Business Development Manager (Strategic Planning)

AMBITION GROUP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AMBITION GROUP SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. is seeking a Commercial Analyst to support strategic partnerships and business development initiatives. You will work with senior leadership on financial modelling, business cases, and contract coordination.

The role focuses on building financial models, developing operating models for partnerships, coordinating with Legal and cross-functional teams, and preparing board-ready materials to inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Build and maintain financial models for partnerships and strategic projects.
• Develop business cases and operating models for new partnership structures.
• Support contract review and coordination with Legal—commercial terms and deliverables.
• Coordinate inputs from Academic, Ops, Finance, Marketing, Legal and QA on partnership workstreams.
• Prepare proposals, management papers and board-level materials.
• Conduct market research and competitive benchmarking for strategic planning.

Responsibilities

• Create and update financial models for new partnerships and initiatives.
• Draft business cases and operating models for partnership structures.
• Assist with contract coordination and review with Legal.
• Coordinate cross-functional inputs for partnership workstreams.
• Prepare proposals and board-ready materials for leadership.

Skills

Financial modelling

Business analysis

Cross-functional collab

Tools

Excel

Job description

We're looking for a Commercial Analyst to support strategic partnerships and business development initiatives, working closely with senior leadership on financial modelling, business cases, and contract coordination.

What you'll do:

• Build and maintain financial models for new partnerships, business initiatives, and strategic projects — feasibility, scenario analysis, ROI

• Develop business cases and operating models for new partnership structures, courses, and regional initiatives

• Support contract review and coordination with Legal — commercial terms, service scope, deliverables, timelines

• Coordinate cross-functional inputs (Academic, Ops, Finance, Marketing, Legal, QA) on partnership workstreams

• Prepare proposals, management papers, and board-level materials

• Conduct market research and competitor benchmarking to support strategic planning

• Track project milestones, dependencies, and risks; provide structured updates to leadership