Business Development Manager 
Location: Singapore / Dubai  
Do you believe in the future of the creator economy? Do you love education and see its power to transform lives? We do, which is why we are building Nas Academy. Nas Academy is on a mission to empower Creators to share their knowledge. 
One of the ways to achieve our mission is through partnerships with companies to design their own Academies or scholarship programs to educate people about their industry and product. Nas Academy is looking for a world class Business Development Manager to join our Corporate team to grow our corporate partnerships. The ideal candidate is someone who is proactive, resourceful, great at building relationships, negotiating commercial deals and ensuring that projects are managed well to deliver success to our partners. Ideally, this candidate is also someone who is passionate and has knowledge about the cryptocurrency, NFTs and Web3 space. Your performance will depend on your ability to balance account renewal, growth and customer satisfaction.
Visit our website https://nasacademy.com/ for more information about what we do 
About The Role
You will be part of the Corporate Partnerships and Sales team primarily focused on growing our business partnerships, ensuring that projects are well executed and post program closure is done with great quality. This role works closely with Product, Marketing, Partnerships, Curriculum globally.
What you will do

Research and identify new business opportunities – including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services – or new ways of reaching existing markets
Seek out the appropriate contact in an organisation
Generate leads and cold call prospective partners
Meet with partners face to face or over the phone
Foster and develop relationships with partners
Understand the needs of our partners and be able to respond effectively with a plan of how to meet these
Think strategically – seeing the bigger picture and setting aims and objectives in order to develop and improve the business
Work strategically – carrying out necessary planning in order to implement operational changes
Conduct commercial negotiations and draw up client contracts 
Have a good understanding of the businesses’ products or services and be able to advise others about them
Work closely with curriculum to design programs that will suit our partner’s needs 
Discuss promotional strategy and activities with the marketing department
Liaise with the finance and operations team as appropriate
Ensure timely updates to all the relevant stakeholders and project sponsors

Experience Desired

3 – 5 years working experience in sales, business development or partnerships capacity 
Proven record of strategic intuition when assessing opportunities, optimizing processes, and excellence in execution
Ability to manage multiple projects while working with different stakeholders from different backgrounds
Proficiency in MS Excel/Google Sheets and excellent grasp and instinct for quantitative and statistical tools and analyses
Operates at a high level of intensity, acting with a sense of urgency without sacrificing excellence
Entrepreneurial and a hands-on mentality with a strong bias towards action while working effectively in an innovative environment that values collaboration without ego