Partnerships & Deployments Director

Jobtailor; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is expanding its strategic partnerships with merchants, marketplaces, and technology providers in APAC to drive AI-powered commerce initiatives. The role collaborates with product, engineering, and commercial teams to execute pilots, deploy scalable programs, and unlock growth across cross-border ecosystems.

The candidate will build repeatable processes, activate merchants, and prepare compelling business cases for senior stakeholders, ensuring momentum in fast-moving markets.

Qualifications

• Ability to turn ambiguous opportunities into structured programs.
• Strong commercial instincts with operational depth.
• Experience working across multiple functions and external partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing business cases and measuring outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise strategic partnerships across merchants, marketplaces, payment providers and tech ecosystems.
• Develop partnership opportunities and convert them into pilots and deployments.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations and commercial teams to execute initiatives.
• Build playbooks, onboarding processes and operating rhythms to support growth.
• Support merchant activation and AI commerce initiatives across channels.
• Prepare commercial proposals and materials for stakeholders.
• Monitor market developments and translate insights into growth opportunities.
• Drive execution and momentum across strategic priorities with senior leadership.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Cross-functional collaboration

Effective communication

Business case development

Stakeholder management

AI/commerce awareness

Adaptability

Job description

Responsibilities

• Identify and prioritise strategic partnerships across merchants, marketplaces, payment providers and technology ecosystems
• Develop partnership opportunities and convert them into structured pilots and commercial deployments
• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations and commercial teams to execute initiatives and remove barriers to delivery
• Build repeatable playbooks, onboarding processes and operating rhythms to support growth
• Support merchant activation and AI commerce initiatives across emerging channels
• Prepare commercial proposals, business cases and materials for internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor market developments and translate insights into practical growth opportunities
• Drive execution and maintain momentum across strategic priorities in partnership with senior leadership

Requirements

• Ability to turn ambiguous opportunities into structured and executable programs
• Strong commercial instincts combined with operational depth
• Experience working collaboratively across multiple functions and external partners
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop business cases and measure outcomes
• Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders while managing operational details
• Curiosity about AI-powered commerce and emerging technologies
• Ability to thrive in fast-moving and evolving environments
• Experience in e-commerce, payments, fintech, marketplaces or platform ecosystems (plus)
• Exposure to startups, venture-building environments or high-growth technology companies (plus)
• Familiarity with APAC commerce markets and cross-border ecosystems (plus)
• Knowledge of AI, search, recommendation technologies or digital commerce solutions (plus)