Head of Digital News, APAC

BUSINESS NEWS (ASIA) LLP; Singapore; On-site; SGD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global news network is seeking a Head of Digital News to lead editorial coverage in the Asia-Pacific region. This senior role focuses on overseeing digital content for business, markets, and tech, while implementing subscription strategies. Candidates should have experience in senior editorial positions with strong leadership capabilities, delivering high-quality journalism and growing audience engagement. The role is based in Singapore and requires collaboration with international teams to enhance digital strategy.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior editorial roles within a global newsroom.
• Strong track record of leading subscription-focused content strategies.
• Ability to commission scoops, exclusives, and agenda-setting journalism.

Responsibilities

• Lead CNBC's digital editorial strategy in APAC.
• Manage a team of reporters and editors in Singapore.
• Shape and execute a subscription-focused digital strategy.

Skills

Senior editorial experience

Business and markets-focused portfolio

Subscription strategies

Leadership and mentoring

SEO and social media strategy

Job description

CNBC INTERNATIONAL

CNBC is the world’s number one business and financial news network. Its mission is to help the influential and aspirational make astute decisions to get ahead by providing live market updates, breaking news, in-depth analysis and exclusive interviews.

CNBC’s vast portfolio includes CNBC.com, the online destination for global business; CNBC PRO, the network’s premium subscription service that provides real-time global market data and market analysis, as well as a growing slate of live and virtual events where consumers can experience CNBC’s award-winning journalism, live.

With headquarters in New Jersey, London, Singapore, and Abu Dhabi, CNBC provides a truly global 24-hour business briefing for senior business leaders, the financial community and those with assets to invest or protect. Today the channel is available in more than 392 million homes worldwide. CNBC also boasts a growing audience across its social media and digital video platforms.

Visit www.cnbc.com for more information.

OVERVIEW

We are seeking a Head of Digital News, APAC to lead CNBC’s digital editorial coverage across the Asia-Pacific region. Based in Singapore, this senior leadership role will oversee all digital content produced out of APAC for CNBC.com, with a sharp focus on business, markets, economics, and tech. You will help shape our editorial strategy, manage a talented newsroom, and ensure our journalism is authoritative, timely, and globally relevant.

You will also help build and execute subscription-focused content for CNBC.com, driving scoops, exclusives, and premium analysis that sit behind the paywall.

You will play a central role in steering CNBC’s global digital strategy, working closely with senior leaders in the U.S. and EMEA to deliver high-quality, data-driven journalism for our international audience.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead CNBC’s digital editorial strategy in APAC, ensuring coverage is authoritative, engaging, and aligned with the global vision.
• Manage a team of reporters and editors in Singapore and across the region, driving performance, talent development, and collaboration.
• Oversee daily editorial output — from breaking news and live blogs to enterprise stories, analysis, and long-form features, with a strong emphasis on business, markets, economics, and tech.
• Drive scoops, exclusives, and distinctive journalism that deepen CNBC’s authority and build subscription value.
• Shape and execute a subscription-focused digital strategy, commissioning premium stories, analysis, and newsletters that sit behind a paywall.
• Keep coverage audience-focused, using data and insights to engage readers and grow subscriptions.
• Ensure CNBC’s journalism meets the highest standards of accuracy, clarity, and editorial integrity.
• Work closely with the Head of TV, APAC, and other teams to coordinate coverage, align editorial priorities, and deliver cross-platform journalism that maximizes impact across TV, digital, video, and social.

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Proven experience in senior editorial roles within a global newsroom, ideally with a business and markets-focused portfolio.
• Strong track record of leading subscription or paywalled content strategies, with experience building, scaling, or optimizing digital subscription products.
• Demonstrated ability to commission scoops, exclusives, and agenda-setting journalism that drives both audience engagement and subscriptions.
• Strong record of managing teams and delivering measurable growth in both audience and subscription growth.
• Exceptional news judgment and ability to balance fast-moving breaking news with deeper enterprise and premium paywall journalism.
• Strong leadership skills with a commitment to mentoring and developing diverse newsroom talent.
• Deep understanding of how global business audiences consume digital news, with fluency in SEO, newsletters, analytics, and social media strategy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with proven success working across multi-platform newsrooms.
• Ability to thrive under pressure and adapt quickly to fast-moving news cycles.

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES

While not essential for this role, candidates with experience or proficiency in the following attributes tend to excel in this position.

• Eight (8) or more years of experience with three (3) or more years of management and leadership experience.
• Ability to travel as required, usually within the Asia Pacific region.
• Familiarity with CNBC News standards.

The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.