Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

The Chief Executive Officer will lead the establishment, growth, and commercial development of a Singapore-based startup specialising inIT, cybersecurity, and digital risk intelligence. The role requires a founder-minded executive with deep regional experience across Asia Pacific, proven cybersecurity sector leadership, and the ability to build a business from early-stage foundation through to scalable regional operations.

The CEO will be responsible for defining company strategy, building the operating model, developing commercial channels, securing enterprise and institutional partnerships, recruiting high-performing teams, and positioning the company for growth across Singapore, ASEAN, Australia,India, and broader APAC markets.

This role is suited to an executive with a strong record of greenfield market entry, enterprise technology sales leadership, cybersecurity domain experience, and hands-on commercial execution in founder-led or early-stage environments.

The CEO will be responsible for:

• Define and execute company strategy, business model, and commercial roadmap
• Build the company from founder-led formation into a fully operating business
• EstablishSingapore as the regional operating base and centre of execution
• Lead market entry and expansion across ASEAN, Australia, India, and broader APAC
• Develop partnerships with technology platforms, hosting providers, SIs, MSSPs, and channel partners
• Build institutional relationships (including lenders and institutional buyers) to support distribution and growth
• Drive enterprise and institutional sales across cybersecurity, IT, and digital risk intelligence offerings
• Build, recruit, and lead high-performing teams across commercial, technical, product, and operations functions
• Hire and develop senior leadership, including key technical and commercial executives
• Establish governance, operating discipline, investor engagement, and capital strategy
• Represent the company with customers, investors, partners, regulators, and strategic stakeholders
• Create a scalable regional go-to-market model with credibility and operational integrity

The ideal candidate will demonstrate and must have:

• 15 years regional experience in Senior Management with at least 3 to 5 years in Top Executive Management position (s)
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Management/Administration
• Significant executive leadership experience in IT, cybersecurity, enterprise technology, or digital risk
• Proven founder, co-founder, CEO, or regional executive experience
• Demonstrated success building businesses or regions from a standing start
• Strong APAC market entry and regional leadership capability
• Commercial experience across Singapore, Australia, India, Japan, Korea, China, and ASEAN markets
• Track record of building partnerships with global systems integrators, MSSPs, security providers, resellers, and enterprise channels
• Proven ability to recruit, train, retain, and lead regional teams
• Enterprise customer exposure across sectors such as banking, financial services, telecommunications, government, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity, network security, compliance, infrastructure, cloud, and business risk
• Ability to engage effectively with investors, enterprise buyers, institutions, and strategic partner

*Only Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.