Business Development Strategy Lead

Singapore Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
We are seeking a highly visible, commercially driven Business Development professional to serve as the regional sales strategy lead for APAC, based in Singapore. This individual will help shape and execute APAC growth strategy by prioritizing target markets, coordinating with local teams and broker partners, and building strategic relationships across the regional property insurance and data center ecosystem.
  • Exciting opportunity to drive sales strategy within data centres
  • Competitive salary with attractive sales incentive plan

About Our Client

Our client is an international leading insurance company with global operations and leading player in its field.

Job Description

Regional Sales Strategy Leadership

· Serve as the regional data center sales strategy lead for APAC, translating global growth priorities into a focused regional execution plan.

· Coordinate with local BDEs, regional sales managers, client service teams, underwriting, engineering, and operations to align pursuit strategy, ownership, and execution.

· Develop clear market priorities across APAC, recognizing that country-specific broker relationships, buying behaviors, regulatory environments, and language considerations require coordinated local engagement.

· Provide leadership and structure to ensure APAC opportunities are consistently qualified, advanced, and tracked through the sales funnel.

Market Leadership & Industry Presence

· Establish and maintain a significant presence within the Singapore and broader APAC property insurance marketplace.

· Represent at industry conferences, trade associations, broker events, data center forums, and targeted public relations or marketing opportunities that increase regional brand awareness.

· Develop relationships with senior decision-makers across the data center ecosystem, including owners, operators, developers, investors, consultants, and strategic partners.

· Act as a recognized market expert and ambassador throughout the region, positioning the business as a differentiated, engineering-led partner for data center resilience.

New Business Development

· Develop and execute a territory-led sales strategy focused on growth of Data center APAC portfolio.

· Build and maintain a prioritized APAC target universe, including top data center operators, developers, investors, hyperscalers, colocation providers, and emerging market opportunities.

· Identify, qualify, and pursue new business opportunities with regional and multinational data center operators, ensuring opportunities are validated, tracked, and advanced with discipline.

· Partner with local market teams to evaluate white space, assess opportunity viability, and determine the right engagement model for each market.

· Lead complex sales processes from initial engagement through proposal development, negotiation, and successful placement.

· Achieve annual new business production and revenue objectives.

Broker & Partner Engagement

  • Build strategic relationships with key regional and global brokers operating in Singapore and APAC.
  • Partner with brokers to identify opportunities, develop market intelligence, and strengthen position in the marketplace.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for broker education regarding value proposition and capabilities.



Strategic Account Development

· Collaborate with global account teams to identify APAC opportunities within multinational data center portfolios.

· Develop account plans for strategic prospects and existing clients with expansion potential, including construction-to-operations opportunities where early engagement can influence risk quality and long-term program design.

· Coordinate regional engagement strategies across multiple countries and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with local resources and broker relationships.

· Position engineering-led value proposition around data center resilience, power and cooling infrastructure, risk improvement, and lifecycle support from design and construction through operations.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
  • Minimum 7+ years of successful business development, sales, client management, or production experience.
  • Demonstrated success developing new business within commercial property insurance or a closely related industry.
  • Strong relationship-building, presentation, negotiation, and influencing skills.
  • Experience managing complex sales opportunities involving multiple stakeholders.



What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary with attractive sales incentive plan
  • Comprehensive benefits with flexibility
  • Global and stable insurance firm with good corporate culture



If you are ready to move forward in your career, we encourage you to apply.

Contact
Gavin Teo (Lic No: R1328332 / EA No: 18S9099)
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7115143
Phone number
+65 6416 9835

Job summary

Function
Sales
Specialisation
Business Development
What is your area of specialisation?
Insurance
Location
Singapore
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Gavin Teo (Lic No: R1328332 / EA No: 18S9099)
Consultant contact
+65 6416 9835
Job Reference
JN-092026-7115143
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.