Sponsorship Sales Manager, Asia

At Thomson Reuters, we deliver intelligent information quickly and efficiently, so professionals have knowledge to act. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, risk, legal, tax and accounting, and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization.
The Sponsorship Sales Manager is responsible for business development in the assigned market segment within Media Group. This role will focus on research and identifying new business opportunities and development, pitching and closing new sales, client/ deal negotiation and eventually key customer retention and relationship management. This role is expected to maintain a sales pipeline report and forecast, creating visibility of customer accounts, ability to report market trends for head of department. The role also requires candidate work closely with the product and support teams to deliver an excellent customer experience.  
About the Role

In this opportunity as a Sponsorship Sales Manager, Asia, you will:

• Monitor the advertising and sponsorship of competitive publications and events  
• Identify prospects, have the confidence to cold call and communicate effectively on our value propositions clearly and concisely.
• Be a confident presenter with strong presentations skills and familiar with both in-person and virtual go-to-market tools
• Identify customers’ pain points quickly and recommend suitable solutions to the customer to create a win-win situation. Throughout the process, provide a high level of customer service, display an ability to build strong relationships and achieve a deep understanding of customers’ commercial objectives and motivations accurately.
• Be a team player who understands conference workflows, and strong interpersonal skills to work closely with various teams to deliver a strong customer experience
• Provide timely and accurate sales report, and communicate clearly on pipeline progress, account risk and forecast to head of department
• Identify market trends and patterns and to provide a quarterly report sharing these observations with the team.

About You
You’re a fit for the role of Sponsorship Sales Manager, Asia if you have the following required qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent
• Corporate B2B media (events or publishing) background
• Minimum 8 years Individual media sales experience in a relevant industry is a must, ie either in B2B magazine publishing or in an event sponsorship sales environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English is a must, advantageous to speak other Asian languages.
• Advantageous to have worked within the legal/ compliance/ risk / regulatory communities in Asia.
• Ability to learn on the role quickly, pick up industry knowledge and navigate the learning process by connecting with the various industry experts and team members.
• Being a self starter with strong ownership and accountability to achieve sales targets independently and quickly

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• Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

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• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

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