Strategic Partnership Executive

Monday – Friday • Hybrid

Build relationships. Create opportunities. Shape what's next.

At Skribble, we believe businesses deserve more than great marketing. The best ideas need the right strategy, technology, and people to bring them to life.

As a Full-Service Digital Marketing & Creative Agency, we work with brands, businesses, government agencies, and organisations across Malaysia and the region to solve challenges, build meaningful connections, and create work we're proud of.

Every partnership brings a different business, industry, and opportunity. That's what makes this role exciting.

We're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, spotting opportunities, and turning conversations into meaningful partnerships. Someone curious, confident, organised, and comfortable working with different stakeholders.

Why join Skribble

• Build relationships with brands, founders, government agencies, industry leaders, and organisations across different sectors.
• Work closely with the CEO's Office on strategic initiatives and high-impact opportunities.
• Be involved in the full partnership journey, from research and discovery to proposals, meetings, execution, and follow-up.
• Collaborate with strategists, marketers, creatives, developers, project managers, and leadership.
• Gain exposure to regional initiatives, networking events, and business opportunities.
• Join a team that founded SAMA, giving you exposure to a wider ecosystem of industry professionals, businesses, and leaders.
• Be part of an agency connected to 4As and Anderson, with opportunities to learn from established industry networks and standards.
• Take ownership of your work and see the impact your relationships and ideas can create.
• Keep learning about new industries, technologies, markets, and opportunities.

Location & Ways of Working

This role is based in Mont Kiara, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur. We work from the office three days a week, with Wednesdays as our common in-office day. The remaining in-office days are decided by your Team Lead or Manager based on the team's schedule and business needs.

We enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work, but we also believe some of the best conversations and ideas come from working together.

Why This Role Exists

Partnerships aren't just about signing agreements. They're about bringing the right people together to create opportunities that wouldn't exist otherwise.

You will become an extension of the CEO's Office, building and nurturing the ecosystem around Skribble.

You'll help strengthen our relationships with partners, industry associations, government agencies, founder communities, and other strategic stakeholders.

Some days you'll prepare a proposal. Other days you'll attend a networking event, support an executive meeting, or research a potential partnership.

If variety excites you more than routine, you'll fit right in.

What You Will Be Doing:

Build meaningful relationships.

Develop and grow relationships with partners, clients, founders, government agencies, industry associations, and other key stakeholders.

Turn introductions into long-term strategic relationships, not just one-off collaborations.

Grow Skribble's ecosystem.

Help expand our network of partners, communities, and organisations while strengthening existing relationships.

Spot opportunities.

Stay close to industry developments, market trends, and business conversations to identify opportunities before they become formal requests.

Turn opportunities into action.

Support strategic projects from initial conversations through proposals, meetings, execution, and follow-up. Keep stakeholders aligned and projects moving.

Represent Skribble.

Attend business meetings, networking events, conferences, and industry gatherings as a representative of Skribble.

Who will thrive in this role

You will likely enjoy working here if you:

• Enjoy building genuine professional relationships.
• Communicate confidently with people from different backgrounds and levels of seniority.
• Take ownership and make things happen.
• Can bring structure to fast-moving projects.
• Are curious, adaptable, and energised by learning.
• Naturally spot opportunities and think beyond the immediate task.
• Enjoy balancing strategy with hands-on execution.

Job Requirements

Required

• 2+ years of experience in partnerships, business development, account management, sales, marketing, consulting, or a related role.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with different stakeholders.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Comfortable preparing presentations, proposals, reports, and business documents.
• Strong research skills and the ability to identify new opportunities and industry trends.
• Comfortable communicating with senior stakeholders, clients, partners, and external organisations.
• Willingness to attend networking events, meetings, and business functions when required.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with leadership and internal teams.
• A proactive mindset with strong follow-through and ownership.

Bonus points if you have experience with

• Strategic partnerships or business development within an agency, technology, marketing, or professional services environment.
• Working with government agencies, industry associations, founder communities, or corporate organisations.
• Regional partnerships or cross-border initiatives.
• Client-facing presentations, pitching, or proposal development.
• CRM, sales pipeline, or partnership management tools.

What You'll Enjoy

• Award-winning agency culture.
• Hybrid working — 3 days in the office
• RM1,000+ Flex Benefits covering medical, wellness, learning, transport, groceries, devices, and more.
• Medical Insurance.
• Travel Allowance.
• Performance Bonus.
• Complimentary Coursera access.
• Team celebrations, offsites, sports, and company events.
• Direct exposure to founders, CEOs, regional initiatives, and high-impact business projects.

A Final Note

We don't believe the perfect candidate exists.

Some people come with years of partnership experience. Others bring strong communication skills, curiosity, commercial thinking, and a desire to learn.

What matters is that you enjoy figuring things out, take ownership, and genuinely care about building relationships that lead somewhere meaningful.

If you enjoy connecting people, spotting opportunities, and turning conversations into action, we'd love to hear your story.

Come build what's next with Skribble.