• Lead a high-impact 12+ BD people
• Originate new deals and investment opportunities
• Direct exposure to senior group leadership

The Company

Our client is a diversified Myanmar-based group with established and growing interests across energy, oil & gas, power, real estate, infrastructure, and other strategic investments. As the Group continues to explore new businesses and investment opportunities, it is strengthening its business development capability to build a sustainable pipeline of future growth opportunities.

The Position

Reporting to the senior management, the Business Development Director will lead a team of around 12+ BD professionals and take ownership of identifying and originating new business opportunities across the market. The role will proactively open doors to new deals, develop relationships with business owners, partners, investors, and key stakeholders, and explore potential investments, partnerships, joint ventures, and new market opportunities.

The Director will lead the initial assessment of potential opportunities, including preliminary market research, commercial and feasibility studies, competitive analysis, strategic fit, potential returns, and key risks. The objective is to determine whether an opportunity has sufficient potential to progress to the next stage. Qualified opportunities and initial business cases will then be presented to the Investment and/or Sales teams for more detailed evaluation, structuring, negotiation, development, and closing.

The role will also manage the overall BD pipeline, establish priorities and opportunity qualification standards for the team, monitor market and industry developments, and ensure the Group maintains strong visibility of emerging opportunities. As the leader of the function, the Director will coach and develop the BD team while building stronger capabilities in deal origination, market intelligence, commercial assessment, and relationship development.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an experienced Business Development leader with a strong track record in deal origination, opportunity development, market expansion, and commercial assessment. Experience within energy, oil & gas, power, infrastructure, real estate, industrial businesses, investment-led organizations, or diversified groups would be highly advantageous.

You should have demonstrated experience leading a sizable BD team and be comfortable operating at the front end of the deal cycle - from identifying opportunities and opening strategic relationships through to conducting initial assessments and developing business cases for further evaluation. This is broader than a traditional sales leadership position and requires strong commercial judgment, market awareness, and the ability to identify opportunities with genuine strategic and investment potential.

Strong senior-level networks, stakeholder management, negotiation, presentation, and leadership capabilities are essential. A Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline is expected, with an MBA or relevant postgraduate qualification advantageous.