Assistant Head, a star Collaborative Commerce

The core mission of the Broad Based Initiative team (BBI) will be to conceptualize, execute and develop Tech/Business collaboration initiatives and strategic alliances for Singapore MNC, LLE, SME and start-ups (aka Local Enterprise (LE)) to grow their business across a range of market. As a tool, BBI team will utilise and enhance the A*STAR Collaborative Commerce Marketplace platform features to augment B-to-B Tech/Business collaboration with the Innovation and Enterprise (I&E) ecosystem at large.

A*STAR Collaborative Commerce Marketplace (ACCM) provides a platform for companies to find partners, solutions and network for business opportunities

Complimentary platform (accm.sg) for community building & development, allowing enterprises to network, form relationships & foster collaborations

**Features include**:

- Partner Search for solution providers, collaborators, distributors
- Interest Groups to discuss latest market and tech trends to broaden industry knowledge
- Join events to deepen industry knowledge and network
- Call for proposals to respond to requests from other companies or public agencies to secure more business opportunities
- Marketplace to showcase technology solutions to a wider online audience and attract potential adopters

**Responsibilities**:
Lead in BBI Business/ Management Intelligence and reporting
Lead in Life science BBI initiative to generate leads and execution of impactful engagement
Develop and enhance of BBI & ACCM programmes and events
Strategize newer ways to grow current ACCM membership and partnerships.
Manage partnerships and alliances for Tech/Business growth opportunities
Manage customer experience and respond to pre and post-event/webinar follow up activity to guide the fruitful B-to-B Tech/Business outcome
Establish a systematic process for ACCM partner outreach and relationship management
Build and develop strategic relationships with our key targeted partners including overseas partners.
Coordinate with the public relations/corporate comms team to ensure that any information going out is in the best interest of A*STAR, ACCM and its partners.
Work with other teams internal to the organization to ensure that Alliance and Partnership goals are synchronized with organizational goals.
Support the team to identify further ACCM e-platform feature development (AI Partner search, Interest Groups, Call for proposal, Marketplace showcase and Industry events & webinar etc). This role helps identify the best content, the most relevant tools that will drive ACCM membership growth and provide value to current and potential members.
Collaborate and support ACCM Partners for ACCM e-platform to funnel and provide lead generation for potential business/tech collaboration (ie Tech/IP needs, joint Marketing, CRM and customer engagement etc) for A*STAR Enterprise (ie Industry Clusters, National Programme, VCG etc)
Stay abreast of industry news and support with ACCM Partners & members and thought leadership
Providing insights to TRL of technologies being developed and short listed RTG Architect Teams by A*STAR RIs/Programmes
To work with TACs and chambers, other government agencies to understand the industries challenges
Keep abreast with Funding schemes from Government Agencies (SPRING, IMDA, BCA, WDA) to support SMEs to adopt technologies

**Qualifications**:
Good communications skills
Required to work with China companies
Ability to liaise with senior management
Have demonstrated networking abilities in forming B-to-B alliances and partnership
Have experience in tech commercialisation and business development
Desire to succeed within a tech innovation-driven atmosphere
Professional leader with excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
Must have strong strategic capabilities as well as ability to be hands-on and detail-oriented to manage tactical execution
Must have strong strategic capabilities as well as ability to be hands-on and detail-oriented to manage and support business matching in business/tech innovation collaboration within ACCM e-platform
Demonstrated achievements in helping SMEs to adopt technologies
Demonstrated achievements in creating technology-based products for adoption
Demonstrated networks of SMEs in RIE ecosystem