Project Manager _ Mandarin speaking _ min. 5 years' experience

4 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom Association for Project Management Full time

Project Manager _ Mandarin speaking _ minimum 5 years' experience

Location: London

Overall:

Our client, a software company is looking for a talented and entrepreneurial team player to support and spearhead new and existing portfolios with main responsibilities on conducting industry research for product strategy, formulate business strategy, managing project timelines, collaborating with various teams, problem-solving to ensure the achievement and completion of projects.

This role involves supporting or spearheading M&A projects in the emerging and EMEA markets, conducting industry research for product strategy, managing project timelines, and collaborating with various teams. The candidate should possess a bachelor's degree, excellent communication, in-depth research, and teamwork skills, and ideally have 5+ years' experience in project management or product strategy in highly regulated industries. Knowledge of intercultural skills with due diligence thought process as well as experience in private equity or VC projects are desirable.

What you will do:

  • Perform and assist in detailed analysis of portfolio projects. Major industries: Emerging technologies which include, ICT sector, gametech, Web 3.0-related, blockchain, AI and etc.
  • Work on the initiation and product building of several projects in the emerging markets and EMEA market.
  • Conduct research on relevant policies, market and industry trends, and competitive landscapes for product strategy, provide competitive research and insights, and drive our competitive strategy.
  • Planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting on activities across multiple locations to deliver key project performance indicators efficiently.
  • Work closely with adjacent functional groups such as Engineers, Product Management, Legal, Finance, and Operation.
  • Monitor the progress of the portfolio companies' performance and development, maintain relationships with project teams and conduct in-depth reviews of post-investment projects.
  • Lead half-yearly and annual planning (strategic, financial, people), which includes partnering with cross functional teams to determine corresponding goals and targets in an integrated and cohesive manner.
  • Maintain a lean, effective management cadence for accountability and decision making, allowing the team to remain nimble and dynamic while setting up the business to meet and exceed plans. Partner closely with Finance and Analytics teams for P&L and KPI oversight, promptly calling out opportunity and risk areas to business leaders for decision making.
  • Partner with our Data Analytics teams to build a deep understanding of our business and generate strategic insights and action plans that drive growth in both the core business as well as new verticals. Develop regular reporting to senior management at a company top level.
  • Implement project supervision and compliance, immediately prompt risk warnings and propose solutions.
  • Have strong interpersonal skills, a 'can-do' philosophy and be a collaborative member of the operations team.
  • Work with co-investors/specialists to develop proposals for new and existing investments.
  • Prepare documents for management committee meetings, and secure exits for portfolio companies.

The ideal candidate:

  • University degree or above, graduated from accounting, strategy, economics, finance, law, science and engineering, IT, product, and other related departments.
  • Ideally have at least 5 years of experience in project management, product strategy or projects, finance, strategy, consulting, investment banking, leading within multi-disciplinary and diverse groups in a tech or highly regulated industry.
  • Strong professional skills in research, due diligence, numerate and analytical. Prior experience in reading legal documents is desirable but not mandatory.
  • Strong commercial and operational acumen as well as critical problem-solving skills, with independence and objective through process.
  • Strong communication skills (both English and Chinese), prior experience in writing and preparing presentation papers, good in MS Excel and MS Powerpoint, and experience in presenting to internal senior management team and external parties.
  • Prior experience working with various disciplines, experience, cultures, and strong interpersonal skills and to harmonise with peers, senior management, project players, and customers.
  • Ability to build strong cross functional relationships and to engage with internal stakeholders of various levels.
  • Possess leadership skills and able to lead a project and a team.
  • Cooperate with irregular overseas business trips.
  • A self-starter and entrepreneurial attitude with a willingness to commit to delivering the required results.
  • A good team player.

Project People is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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