Senior Director, Regional Business Development (APAC)

Location: Toa Payoh, Singapore. Significant international travel required, approximately 50%.

Company

hirify.global develops global connectivity solutions for consumers, businesses, governments, and militaries, with New Ventures focused on emerging satellite and connectivity opportunities.

What you will do

• Lead New Ventures business development across the APAC region and identify, develop, and close strategic opportunities.
• Represent New Ventures with customers, partners, governments, and industry stakeholders.
• Build partnerships across mobile network operators, satellite operators, technology providers, device manufacturers, government organizations, and ecosystem partners.
• Evaluate and execute strategic alliances, commercial partnerships, joint ventures, and investment opportunities.
• Lead business case development, complex commercial negotiations, and deal execution through contract closure.
• Support commercialization of Direct-to-Device, UltraGEO, national connectivity, and other emerging ventures.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in business development, strategic partnerships, corporate development, or commercial leadership.
• Demonstrated success creating and scaling new business opportunities and closing complex strategic agreements.
• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience across multiple industries, technologies, or business models, with strong financial acumen and business case modeling skills.
• Familiarity with export control, compliance, and regulatory frameworks in international business contexts.
• Ability to work in entrepreneurial, ambiguous, and fast-moving environments as a self-directed individual contributor.

Nice to have

• Experience in satellite communications, telecommunications, mobility, or adjacent technology sectors.
• Familiarity with Direct-to-Device, Non-Terrestrial Networks, or 3GPP standards for satellite-cellular integration.
• Experience with automotive, IoT/IIoT, aviation, maritime, government, or defense markets.
• Existing executive relationships across relevant APAC ecosystems.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial, highly self-directed role spanning multiple ventures and opportunities.
• Individual contributor position measured by relationships built, opportunities created, and deals closed.
• Collaboration with New Ventures leadership, product, engineering, strategy, and corporate functions.
• Regular representation at customer meetings, conferences, and executive forums.