Job Summary
Business Development Strategy & Planning work identifies, evaluates and negotiates, new sales and marketing growth opportunities across multiple of the following areas:
- Commercial/Pricing Strategy
- Sales Channel Strategy (Alliance Partnerships, Franchising, E-Commerce, etc.)
- New Product Development The work includes:
- Identifying and developing optimal revenue models, sales/distribution channels, pricing, and new product development strategies
- Identifying and negotiating strategic partnerships including financial arrangements, customer sharing, and intellectual property rights
- Prioritizing and tracking investments across new product development initiatives In some organizations may be responsible for project managing/integrating new business ideas and/or acquisitions.
Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
- MBA or a Master's in a relevant discipline is preferred.
Experience
- 4–6+ years in e-commerce, digital commerce, or commercial management, including 3–5 years leading teams or owning a channel P&L.
- Demonstrated revenue/GMV ownership for a proprietary online store and/or official marketplace storefronts (Shopee, Lazada, or equivalent).
- Track record in a high-velocity retail environment — telecommunications, consumer electronics/devices, or fast-moving digital retail preferred.
- Hands-on experience with device-and-plan or subscription bundling, and digital-first subscriber or customer acquisition.
Functional & Domain Expertise
- Digital sales strategy for flagship hardware launches (Apple, Samsung) and postpaid/prepaid acquisition, including lucky SIM and travel SIM segments.
- Performance marketing and paid media frameworks across social and search, with proven efficiency.
- Loyalty, CRM, and retention design — reward-point redemption loops, prepaid-to-postpaid upsell, and ARPU maximization.
- E-commerce operations: demand and inventory planning, pre-order and mega-campaign management, and end-of-life stock clearance.
- Omnichannel integration between marketplace storefronts, proprietary web/app platforms, and subscriber onboarding journeys.
Analytical & Technical Skills
- Fluency in e-commerce KPIs (AOV, conversion rate, cart abandonment) and telco metrics (CAC, subscriber churn, bundle attach rate, MAU, ARPU).
- Proficiency with analytics and BI tools (e.g., Google Analytics, Power BI, Tableau) and experience building executive-facing dashboards.
- Working knowledge of e-commerce platforms, marketplace seller centers, and martech/ad platforms (Meta, Google, TikTok Ads).
Leadership & Competencies
- Strategic, commercially driven leader comfortable operating within a Telco-to-Tech transformation agenda.
- Strong cross-functional leadership — able to align product, supply chain, marketing, and marketplace partners toward shared targets.
- Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
- Data-informed decision-making with a bias for measurable outcomes.