Job Description

What the role is
We are looking for independent and self-motivated individual who has keen interest in innovative ICM technologies and working with high growth technology companies to join the Accreditation team. The Accreditation programme seek to nurture and grow promising technology companies to scale rapidly and compete in the global arena. You will be part of a dynamic team to work with CXOs of high growth companies to accelerate their growth through helping the companies to raise their profile in industry, working with them to tackle innovation needs of Government and enterprises, as well as assisting them to navigate and apply for relevant Government initiatives. You will also collaborate with industry partners, agencies and internal IMDA divisions to support the growth of the high growth companies, fuel our next generation of tech ecosystem and chart Singapore’s Digital Future.
What you will be working on
Part of the Value Creation team, this role exists with the sole obsession in seeing our portfolio companies scale their growth • Manage internal and external communications of the programme to key stakeholders within the organisation, Government agencies and industry to build support and momentum for the programme. Lead a lean team to:- • Build relationships with and monitor the growth of high growth companies within the portfolio to identify and recommend potential new sales strategies, new tools and programme (such as grants and talent programmes), as well as strategic partnerships to accelerate their growth • Establish and maintain rapport with lead enterprises across sectors and geographies to identify and create opportunities for partnership with our portfolio of high growth companies • Identify and build partnerships with suitable industry players to create scalable go-to-market platforms for our portfolio companies • Create, plan and execute a series of innovation workshops, masterclasses and events to facilitate engagements between high growth companies in our portfolio and enterprises, to foster partnerships and create opportunities • Be responsible for tracking and delivering key metrics of success for the team’s value creation efforts, as well as constantly reviewing and pivoting these metrics when required • Provide regular progress updates to demonstrate the value and results generated for our portfolio companies arising from the team’s value creation efforts • Work with cross-function teams with the Accreditation programme to provide proactive feedback and inputs, to ensure evaluation are performed to high standards
What we are looking for
• Minimally 8 years of relevant work experience in business development and channel development, with proven ability to co-create compelling narratives to showcase the impact, value proposition and achievements of the programme and portfolio companies to industry • 3 years of team management experience • Good knowledge of network, channels, and platforms to reach out to enterprises • Experienced in interacting with CXOs of ICT start-ups and young companies • Knowledge and understanding of ICT would be advantageous Other Key Areas of Consideration • Self-motivated individual with high degree of personal initiative, flexibility and positive attitude to adapt to the accreditation’s dynamic scope of activities • High EQ with the ability to effectively interact with key stakeholders, CXOs to be able to influence decisions and engage in strategic discussions • Proven track record of collaboration with partners and customers • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal • Plugged into the ICT tech, start-up and/or R&D ecosystem in Singapore • Commercially-savvy • Analytical and good with numbers