Sciente is a Singapore-headquartered specialist BFSI technology and AI/data consulting firm, with offices across Singapore, Malaysia, India, and the USA. We help banks, insurers, and financial services firms modernize through AI-driven governance, risk and compliance (GRC), data intelligentisation, and business technology consulting, delivered through strategic partnerships with Dataiku, Denodo, and Neo4j, alongside our technology talent management practice.

We are expanding our presence in the APAC market and are building a India-based commercial team to drive that growth.

Role Summary
We are hiring a Business Development Manager to own new client acquisition for Sciente's BFSI-focused consulting and technology talent services across Singapore and Malaysia.
This is a hunter role: you will identify, engage, and close net-new logos among banks, insurers, fintechs, insurtech and other financial services organizations, working substantial overlap into North American business hours. You will be a critical driver of the company's next stage of growth.
Key Responsibilities




• Build and manage a pipeline of net-recent prospects across Singapore and Malaysia BFSI (banking, insurance, capital markets, fintech), targeting decision-makers in risk, compliance, data, and technology functions.
• Drive outbound prospecting (email, LinkedIn, calls, events) and convert inbound and partner-sourced leads into qualified opportunities.
• Own the full new-business sales cycle: prospecting, discovery, solution positioning, proposal development, commercial negotiation, and close.
• Represent Sciente's core offerings: AI-driven GRC, data intelligentisation, BFSI technology consulting, and technology talent solutions, tailored to APAC regulatory and market context.
• Work closely with Sciente's practice leaders and technology partners (Dataiku, Denodo, Neo4j) to shape client-specific solutions and joint go-to-market motions.
• Maintain accurate pipeline and forecast data in the CRM; report reg

📌 Business Development Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 SCIENTE
📍 Bengaluru