Sales Specialist - APAC

About the role

Smartkarma is an AI-augmented investment intelligence platform serving global institutional investors and corporate decision-makers, with a focus on strategies such as event-driven, merger arbitrage, equity capital markets, index events and forensic accounting. Its private markets research offering, pvtIQ, covers private companies and funds. The Sales Specialist wins net-new VC, PE and growth equity clients across Singapore and APAC, owning the sales cycle from first meeting to close.

Key responsibilities

• Win net-new VC, PE and growth equity clients across Singapore and APAC, from first meeting to close.
• Open doors at C-suite level through outbound prospecting, events and your existing network.
• Shape propositions around how investment teams source, diligence and monitor deals, and negotiate agreements through to signature.
• Feed client insight back to product and content teams, forecast accurately and deliver against a quarterly target.

Required profile

• 4+ years selling data, research or SaaS products, ideally into private markets investors.
• An established network across the APAC VC and PE ecosystem.
• Working knowledge of private markets, including fundraising, deal sourcing and portfolio monitoring.
• Prior experience at a private markets data or deal intelligence provider is strongly preferred.
• Results-oriented finisher who works at pace, and a clear, succinct communicator in writing and in meetings.

What we offer

• A competitive fixed salary plus uncapped commission.
• A fast-growing, profitable company with clear room for career development, headquartered in Singapore.
• The chance to own a growing vertical within the product suite.
• A collaborative team culture that values ownership, speed and work-life balance.

Hiring process: online application, a short screening call, a short written case study, and a final interview with the leadership team.