Business Development Manager - APAC Market

SmartDev; Selangor; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartDev, an AI-powered software company, is seeking a Business Development Manager to drive enterprise AI solutions across the APAC region. You will translate complex AI capabilities into business outcomes, identify target accounts, and close multi‑million-dollar deals with CTOs and CDOs.

You will collaborate with architects, marketing, and partners to build pipelines, craft ROI cases, and structure contracts from pilots to production in a hybrid work setup.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in B2B solution sales or business development.
• At least 2 years selling AI, ML, or data science services.
• Proven track record closing five- to six-figure AI solution deals.
• Ability to articulate AI concepts to CTOs and CMOs/CDOs.
• Hunter mentality with cold outreach and strategic relationship mapping.

Responsibilities

• Identify and target high-potential enterprise accounts across APAC.
• Build a 12-month AI solution sales pipeline with ROI-focused value props.
• Lead consultative discovery and map client pain points to AI blueprints.
• Structure complex contracts (POCs, pilots, managed services) and negotiate.
• Develop partnerships with SI partners, cloud providers, and tech vendors.

Skills

B2B sales

AI/ML sales

Hunter mentality

Tools

Azure AI

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Job description

SmartDev is an AI-powered software development company headquartered in Vietnam, part of the Verysell Group. We help global businesses deliver faster and build smarter — combining AI-driven development practices with deepexpertiseacrossfintech, healthcare, retail, and enterprise technology. Our team of engineers, architects, and AI specialistsworksacross the full stack: from custom software and cloud solutions to generative AI,MLOps, and intelligent automation. At SmartDev, we believe that great architecture and AI-first thinking are a competitive advantage — and we build our teams accordingly.

The company is at a pivotal point in our journey: transitioning from a pure IT outsourcing provider to anAI-enabled solutions partner.

We have over 200 talented employees working both on-site and remote/hybrid at locations:

• Danang: 81 Quang Trung, Hai Chau 1 ward, Hai Chau District, Danang
• Hanoi: Zodiac building, 19 Duy Tan Street, Dich Vong Hau ward, Cau Giay District, Hanoi

Job Description

SmartDevis looking for aBusiness Development Manager- an individual contributor with excellent solution selling skills who can create solid and AI competence salesfunnelsand drive sustainable, predictable growth in the APACregion.

We need aBDMas a hybrid playerwho can translate complex AI capabilities into tangible business outcomes. You willidentify, prospect, and close enterprise deals for custom AI solutions. Unlike a standard SaaS BDM, you must be comfortable discussing data pipelines, model accuracy, and ethical AI with CTOs while building a value-based ROI case for CMOs and CDOs.

Strategic Business Development (70%)

• Identifyand target high-potential enterprise accounts acrossMedia, Fintech,andLogistics.
• Build a 12-month pipeline in AI solution opportunities.
• Lead consultative discovery: Map client pain points (e.g., manual data entry, churn prediction, documentprocessing) to AI solution blueprints.
• Structure and negotiate complex contracts (POCs, pilot-to-production, managed services).
• Develop strategic partnerships with SI partners, cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), and tech vendors.

Solution & Technical Acumen (20%)

• Collaborate with Solution Architects to scope technical feasibility and effort estimates.
• Translate technical differentiators (e.g., fine-tuned vs. RAG-based LLM) into competitive business advantages.
• Educate prospects on AI risks (hallucinations, data privacy, bias) and our mitigation strategies.

Internal Collaboration (10%)

• Act as the voice of the customer to influence product roadmaps.
• Work with Marketing to create AI-specific sales collateral (case studies, ROI calculators).
• Provide feedback on pricing models (consumption-based, outcome-based, subscription).
• Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):Pipelinegeneration;Won deals;Pilot-to-production conversionrate;Average deal cycle.

Must-Have:

• 5+ years in B2B solution sales or business development, with at least2 years selling AI, ML, or data science services.
• Proventrack recordclosingfive-figure tosix-figuresolution 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.
• Hunter mentality – comfortable with cold outreach, relationship mapping, and negotiation.

Nice-to-Have:

• Experience with cloud AI services (Azure AI, SageMaker, Vertex AI).
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) in AI context.
• Existingnetworksin Media, Fintech, and Logistics.

The Person:

• Straight-talking with a genuine focus on delivery and building great relationships.
• A natural problem solverwith fullaccountability and responsibility for business.
• Understands the value of transparency and ensures key stakeholders have full visibility of the sales pipelines and expected performance,creating contingency plans to mitigate risks and shortfalls.
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a collaborative team.