Chef Responsibilities:

• Ensuring that all food is of excellent quality and served in a timely manner.
• Planning the menu, keeping in mind budget, and availability of seasonal ingredients.
• Overseeing all kitchen operations.
• Coordinating kitchen staff, and assisting them as required.
• Training staff to prepare and cook all the menu items.
• Taking stock of ingredients and equipment, and placing orders to replenish stock.
• Enforcing safety and sanitation standards in the kitchen.
• Creating new recipes to keep the menu fresh.
• Keeping up to date with industry trends.
• Receiving feedback and making improvements where necessary.

• Take up appointment as the Nominee Director for our clients
• Execute responsibilities as a Nominee Director for our clients, in accordance with our engagement terms with those clients, and in full compliance of our Company policies as well as relevant regulatory requirements (e.g. the Singapore Companies Act)
• Highlight to the Manager or the Company Management opportunities for business growth while executing your responsibilities
• Any relevant responsibilities as assigned by the Manager 

Human Resources Director

Reporting directly to higher management, you will lead a team of Human Resource Business Partners to identify, develop, and drive key initiatives which include talent acquisition, talent/performance management, workforce and succession planning, manpower review, industrial relations as well as rewards and recognition. Your role is both strategic and hands-on, monitoring and implementing the full range of HR Business Partnering and HR Operations services to the organization, ensuring that they are effective and in accordance with the trading and manufacturing’s HR principles and policy. You will be required to work with higher management and managers to shape the people strategies, execute all HR initiatives, and drive HR excellence.

In partnership with leaders, you will provide leadership to drive strategies to achieve organizational goals. In your role, you will champion HR digital transformation projects including process improvements, and change management in trading, and manufacturing, and act as a catalyst to propel the workforce towards desired change and growth.

Responsibilities

• Provide strong business partnering management in areas such as talent acquisition, talent management, workforce planning, performance management, and staff engagement with alignment to the business strategies and contribute to the organization's goals.
• Partner with the higher management and leadership team to create a culture that supports the strategy for organizational growth.
• Build effective relationships with all levels of the organization, providing guidance and coaching on employee relations, performance, and development issues.
• Identify opportunities provide solutions to problems and render valuable services.
• Consult with leaders and managers on increasing leadership, team, and organisational effectiveness; provide fair and consistent advice on HR programs, policies, and other HR-related items.
• Play a critical role in workforce planning and talent succession planning.

Job Requirements

• Good degree, preferably with a Graduate Diploma in Human Resources Management
• More than 12 years of HR managerial experience, preferably in a complex large organization or MNC
• Strong knowledge of HR practices and demonstrated ability to provide HR solutions in a fast-paced and complex environment. Knowledge of the trading and manufacturing industry is an advantage.
• Effective teamwork and organizational skills
• Possess excellent communication skills.
• Able to work under pressure, multi-task, and handle diverse issues.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across all levels.
• Only for Singaporean / SPR

The Marketing Practice is a full-service agency for the new, integrated era of B2B. We have about 400 B2B specialists globally, helping tech leaders create more sales today and better growth long term.

Our clients are some of the world’s biggest tech brands and fast-growth challenger firms. We work with them right across the funnel to deliver the type of growth that defines careers and wins awards. Our success comes from identifying, recruiting, and developing talented people like you.

What we are looking for:

An energetic and detail-oriented client focused leader to oversee media strategy for B2B client programs. The person will lead client and campaign media strategy whilst helping shape the relationships we build with customers and media vendors. If you’re results-driven, with a passion for digital marketing, please read on as this is a great opportunity for a talented Account Director to oversee media strategy, and help shape key relationships with some of the world's leading technology clients.

What you will do:

• You would lead the strategic direction and day-to-day operations of accounts, helping to develop plans and implement campaigns.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with all key client decision makers at both a senior and operational level, ensuring we are meeting their needs and developing capabilities to drive future growth.
• Have a strong knowledge of paid media solutions relevant for B2B and as part of your role, stay abreast of emerging marketing trends and solutions.
• You can plan, execute, optimize, and report on strategic digital media campaigns with an emphasis on paid media tactics (including direct vendor/partner executions, programmatic media, content syndication, etc.)
• Be comfortable providing strategic recommendations and insights from program inception to completion for digital media channels for our B2B clients

• At least 5 years of experience in managing clients, with sound knowledge of digital planning and buying/execution/optimization
• B2B client experience is a major plus!
• Familiarity with standard media planning and buying processes as well as industry relevant tools and trends.
• Proficient understanding of paid search, programmatic, and social tactics
• General understanding of how other less digital media tactics fit into an overall strategy (i.e. OTT, OOH, Audio, etc.)
• Demonstrates agility via multi-tasking – multiple clients, programs, strategies & team members
• Proven ability to synthesize data & results, identify trends & key findings, and fuel content strategies
• An influencer that can work well with various groups and levels of the organization
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including editing others’ work and coaching others’ presentations

• Generous holiday allowance (Plentiful PTO).
• Shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Parental leave - 12 Weeks of Full Pay for Primary Carers and an additional 50% pay for 12 more weeks.
• Sick leave – 15 days annual allowance.
• We aim to give back. Our charitable foundation is helping eight girls in Cambodia go to school, and we often hold charity events.
• Growth opportunities. Three of our board members – including our CEO – joined us straight from education, as did many other senior staff. The sky’s the limit for good people here.
• Sustainable Future Giving. We want to help create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tackling our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.

As an employee of The Marketing Practice, we expect you to remain up to date with information security training and policies, and the company policies set out in your contract. For management roles, this includes ensuring members of your team undertake relevant training and adhere to company policies.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t count yourself out just yet. Studies have shown some individuals are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At The Marketing Practice, we are dedicated to building a diverse workplace based on merit, great work ethics, and character. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Team Summary

The Visa Asia Pacific Compliance team manages Visa's Compliance program in the Asia Pacific region. The team provides robust, globally consistent programs and controls framework to manage compliance and regulatory risk and protect Visa’s brand around the world. We drive an ethical culture through empowerment and accountability to do the right thing. We empower the business to achieve Visa’s objectives legally and with integrity.

While this position reports to the Global Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team, it is of paramount importance for the role holder to maintain a close working relationship with the Asia Pacific Compliance team. This collaboration will ensure that both global and regional standards are strictly adhered to.

What an AML Compliance Director does at Visa:

Visa is looking for an AML Compliance Director to join our team in Singapore. This role covers ownership of AML Compliance across Visa’s Commercial and Money Movement Solutions (CMS) with specific focus on Visa Direct.

Visa Direct, is an exciting payment service that Visa provides to clients (issuers, acquirers, processors, merchants and service providers) to facilitate funds transfers around the world using push payment technology, i.e., Original Credit Transaction (OCT).  Visa Direct consumer and business applications include person to person (P2P) money transfer, person to micro-business (P2MB) transfer (e.g., payment for goods and services sold by very small businesses), marketplace payouts to gig economy participants, funds disbursement (e.g., insurance claims), and more. In summary, Visa Direct offers Cross-border solutions that can enable funds delivery across Visa’s card network and numerous domestic Automated Clearing House (ACH) and real-time payment (RTP) networks.

The Director – AML and Sanctions Compliance – Payments, will be a key member of the Global AML and Sanctions team. This charter is inclusive of assisting to develop the relevant AML and Sanctions policy standards, program governance using a risk-based approach, engagement models, communications content and cadence, and strategic guidance to global and regional efforts. The role-holder should be able to engage with credibility and authority with clients and regulators and clearly communicate the platform’s risk and compliance features. Knowledge of global and regional industry and regulatory trends in the areas of AML as well as KYC and risk scoring will be critical as well as experience in building solutions and processes to manage innovative payment services. The ideal candidate should be able to work independently towards agreed strategy, objectives and results and be effective in a dynamic, matrixed environment under demanding timelines.

• Manage Commercial and Money Movement Solutions product specific BSA as well as AML and sanctions risk strategy, standards, procedures, and risk assessments to support the product roadmap, rollout, and service offering

• Partner with cross functional teams to define enhanced controls, tools and compliance monitoring rules for originated programs impacting authorization confidence and issuers’ Visa Direct enablement

• Execute Visa Direct monitoring rules to ensure participants’ compliance with product parameters, their programs, and other best practices

• Interact with senior management in Product, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and regional business units concerning AML as well as ATF issues and processes

• Stay up to date of regulatory and corporate governance developments affecting payments with the region

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between both remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

An instrumental role in articulating the functional needs and translating into IT solutions that will support the overall University goals, the incumbent will work closely with the various departments within the University to analyze and define user requirements, recommend and evaluate appropriate end-to-end IT solutions; manage projects and change implementation; as well as maintaining and supporting of the systems implemented.

Responsibilities:

• Work with stakeholders to establish consensus on objectives, requirements and deliverables

• Take lead to coordinate IT project delivery and working with external vendors or partners to establish
  the desired and stipulated project priority and timeline to meet the business operations

• Manage IT Business relationships with various Schools, Departments and Research Centres

• Identify IT business use cases to support revenue success

• Identify opportunities to improve the efficiency of IT processes

• Manage & lead the project team

• Familiar with tendering process, drawing out tender paper, evaluating vendors, etc.

• Vendor management ensuring SLA, IT policies, standards and SOP are complied with

• Planning & monitoring of project schedule, budget and activities to ensure delivery in accordance to objectives, within timeline and budget.

• Tracking and reporting of project progress, issues and risks to ensure deliverables are on track

• Understanding business processes, identify business requirements and translate into functional specifications
   

Requirements:

• A recognised degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

• Minimum 12 years of Information Technology experience in supporting and implementing IT systems

• Keen appreciation of business needs and strong interest in business processes and process re-engineering

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to details

• More than 10 years proven Industry experience in IT Project Management

• Excellent organizational and leadership skills

• Good written & verbal communication and presentation skills

• Good leadership in managing project teams.

Graduate College at NTU is committed to high quality postgraduate programmes in addressing the needs of rapid changing environment of research development and education. We recognize that the success of significant research endeavours and outcomes can be largely attributed to the dedicated efforts of outstanding postgraduate students under the experienced guidance of faculty members. We provide stewardship to postgraduate students during their academic journey in pursuance of their higher aspirations, realizing NTU goals in securing its position as a global university of excellence. This is in line with the university's commitment to the training and development of quality research manpower and graduate programmes that would better augment the changing needs of future technological and economic drivers in an increasingly complex, global arena for Singapore’s benefit.

This role is to provide strategic and administrative leadership to support the Graduate College's academic and professional development missions for postgraduates. To oversee and coordinate programs, ensure compliance with the University's goals and strategic plan, and promote a culture of innovation and excellence.

The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• To plan and execute recruitment strategy aligned with NTU mission and goals to be a global university of excellence

• To design and execute recruitment campaigns to attract top talent to NTU research programmes

• To plan and manage postgraduate diversity and integration programme

• To manage Master’s by Research Integrated Programmes

• To lead andmanage the projects on TEL-conversion and Learning Outcome-based for postgraduate by research courses

• To manage office financial operations and develop financial strategies for Graduate College's initiatives

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of working experience

• Knowledge in data analysis and financial experience would be an advantage

• Excellent communication skills

• Managerial and supervisory experience

• Strong analytical skills, project management skills, problem-solving skills, strategic thinking skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office application software (Word, Excel) and strong data analysis skills

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Job Family

We show the world what people want.

Join GfK and help us shape tomorrow. As an NIQ company, we are the world's leading consumer intelligence firm, delivering the Full View™ on consumer behavior. We work to enable manufacturers and retailers better understand what consumers really want. Our name has inspired trust for over 89 years because we take pride in discovering new pathways to sustainable growth for our clients, our people, and our planet.

We are always looking for open-minded people who will grow with us, push boundaries, and pioneer disruptive methods in market research, data science, technology, and AI. If you share this passion to drive things forward and the integrity to insist on doing things the right way, we'll equip you to take your future into your own hands and play a leading role in our story.

Job Description

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

• Work closely with MD of Tech and Durables (APAC) and collaborate with Global and Local country sales leads to further develop and grow the business in Asia Pacific
• Ensure timely business reports to MD on a weekly basis
• Maintain and develop a sales management plan for all sales panels and key accounts for the market insights business
• Ensure the regional sales team is engaged to build new clients and growing existing clients to achieve their individual goals
• Work closely the local sales leaders and country MDs to ensure consistent sales performance and immediately identify gaps to address and mitigate
• Take lead and manage monthly and weekly sales calls with all market MDs/Sales leads to track performance and call out risks
• Represent APAC in Global calls pertaining to commercial reporting and activities
• Ability to analyse and present GfK solutions across all market insights business verticals to C-suite clients to establish GfK’s credibility and create new sales opportunities
• Work with and where necessary, take lead in the region for all sales within the industry
• Where necessary, take point in understanding and ensure client deliverables are compliant with existing agreements. 
• Identify potential problems and propose pro-active solutions to meet client needs
• Be part of the team to help ensure that the quality of the product remains at a very high level
• Achieve sales and manage accounts with new and existing clients
• Keep abreast of latest developments in local and global markets and economies
• Regular travel within Asia may be required

Experiences/Skills/Competencies required:

Skills

• Ability to quickly grasp and understand markets, methodologies and techniques
• Good organiser with the ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Ability to maintain a positive, motivational, “get things done” attitude, especially when faced with difficult circumstances
• Good sales/negotiation skills and a hunger to develop new business
• Good interpersonal and relationship building skills (internal, external, and cross-cultural)
• Problem solving skills
• Good verbal and presentation skill
• Proficient in English. Knowledge of additional Asian Language will be an advantage
• Business oriented skill, A good track record in business development
• Able to communicate effectively with all levels within GfK and client’s organization

Personal Attributes

• Goal and action oriented
• Ability to work under pressure of deadlines and targets
• Meticulous, Thorough with a strong attention to detail
• High energy with a positive ‘can do’ attitude and optimism
• Prepared to take ownership of issues and responsibility for actions
• Strong work ethics, reliability, Self-disciplines, Diligent
• Team oriented
• Able to work independently with minimum supervision

Specific Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years in the research industry, preferably within the technical consumer goods industry
• A good degree preferably in Business/Market Research/Statistics.
• Candidates with experience in Market research, Sales and client management

We are an ethical and honest company that is wholly committed to its clients and employees. We are proud to be an inclusive workplace for all and are committed to equal employment opportunity, focusing on all of our employees reaching their full potential. 

We respect and value every employee regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, personality, experience, culture, faith, socio-economic status, or physical or mental disabilities.

We endorse the core principles and rights set forth in the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights and the Social Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, promoting the universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality, and solidarity.

Learn more about how we are driving diversity and inclusion in everything we do on: https://www.gfk.com/about-gfk/diversity-and-inclusion

At GfK we work collaboratively with our colleagues but offer a flexible working approach, including dividing our time between office & remote working as well as the opportunity to flex our working hours around team core hours.

We offer an exciting work environment that brings people together. We encourage an entrepreneurial and innovative spirit and make use of the latest digital technologies. We are looking for self-starters, who accept challenges and create solutions.

Can there be a better place to take center stage in the digital revolution? We are excited to get to know you!

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.

Your Career

As the Senior Director of JAPAC Public Policy at Palo Alto Networks, you will spearhead the expansion and management of our policy and government affairs practice throughout the region. Your role involves developing and executing a robust public affairs strategy to enhance our engagement and relationships with institutions and government departments. You will engage in the development of strategic public policies, build/maintain influential relationships and help advance strategic business opportunities. You will also serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders in the region. The position will focus on all key markets in the region for Palo Alto Networks. 

The role is based in Singapore and will require occasional travel throughout the JAPAC region, as well as trips to our Santa Clara, CA headquarters and our Washington, D.C. offices, as needed.

Your Impact

• Expand and cultivate existing relationships while identifying new key officials, organisations, and stakeholders to elevate Palo Alto Networks' visibility in the cybersecurity and related tech policy communities.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive plan for engagement, ensuring strategic positioning in the cybersecurity and tech policy landscape.
• Monitor and engage on current and emerging public policy issues, including cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, certifications, data flows, cloud, and privacy, and develop and execute strategies to engage on these policies in the company’s interest.
• Collaborate with Palo Alto Networks' public sector teams to facilitate business conversations with senior government officials, government CIOs, cybersecurity stakeholders, and purchasing influencers of government and other public sector organizations.
• Support the development and maintenance of strategic relationships within public sector organizations and institutions.
• Partner closely with the JAPAC legal and policy team members, as well as with  the U.S.-based Public Policy and Government Affairs team and Policy colleagues in EMEA to ensure consistent approaches and information sharing.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business leadership in the region and support their efforts to increase company name recognition and operational relationships.
• Liaise internally with various corporate functions and geographic business leadership to provide timely public policy positions, insights, and written materials in relation to identified policy areas, related business initiatives, and government regulatory activities..
• Advise internal business leaders and work collaboratively with business units (including, marketing, communications, product management, sales, and others)  to ensure that Palo Alto Networks has the information needed to make strategic decisions with critical impact on the company’s business goals. 
• Help Palo Alto Networks continue to build our brand as a strategic partner to JAPAC policymakers  and as a thought leader in the cybersecurity arena.
• Present the company's policy positions through written papers, comments, meetings, conferences, and industry associations.
• Manage local representation (e.g., local lobbyists, trade and other business associations).
• Contribute to speeches and materials for senior executives, identifying thought leadership opportunities and operational partnerships.
• Travel regionally and, to a lesser extent, to corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California and to Washington, D.C. as required.

Position Description

The APAC Field Marketing Director will be responsible for facilitating the success of GTM for our full-suite of Ollion solutions in APAC.  Reporting to the Global Field Marketing Leader, this role drives brand awareness and equity whilst empowers our sales teams with marketing programmes and assets to enable growth in APAC.  This role is integral in enabling our topline performance and establishing greater traction of our solutions with customers and partners in APAC.  

Job Requirements

• Collaborate with market, industry and practice leaders to translate our positioning and go to market offering into a cohesive, consistent, and impactful marketing plan, across the full range of marketing and communications techniques.
• Drive pipeline generation and focused brand awareness for Ollion through appropriate marketing mix, including own VIP/CXO events and virtual events, digital ABM, industry events and speaking engagements, content, and more – with a focus on quality and depth, rather than quantity and breadth.
• Provide leadership and strategic direction for the Marketing function across all geographies – always willing to consult and guide, as well as selectively and strategically do
• Build positive, collaborative relationships with executives, partner team, sales and other functions to enable increased growth and collaboration
• Work with in-region alliance partners on joint marketing initiatives and campaigns through MDF 
• Conduct market and customer research to identify opportunities and challenges
• Create and manage demand generation budgets and forecasts
• Measure and report on the success of demand generation campaigns, using metrics such as leads, conversions, and revenue
• Innovate creative, bold and differentiated ways to drive increased mind and opportunity share for Ollion within clients, prospects, partners
• Provide training, coaching and support to team members on demand generation best practices and tools
• Oversee, coach and help professionally grow a team
• As a member of the global Chief Marketing and Growth Officer organization, collaborate on special projects that drive increased impact, efficiency and professional development across all staff

About Kasagi

Kasagi is a haven for anime fans of all backgrounds, providing a platform for artists, writers, animators, musicians, programmers, and more to collaborate and celebrate their shared passion. At Kasagi, we empower one another by democratizing the process of funding, creating, and enjoying the anime art form we all treasure.

Kasagi breathes life into beloved anime characters, allowing them to share their daily routines and interact with us in their free time. This connection fosters a deep bond between fans and their favorite characters. At the same time, Kasagi acts as a gateway to preserving the essence of anime for future generations to experience and love just as we do.

Under the Kasagi brand, we will launch anime-related lifestyle tech products in Q1 2024.

The Role

The Creative Director at Kasagi Labo is responsible for transforming our strategy into inspirational Japanese anime merchandise and engaging marketing content. While providing leadership to a global team of creative hires, you will oversee all our merchandise designs, branded marketing, and media campaigns to ensure we are always on brand. 

You will work alongside the other departments (Merchandising, e-commerce, and Marketing) to help guide our overall brand strategy. A successful Creative Director must be able to straddle many different worlds and contexts, with no day being the same.

What you can expected to work on

Team Leadership:

• Coach and cultivate a diverse team of designers, including graphic designers, 3D designers, and anime artists.
• Develop effective creative toolkits for merchandising and marketing, aligning with overall brand strategy.

Merchandising:

• Leverage historical sales data, consumer insights, and competitive market research to shape creative decisions, ensuring that data and consumer preferences inform the creative team.
• Develop seasonal style guides and product toolkits across different merchandise categories.
• Produce concepts and campaign directions in alignment with brand guidelines, tone, and style. 
• Supervise content development from conception to completion for anime merchandise design proposal and quality check of actual merchandise sample.
• Ensure our designs adhere to anime IP owner’s standards and guidelines.
• Track and follow up with licensees on pending submissions.
• Directly own and oversee the design process based on the IP project timeline to ensure products are launched as per schedule.

Marketing:

• Ensure all of Kasagi’s content and advertising across all our platforms and touchpoints is elevated and on brand. 
• Lead an efficient creative process to support all the content and creative materials needed by the marketing and cross-functional teams, leveraging technology, automation, and sourcing intelligently to deliver small and large projects. 
• Collaborate deeply with the marketing team in building the overall marketing strategy, analyzing results, identifying opportunities, and championing the power of creativity and insights to drive business. 
• Undertake product photography across fashion and still life. Work collaboratively with the marketing team to direct shoots and videos.

What do you need to succeed

• 10 years of relevant experience, with five or more years in merchandise production.
• Extensive experience managing traffic across multiple campaigns simultaneously, from vision to production, on time and within budget.
• Strong creative vision, linking powerful and inspirational creativity to business impact.
• Exceptional coaching skills, capable of building the capability and effectiveness of a creative team.
• Proficient in Adobe’s Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop); in-depth knowledge of AutoCAD/ Solidworks/ Fusion360/ Keyshot.
• Ability to build continuity in capability and agility while protecting capacity by keeping abreast of industry trends, design innovations, emerging technologies in the anime merchandising space, and thoughtful use of smart processes and technology/automation such as AI.
• Diploma or Degree in Industrial/Product/Toy Design or related field.

Director (Marine)

(1-year renewable contract)

Roles & Responsibilities

Job Summary:

The Director oversees and manages the organisation’s daily operations to ensure efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and alignment with strategic goals. This high-level leadership position is crucial in achieving operational excellence and contributing to the organisation’s success. You will report to the Managing Director or another executive leader.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Planning:

• Develop and implement operational strategies that align with the organisation's overall objectives.
• Create and manage operating budgets and resource allocation plans.

2. Process Improvement:

• Identify and implement process improvements to optimise efficiency and reduce operational costs.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and improve operational performance.

3. Team Management:

• Lead and oversee various operational teams, including production, logistics, quality control, and maintenance.
• Recruit, train, and develop staff to ensure a high-performing and collaborative workforce.

4. Resource Allocation:

• Manage and allocate resources, such as personnel, equipment, and materials, to meet operational needs and objectives.
• Ensure efficient utilisation of resources and timely delivery of projects.

5. Supply Chain Management:

• Oversee the supply chain to ensure the timely procurement of materials, parts, and equipment and efficiently distribute products or services.
• Manage vendor relationships and negotiate contracts to optimise cost and quality.

6. Quality Assurance:

• Implement and maintain quality control and assurance programs to ensure products or services meet established standards and specifications.
• Address any quality-related issues and initiate corrective actions.

7. Health and Safety:

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations to create a safe working environment.
• Develop and enforce safety policies and protocols.

8. Risk Management:

• Identify and mitigate operational risks and issues to minimise disruptions to business operations.
• Develop and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

9. Reporting and Analysis:

• Generate and analyse operational reports to identify trends, opportunities for improvement, and areas of concern.
• Present findings to executive leadership.

10. Customer Satisfaction:

• Collaborate with relevant teams or individuals to meet customer expectations and resolve any operational issues that may affect customer satisfaction.

Requirements:

1. Education:

• A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Operations Management, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related field is required.
• A Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., Six Sigma, APICS) are preferred.

2. Experience:

• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in operations management, at least 10 years in a leadership role, and at least 10 years of working experience in a Shipyard or ship repair field, or its equivalent.

3. Leadership Skills:

• Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and lead diverse operational teams.

4. Communication:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively interact with various stakeholders, including senior management and cross-functional teams.

5. Problem-Solving:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to address complex operational issues and make strategic decisions.

6. Strategic Thinking:

• Ability to align operational initiatives with the organisation's long-term goals and business strategies.

7. Adaptability:

• Adaptiveness and responsiveness to changing business needs and market conditions.

8. Regulatory Knowledge:

• Understanding of relevant industry regulations and compliance requirements and the ability to implement and maintain compliance measures.

9. Data Analysis:

• Proficiency in data analysis tools and techniques to analyse operational data and make data-driven decisions.

10. Knowledge of Japanese Language and Business Customs for Customer Interaction Role:

• The Director will mainly interact with Japanese customers, therefore, knowledge of the Japanese language and business customs would be an advantage.

As the Director, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of day-to-day operations, with significant impact on the organisation’s overall success and competitiveness in the market.

Who we are

The Marketing Practice is an agency for the new, integrated era of B2B.

We have nearly 400 B2B specialists globally, helping tech leaders create more sales today and better growth long term.

Our clients are some of the world’s biggest tech brands and fast-growing challenger firms. We work with them right across the funnel to deliver the type of growth that defines careers and wins awards.

Our success comes from identifying, recruiting, and developing talented people like you. A job at The Marketing Practice offers the chance to build on your capabilities every day, learning from the leading specialists you’ll work alongside.

What you will do

Client leadership and development

• Build and maintain client relationships at the Manager and Director level.
• Guide clients and new prospects on their marketing strategy, helping to match their challenges to solutions offered by TMP that will meet their objectives.
• Help to advise on the appropriate investment needed to achieve their goals.
• Communicate the results/impacts of our work to help secure ongoing funding for future projects and campaigns.
• Act as a trusted advisor and expert on your client’s business.
• Challenge and improve briefs.
• Co-ordinate and deliver compelling quarterly business reviews (QBRs) to provide insight, inspiration, and recommendations for future work. 

Account direction

• Represent the client’s business, brand, strategy, and objectives within the internal team, ensuring they have the context they need to succeed.
• Oversee a team to plan and deliver multiple marketing programs, ensuring you have the right roles in place to deliver the work across your account.
• Drive a focus on campaign results to measure the success and outcomes of campaign activities.
• Review and critique strategic, conceptual, and content outputs from the team to ensure they meet the brief and overall strategy.

Commercial management

• Be accountable for converting viable opportunities that will both be fit for the client’s budget and be profitable for TMP.
• Ensure that estimates and Scopes of Work meet the brief and will effectively manage expectations and potential risks.
• Provide timely and accurate revenue forecasts across your account, working with delivery teams to ensure individual programs are profitable and on track.
• Resolve blockers or issues that may stand in the way of your account being profitable.
• Input into growth targets for your accounts.
• Manage investments into client development activity, appropriate to the scale of the opportunity.
• Prepare and input into agency commercial reviews.

Marketing strategy

• Develop a deep understanding of your client’s business, industry, and work, using this insight to inform all aspects of your oversight of the account.   
• Provide recommendations for large-scale marketing solutions that deliver on the business objectives of both the client and TMP.

Business development

• Spot new opportunities and work closely with the growth team to convert.
• Expand client contacts and nurture alumni
• Support on pitches and RFPs.

Team management and development

• Develop the skills of team members through on-the-job coaching, support, and guidance.
• Create a positive team environment across your account.

Success in this role

• Achieving revenue performance against target.
• Ability to forecast revenue accurately / with stability.
• High client satisfaction.
• Client retention.
• Successful program performance.
• Account profitability.
• Team performance and satisfaction.

Who you are

• Confident and inclusive leader to clients and internal teams.
• A strong marketing thinker.
• Positive, resilient attitude, proactive in all things, and solution-focused.
• Ready to challenge thinking to get the best outcomes for clients. 
• Able to see the bigger picture, whilst also appreciating the details.
• Highly developed relationship management skills, brilliant at communicating and influencing. 
• Able to learn quickly, interrogate, and assimilate complex information.
• Able to problem-solve issues presented by team members whilst remaining open to new ideas.

What you will need

• Several years’ experience working marketing agency side, in a B2B environment with a proven track record for adding value back to the Client.  
• Experience in managing key/senior client and partner relationships and comfortable communicating both internally and externally.  
• Experience in directing marketing programs based on client/business objectives, and in recommending marketing solutions to business challenges.  
• Proficient with IT including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and project management tools. 

What we offer in return

• Generous holiday allowance (Plentiful PTO).
• Shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
• Parental leave - 12 Weeks Full Pay for Primary Carers and an additional 50% pay for 12 more weeks.
• Sick leave – 15 days annual allowance.
• We aim to give back. Our charitable foundation is helping eight girls in Cambodia go to school, and we often hold charity events.
• Growth opportunities. Three of our board members – including our CEO – joined us straight from education, as did many other senior staff. The sky’s the limit for good people here.
• Sustainable Future Giving. We want to help create a positive impact on our planet by donating to plant trees, tacking our impact, and helping to reduce emissions.

As an employee of The Marketing Practice, we expect you to remain up to date with information security training and policies, and the company policies set out in your contract. For management roles, this includes ensuring members of your team undertake relevant training and adhere to company policies.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Don’t count yourself out just yet. Studies have shown that some individuals are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At The Marketing Practice, we are dedicated to building a diverse workplace based on merit, great work ethics, and character. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Job Summary

The position of Managing Director is a full-time position based in Singapore.

As Managing Director you will:

• Continuous quality control and monitoring of all editors in the office and actively address improvements where required.
• Liaise with the section leaders from China offices.
• Organize training courses for all editors in the office.
• Lead the scholar visiting activities in the office, including editors, authors, society representatives, university leadership and industry, with a view to understanding their professional and organizational needs and ongoing market developments.
• Analyze the editorial data in the office, and prepare the report to the management team

Requirements:

• Ph.D. degree in all fields
• Strong English skills in written and spoken language
• The ability to multi-task, attention to detail
• Organizational and time management skills
• At least 5+ years of professional experience with scholarship publishing
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Have experiences in managing a team of 20+ people

What we offer:

• Career Learning Development
• Attractive Incentives & Reward Schemes
• Flat Organizational Structures
• Travel Trips to the Other MDPI Offices
• To Have Access to Online Training Programs & Attend the Best Scientific Conferences
• Competitive Salary, Benefits and Equity
• Personal Health Insurance (Inclusive of Medical & Dental)
• Surprise Birthday Gift
• Employee Referral Bonus

About MDPI:

A pioneer in scholarly open access publishing, MDPI has supported academic communities since 1996. Our mission is to foster open scientific exchange in all forms, across all disciplines. We operate more than 300 diverse, peer-reviewed, open access journals supported by over 84,200 academic editors. We serve scholars from around the world to ensure the latest research is openly and broadly available.

MDPI has its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland with additional offices in Europe and Asia. We are committed to ensuring that high quality research is made available as quickly as possible. We also support sustainability projects, with sustainability as a key theme in many journals and through the MDPI Sustainability Foundation.

EBC Financial Group – a global financial services provider headquartered in the dynamic city of London, we specialize in global financial investment, asset management and financial consulting. Our team consists of seasoned professionals and young talents who bring diverse perspectives and exceptional skills to the table. Since our establishment in 2020, our company has experienced rapid growth. We currently operate in major financial hubs worldwide, including Cyprus, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok and more. At EBC, integrity, respect, and youth are our core values. The right candidate will have the opportunity to work with experienced professionals and be part of a dynamic and innovative team. Join us on our mission to create value for our clients and become a trusted partner in the global financial market. 

Responsibilities

• Identify new business opportunities and drive business growth
• Develop and implement business strategies to achieve company goals
• Manage and lead a team of professionals 
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders 
• Create and manage budgets, forecasts and financial reports 
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure alignment with company goals and objectives

Qualifications

• Degree holder with at least 3 to 5-year experience in Business Administration, Marketing, or a related field (preferably in the financial services industry)
• Proven experience as a Country Manager or a similar role in a financial services company 
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skill
• Ability to work independently and drive results

Role Purpose

Human Resources Director will provide HR leadership to CNBC International, APAC Region. This individual will provide comprehensive HR leadership to the business and drive key HR initiatives in areas such as staffing, performance management, compensation planning, employee engagement, training and development, rewards & recognition, and employee communication. Based in Singapore, this position will report to the VP of Human Resources, NBC News Group International. This role will require someone who is comfortable operating strategically as well as performing tactical, operational functions.

Responsibilities

• Provide HR leadership and coaching to employees and managers regarding employee relations issues. Ensure prompt and effective management of employee relations issues and grievances.
• Work with business leaders and employees to establish and maintain a positive work environment, which encourages the full use of diverse talents and abilities.
• Drive key HR processes/initiatives for CNBC APAC including staffing, change management, organizational design, compensation planning, performance management, goal setting, and leadership and employee development.

• Offer guidance and counseling to employees and managers concerning work-related issues and work to resolve issues in a proactive and positive manner.
• Manage and communicate HR policies; develop and implement HR practices and procedures aligned to meet the needs of the business. Ensure compliance with relevant local laws.
• Partner with management to develop and implement training and strategies to retain internal, and attract external talent.
• Collaborate and partner with corporate COEs to drive HR best practices for the region.

Job Description & Requirements

• Prepare menus in collaboration with colleagues
• Ensure adequacy of supplies at the cooking stations
• Prepare ingredients that should be frequently available (vegetables, spices etc.)
• Cook and complete dishes in timely manner
• Friendly and service oriented
• Able to perform shift; work on weekends and Public Holidays
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ensure good hygiene practices and quality control of food and presentation
• Must be able to work in a fast pace environment

Do you ever have the urge to do things better than the last time? We do. And it’s this urge that drives us every day. Our environment of discovery and innovation means we’re able to create deep and valuable relationships with our clients to create real change for them and their industries. It’s what got us here – and it’s what will make our future. At Quantexa, you’ll experience autonomy and support in equal measures allowing you to form a career that matches your ambitions. 41% of our colleagues come from an ethnic or religious minority background. We speak over 20 languages across our 47 nationalities, creating a sense of belonging for all. 

We're heading in one direction, the future. We’d love you to join us. 

The Opportunity

Quantexa is looking for a highly motivated sales professional to drive growth in financial institutions across the South-East-Asia. As a FSI Sales Director, you will be responsible for executing the sales go-to-market strategy, identifying new opportunities, building our pipeline, winning new deals, and meeting company targets. This is a role for a strong enterprise sales professional who has a proven track record in closing complex enterprise software deals. The role is ideally suited to a business hungry hunter who can open new accounts and has the required gravitas to manage C-suite stakeholders.  

What you'll be doing

Typical responsibilities include: Working with the Head of Sales, SME teams & APAC Alliances director to define and execute the sales strategy and go to market plan for the South-East-Asian financial services sector; consistently delivering against sales targets; contributing to the overall growth of the business; winning new logos and aggressively expanding our footprint with existing logos. 

Our clients are local and global banks and Insurance firms, and our employees are expected to react to demanding client needs and agendas, however, this role will be predominantly Singapore- or Malaysia-based. 

You should have the following: 

• A good understanding of the key South-East-Asian financial services landscape 
• Ideally, some experience of any of the following:  

• Advanced Data Analytics / Big Data 
• AI/ML  
• Financial crime/KYC solutions   
• Data Management 

• Expertise working and solution selling within South-East-Asian FSIs 

• Ambitious and energetic with strong inter-personal skills 
• Good team player, capable of delivering results in less than perfect circumstances 
• Emotionally intelligent and good reader of people 

Our perks and quirks.

What makes you Q will help you to realize your full potential, flourish and enjoy what you do, while being recognized and rewarded with our broad range of benefits.

• Competitive salary

What a Senior Director for QR Center of Excellence does at Visa:

As a lead of this Center of Excellence you would be responsible for:

• Championing Visa's QR response to diverse market segments including: (a) mature markets where QR participation has reached a scale, (b) markets situated on the threshold of substantial expansion, and (c) nascent markets that are at the early stage of QR adoption. Across these markets you will establish a QR participation framework for domestic as well as cross border QR payments.
• Internally, you would engage with senior executives of Visa such as Product and Merchants Sales and Acquiring leadership teams, Corporate Strategy, Group Country Managers. Externally, it would be evangelist of Visa’s QR strategy with Issuers, Acquirers, BigTech, Fintech, Regulators, and industry forums.
• You will shape the go to market plan for identified countries. This would include determining the participation model for that country, setting the right transaction economics, identifying partners to achieve scale faster, building end user Customer Value Proposition (CVP) and, promotional plans to accelerate ecosystem built up.
• To execute against the plan, you will be supported by a cross functional team across strategy, product commercialization, marketing, acceptance, implementation services, and in-market colleagues. You will also have a lean team directly reporting to you, which will be expanded as the business scales.
• You and your team will be responsible for gathering product development requirement, prioritizing them and, publishing the global product roadmap for QR code. One key area of responsibility will be to determine the revenue streams adjacent to the QR payment transaction and, then recommend built or buy decision for those adjacent value-added services.   
• As a part of your on-going responsibilities, you will maintain a programmatic approach to the activities of center of excellence, report periodic progress and, raise key issues & risks to gather support within the organization.

Why this is important to Visa

The QR Center of Excellence is one of the key initiatives for maintaining Visa’s payment leadership position in everyday spend. It is established to increase Visa’s relevance in the mind of consumer and merchants, growth revenue & payment volumes and, for creating new revenue streams through VAS. This lead role will shape its direction and agenda.

Projects you will be a part of:

As a lead of QR center of excellence you will generate impact on multiple fronts.

• You will have the opportunity to drive innovation in the field of QR payments especially in identifying new value-added product capabilities.
• You will engage the senior leadership of Visa and shape the thinking of the organization on QR based payment.
• You will generate new revenue streams for Visa while delivering a better payment experience for merchants and consumer.  
• As this QR space is rapidly evolving its means you'll be constantly learning and problem solving, as a professional there will always be something new to explore and understand.

Team Summary

In the Asia Pacific region there has seen a surge in the adoption of payments using QR code. This growth is driven by multiple factors such as - the widespread use of smartphones, increasing penetration of internet services and, adoption of QR by the real-time payment networks and fintech. This growth in QR code payments in not isolated in the Asia Pacific region. It is picking pace globally and, the trend is expected to continue in the coming years.

Visa is establishing it’s Centre of Excellence in Singapore which will spearhead Visa’s QR participation in this growing trend. A dedicated team will provide strategic direction, thought leadership, product and execution support, best practices, and oversight for QR based payment for Visa. While Asia Pacific region will be its operating and learning ground, the remit of this Center of Excellence will be global. This team will templatize its learning in the region and help shape market responses globally. The person in this Director - QR Product Management position is one of the team members of this CoE and, will be responsible to managing Visa’s QR product and report to the lead of Center of Excellence based in Singapore. 

What does a Director – QR Product Management does at Visa:

In your Product Management role, you will be is responsible for guiding the success of a QR product. This is a techno-commercial role spanning many types of activities, from strategic to tactical. The key expectations for the role are:

• You will be the subject matter expert on QR product. On a proactive basis you will often play the role of training and mentoring staff and, on a reactive basis you would be their go-to person for QR related questions or, problem solving.
• You will also be the advocate for Visa’s QR solutions, conducting sales pitches, workshop and training with varied players in the ecosystem including clients, merchants, regulators, and Visa’s various functional units.
• You will directly collaborate with key clients in the region and participate in their QR deployment journey. To drive adoption of QR code, you will provide them with user experience best practices, identifying right balance between convenience and security, onboarding processing or, help identify how Visa’s solution fit in their existing architecture.
• You will be expected to develop and maintain accurate, high-quality content for Sales pitches, implementation guides for Clients, internal implementation processes and, product marketing material.
• In this role you will closely monitor market trends, identify emerging opportunities, conduct periodic consumer and merchant research to remain current at all times. These activities will guide the QR product development roadmap for which you would be responsible.
• As you work with market team, clients and partners, you will also gather requirements for enhancing Visa’s QR offering. To translate these requirements into new capabilities, you will work with our internal new product development teams.
• Visa has a strong focus on growing value-added services. You will identify and commercialize different value-added services overlaying the QR payment transaction.   
• You will manage the on-going components of product management such as publishing road map, billing and reporting, maintaining documentation and handling exceptions.

Why this is important to Visa

The QR is one of the key initiatives for maintaining Visa’s payment leadership position in everyday spend. This role will be Visa’s subject matter expert on QR based payment over Visa’s network. The person in this role would not only be handful few subject matter experts in the company but will shape Visa’s QR solution and commercial success in this area.

Projects you will be a part of:

In this role, you will gain understanding of payment landscape not only within Asia Pacific as well as globally. As Visa’s subject matter expert for QR code payment you will understand the current market situations and, also get to shape the future of QR payments for the industry through Visa.

Graduate College at NTU is committed to high quality postgraduate programmes in addressing the needs of rapid changing environment of research development and education. We recognize that the success of significant research endeavours and outcomes can be largely attributed to the dedicated efforts of outstanding postgraduate students under the experienced guidance of faculty members. We provide stewardship to postgraduate students during their academic journey in pursuance of their higher aspirations, realizing NTU goals in securing its position as a global university of excellence. This is in line with the university's commitment to the training and development of quality research manpower and graduate programmes that would better augment the changing needs of future technological and economic drivers in an increasingly complex, global arena for Singapore’s benefit.

This role is to provide strategic and administrative leadership to support the Graduate College's academic and professional development missions for postgraduates. To oversee and coordinate programs, ensure compliance with the University's goals and strategic plan, and promote a culture of innovation and excellence.

The key responsibilities of this role are as follows:

• To plan and execute recruitment strategy aligned with NTU mission and goals to be a global university of excellence
• To design and execute recruitment campaigns to attract top talent to NTU research programmes
• To plan and manage postgraduate diversity and integration programme
• To manage Master’s by Research Integrated Programmes
• To lead andmanage the projects on TEL-conversion and Learning Outcome-based for postgraduate by research courses
• To manage office financial operations and develop financial strategies for Graduate College's initiatives

Requirements:

• At least 5 years of working experience
• Knowledge in data analysis and financial experience would be an advantage
• Excellent communication skills
• Managerial and supervisory experience
• Strong analytical skills, project management skills, problem-solving skills, strategic thinking skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office application software (Word, Excel) and strong data analysis skills

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build collaborative partnerships with APAC business leaders and key stakeholders to develop an innovative, cohesive recruitment strategy that aligns with the organization's strategy, growth priorities and workforce plans.

• Develop and operationalize a talent planning model in partnership with the business to enable the creation of both short-term and long-term recruiting plans for APAC.

• Provide purpose and direction to your team through a clear, inspirational vision; empower the team to do great work by removing barriers and allocating resources.

• Provide input and direction into the annual budgeting and strategic planning processes, including workforce planning, location and cost analysis.

• Experienced in collaborating with workforce planning leaders and HR to understand hiring demand and translating that into hiring plans.

• Cultivate partnerships and collaboration with key Internal and external parties

• Ensure that the APAC Talent Acquisition team fulfills all mandatory hiring requirements, reporting and record management and adapt standard processes to address market variances, as determined by legal and regulatory requirements, and/or market maturity

• Inspire, develop and elevate APAC Talent Acquisition team members by cultivating a team culture of ongoing learning, collaboration and a drive for excellence.

• Develop and operationalize a talent planning model in partnership with the business to enable the creation of both short-term and long-term recruiting plans for APAC.

• Establish a strategic point of view on providing people insights through data to support the business and leaders in driving business decisions in APAC.

Primary job objective is to hunt and drive sales opportunities in the assigned territory for Hitachi Solutions offerings in Microsoft Dynamics 365.  Secondary objective is to manage assigned accounts for more up sell and cross sell opportunity and day to day account management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Identify and qualify opportunities to achieve sales booking targets.

• Manage sales through forecasting, qualification, account strategy, and planning.

• Leverage and involve multiple stakeholders in Hitachi Solutions and Microsoft to ensure high win rate.

• Develop solution proposals encompassing all aspects of the deal.

• Participate in the development, presentation, and articulation of a value proposition.

• Negotiate pricing and contractual agreements to close the sale.

• Identify and develop strategic alignment with key influencers.

• Track and update internal CRM system for Sales Pipeline, Contact and Accounts.

• Work with key partners such as Microsoft, Hitachi Asia (HAS), and ISV partners to identify and qualify opportunities.

• Join weekly sales meeting and provide timely reports.

• Execute industry strategy and acquire new customers in the assigned industries.

• Comply with the internal processes related to customer screening, deal evaluation, pricing approvals, and Phase Gate.

• Ensure effective leadership is implemented when managing a team or project team

We Are Social is a global socially-led creative agency with unrivalled social media expertise. With more than 1300 people in 18 offices spanning four continents and over 80 people here in our Singapore office, we deliver world-class creative campaigns and strategies based on social insights, for forward-thinking brands. 

We are looking for an Account Director who can lead client groups and teams to successfully plan and deliver services in one or more of our core service areas.

As an Account Director, we look to you to proactively lead and manage both your internal teams and your clients, delivering the best solutions that We Are Social can offer. You will have the responsibility, together with the wider Management Team, for developing and driving forward existing business, building, and developing your client relationships, demonstrating real ‘thought’ leadership and helping to bring in new business into the agency.

We also expect you to keep abreast of the industry for emerging trends and creative practices, educating not only your own team, but also the wider team at We Are Social. We also look to you to continually keep your clients updated and engaged with relevant industry practices.

Some of the key duties will include:

• Deliver account management leadership and ownership over assigned key client accounts, and new business opportunities by building enduring senior-level relationships between clients and the agency through trust, credibility, and expertise
• Shape and drive vision, direction, and activities for the accounts through a rigorous understanding of the key dynamics, strategies, and drivers of the clients’ businesses
• Lead operations and implementations of social-first but not social-only integrated marketing communications campaigns at a global and regional level
• In charge of setting the communications directions given to various agency departments ensuring that the Client brief is clear and actionable, able to give direction for multiple projects and accounts
• Maintain timeline and ensure delivery for key milestones including presentations, approvals and production and media implementations
• Control the financial health of assigned key client accounts as well as detail-oriented adherence to all related project financial administrative requirements – job charges, campaign budgets and cost controls
• Inspire, coach, and nurture the growth and progression of the assigned account management team
• Building strong internal relationships across each department to ensure a good working environment between all departments
• Champion the Agency’s vision and mission 

What are we looking for?

• Experience in delivering digital and/or social-led campaigns; with knowledge of digital, content, media, analytics and reporting, offline application, and production
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work individually on a project and/or in a team environment
• Brings to the position outstanding organisational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines
• Ability to communicate results to management and in a fast-paced environment