Vice President - International Sales ( SaaS/ Automotive Sector)

Vectra Search; Singapore; On-site; SGD 384,000 - 768,000; Full time

Job summary

Vectra Search seeks a senior global sales leader to shape the company’s commercial strategy and run the sales organization across markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. You will own revenue performance, develop strategic customer relationships and drive scalable sales execution.

The role reports to the CEO and involves senior leadership responsibilities, cross-cultural collaboration, and travel to international markets to win strategic accounts and expand into new

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of sales management experience.
• Experience leading sales teams across multiple countries.
• Background in automotive, MarTech, AdTech or SaaS.
• Experience selling to automotive manufacturers, distributors or dealer groups would be valuable.
• Excellent English; Mandarin ability preferred or conversational Mandarin sufficient for backend teams.
• Bachelor's degree and willingness to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Lead global sales performance: set country targets and revenue plans.
• Manage international teams: coach country heads and sales teams with consistent standards.
• Win strategic accounts: personally lead major opportunities and negotiations with automotive players.
• Drive market expansion: identify new customer segments and partnerships.
• Build scalable sales practices: improve CRM, pipeline management and forecasting.

Skills

Sales leadership

Multi-country teams

Negotiation

Account planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Location: Singapore or Shanghai or Silicon Valley
Reporting to: CEO

About the company

Our client is a fast-growing AI-powered marketing technology company helping automotive brands, distributors and dealerships improve how they attract, engage and convert customers.

Its platform combines AI-generated video content, virtual livestreaming, automated customer engagement and marketing analytics. These solutions help automotive businesses scale digital marketing, respond more effectively to prospective buyers and turn online interest into showroom visits and sales opportunities.

With operations across Asia, Australia and the Americas, the company is seeking a global sales leader to drive its next phase of international growth.

The opportunity

This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape the company's global commercial strategy and lead its sales organisation across multiple markets.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will oversee country heads and sales teams in markets including Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Brazil and Mexico. You will own global revenue performance, develop strategic customer relationships and build a consistent, scalable approach to sales execution.

The role suits a commercially driven leader who combines strategic oversight with hands-on involvement in winning business, developing teams and opening markets.

Key responsibilities

• Lead global sales performance: Set country-level revenue targets, develop growth plans and drive delivery against agreed revenue and P&L objectives.
• Manage international teams: Lead and coach country heads and sales teams, establishing clear accountability and consistent performance standards while adapting to local markets.
• Win strategic accounts: Personally lead major opportunities and negotiations with automotive manufacturers, distributors and dealer groups.
• Drive market expansion: Identify new customer segments, partnerships and opportunities to grow the company's international presence.
• Build scalable sales practices: Strengthen sales processes, CRM adoption, pipeline management, forecasting and account planning across markets.
• Grow customer value: Work closely with product, marketing and customer success teams to support adoption, retention, renewals and account expansion.
• Maintain commercial discipline: Report business performance to the CEO, including pipeline health, conversion, customer retention and collections.

Candidate profile

• At least eight years of sales management experience, including substantial senior leadership responsibility at VP, Regional Director or equivalent level.
• A proven track record of owning revenue and/or P&L targets and delivering sustained business growth.
• Experience leading sales teams across multiple countries and working effectively across cultures.
• A background in automotive, automotive digital platforms, MarTech, AdTech or SaaS.
• Experience selling to automotive manufacturers, distributors or dealer groups would be highly valuable.
• Demonstrated ability to win strategic accounts, negotiate complex agreements and build repeatable sales processes.
• A hands-on leadership style, strong commercial judgement and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving growth environment.
• Excellent English communication skills and the ability to communicate in Mandarin; conversational Mandarin may be sufficient to be able to communicate with backend team in China.
• A bachelor's degree and willingness to travel internationally frequently.

Why consider this opportunity?

• A global leadership mandate spanning Asia, Australia and the Americas.
• Direct access to the CEO and influence over commercial strategy and execution.
• The opportunity to build and develop an international sales organisation.
• A business applying AI to practical automotive marketing and customer-acquisition challenges.
• Flexibility to be based in Singapore or Shanghai.