Strategic Business Development Manager

MD Office | Full-time

💼 Role Overview

You will serve as the right hand of the Managing Director, helping drive strategic initiatives and develop new opportunities across business, content, technology, and partnerships.

This role requires a big-picture thinker with systems-level understanding, a strong command of digital/AI tools, and a deep appreciation of Jamsai’s mission to create meaningful, lasting impact for our readers.

🎯 Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the MD to analyze, strategize, and develop pathways for sustainable business growth
• Identify and evaluate new opportunities — from market expansion and new target segments to partnership and revenue model innovations
• Use digital tools such as Notion AI, ChatGPT, Looker Studio, and others for data analysis, decision support, and strategic insight
• Design and support cross-functional workflows across editorial, marketing, production, and tech teams
• Lead or co-lead digital transformation projects, especially those involving the adoption of AI
• Represent the MD in select meetings, partner discussions, or strategic negotiations when required

✅ Required Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in Business Development, Strategic Planning, Innovation, or related fields
• Proven ability to design, lead, and deliver high-impact strategic initiatives
• Hands-on experience with AI or digital productivity tools to improve planning, communication, or decision-making
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills, with the ability to communicate ideas clearly across diverse stakeholders
• Background in content, publishing, education, or creative business is a plus

🚀 Growth Opportunities

• Work side-by-side with the MD on high-impact and cross-company initiatives
• Opportunity to grow into a strategic leadership or executive role in the future

🧬 Ideal Candidate

• Fast thinker, fast mover, and highly adaptable
• Strategic-minded yet detail-oriented
• Thrives in uncertainty and embodies the mindset:

“Everything changes, we must change.”