New Business Development Executive (Yishun)

Murata Electronics Singapore (Pte.) Ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Murata Electronics Singapore (Pte.) Ltd. is seeking a proactive professional to drive new business creation in ASEAN & India, leveraging Murata's Kumihimo open-innovation platform. The role manages end-to-end platform activities and validates new businesses with internal and external stakeholders.

The ideal candidate will create and validate new business channels, coordinating with sales, marketing, tech, and external partners to build a robust opportunity pipeline and actionable roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, technology, business or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in new business development, open innovation, technology commercialization or strategic program management.
• Experience in leading cross-functional, multi-stakeholder programs and managing external partnerships.
• Ability to assess technology-market fit and develop initial commercial and financial business cases.
• Strong analytical, project management, facilitation, communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive and resilient attitude, cultural agility and networking ability across startups, academia, industry experts and internal domain experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage annual KUMIHIMO open innovation platform strategy, target domains, challenge statements, roadmap, budget, governance and KPIs.
• Identify market needs and business challenges in ASEAN & India with internal marketing and technology teams and translate them into new business themes.
• Create new businesses and new channels via KUMIHIMO by matching external technologies and partners with Murata capabilities and market needs.
• Develop new business opportunities in ASEAN & India beyond KUMIHIMO through customer discovery, partner exploration and early business validation.
• Design and facilitate co-creation activities and build relationships with startups, universities, research institutes, accelerators, public agencies, investors and technical experts.
• Maintain the opportunity pipeline, report outcomes and transition validated opportunities into new business creation projects with a clear next-step roadmap.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Presentation

Negotiation

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Department: New Business Promotion Department

Report to: Department Manager

Functional Relationships with:

- New business creation teams in ASEAN & India
- Regional Sales, Product marketing and Corporate functions in ASEAN & India
- New business, Corporate R&D and Technology divisions in HQ, Japan
- Startups, Universities, Research institutes, Accelerators and Public agencies in ASEAN & India

POSITION PROFILE:

Based in: Singapore

Job Site: Yishun

The successful candidate will drive new business creation in ASEAN & India, using Murata's regional open innovation platform KUMIHIMO as a key channel. The role will manage the end-to-end platform while also creating and validating new businesses and new channels through KUMIHIMO and beyond, with relevant internal and external stakeholders.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage annual KUMIHIMO open innovation platform strategy, target domains, challenge statements, roadmap, budget, governance and KPIs.
• Identify market needs and business challenges in ASEAN & India with internal marketing and technology teams and translate them into new business themes.
• Create new businesses and new channels via KUMIHIMO by matching external technologies and partners with Murata capabilities and market needs.
• Develop new business opportunities in ASEAN & India beyond KUMIHIMO through customer discovery, partner exploration and early business validation.
• Design and facilitate co-creation activities and build relationships with startups, universities, research institutes, accelerators, public agencies, investors and technical experts.
• Maintain the opportunity pipeline, report outcomes and transition validated opportunities into new business creation projects with a clear next-step roadmap.

Ability / Competency Required:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, technology, business or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in new business development, open innovation, technology commercialization or strategic program management.
• Experience in leading cross-functional, multi-stakeholder programs and managing external partnerships.
• Ability to assess technology-market fit and develop initial commercial and financial business cases.
• Strong analytical, project management, facilitation, communication, presentation and stakeholder-management skills.
• Proactive and resilient attitude, cultural agility and networking ability across startups, academia, industry experts and internal domain experts.