Business Development Manager – APAC, IT Outsourcing, AI Solutions

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⛩ Asia – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

💰 Business Development (BDR)

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SmartDev

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51 - 200 employees

🛡️ Insurance

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Insurance • Logistics • Marketing

SmartDev is a Swiss company managed by experienced Europeans, aiming for technical excellence by engaging promising Vietnamese developers. With outsourced development centers in Danang and Hanoi, Vietnam, SmartDev employs up to 500 staff. The company, a subsidiary of VerySell Group, has received notable recognition, including two Sao Khue Awards, Vietnam's prestigious IT accolade. SmartDev is focused on coding using the latest technologies and tools, and offers various job opportunities in customer success, sales development, and software development.

📋 Description

• Identify and target high-potential enterprise accounts across Media, Fintech, and Logistics • Build a 12-month pipeline in AI solution opportunities • Lead consultative discovery and map client pain points to AI solution blueprints • Structure and negotiate complex contracts, including POCs, pilot-to-production, and managed services • Develop strategic partnerships with SI partners, cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), and technology vendors • Collaborate with Solution Architects to scope technical feasibility and effort estimates • Translate technical differentiators such as fine-tuned versus RAG-based LLMs into competitive business advantages • Educate prospects on AI risks and mitigation strategies • Act as the voice of the customer to influence product roadmaps • Work with Marketing to create AI-specific sales collateral, case studies, and ROI calculators • Provide feedback on pricing models • Drive pipeline generation, won deals, pilot-to-production conversion, and average deal cycle performance in the APAC region

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years in B2B solution sales or business development, with at least 2 years selling AI, ML, or data science services • Proven track record closing five-figure to six-figure solution deals (not just SaaS licenses) • Ability to articulate AI concepts (supervised vs. unsupervised learning, token pricing, fine-tuning) • Experience selling to a mix of technical (CTO, CDO) and business (COO, GM) personas • Comfortable with cold outreach, relationship mapping, and negotiation • Experience with cloud AI services (Azure AI, SageMaker, Vertex AI) preferred • Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) in AI context preferred • Existing networks in Media, Fintech, and Logistics preferred • Able to work autonomously and as part of a collaborative team

🏖️ Benefits

• Employees can work remotely