About this WorkBuddy – Developer Ecosystem Business Development Manager role at Tencent
Tencent · Onsite · Singapore-CapitaSky
Business Unit
Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) is responsible for promoting the company's cloud and industry Internet strategy. CSIG explores the interactions between users and industries to create innovative solutions for smart industries via technological advancements such as cloud, AI, and network security. While driving the digitalization of retail, medical, education, transportation and other industries, CSIG helps companies serve users in smarter ways, building a new ecosystem of intelligent industries that connect users and businesses.What the Role Entails
Product OverviewTencent WorkBuddy is Tencent’s AI-native productivity platform designed to help knowledge workers automate and complete everyday work through intelligent AI agents. Powered by multiple specialized AI agents and over 100 built-in expert capabilities, WorkBuddy can autonomously plan, execute, and deliver end-to-end work outputs, including research, document creation, data analysis, presentations, and workflow automation, all from a single natural-language instruction. Built for enterprise productivity, WorkBuddy enables organizations to streamline complex workflows, improve operational efficiency, and unlock greater business value through secure, intelligent AI automation.
Position Overview
Tencent WorkBuddy is seeking a Developer Ecosystem Business Development Manager to accelerate the growth of our global AI ecosystem. Based in Singapore, this role will be responsible for identifying, acquiring, and enabling developers, SaaS providers, AI startups, data providers, and technology partners to build and integrate capabilities into the WorkBuddy platform. Working closely with Product, Engineering, and Ecosystem teams, you will help establish a thriving developer ecosystem by expanding WorkBuddy's Skills, APIs, MCP integrations, and future application marketplace, enabling partners to deliver innovative AI-powered experiences to enterprise users worldwide.
- Identify, engage, and onboard high-quality developers, SaaS companies, AI startups, data providers, professional service providers, and technology partners to expand the WorkBuddy ecosystem across international markets
- Develop strategic partnerships that enable partners to integrate their products and services into WorkBuddy through APIs, Skills, MCP, and future WorkBuddy Applications, enriching the platform's capabilities and user value proposition
- Build and execute ecosystem growth strategies by identifying priority industries, developer communities, and technology partners across sectors such as financial services, legal, education, healthcare, enterprise software, and productivity tools
- Own the end-to-end partner onboarding journey, including partnership development, technical coordination, solution integration, enablement, launch planning, and ongoing partner success management
- Work closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate partner requirements into platform capabilities, improve developer onboarding experiences, and continuously optimize ecosystem infrastructure
- Develop scalable partner programs, collaboration frameworks, and operational mechanisms to drive long-term ecosystem growth while creating successful reference partnerships that can be replicated across global markets
Who We Look For
- Bachelor's degree or above with a minimum of 5 years of experience in ecosystem development, strategic partnerships, business development, platform partnerships, developer relations, or SaaS partnerships
- Strong understanding of developer ecosystems, APIs, SaaS integrations, AI applications, platform business models, or enterprise software ecosystems, with experience working alongside developers or technology partners preferred
- Experience building partnerships with software vendors, developer communities, ISVs, AI startups, data providers, or enterprise technology companies is highly desirable
- Excellent communication, negotiation, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills, with the ability to independently establish and grow strategic partnerships
- Experience working in Singapore or international markets is preferred; an existing network within developer communities, SaaS companies, AI startups, or enterprise technology ecosystems is a strong advantage
- Excellent written and spoken English is required. Proficiency in Chinese Mandarin is required as approximately 50% of the role involves collaborating with China headquarters on business discussions, meetings, and documentation.
Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent
As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.
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