Sea Machines Robotics · 4 months ago
Business Development Manager – APAC
Sea Machines Robotics is a leader in unmanned surface vessel autonomy systems and sensor solutions, and they are seeking a Business Development Manager for the APAC region. The role involves driving sales growth, managing customer relationships, and promoting products to military and government clients while building strategic partnerships and responding to tenders.
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Responsibilities
Drive business development across the Asia Pacific region with a focus on military and government customers
Proactively identify, shape, and create new opportunities within the marine defense sector
Monitor and respond to international tenders, RFIs, and RFPs, leading proposal development to deliver winning bids
Build and manage strategic partnerships and teaming arrangements to strengthen solution offerings
Deliver on quarterly and annual sales objectives through consistent pipeline growth and deal closure
Represent Sea Machines at industry conferences, trade shows, and panels, delivering impactful presentations
Lead USV demonstrations, sea trials, and customer training/exercise support in coordination with technical teams
Capture and manage all business development activities in the CRM system
Collaborate with marketing to provide fresh content ideas and regional market insights
Qualification
Required
10+ years experience in the marine/maritime industry
10+ years in international sales/capture roles with government/defense customers
Expert knowledge of marine vessels, navigation equipment, and vessel systems
Strong understanding of government contracting processes in the Asia Pacific region
Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, or Military/Civil Maritime equivalent
Exceptional proposal writing, negotiation, and presentation skills
Proficient in MS Office with the ability to build high-quality presentations and documents
Ability to travel extensively (50–60%)
Preferred
Experience with USV offerings or captain's credentials highly desirable
Multi-lingual skills considered a strong advantage
Company
Sea Machines Robotics
Sea Machines Robotics builds autonomous control and navigation systems for the commercial marine and boating industries.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$44.3MKey Investors
Accomplice
2024-02-06Series Unknown· $12M
2020-10-30Series B· $5M
2020-07-22Series B· $15M
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