You’ll work alongside a diverse group of 100+ business development consultants with a deep specialism in East Asia. Over 32 years in the business, we’ve helped more than 1,000 western tech startups and scaleups establish and grow in China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan – generating upwards of $500 million in revenues for our clients.
We’re focused on the technologies and ideas that are helping to solve the world’s social and environmental challenges. And we’re growing our team in Shanghai. So, if you think you’re up for the challenge, read on – and apply.
What you'll be doing
You’ll be working with both international clients from the private sector, and with economic development offices of foreign governments.
You’ll be the on-the-ground extension of your clients’ business development departments, with an overarching goal of developing and implementing the right growth strategy in the Chinese market.
You’ll be supporting our project team with vital research, playing a key role in executing trade and investment initiatives on behalf of our clients – from initial lead generation to outreach, negotiation, closing deals, and account management.
In your day-to-day, you’ll also be identifying, meeting, pitching to and gathering crucial feedback from your clients’ potential customers and partners in China.
You’ll be working closely with your clients and providing them with key progress indicators in the form of meeting notes, reports, and sync calls.
When the time is right, together with the wider project team, you will arrange for your clients to visit China. You’ll be their local expert – taking them to key customer meetings, interpreting and providing the incredibly important cultural context to business conversations.
What you'll be getting
- Competitive salary and vacation
- International office environment and work culture – no 996!
- Opportunities for growth and advancement within the company
- On-the-job experience across multiple industries, working at the forefront of technological development and sustainable innovation with western startups and Asian tech giants
- A chance to sharpen your research, sales, consultancy and business development skills by learning from best-in-class consultants and business builders
- An opportunity to make a difference by enabling green transformation through international collaboration
What you'll need
- Excellent spoken and written Chinese and English – to get complex ideas across from clients to customers and vice versa
- An understanding of the Chinese business environment – to identify the right companies and people to engage
- An interest in technology, sustainability and international business – to operate within multi-tiered supply chains and with multiple stakeholders
- Demonstratable experience in research, consultancy, sales and/or marketing – to bring your own flair to the job
- Ideally but not essentially, experience in the life sciences, software, automotive, semiconductor, engineering or data analytics sectors – so you can hit the ground running
Apply
If that sounds like the career path for you, apply below and we hope to see you at an interview soon.