Sales Executive, Online Resources (Malaysia)

Location: Malaysia, within commuting distance of the Malaysian office in Petaling Jaya. Hybrid work with in-person attendance at the office or other workplaces three days per week or more, including customer visits and conferences. Applicants must have the right to work and live in Malaysia.

Company

hirify.global is a global academic publishing, business intelligence, knowledge, and events business; Taylor & Francis produces peer-reviewed books, journals, and online resources.

What you will do

• Establish and execute the sales strategy for Malaysia.
• Maximize sales revenue and meet or exceed targets.
• Build and manage a healthy sales pipeline to support continued growth.
• Develop relationships with agents, channel partners, prospects, and existing customers.
• Travel within Malaysia to identify opportunities, conduct client visits, and support upselling and repeat business.
• Share sales knowledge, best practices, and experience with regional product and sales teams.

Requirements

• At least three years of previous sales experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business preferred.
• Consultative sales skills and a customer-focused approach.
• Proficiency in English and Bahasa Malaysia, both spoken and written.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, presentation, proactive, and independent working skills.
• Competence with Microsoft Office and familiarity with CRM databases.

Nice to have

• Knowledge or experience in academic publishing.
• Experience selling into or working with academic higher-education library markets.
• Experience selling digital content directly and through third parties.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible balanced working model combining office, customer, conference, and remote work.
• 20 days of annual leave, pro-rated in the first year, plus an additional birthday day off.
• Four paid volunteering days per year.
• Healthcare insurance with optional family participation at the employee’s expense.
• Performance bonus, share-matching plan, annual health screening, optical and dental care, and 24/7 employee assistance support.

Hiring process

• Applications are shortlisted on a rolling basis, with interviews conducted alongside advertising.
• Applicants may request reasonable adjustments to support participation in the recruitment process.