Business Strategy Manager

Job Description:

Lead and manage strategy related to growth in the SEA region. Create, execute and optimize our business plan expanding in SEA. Secure sponsorship opportunities for companies that have a footprint in best SEA and NA.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Overall Business Development:

• Craft overall business development strategy to help the company achieve its short/long

• term goals

• Creating project plan (timeline, resources, budget and etc) related to each focus to ensure executions 

• Constantly keeping up to date with current industry trends in gaming, esports and blockchain especially in the SEA region.

• Coordinate the development or implementation of budgetary control systems, recordkeeping systems, or other administrative control processes.

• Organize or approve promotional campaigns.

• Direct or coordinate an organization's financial or budget activities to fund operations, maximize investments, or increase efficiency.

• Direct, plan or implement policies, objectives, or activities of organizations or businesses to ensure continuing operations, to maximize returns on investments, or to increase productivity.

• Establish departmental responsibilities and coordinate functions among departments and sites.

• Serve as liaisons between organizations, shareholders, and outside organizations.

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Sales

• Assist management team with the execution of strategy for our products from technology to media inventories

• Create a pipeline of potential companies that have footprints in both Asia and the Americas that we can target and build relationships with

• Organize or approve promotional campaigns.

• Monitor customer preferences to determine the focus of sales efforts.

• Oversee regional and local sales managers and their staff.

• Review operational records and reports to project sales and determine profitability.

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Relationships

● Build a pipeline of future titles (developers/publishers in SEA) that could be beneficial for our

product roadmap

● Build relationships with professionals teams, owners, and potential brands/sponsors

● Provide analysis and introductions necessary to the success of FirstBlood’s core product

suite (Esports Platform)

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Requirements/Skills

• 4+ work experience in blockchain esport industry, early stage startup is experience is a plus

• A bachelor degree in Business Administration, with a major concentration in Finance(At least 3.7 overall GPA)

• Strong analytical skills including Excel, PowerPoint, Word

• Structured and strategic mindset; ability to break down complex problems and deliver insights & recommendations to key stakeholders

• Excellent prioritization and project management skills

• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environment with limited direction

• Strong communication and organization skills

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Please email with your cv and supportive documents at: nbardhi (at) firstblood.io