Senior Manager APAC, Developer Solutions

Discord; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Discord seeks a Senior Manager APAC, Developer Solutions to build partnerships with game developers across APAC and drive adoption of Social Layer SDK, Nitro, and commerce offerings. This individual contributor role is based in Singapore and reports to the VP of Developer Solutions, with travel to partners as needed.

You will manage a territory, negotiate complex deals, and align with product, engineering, and sales teams to ensure partner success and measurable revenue growth while representing

Qualifications

• 7+ years of business development, sales or partnerships experience.
• 4+ years in enterprise SaaS/SDK adoption and analytics sales, with game tech experience.
• Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese with strong written and verbal skills.
• Proven track record closing complex enterprise deals.
• Experience sourcing, negotiating, and scaling partnerships with measurable revenue impact.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams to define partner value.
• Deep knowledge of the gaming space.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional execution with ownership and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Identify high-fit games and developers for Discord’s Social Layer SDK, commerce, and Nitro offerings.
• Own a territory / book of business with quarterly goals; 25%-50% travel to meet partners face to face.
• Own the sales / deal process from prospecting, qualification, negotiation to close.
• Understand developer monetization needs and tech adoption pathways.
• Build and manage a healthy, predictable pipeline via outbound prospecting and CRM updates.
• Lead strategy, structuring, and negotiation of partnership agreements with clear commercial frameworks.
• Align GTM and execution with Product, Engineering, Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal and Executives; remove roadblocks for partner success.
• Collaborate with Customer Success on upsell/cross-sell opportunities within existing accounts.

Skills

Business development

Sales & partnerships

SaaS/SDK sales

Gaming industry knowledge

English & Mandarin

Enterprise deals

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Job description

Discord has a highly engaged community of millions of daily active users who use the platform for many different reasons, but there’s one thing that nearly everyone does: play video games. Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming, and we are focused on making it easier and more fun for people to hang out before, during, and after playing games.

We are looking for a Senior Manager APAC, Developer Solutions who is passionate about building partnerships in the games industry that accelerate adoption of Discord’s engagement and monetization solutions (Social Layer SDK, Nitro subscriptions, commerce, collectibles). You will build partnership and sales strategies, as well as lead deal execution, including sourcing and negotiating complex, high-impact partnerships with our most critical developers in the APAC region. You will interact with senior executives at our partner organizations and be a trusted evangelist for Discord’s products and priorities. Internally, you will be an advocate for our partners and bring the “voice of the developer” to inform business and product decisions. This is an individual contributor role based in Singapore and will report into the VP of Developer Solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Identify high-fit games and developers for Discord’s Social Layer SDK, commerce, and Nitro subscription offerings
• Own a territory / book of business of AAA and AA game developers with quarterly goals tied to your performance; 25%-50% of your time will be travel to see your game developer partners face to face
• Own the sales / deal process from prospecting, qualification, decision, terms negotiation to deal close
• Understand developer needs in regard to monetization, user growth, and social mechanics. This includes identifying the optimal path and selection for third party technology adoption
• Build and manage a healthy, predictable pipeline through outbound prospecting, targeted outreach, and strategic account mapping. Fully document your progress using CRM tools
• Lead strategy, structuring, and negotiation of key partnership agreements, including developing clear commercial frameworks and defining technical scope.
• Align GTM and execution with leaders across Product, Engineering, Ad Sales, Operations, Marketing, Finance, Legal and Executive Leadership; remove roadblocks and ensure partner success and achieve defined KPIs.
• Work alongside Customer Success to identify upsell / cross-sell opportunities and deepen relationships within existing customers.

What you should have

• 7+ years of proven experience in business development, sales and partnerships experience
• 4+ years of experience in enterprise SaaS / SDK adoption, analytics / insights sales or related roles at software or platform companies; experience in game tech and developer tools
• Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both. You can handle business and technical conversations and produce clear, executive-ready materials such as strategy memos, deal summaries, business cases, and partner communications.
• Strong track record of winning new logos and closing complex deals with enterprise customers
• Proven track record sourcing, negotiating, and scaling complex partnerships with measurable impact on revenue, adoption, and monetization
• Proven ability to work with internal cross-functional teams at early stages to define and articulate partner value within the context of Discord
• Deep knowledge and experience in the gaming space, specifically
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional execution with clear ownership and accountability

This is an international position in Singaporeemployed by an international PEO.

Why Discord?

Discord plays a uniquely important role in the future of gaming. We're a multi-platform, multi-generational and multi-player platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests. We believe games give us a way to have fun with our favorite people, whether listening to music together or grinding in competitive matches for diamond rank. Join us in our mission! Your future is just a click away!

Discord is committed to inclusion and providing reasonable accommodations during the interview process. We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.