Senior Manager
Full-Time
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Location: Shanghai, China

Experience: Middle - Senior

Reporting line: Head of Consulting Services

Role and Responsibilities:

Leading Client Projects:

  • Direct and oversee strategic client projects within the Research & Insights team and the Transformation team (Digital Transformation, AI-Transformation, ESG Transformation).
  • Manage and execute strategic projects for clients, including exploration of weak signals, addressing vision challenges, defining and prioritizing strategic initiatives, creating roadmaps, designing new products/services, and developing new KPIs.
  • Coordinate internal (employees) and external resources to ensure the delivery of high-quality projects, enhancing client satisfaction and creating up-sell/cross-sell opportunities.
  • Maintain and nurture relationships with key clients, identifying and developing new business opportunities.

Driving New Business Growth:

  • Facilitate new business growth by fostering collaboration with internal teams, existing networks, and third-party partners.
  • Extend current offerings to broader industries and develop new business offers.
  • Build team capabilities through upskilling existing members, recruiting new members, and establishing partnerships.


Positioning the Company as a Thought Leader:

  • Maintain expert knowledge of market trends and client business industries.
  • Position the company as a thought leader in innovation by identifying market weak signals, proposing new topics and frameworks, leading white papers and thought leadership pieces, and presenting these to clients and ecosystems.
  • Represent the company and its expertise at client meetings, partner discussions, media engagements, and industry events.

Ideal Profile:

  • Experience: Minimum of 6 years in professional services (consulting, market research, training and development, etc.).
  • Language Skills: Native Chinese speaker with fluency in English (both written and spoken); fluency in French is a strong plus.
  • Project Management: Strong working knowledge of both theoretical and practical aspects of project management.
  • Communication Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
  • Leadership Skills: Proven leadership experience in leading teams and aligning different stakeholders.
  • Market Knowledge: Deep understanding of the digital ecosystem and innovation in China, including market dynamics, environments, key players, emerging trends, and best practices.
  • Innovative Mindset: Curiosity for innovation and exploring new concepts, ideas, and models across various industries.
  • Proactivity: Ability to take on new tasks proactively and handle ambiguous situations effectively.
  • Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.