysis of Business Intelligence and Data Management.

Qualifications / Experience

• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in similar position.
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Revenue, hotel management or related field.
• Results oriented team player who works well with internal and external customers.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong verbal and non-verbal communication skills required.
• E-Distribution channels and system experience in an upscale branded hotel chain.
• Solid knowledge of Reservations and Sales processes.
• Excellent command of English language.
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Knowledgeable of Opera & RMS.

Company Profile

Elmwood Design Consultancy is a leading global design agency renowned for creating impactful and innovative brand experiences. With a rich history of design excellence, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of creativity and design to deliver outstanding results for our clients.

As an agency, our goal is to be an invaluable agency partner to our clients and help them grow their brands based on evidence based marketing principles. With access to MSQ’s broader capability set, particularly in digital and tech, we bring greater insight and channel specific expertise to meet the needs of today’s leading brands.

As a Group Account Director, you are dedicated to building long lasting relationships, strategic and profitable client relationships. You have insights, can ‘talk the talk’ with clients, show commercial leadership and define what is right for Elmwood through effective strategies. Clients need you in the room to have a quality conversation, and you’re comfortable negotiating. You’re a leader in a fast-paced environment who takes control, spending a fair amount of time directing those around you. You are self-motivated with an entrepreneurial mindset to embrace company spirit of growth and progress.

To be a truly great Group Account Director at Elmwood your focus will be on:

Relationships: You understand what great client service looks, delivering it everyday through leadership of your team. You immerse yourself into the client’s business. You develop a profitable industry network around you.

Creativity: You are a reservoir of knowledge, and constantly come up with new and interesting ways to delight your clients. You use the talent around you to provide strategic delivery.

Effectiveness: You resource projects well, ensuring you hit all financial and custodial targets. You have grown great client relationships and can now leverage these to unearth new opportunities.

The Role in Detail

• Strategic Account Management
• Long term and day to day hands- on project management of one large account and/or multiple accounts
• Lead 4-5 key clients (brands) relationships
• Strong strategic development and recommendations on branding and project related initiatives (actual projects/briefs) and pitches
• Support in research, planning and new business activities
• Drive new business and farming, strategic planning and brand consulting related projects
• Observe regular industry trends and best practices to fulfill your role as the client’s brand guardian

Client Relationship Management

• Primary relationship owner with an eye towards developing long term relationships, developing new relationships and increasing revenue significantly beyond initial engagements
• Develop strategies and processes/approaches to increase client satisfaction
• Manage client expectations/communications, expand client relationships as well as effective comprehension and delivery of expectations
• Effectively manage all aspects of client and internal/external communications and end-to-end deliverables to ensure that projects and delivered on- time, on –budget and exceeding expectations

Project Management

• Ability to manage multiple, highly complex projects simultaneously across multiple clients
• Holistic understanding of client/projects’ impact across all departments - not just your own projects
• Lead the implementation of 4D and 4C, ensuring client management team understands the process and can explain its value to Clients
• Manage Client relationships in line with the company’s philosophy, tools and process
• Effective resource planning that is optimal across functions

Commercial Management

• Prepare proposals, estimating costs (including costing strategy), timelines and case studies
• Translate and/or write strategic/effective Creative and Production Briefs to ensure the successful delivery of assignments
• Clarity and persuasion of proposals
• Effectively manage implementation end of the projects as well as 3rd party suppliers/vendors (supported by Production team)
• Gather, monitor and manage project status and billing information
• Support the development of internal processes to improve efficiency
• Group level P/L responsibility – achieving targets whilst maintaining optimum cost ratios for profitability
• Ensure healthy cashflow and on time payment

People Management

• Participate in hiring new client services employees and work with CSD/MD to assess and compose client teams
• Provide direction and development to team members ensuring performance is managed in line with the performance review process (junior, peer and senior)
• Strong mentoring and leadership skills

Desired Skills and Expertise

• Prior experience in CPG is a must
• Strong written and presentation skills especially in English
• Strategic thinker and do-er
• An amazing networker, talking the talk and delighting clients
• Deep packaging experience- 2D graphics and 3D structural design
• Ability to manage multiple projects and project team across disciplines simultaneously
• Plenty of curiosity, rigour, initiative and passion to excel
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Problem solver
• Excellent prioritisation and negotiation skills
• Team-player
• Strong sense of responsibility and commitment
• Fully proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) and Keynote application
• Minimum an undergraduate degree, ideally in Business, Marketing or Communications

We are looking for an experienced sales manager/director who has experience selling Used Serviceable Materials (USM) airframe and engine parts to the airlines and MROs in the Asia Pacific or Middle East Region. We are offering competitive salary plus performance bonuses 30% travelling is required

This is a full-time remote role for an Director/Manager at Nihal Aero Capital. The Manager will be responsible for managing a portfolio of airline customers, building and maintaining strong relationships, and serving as the main point of contact. The Account Manager will identify and understand customer needs, provide tailored solutions, and collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction. Additionally, the Account Manager will handle contract negotiations, monitor market trends, and identify opportunities for business growth.
Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain customer relationships
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Experience in sales or account management in the aviation industry
• Knowledge of the aviation industry and leasing solutions
• Ability to work independently and remotely
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Aviation Management, or related field

As the Senior Manager/Assistant Director, IOC, you will lead the planning, implementation and continuous improvement of the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) for Health and Social Care Division and scale up the various functions for the entire organisation in SLEC.

Responsibilities:

1. Support the Mission and Vision of SLEC

a. Be committed to SLEC’s mission and vision and support SLEC’s growth goals and strives to fulfil our strategic mandate.

2. Superior Situation Awareness and Resource Management

a. Enable the IOC to possess superior situational awareness of all capacities and utilization/efficiency rates of all facility and manpower resources across all service lines and services for SLEC on a daily basis.

b. Create business intelligence/analytics with the preparation of Dashboards and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), which includes Wait Times for Admission, utilisation rates of facilities, efficiencies of staff and etc.

c. Drive performance management with the measurement of performance gaps and recommend improvement opportunities.

d. Collaborate with various HODs of Services/Divisions to improve efficiencies and utilisation rates of all manpower resources and facilities.

e. Liaise with HODs of Services and Centres in possible cross-deployment of manpower resources when minimum headcount/manning situations are breached.

3. Contact Centre Operations

a. Coach and manage Contact Centre Agents to ensure they deliver class-leading service quality which results in high client satisfaction scores and Net Promoter Scores (NPS).

4. Incident Reporting and Management

a. Classify, report and manage incidents using Incident Reporting matrix and protocols.

b. Alert all relevant stakeholders and senior management promptly on major incidents.

c. Facilitate After Action Reviews (AARs) after each incident with relevant stakeholders and share learnings with senior management and colleagues.

5. Care Integration

a. Harnessing technologies, collaborate with HODs to generate a 360 view of each client.

b. Collaborate with relevant HODs and facilitate the formulation of integrated and standardised care plans across various Services and facilities.

c. Facilitate the planning, development and standardisation of care plans which are outcome and evidenced based.

6. Operations Excellence

a. Assist in the formulation in the Operations Excellence Framework.

b. Map and standardise key processes across Services and facilities (including, Admission, Assessment, Financial Counselling, Care Delivery, Billing, and etc).

c. Identify improvement opportunities and work with HODs and Kaizen/Lean Champions to reduce waste, add value and improve efficiencies.

d. Collaborate with HODs to ensure compliance with Standard Work and embark on PDCA/PDSA cycles as part of the continuous improvement effort.

7. Service Excellence

a. Assist in the formulation of the Service Excellence Framework.

b. Champion the Voice of our Customers (VOC), with a holistic plan to engage, understand and improve the Satisfaction and Net Promoter Scores (NPS) of all Centres and Services.

c. Assist in the implementation of building blocks of the Service Excellence Framework. These include including the following:

i. Service Charter/Vision

ii. Service Transaction Maps (STMs)

iii. Service Measures and Metrics

iv. Service Benchmarking

v. Training and Development

vi. Rewards and Recognition, including Role Modelling

vii. Service Culture

Requirements:

1. Education and Credentials

a. Minimum bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business administration or relevant field.

b. Minimum 5 years experience in resource management and supervision in frontline operations.

c. Experience in healthcare/social services sector will be advantageous.

2. Job Requirements

a. Deep knowledge of healthcare service and business models, organization and operations, exposure to community health and innovation.

b. Demonstrates strategic thinking abilities.

c. Excellent problem-solving skills with strong conceptual, highly structured, and analytical capabilities to deal with ambiguities.

d. Committed, self-motivated and action-oriented personality with strong ownership to drive business performance and the success of strategy development and implementation.

e. Ability to work independently across different business units and staff levels.

f. Experience working with internal and external stakeholders.

3. Technical Skills

a. Kaizen/Lean trained with practical experience in mapping and standardizing processes.

b. Prepare Work Instructions/SOPs and Workflows for enterprise-wide implementation.

c. Experienced in managing external clients’ feedback, incident management and generating Dashboards/Reports for Leadership Team’s review.

d. Experienced in the planning and implementation of new systems/technologies enterprise-wide.

e. Strong team player with good collaboration skills with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

f. Self-driven and pro-active with high capacity in managing multiple projects/assignments simultaneously.

Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications.

Our Esteem Client is looking for a technical staff to assist the Head of Technology in leading the technology strategy, innovation, and delivery. You will be responsible for overseeing the technology department, driving innovation, developing technology policies, managing technology-related projects, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and executing the technology vision, strategy, and roadmap aligned with the business goals
• Explore emerging technologies such as AI, Generative AI, IoT, cloud, and 5G
• Develop and implement R&D strategies to ensure that all R&D projects are well aligned with market/customer needs.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, such as business units, vendors, and authorities, to understand their needs, expectations, and feedback.
• Represent and act as a liaison ensuring that strategic objectives, technological initiatives, and priorities are effectively communicated, coordinated, and executed.
• Prepare product and technology reports and presentations.
• Facilitate discussions between stakeholders relating to R&D collaboration projects. Ensure alignment among stakeholders, leveraging effective communication channels and consensus-building techniques to drive optimize outcomes for the projects.
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Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field. Advanced degrees or certifications are a plus.
• Proven experience in technology coordination, project management, or similar roles within the technology sector or related fields.
• Strong understanding of communication technology, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across diverse teams and stakeholders.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate vision into actionable plans and initiatives.

Investment

• Contribute to team investment process and contribute to team management of assets
• Lead meetings with management of companies
• Attend all regular team meetings to discuss and present investment ideas
• Provide updates on company meetings and results at team meetings
• Represent abrdn in client meetings
• Portfolio Administration

Research

• Undertake security and sector analysis and complete stock notes
• Keep up-to-date on sector, country and market developments and trends
• Country trips and produce investment trip reports
• To perform analysis of company results and provide results commentaries of portfolio holdings
• To undertake a wide variety of index research – rules, performance, construction and index reviews / changes
• Risk Management
• To maintain up-to-date knowledge of compliance and dealing procedures
• To comply with all regulatory, legal, corporate and client mandates
• Training and Development
• To build and maintain knowledge of abrdn investment process, products and allocated market/sector responsibilities
• To build and maintain knowledge of abrdn systems, including Charles River, Bloomberg databases
• To participate and attend Continual Professional development opportunities in order to maintain knowledge and skills

Job Requirements:

• A good Bachelor’s degree or Post-graduate degree majoring in Business, Economics or Finance
• CFA qualified (or working towards)
• 6 -10 years of relevance experience in the sell or buy side, ideally with prior experience in Technology and/or Indian research capability
• Possess Fund Manager License would be an added advantage
• Strong academic performance combined with extracurricular interests and achievements.
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Team player with ability to manage own workload
• Good influencing skills
• Flexibility and adaptability
• Excellent command of spoken and written English
• Ability to converse fluently in a second Asian language being a plus

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated, hands-on, and results-driven Senior Manager / Assistant Director / Director – Technical to join our professional training institute to advance the training needs of internal audit professionals. The Institute of Internal Auditors Singapore offers a comprehensive suite of courses across a wide range of topics such as Internal Audit, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Fraud, Controls and Leadership. As a Senior Manager / Assistant Director / Director – Technical, you will be responsible for developing and pioneering the Institute’s Academy Strategy and programmes and maximizing our institute's growth potential.

Job Description:

Essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop, execute, and oversee the IIA Singapore Academy’s strategy and workplans with the various committees to raise the profile of the Institute.

• Lead the Education & Professional Development Committee and Technical & Technology Committee and develop workplans.

• Evaluate the relevance and quality of courses through the review of course outlines and training materials.

• Drive the development of new learning and training pathways relevant to the future economy, including online training.

• Execute the Career Conversion Programme for Internal Auditors by providing strategic and technical support.

• Develop and maintain relations with strategic stakeholders, including professional bodies and universities, to explore the development of partnerships, roundtables, and seminars.

• Serve as one of IIA Singapore’s writers, including the development of thought leadership reports, publications, and funding proposals.

• Work closely with the respective team to ensure the programme, contents, and speakers of IIA Singapore align with its strategic positioning.

• Support the development of IIA Singapore's new initiatives.

Qualifications:

· CIA certification holder

· Bachelor's or post-graduate degree in related field and minimal 8 years of relevant working experience preferably in internal audit

· Proven experience within the training, education, or professional services industry would be ideal. Good understanding of corporate learning and development needs

· Excellent interpersonal and communication and presentation skills

· Demonstrated ability to meet and exceed targets and drive growth

· Self-motivated and able to work independently while able to work as a team

· Comfortable to engage with stakeholders at all levels

· Strong attention to detail, self-directed initiative, resourcefulness, and innovative

· Proficient in using MS Office i.e., PowerPoint and Excel and other productivity tools

An annual remuneration package of approximately $100K will be offered based on qualification and experience. Interested applicants, please apply with your detailed resume. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the engineering team.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies and initiatives to drive business growth and achieve company goals.
• Manage and oversee engineering projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative engineering solutions.
• Monitor industry trends and advancements to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and safety requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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As a Senior Account Director, you will lead the work on some of the most popular consumer brands in the world, impacting the daily lives of nearly 2 billion people in the fastest growing region in the world. You will work for clients who not only care about success in the marketplace, but are passionate about the role of brands in helping bring about social change. The Account Director is responsible for seamless delivery on a client account including creation and communication of effective brand strategies, account staffing and oversight of all client relations and presentations; while providing active support and oversight to an Account Service team.

Expectations of a Senior Account Director

• Earns the respect of the client teams by demonstrating high quality counsel, total category and brand knowledge, and delivering executional excellence within budgets and timelines
• Fostering a culture of high-energy within the agency (across departments), and committed to nurturing and motivating your team to reach for the stars
• Demonstrate custodianship of the business and brand, and own the client relationship at senior levels
• Manages a number of key client relationships
• Acts as the first point of contact for client questions and requests
• Talks to other departments in the organisation in order to facilitate client requests
• Builds and maintains relationships with clients often through regular face to face contact and meetings
• Partners with Planners to develop and implement highly interactive strategic responses for brand’s business and communications needs
• Problem solves on high level account and production issues and knows when to involve their supervisor
• Generate accurate reports on the status of existing accounts and new business
• Leads presentations with clients
• Manages a budget and achieve targets
• Always on a look out for opportunities to cross-sell within the Groupe
• Manages and facilitates new business pitches when requested by Managing Director
• Committed to constantly improving our work, and how we work
• Maintains a sense of discretion and professionalism, representing the Groupe

Expectations as a member of our community

• You believe passionately in the power of creativity to bring change to the world. But you’re realistic and have a clear-eyed view of what it will take to get there: not a path you walk alone, but with a group of people putting a diverse range of skills and perspectives to work, towards a common goal
• Your ideas and your voice will be heard, respected and protected with passion. Ideas are not disposable commodities here, they are our most precious assets
• You will be tested, you will be challenged and you will be pushed beyond your comfort zone, but you will equally be supported, encouraged and celebrated. Because the true value of a community is that we bring out the best in each other

Expectations as a team leader

You will learn that we prefer not to hire our leaders, but to grow them. As your own leadership journey evolves, your primary goal will be to nurture the next generation of leaders. You will reflect our “People First” ethos, where we believe that the best work can only come from a team that feels happy, secure and motivated, with a clarity of purpose. You understand that humility and kindness are equal in importance to daring and initiative. You value diversity, equality and inclusivity, not because it’s fashionable but because it’s obvious.

In this role, you will specifically be expected to:

• Provide leadership and professional development to department staff.
• Mentor and trains team members, write performance reviews, and allocate work
• Monitor teams to deliver beyond client’s expectations
• Motivate your team, and be the glue that keeps teams going
• Set goals and KPIs for each team member, and works with them to achieve these

Skills & Experience

• Minimum 9 to 12 years account management experience in a creative advertising agency
• Strong combination of being highly strategic in your counsel, and highly effective in your executions
• Ability to contribute to the strategic process, and lead strategic conversations on the brand with the client leadership team
• Capable of writing a thoughtful interactive communication strategy presentations, highlighting current trends in digital, media, technology and advertising that may be utilized to achieve a client’s business outcomes
• Able to effectively interpret and lead regarding measurement reporting, whether regarding standard or rich media advertising or social
• Rallies behind interactive briefs and pushes clients and creatives to explore new interactive projects
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
• Effective negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Strong financial understanding of budgeting, estimating and agency profitability
• A track record of gaining trust and respect by consistently demonstrating sound critical thinking skills and maintaining composure in stressful situations
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of employees
• Highly organized with a keen sense of attention to detail with exceptional initiative and follow through skills

Temasek Foundation (TF) supports a diverse range of programmes that connects people, uplifts communities, protects our planet and advances capabilities in Singapore, Asia and beyond. Temasek Foundation’s programmes, made possible through philanthropic endowments gifted by Temasek, strive towards achieving positive outcomes for individuals and communities now, and for generations to come.

We are looking for a candidate with strong analytical and critical thinking skills with experience in strategic planning; and the development of initiatives and partnerships. The incumbent is also expected to cultivate and engage various stakeholders to form networks and collaborations.

The incumbent will identify global and local trends that affects communities, through a data- or an evidence-based approach.

The incumbent should have experience navigating and influencing a cross-functional, matrixed organisations and the ability to communicate and present information to internal, external or senior stakeholders.

Reporting to Head, Community Networks and Partnership (CNP), the Manager or Associate Director, CNP, has the following responsibilities:

Planning

• Understand the needs on the ground, either in the fields of people with different abilities and caregivers, or in enterprise and support system building, through informed data and research, and dialogues with non-profit and community organisations, government agencies, sector administrators and other organisations.
• Identify emerging trends and assess gaps in services, including capacity and/or capability; and opportunities and threats that impact local community needs.
• Ability to comprehend and analyse different approaches to funding and financing for sustainability of community programmes.
• Generate actionable insights for internal and external stakeholder engagements.

Development

• Develop internal and external community network and partnership strategies, in particular enterprise and support system building, that shape engagements, collaborations or priorities.
• Work closely with internal colleagues and external stakeholders to support the implementation of strategies to achieve the desired outcomes and impact.
• Generate actionable insights for internal and external stakeholder engagements and drive partnership to curate appropriate community initiatives or collaborations.

Implementation/Monitoring

• Identify potential programmes for implementation; or identify programme partners and support them with the development of programme proposals, including assessing programme viability, budget, impact, outcomes and governance.
• Write and present board papers in support of the programme proposals for approval and implementation.
• Monitor the implementation and progress of programmes towards agreed objectives and outcomes, and to proactively work with partners to take needed corrective actions to keep programmes on track.

Others

• Contributing as a team member to CNP, Temasek Foundation or the Temasek Family through involvement in projects across workstreams.
• Assist Head (CNP) on any other tasks/projects and when assigned.

Requirements

• Degree qualification with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills with the ability to utilise data, identify priorities, and develop sustainable strategies to pursue them.
• Demonstrate resourcefulness to work and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, quick to process direction changes, and embrace ambiguity.
• Clear and concise communicator with the ability to synthesise multiple sources of information, identify key take-aways and derive actionable insights.
• Possess strong writing and presentation skills.
• Balance attention to detail with timely execution; ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently, or as a team.
• A collaborator who can work, network and partner well within diverse teams and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• A passion for social and community causes is a plus.

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the engineering team.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies and initiatives to drive business growth and achieve company goals.
• Manage and oversee engineering projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative engineering solutions.
• Monitor industry trends and advancements to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and safety requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership and strategic direction to the engineering team.
• Develop and implement engineering strategies and initiatives to drive business growth and achieve company goals.
• Manage and oversee engineering projects, ensuring timely and successful completion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop innovative engineering solutions.
• Monitor industry trends and advancements to identify opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Manage relationships with clients, vendors, and partners to ensure customer satisfaction and business growth.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the engineering team.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and risk management for engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and safety requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Strong strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

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As an Account Delivery Director for Software Engineering at Luxoft, a DXC Technology Company you will play a critical role in driving project success, ensuring client satisfaction, and leading our software engineering teams to excellence.
You will be responsible for overseeing the entire project lifecycle, hiring and managing a team of talented professionals, building and maintaining strong client relationships to drive business development, enforcing best practices and quality standards, and monitoring project budgets and financial performance.

Responsibilities:

Key role responsibilities will include:
• Responsible and accountable for the overall and holistic delivery performance within the account, ensuring delivery excellence and a high customer satisfaction level
• Financial responsibility for the account, both from revenue (in close collaboration with dedicated Sales & Account Manager)
• Responsible for new business development at the account level
• Key contact point from a client perspective for all delivery services within the account
• Managing engagement governance process with the client
• Work closely with offering leads in order to adapt best delivery practices within the engagement
• Improving internal communication and management processes
• Work closely with resource management and recruitment organizations for hiring/fulfilling client demand
• People management, personnel appraisal, and recruitment
• Close cooperation with various key corporate functions and operations team
• Identify and mitigate project risks, ensuring successful project outcomes

Mandatory Skills:

Client management
Delivery Management
Financial Management
People Management

Mandatory Skills Description:

• The successful candidate should have 5+ years of experience in software development or system integration, outsourcing or service-providing
• Hands-on experience in program management consisting of at least 100+ people and multiple distributed activities and sub-projects
• Ability to build and maintain executive-level client relationships in a complex corporate hierarchical corporate environment, understanding of contemporary IT technologies and platforms used in banking, enterprise applications, and software development methodologies
• The candidate should have excellent communication and problem-solving skills, the ability to work under pressure, and excellent people management skills
• The candidate should be proactive and innovative