Business Development Manager

Antaes Consulting SA; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid role

Regional exposure

Career progression

Supportive team

Job summary

Antaes Asia seeks a driven Business Development Manager to fuel our Asian expansion. This role combines client acquisition and recruitment to deliver 360° growth for a consulting business.

You will source new clients, recruit consultants, and manage accounts across industries, thriving in a fast-paced, multicultural environment with English as the main language. This is a hybrid role offering rapid skill development, regional market exposure, and clear career progression within a growing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience).
• A first experience in Business Development, Sales, Consulting or Recruitment is a plus.
• Strong interest in both client acquisition and recruitment
• Fluent in English, to liaise with English speaking counterparts; other languages are a bonus.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, resilient, and results-oriented mindset

Responsibilities

• Identify, target, and acquire new clients across key industries
• Develop and manage a pipeline of business opportunities
• Conduct outreach (calls, meetings, networking) to generate leads
• Understand client challenges and propose tailored consulting solutions
• Participate in contract negotiations and closing deals
• Drive end-to-end recruitment activities to support business growth
• Source and attract qualified candidates through various channels
• Screen, interview, and assess consultants based on client needs
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline aligned with market demand
• Match candidates to client opportunities and manage the placement process
• Maintain strong relationships with existing clients
• Ensure successful delivery by aligning consultants with client expectations
• Anticipate future hiring needs and proactively source talent
• Support ongoing business development within existing accounts

Skills

Client acquisition

Recruitment

Sales

Consulting

Communication

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

English fluency

Multicultural teamwork

Proactive mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business or Engineering

Job description

Antaes Asia is looking for a driven and entrepreneurial Business Development Manager to support our expansion in Asia. This role combines client acquisition and recruitment, making it ideal for someone who wants to develop a 360° understanding of how a consulting business grows.

You will play a key role in sourcing new clients while also recruiting the right consultants to deliver on project needs—ensuring a strong alignment between business opportunities and talent.

Key Responsibilities

Client Sourcing & Business Development (Core Focus)

• Identify, target, and acquire new clients across key industries
• Develop and manage a pipeline of business opportunities
• Conduct outreach (calls, meetings, networking) to generate leads
• Understand client challenges and propose tailored consulting solutions
• Participate in contract negotiations and closing deals

Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (Core Focus)

• Drive end-to-end recruitment activities to support business growth
• Source and attract qualified candidates through various channels
• Screen, interview, and assess consultants based on client needs
• Build and maintain a strong talent pipeline aligned with market demand
• Match candidates to client opportunities and manage the placement process

Account Management

• Maintain strong relationships with existing clients
• Ensure successful delivery by aligning consultants with client expectations
• Anticipate future hiring needs and proactively source talent
• Support ongoing business development within existing accounts

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent hands‑on experience).
• A first experience in Business Development, Sales, Consulting or Recruitment is a plus.
• Strong interest in both client acquisition and recruitment
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, multicultural, international setting.
• Fluent in English, to liase with English speaking counterparts; other languages are a bonus.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Proactive, resilient, and results-oriented mindset

What We Offer

• A hybrid role combining sales and recruitment, offering rapid skill development
• Exposure to regional markets and diverse industries
• Clear career progression within a growing consultancy
• Dynamic, entrepreneurial, and supportive team environment

CDI

- Contribute to Life Science projects for Antaes Asia clients

- Responsible for execution of batch manufacturing instructions in accordance with pre-defined procedures and training.

- Ensures batch execution is performed with adherence process critical steps and ensures flawless execution

- Provides inputs on operational and process related improvements to achieve site business targets and manufacturing excellence.

- Performs technical verification of batch related recipes (POMS and DeltaV), manual operations and adhoc manufacturing documentations

- Provides input in design of manufacturing recipe in DCS

- Participate in digitalization projects and identify areas for process and operational streamlining

- Adheres to safe work environment in accordance with regulatory and global/local EHS policies

- Participates in safety risks assessments or participates in process hazard analysis as an operations representative (PHA)

- Actively resolve batch related document errors in a timely manner

- Communicates all events/ issues effectively with relevant stakeholders

- Provide inputs for investigation–impact assessment and appropriate CAPA

- Ensures overall plant upkeep during the shift and ensuring plant is always in audit ready mode

- Oversees deliverables ahead, anticipates complexities and prevents potential

- Ensures processes are running asper planned schedule with minimal delays. Highlights effectively to shift supervisor if delays are expected.

- Contribute to the promotion of Antaes services on top of assistance provided to clients