
Nabil Zarim
@nabilzarim
Business Development Manager at PR Newswire, with experience closing enterprise deals and building B2B partnerships across tech, legal, and media.
What I'm looking for
At PR Newswire, I work as a Business Development Manager. Previously at LexisNexis Southeast Asia, I closed high-value enterprise deals across legal firms, corporate legal departments, and government sectors, using consultative sales strategies for lawyers, legal counsels, and department heads.
At Durioo, I secured B2B deals for animation IP licensing, marketing services, and strategic partnerships across MENA and APAC. Earlier, I sold sponsorships and delegate packages for major tech events at Knowledge Group of Companies, and drove outbound sales of POS and SaaS products at StoreHub.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Business Development Manager
PR Newswire
Jan 2026 - Present (10 months)
Worked as Business Development Manager at PR Newswire.
Business Development Manager
LexisNexis Southeast Asia
Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 (1 year 5 months)
• Closed high-value enterprise deals across legal firms, corporate legal departments and government sectors.
• Delivered consultative sales strategies targeting lawyers, legal counsels, and department heads.
• Utilized Salesforce Lightning, Tableau, and LinkedIn Sales Navigator for pipeline forecasting and stakeholder tracking.
• Reported directly to Head of Sales and Managing Director with KPI-dr
Business Development Executive
LexisNexis Southeast Asia
Jun 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 9 months)
Worked as Business Development Executive at LexisNexis Southeast Asia.
Sales Account Executive
StoreHub
Feb 2022 - Jun 2022 (4 months)
• Drove outbound sales of POS and SaaS products to SME owners in retail and F&B industries.
• Managed CRM workflows using Salesforce, ChargeBee, and SQL Account.
• Achieve monthly revenue goals
Business Development Executive (MENA & Others)
Durioo
Aug 2021 - Feb 2022 (6 months)
• Secured B2B deals for animation IP licensing, marketing services, and strategic partnerships across MENA and APAC regions.
• Engaged with SMEs, government bodies, and universities for multi-channel campaigns.
• Led pitches at international conferences such as the Dubai Expo, MIPCOM; collaborated with C-level clients and key stakeholders.
International Business Development Executive
Digital Durian
Aug 2020 - Jul 2021 (11 months)
Worked as International Business Development Executive at Digital Durian.
Customer Management Consultant
UTS Marketing Solutions
Feb 2020 - Jun 2020 (4 months)
• Made outbound calls to support fundraising campaigns.
• Maintained accurate call records in internal CRM.
• Contributed to outreach efforts for a national non-profit client.
Business Development Executive
Knowledge Group of Companies
Feb 2019 - Feb 2020 (1 year)
• Sold sponsorships and delegate packages for major tech events (Malaysia Tech Week, EPCON Asia, BankTechAsia, NextBigTech Asia).
• Engaged with startups, corporates, and financial institutions in Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
• Built CRM pipelines and optimized email marketing with Mailchimp and LinkedIn Navigator.
• Roles: Attend in-person customer inquiry and customer sales from an official Maxis Center and
report to Team Lead.
• Industry: Retail & Telecommunications
• Market: Malaysia
• Client: General Consumers
Human Resources cum Admin
Romstar Sdn Bhd
Feb 2018 - May 2018 (3 months)
• Roles: Market Research, Internship, supporting tasks related to HR and Admin, report to HR and Admin HODs
• Industry: Oil & Gas Solutions
• Market: Global
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Bachelor of International Business, International Business
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Bachelor's degree, International Business (Hons.)
2015 - 2018
Universiti Tenaga Nasional
Foundation, Business Administration and Management, General
2014 - 2015
MEDDICC
MEDDPICC Masterclass
Feb 2026 · Expires Feb 2027
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Availability
Location
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