Business Development Manager

New Era Advisory; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

New Era Advisory is seeking a Business Development Manager to identify, test and build new customer acquisition and distribution channels. You will work directly with the founder to explore partnerships, communities, events and other distribution avenues, turning opportunities into repeatable business for our advisors.

This role emphasizes commercial outcomes over traditional sales and involves building pilot programs, coordinating partnerships and measuring performance to drive growth.

Responsibilities

• Research and identify potential strategic partners, companies, communities and organisations.
• Conduct outbound outreach through calls, email, LinkedIn and other appropriate channels.
• Build and maintain a healthy partnership pipeline.
• Secure meetings with potential partners and decision-makers.
• Prepare pitches, proposals and partnership concepts.
• Identify new ways for New Era advisors to access potential customers.
• Design small, low-cost pilots before committing significant resources.
• Coordinate experiments across channels such as corporate partnerships, professional referrals, events and communities.
• Evaluate what works and recommend whether to scale, improve or stop each initiative.
• Turn partnerships into actual activity rather than simply signing agreements.
• Coordinate workshops, campaigns, events, referral arrangements or other approved initiatives.
• Maintain relationships with existing partners.
• Look for ways to increase the commercial value of successful partnerships.
• Track the full BD funnel:
• Monitor cost, conversion and commercial outcomes.
• Provide a simple weekly BD dashboard.
• Identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.

Job description

New Era Advisory — Distribution & Partnerships

Employment: Full-time

Reports to: Founder / Associate Director

About the Role

New Era is looking for a resourceful and commercially driven Business Development Executive to help us identify, test and build new customer acquisition and distribution channels.

This is not a traditional sales role and you will not be expected to provide financial advice.

Your job is to answer one question:

Where can we create new pools of qualified customers for our advisors to serve?

You will work directly with the founder to explore partnerships, corporate opportunities, communities, events and other distribution channels, then turn the best opportunities into repeatable sources of business.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Development & Prospecting

• Research and identify potential strategic partners, companies, communities and organisations.
• Conduct outbound outreach through calls, email, LinkedIn and other appropriate channels.
• Build and maintain a healthy partnership pipeline.
• Secure meetings with potential partners and decision-makers.
• Prepare pitches, proposals and partnership concepts.

2. Build & Test New Distribution Channels

• Identify new ways for New Era advisors to access potential customers.
• Design small, low-cost pilots before committing significant resources.
• Coordinate experiments across channels such as corporate partnerships, professional referrals, events and communities.
• Evaluate what works and recommend whether to scale, improve or stop each initiative.

3. Partnership Activation

• Turn partnerships into actual activity rather than simply signing agreements.
• Coordinate workshops, campaigns, events, referral arrangements or other approved initiatives.
• Maintain relationships with existing partners.
• Look for ways to increase the commercial value of successful partnerships.

4. Performance Tracking

• Track the full BD funnel:
• Monitor cost, conversion and commercial outcomes.
• Provide a simple weekly BD dashboard.
• Identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements.

What Success Looks Like

We are not looking to measure success by the number of partnerships signed.

We care about commercial outcomes.

Your key KPIs may include:

• Qualified partnership prospects generated
• Decision-maker meetings secured
• Qualified customer opportunities generated
• Appointments generated for advisors
• Business/commission generated from BD channels
• Number of repeatable distribution channels developed

Who We’re Looking For

You may be a good fit if you are:

• Hungry — You enjoy pursuing opportunities and aren’t afraid of rejection.
• Resourceful — When something doesn’t work, you find another way.
• Commercially minded — You naturally think about revenue, conversion, cost and ROI.
• An executor — You don’t just generate ideas; you make things happen.
• Confident — You’re comfortable speaking with business owners and decision-makers.
• Organised — You can manage multiple prospects, meetings and pilots without losing track.
• Curious — You ask questions and quickly understand how different businesses work.
• Entrepreneurial — You enjoy building something where the playbook isn’t fully written yet.

What can I earn as a Business Development Manager