Business Development (Japanese Speaker)

Alignd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alignd in Singapore is seeking a Portfolio Manager within the Private Markets team to drive outbound sales and build a client base across the region. You will contact and consult with C-level executives, cultivate relationships, and grow a portfolio from the ground up.

Fluency in Japanese and 1–3 years in outbound or B2B sales are required. You will autonomously manage client opportunities, learn client businesses, and tailor solutions to complex cross-border payments and FX needs as the

Qualifications

• 1–3 years’ experience in outbound or B2B sales.
• Native or fluent Japanese language required.
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders.
• Clear, confident written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Researching and qualifying potential clients to build a database of leads.
• Own the telephone to engage and consult with C-level executives within the private markets space; cold calling as primary method.
• Grow your portfolio from the ground up with autonomy to cultivate relationships.
• Understand client businesses to uncover problems and educate them on a range of solutions.
• In time, manage your portfolio of clients in the largest traded market in the world.

Skills

Outbound sales

B2B sales

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Job description

Our client is a global S&P 500 corporate payments company that helps organisations simplify complex payment workflows and international fund movements. With solutions spanning cross-border payments, multi-currency accounts, FX & hedging, they help clients gain control, visibility, and efficiency in how they move money worldwide.

Within their Private Markets team, they support alternative investment managers, fund administrators, service providers, GPs, portfolio companies and investors with reliable, institutional-level payment and FX solutions. They help clients manage risk, improve liquidity, and handle complex international transactions with confidence. They've recently landed in Singapore and are looking to scale their founding team this summer.

The Role

Titled internally as a Portfolio Manager, this is a 360 outbound sales role that is perfectly suited to someone who is driven with a hunter mentality. The more specifics include:

• Researching and qualifying potential clients to build a database of leads.
• You will own the telephone, using it to engage and consult with C-level executives within the private markets space. Cold calling will be your primary and preferred method of engaging opportunities.
• Growing your portfolio from the ground up - it's your business within their business, so you have autonomy to grow and nurture relationships with your clients.
• Understanding their businesses so you can explore and uncover key problems and challenges, whilst educating them on a diverse range of solutions.
• In time, you will learn how to deal independently for your portfolio of clients on the largest traded market in the world.

What We're Looking For

• Native or fluent Japanese speaker to help expand and/or manage exisiting clients across the region.
• 1-3 years’ experience in outbound or B2B sales.
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and building strong working relationships.
• Clear, confident communication skills - both written and verbal.