Business Development Manager (Vietnamese Speaking)

Business Development Manager - Global Events

We're looking for a Vietnamese-speaking ambitious graduate or early‑career professionals (up to 3 years sales experience) to join our Singapore team. Fluency in Vietnamese is required as this role will involve liaising with Vietnamese clients, sourcing new Vietnamese-speaking clients and frequent business trips to Vietnam to engage with Vietnamese companies. Please note that if you are not a Vietnamese speaker, you are still welcome to apply for our other Business Development Manager vacancies where this is not a requirement.

This is a real Business Development Manager role from day one. You'll selling exhibition and sponsorship opportunities, building relationships with senior decision‑makers, and identifying new business opportunities.

What you'll do

• Drive sales of exhibition and sponsorship packages

• Build and maintain commercial relationships with executives

• Identify and convert new business opportunities

• Work towards ambitious targets and deliver results

What you'll gain

• Structured training and ongoing coaching

• Hands‑on commercial experience across global markets

• Exposure to international events and industries

• AI‑powered sales tools to accelerate your growth

• Clear career progression pathways

What we're looking for

We value drive and attitude over degree subject. No prior B2B event sales experience is required - fresh perspectives are welcome.

Ideal candidates are:

• Ambitious and results‑oriented
• Curious and commercially minded
• Resilient and adaptable
• Strong communicators eager to learn
• Strong communicators eager to learn

For this vacancy, you must be able to speak Vietnamese. If you do not speak Vietnamese, please feel free to apply for one of our other Business Development Manager positions that do not focus on Vietnamese clients.

Location & Working Pattern
Harbourfront, Singapore

Monday-Thursday in office
Friday morning work from home
Friday afternoon off

How to Apply
Send your CV and responses (written or video) to three short application questions to Sophia Ku - [Confidential Information]

Application Questions

We don't expect perfect answers. We're interested in how you think, communicate and approach challenges.

01 | Persuasion

Tell us about a time you persuaded someone to change their mind or do something they were initially reluctant to do.
What was the situation, how did you approach the conversation, what objections did they have and what was the outcome

02 | Commercial Awareness

What's the most interesting business, commercial or consumer trend you've noticed, read about or experienced in the last year
Why did it catch your attention and what do you think businesses can learn from it

03 | Resilience

Tell us about a time something you cared about didn't go to plan but you had to keep going anyway.
What happened, how did you respond and what did you actually do the next morning

A note on AI
We believe AI is changing the future of sales, and as part of the Graduate Sales Academy you'll be introduced to a range of AI-powered sales tools that will help you work smarter and develop faster.

For your application, though, we'd like to get to know you. Please make sure your responses reflect your own thinking, experiences and personality. AI can be a helpful tool, but your application should showcase what makes you unique.

About Terrapinn:
Part of the global Terrapinn Group, our Asia business runs around 15 large scale events a year across Asia. We run them across a variety of subject areas: Solar, energy storage, telecoms, education, mobility, finance, rail, road infrastructure and hospitality. Attendance at our events ranges from 1,000 to 20,000 people.