Program & Partnerships Lead

• Generated >200 (+155%) new business leads, engaged >130 (+433%) pipeline partners, and managed 35 (+700%) active partnerships (i.e. bidding, procurement, contracting) and sold >USD$375K of consulting services and programs.
• Developed and managed 10 tailored accelerator and entrepreneurship programs (supporting >450 startups, >USD$1.5M program value) across Asia Pacific in consultation with client teams.
• Managed client accounts end-to-end, leading the communication across client teams and external stakeholders, identified potential challenges and devised solutions proactively, and sold additional services.
• Managed recruitment, selection, program design, service delivery, participants, and vendors, ensuring audit compliance with all financial operations for clients and within AAV’s Program and Consulting business unit. Reduced financial reporting discrepancies from ~30/month to 0/month within a month of taking over, and maintained zero discrepancies since July 2023.
• Designed surveys for regular data collection aligned to client’s reporting priorities and long-term goals. Collected and analysed outcome data and produced deliverables (e.g. progress and final reports) which met or exceeded expectations.
• Organised and executed 10 in-person Demo Days (Bangkok, New Delhi, Singapore) attended by >820 investors (Angels, CVCs, FOs, VCs) and ecosystem players (e.g. entrepreneurship network organisations, government agencies, buyers, MNCs).
• Engaged >50 investors on behalf of fund managers to qualify leads for AAV’s fund and portfolio (>75 startups) investments.
• Produced and managed marketing strategy, and social (LinkedIn, Instagram) and digital marketing (creating dedicated websites for client/program, mailing campaigns) assets in accordance with client’s corporate communication and  branding guidelines.
• Key Programs: UN-ESCAP Women in ClimateTech Reverse Accelerator 2024, UNDP Springboard Grant Administration and Youth Co:Lab programmes; USAID & DAI South Asia Regional Digital Initiative (SARDI) Women Entrepreneurs Scale (WEScale); AWS ASEAN GenAI Accelerator 2023; Enterprise Singapore Deal Fridays 2022 & 2023 series.