Business Manager

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Sciente Group, founded in 2007, is a multi-award winning, ISO9001, DPTM & Great Place To Work certified, technology focused organisation with business interest in Singapore (HQ), USA, Malaysia, Philippines and India.

We help our clients in intelligent transformation by our AI-led Intelligentisation, data engineering & intelligence, insurance & financial services focused business technology consulting and technology talent services.

Our mission: Delighted clients & community.

As a Business Manager, you will play a critical role in helping us to grow Data & AI services revenue, primarily from Insurance and financial services industry sectors.

• Employ business development strategies to secure new business, achieve revenue goals and foster growth.
• Take ownership and implement the agreed-upon strategy to boost service revenue, in line with the business potential of the targeted segments.
• Identify new opportunities through various channels, not limited to referrals, networking, social media, internet research, sales leads, direct contact, and involvement in the RFP/tendering process.
• Initiate connections with prospects and engage with key stakeholders.
• Lead presales engagements: assess client requirements, shape solutions, and align them to business outcomes.
• Develop end-to-end solution narratives covering data ingestion, integration, governance, ML/AI model development, and visualization.
• Translate technical capabilities into business value, building business cases and ROI models for clients.
• Prepare and deliver proposals, demos, proof-of-concepts (POCs), and RFP responses with clear value articulation.
• Act as the “face of solutioning” during client meetings, presenting both technical and business perspectives.
• Proactively forge new client partnerships within targeted accounts, including organizational chart development.
• Collaborate with existing clients in the targeted segments, gathering additional qualified requirements and educating them on our service offerings and processes.
• Create opportunities to present our value proposition to senior executives and management-level contacts.
• Regularly update and maintain client information in accordance with Sciente standards.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and delivery teams to ensure client satisfaction.
• Monitor Purchase Orders/agreements and oversee the process until collections are completed.
• Ensure compliance with Sciente’s values and policies.

Key Results Areas:

• Work with high integrity, honesty and with transparency;
• To achieve the agreed services revenue targets on a quarterly basis;
• To achieve the agreed level of accuracy & responsiveness to the clients.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Ideal candidate shall have a degree or diploma in IT/Finance/Business, coupled with a natural inclination towards sales and business development.
• The candidate should boast a minimum of 3 years of demonstrable success in Sales/Business Development/Account management within the realm of technology-related application products/IT (managed) services.
• Require a minimum of 3 years of experience as a Pre-Sales/ Project Delivery/ Consultant.
• Sound understanding of data platforms, governance, and AI/ML use cases.
• Ability to bridge business and technical conversations, engaging CXOs and delivery teams alike.
• Local Singapore working experience and relationships within insurance or financial services industry is required.
• We are seeking an individual who is focused, disciplined, and capable of taking ownership of responsibilities, consistently delivering desired results within agreed-upon deadlines.
• The role requires excellent communication, interpersonal, presentation, and people management skills.
• The ability to work independently, leading transactions to closure and making informed decisions in the absence of detailed instructions, is crucial.
• The desired candidate is someone aspiring to lead a meaningful life and is characterized by high integrity.

To know why you should join us, please visit

Our office location: Changi Business Park, near Expo MRT.

Should you be interested in this opportunity, please send your updated resume to at the earliest.

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Seniorities and job details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Sales, Business Development, and Information Technology
• Industries: Staffing and Recruiting and IT Services and IT Consulting

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