Strategic Business Development
(Assistant General Manager)
Date: 28 November 2016
Successful candidate will be responsible to lead Y3’s strategic business development and channels/alliances efforts across Asia Pacific, as well as to establish and drive Y3’s strategy and plans around our supply chain products / solutions portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Define the Go-to-Market strategy, including target industry segments and approaches to drive effective market share efforts and identify and measure product and business metrics to increase adoption and understand the market needs.
- Work closely with Sales team and Solution Service teams to ensure products developed are of market needs including taking high level ideas, pressure testing feasibility, and assessing the market for the ideas.
- Work closely with Product Managers & Knowledge team to identify key product and/or solution gaps and in turn developing individual product strategy and Roadmap (including features/functionality and timelines).
- Engage with internal department to assess the feasibility and usefulness of a given product / solution.
- Assume joint-responsibility for the execution of the implementation of product build.
- Represent Y3 in key industry events and initiatives.
- Assume responsibility for Channels and Alliances across Asia-Pacific.
Requirements:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in cloud platform product design, product development management, sales, or business strategy consulting especially in supply chain or related field.
- Minimum 5 years working experience as a Java based software solution or architect. Preferably have a few years of working experience in mobility technology development.
- Experience in latest private and public cloud platform technology. Familiarity with Cloud deployments, Enterprise Service Bus, Micro Services, Big Data, the Internet of Things, and other modern technology trends is essential.
- Demonstrated innovation and creative thinking/problem-solving in developing and managing a portfolio of supply chain products/solutions that are compelling and game-changing
- Strong client engagement skills.
- Strong written and oral presentation / communication skills in the ability to convey complex design simply and clearly to both senior business leaders as well as lower ground developers. Preferably fluent in Mandarin.
- At least a Bachelor’s degree in Computing Science or Engineering.
- Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident.