Director, Global Business Acceleration

Job Description

About the Role:

You will oversee the growth of a regional Global Business Acceleration organisation for APAC, guiding the region's revenue pipeline and talent pipeline. This is a senior leadership role for someone who operates with a high degree of autonomy, builds executive-level stakeholder relationships, and sets strategic direction for the function across the region.

What You Will Do:

• Manage the Business Development Representative (BDR) teams across APAC, ensuring all teams exceed quarterly quotas and pipeline targets
• Inspire the regional Global Business Acceleration organisation to create repeatable, predictable, high-quality pipeline from select accounts
• Mentor team members in line with business demands and their individual professional goals
• Strengthen the Global Business Acceleration charter, service level agreements, and performance measurements across the region
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with partners in Sales, Marketing, and Operations; represent the Global Business Acceleration organisation across the business and serve as the expert at executive briefings and business reviews
• Drive strategic alignment across the APAC region — influencing senior stakeholders and elevating the function beyond day-to-day execution
• Ensure effective understanding and management of resources within the assigned region

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience in leveraging or critically thinking about how to integrate AI into work processes, decision-making, or problem-solving. This may include using AI-powered tools, automating workflows, analyzing AI-driven insights, or exploring AI's potential impact on the function or industry.
• 8+ years of experience as a high-performing individual contributor in Sales, Marketing, or a related field
• 4+ years leading teams within enterprise software sales or equivalent, with a consistent track record of overachievement
• Proven experience leading successful Sales Development or Business Development organisations in the B2B and SaaS market
• Strong executive presence with the ability to engage credibly and influence senior stakeholders across complex, matrixed organisations
• APAC market experience strongly preferred, particularly across Southeast Asia, North Asia, and/or Korea
• High proficiency in Sales Development tools including data sources, CRM, marketing automation, and email/phone engagement platforms
• Deep fluency in sales development and selling methodologies, including outbound prospecting practices and lead qualification frameworks