Distributor Business Development Manager, APJ

At Spotify, we’re passionate about delivering the right audio experience for every moment. We’ve connected hundreds of millions of people to the content they love and built the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service. We operate in more than 180 markets and continue to scale rapidly across APAC. We’re building a world-class business development team and are looking for a multi-talented self-starter with ambition and drive who will help grow Spotify’s Premium distribution partnerships in the APAC region. You will own, negotiate, and scale strategic agreements with partners who can accelerate subscriber and engagement growth. This role will be based in either Singapore or Seoul and you will report to the APAC Director of Business Development. Above all, your work will impact the way the world experiences audio. What You'll Do Identify, structure, negotiate, amend, close, and manage strategic distribution partnerships across APAC that advance Spotify’s growth and long‑term vision. Develop and refine partner strategies for priority markets in collaboration with the regional lead, carrying out detailed partner analysis and setting priorities and forecasts. Serve as the primary point of contact for partners, building credibility across all levels—from C‑suite to Marketing to Commercial teams —and owning the full relationship lifecycle. Analyze existing partnerships to unlock additional value, improve performance, and uncover opportunities for expansion. Manage internal approvals including interacting with senior internal executives from relevant functions (e.g., Legal, Finance, Accounting, Product). Drive internal cross‑functional workstreams toward deal objectives, ensuring clarity, alignment, and timely execution. Manage a pipeline of prospective partnerships and assess commercial impact through disciplined analysis and business case development. Travel as needed across APAC to stren

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Business Development & Cloud Partnerships Enablement APAC Overview: Mastercard Services is building a cloud channel to distribute its ISV and SaaS products through the hyperscalers. AWS is the priority, followed by Microsoft Azure, Alibaba Cloud, and others across Asia Pacific. The priority products are in MarTech (Dynamic Yield personalisation) and cybersecurity (Recorded Future threat intelligence). As Partner Enablement Manager, reporting to Director, Cloud Partnerships APAC, you will make sure hyperscaler sellers understand what Mastercard brings and why it matters to their customers. You will also make sure Mastercard's own sellers know how to work with the hyperscalers instead of around them. Everything you build should lead to registered opportunities, co-sell activity and revenue through cloud channels. Role/Responsibilities: • Hyperscaler Enablement: Getting Cloud Partners Ready to Sell Mastercard o Design and deliver enablement programs for hyperscaler field teams (account managers, partner managers, solutions architects and marketplace specialists) on Mastercard Services products. o Build role-based content that gives partner sellers a reason to bring Mastercard into their accounts: value propositions, customer use cases, discovery questions, joint sales plays and objection

MongoDB Pre-Sales Solution Architects partner with the rest of the go to market team to help our customers craft and build solutions to address their business needs. Our team is made up of top-tier software architects, entrepreneurs, and developers who take direct responsibility for customer success. As an integral component of the sales team, they help shoulder the responsibility of generating revenue, by strategically interfacing with the customer and becoming the trusted advisor. As a leader in Pre-Sales Solutions Architecture, you will cultivate a stellar team. You will partner closely with our sales counterparts to define, improve and execute our sales initiatives in the enterprise market. You will be integral to driving the business forward, by developing both our pre-sales and sales practices and by bringing the voice of experience. This role is based out of our Singapore office, covering the ASEAN region. Candidate Profile 4+ years of pre-sales experience, with strong commercial skills 3+ years Management experience, ideally in pre-sales, distributed team management preferred Results oriented, with a track record of overachievement (Circle of Excellence, Leader of the Year, etc.) Driven – you possess a strong desire to be successful Focused – you are skilled in managing time and resources and have a sound approach to technically qualifying opportunities Intelligent – you possess an aptitude to learn quickly and establish credibility Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills Database industry background a plus Software development background a plus The ability to travel up to 30% A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience Position Expectations Recruit, retain, and develop top pre-sales talent across multiple countries Partner with our sales teams to help ensure success in accounts ranging from mid-to-large enterprises Work closely with the Professional Services team to achieve customer happiness and with Marketing to condu

About the Team OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. In support of that mission, the Ads Solutions team partners closely with advertisers, agencies, and strategic partners to help businesses unlock value through AI-powered advertising solutions while maintaining strong standards for user trust, platform integrity, and responsible innovation. As OpenAI’s advertising business continues to scale globally, the APAC Ads Solutions team plays a critical role in driving revenue growth, building strategic advertiser relationships, and shaping the future of advertising products across some of the world's most dynamic markets. About the Role We are seeking a Regional Manager, Ads Solutions (APAC) to lead and scale OpenAI’s advertising business across Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore, you will oversee a distributed team of Client Partners and Customer Success Managers supporting advertisers across the region. Our ads products are currently live in Australia and New Zealand with launches in Japan and South Korea scheduled for June. Expansion into other APAC markets will continue on an ongoing basis and this leader will play a key role in shaping that strategy and execution. This is a highly strategic leadership role responsible for driving regional revenue growth, building and developing high-performing teams, and establishing OpenAI as a trusted partner to advertisers throughout APAC. You will own regional commercial performance while partnering closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Operations, and Policy teams to ensure customer feedback influences product development and market strategy. The ideal candidate combines strong people leadership, commercial acumen, operational rigor, and a passion for building businesses in fast-moving environments. You are equally comfortable coaching teams, engaging with senior executives, navigating complex market dynamics, and helping shape the long-term strategy for OpenAI’s Ads b

MongoDB Pre-Sales Solution Architects partner with the rest of the go to market team to help our customers craft and build solutions to address their business needs. Our team is made up of top-tier software architects, entrepreneurs, and developers who take direct responsibility for customer success. As an integral component of the sales team, they help shoulder the responsibility of generating revenue, by strategically interfacing with the customer and becoming the trusted advisor. As a leader in Pre-Sales Solutions Architecture, you will cultivate a stellar team. You will partner closely with our sales counterparts to define, improve and execute our sales initiatives in the enterprise market. You will be integral to driving the business forward, by developing both our pre-sales and sales practices and by bringing the voice of experience. We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Singapore for our hybrid working model. Candidate Profile 4+ years of pre-sales experience, with strong commercial skills 3+ years Management experience, ideally in pre-sales, distributed team management preferred Results oriented, with a track record of overachievement (Circle of Excellence, Leader of the Year, etc.) Driven – you possess a strong desire to be successful Focused – you are skilled in managing time and resources and have a sound approach to technically qualifying opportunities Intelligent – you possess an aptitude to learn quickly and establish credibility Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills Database industry background a plus Software development background a plus The ability to travel up to 30% A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience Position Expectations Recruit, retain, and develop top pre-sales talent across multiple countries Partner with our sales teams to help ensure success in accounts ranging from mid-to-large enterprises Work closely with the Professional Services team to achieve customer happiness and wit

Who we are About Stripe Stripe is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world's largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use Stripe to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone's reach while doing the most important work of your career. About the team The Risk Program Management Office is a unique role that sits at the intersection of Operations, Go To Market (GTM), and Risk Compliance teams. Our mission is to enable users to seamlessly meet evolving compliance standards in a complex regulatory environment by bringing the right set of cross-functional stakeholders to enable their success. As an enablement function, we work with many teams including Operations, Product, Eng, GTM, and others. We are expanding our scope into one of Stripe's most consequential strategic priorities and launching in new markets. This work is new, fast-moving, and high-ambiguity — and we're looking for someone who thrives in exactly that environment. If you enjoy working on high-impact projects on a global scale, building programs from the ground up, and operating at the intersection of compliance, strategy, and execution — you'll love this role. What you’ll do People Leadership Recruit, train, and lead a global team of Program Managers; inspire, motivate, and enable individual development to promote career growth of direct reports. Develop both the long-term vision and strategy for the team and drive progress toward key metrics. Coach, mentor, and guide the team in program management and operations excellence. Build a strong team culture across a distributed, multi-timezone environment. New Markets Program Management Own end-to-end program management for a large and growing portfolio of programs, with a focus o