Business Development Executive

Business Development Executive

Role Overview

Our client, a growing Singapore-based company that builds custom AI tools for businesses, is looking for a Business Development Executive to open doors and keep deals moving. You’ll find the right business owners to talk to, get them into meetings with the leadership team, and stay on every deal until it signs. You’ll have a free hand over channels, with what counts being a steady flow of qualified meetings that turn into clients. The role suits a self-starter who is comfortable prospecting across multiple channels and talking to senior decision makers as an equal.

Key Responsibilities
Lead generation

• Plan and run outreach across several channels at once, adjusting the mix as results come in.
• Reach owners and directors through calls, email, LinkedIn, short personalised videos, events, and direct visits.
• Build and work a referral network, and ask clients for introductions.
• Support occasional hosted events and keep an active presence online around the problems the business solves.

Meetings and deals

• Book first meetings with decision makers and attend them alongside senior leadership.
• Send prompt recaps and next steps after every meeting.
• Keep deals moving by following up proactively on documents, decisions, and quiet clients.
• Arrange follow-ups, discovery sessions, and proposal meetings, and see contracts through to signing.

Reporting

• Keep all leads and deals up to date in the CRM.
• Share regular updates to COO on meetings booked, deals progressed, and which channels are working.
• Feed back what you hear in the market on common problems, objections, and competitors.

Requirements

• 2 to 3 years or more in B2B business development or lead generation, with a track record of booking your own meetings rather than only working handed-over leads.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin, to work with Chinese-speaking business owners (business-level Mandarin preferred).
• Comfortable across all channels, from calls and walk-ins to events, not just LinkedIn.
• Detail-oriented and self-driven, following up without being chased.
• Confident speaking with business owners and senior decision makers.
• Adaptable, and curious about AI and how businesses run day to day.
• An existing network in the Singapore business community is a plus.

What’s On Offer

• Base salary from S$3,500 per month, depending on experience.
• Uncapped commission on clients you bring in, with a higher rate past target.
• Structured onboarding alongside the leadership team, plus company-funded tools and lead-generation budget.

About Us

Thirteen Employment Agency is a licensed agency: 25C2988

Location:

• Singapore (Required). Field-based, much of the role is out meeting people.

This role does not offer work pass sponsorship. Applicants must already be authorised to work in Singapore.