Senior Business Development Manager

About the Role

Thairung Partners Group is expanding beyond its dealership network, and we are looking for a Senior Business Development Manager to lead that growth. Working directly with the COO, you will identify, develop and close the opportunities that take the group into new brands, partnerships and categories of mobility.

The mandate is broad: new dealerships and brands, international manufacturers entering Thailand, and adjacent businesses that complement our operations, from EV charging and parking to insurance and body and paint. You will start as the sole owner of this function and, as the pipeline matures, build and lead a small team. The role suits a self-directed operator who can take a deal from first contact to launch and wants a direct line to senior leadership.

What You Will Do

• Source, evaluate and close new opportunities across automotive distributors, dealerships and adjacent mobility services.

• Act as the main point of contact for international brands entering the Thai market.

• Develop opportunities that complement existing operations, such as EV charging, BP, IOT and insurance.

• Run market and feasibility analysis to size opportunities and build the case for each.

• Prepare proposals and partnership terms, and support negotiations through to signing.

• Manage initiatives from approval to launch, coordinating teams, partners and timelines.

• Maintain the pipeline and report progress, risks and recommendations to the COO.

• Track industry trends and news to spot opportunities ahead of the curve.

• Build and lead a small business development team as the function scales.

Job Highlights

• Work side by side with senior leadership in a dynamic, results-driven group.

• International exposure, with the potential for overseas travel.

• The backing of an established 60-year group with capital to invest behind your ideas.

• Real ownership of new ventures, and the opportunity to build and lead your own team.

What We Are Looking For

• At least 4 years in business development, partnerships or a comparable commercial role.

• Experience in automotive, dealership or mobility is preferred, in any capacity.

• English fluency for working directly with international brands

• A proven self-starter who can operate independently and set their own direction.

• Strong project management skills, able to run several workstreams in parallel.

• Commercial acumen across business cases, financial analysis and negotiation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Economics or a related field.

• The ambition and capability to build and lead a team over time.

About Thairung Group

Now in its 60th year, Thairung Group is one of Thailand’s established automotive and mobility groups, with around THB 10 billion in annual revenue and 2,500 employees. It operates dealerships for Lexus, Isuzu, Ford, Mazda, Nissan, Toyota and BizNex EV, alongside manufacturing, body and paint, car rental and leasing, used-car retail, insurance broking, a peer-to-peer mobility platform and property interests.

Thairung Partners Group Co., Ltd. is the group’s trading and dealership arm. As we broaden our portfolio and move further into the wider mobility ecosystem, this role sits at the centre of that agenda. If you are ready to help shape the group’s next chapter, we would like to hear from you.