Strategic Partnerships & Business Development Manager

Aspire Services Sdn Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspire Lifestyles Malaysia seeks a results-driven Business Development & Sales professional to drive new business opportunities, grow partnerships, and manage key accounts. You will own a healthy pipeline, achieve sales targets, and collaborate with Operations, Finance, Marketing and regional teams to deliver growth.

With 5-7 years in merchant acquisition, loyalty, or related industries, you will negotiate partnerships, upsell offers, and help shape Aspire's regional go-to-market strategy across

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of Business Development, Sales, or account management experience in relevant sectors.
• Experience with loyalty, merchant acquisition or fintech considered a plus.
• Proven ability to build and maintain a healthy sales pipeline.
• Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in banking, payments, luxury retail, or hospitality is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve individual sales and gross profit targets.
• Develop and maintain a healthy sales pipeline through prospecting and networking.
• Identify and generate new business opportunities across sectors.
• Own and manage key client accounts and achieve GP targets.
• Investigate opportunities within existing accounts and secure new business.
• Conduct regular business reviews with clients and promote new Aspire products & services.
• Proactively upsell and cross-sell opportunities to enhance portfolio value.
• Develop and manage a regional partner network to expand access and offers.
• Negotiate partner deliverables, promotions and discounts.
• Provide timely weekly pipeline and activity reporting; collaborate with Operations, Finance, Marketing and Regional teams.

Skills

Business Development

Sales

Account Management

Merchant Acquisition

Partnerships

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Aspire Lifestyles Malaysia seeks a results-driven Business Development & Sales professional to drive new business opportunities, grow partnerships, and manage key accounts. You will own a healthy pipeline, achieve sales targets, and collaborate with Operations, Finance, Marketing and regional teams to deliver growth.

With 5-7 years in merchant acquisition, loyalty, or related industries, you will negotiate partnerships, upsell offers, and help shape Aspire's regional go-to-market strategy across