Strategic Planning
- Lead the execution of corporate and business development strategic planning cycle in collaboration with business and functional teams.
- Align divisional planning with CEO vision and objectives.
- Support multi-year business and financial plans across business units and the Group, including scenario planning.
- Provide a comprehensive portfolio view to inform resource allocation, prioritization, and long-term growth planning.
Market and Industry Intelligence
- Provide market research, competitive benchmarking and industry landscape assessments to inform strategic decisions.
- Monitor investment activity across relevant sectors, emerging market trends, and maintain a structured market intelligence platform to track competitors, customers, market, and technology insights.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Strategic Transactions
- Lead end-to-end execution of strategictransactions—includingmergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, minority investments, and strategic partnerships.
- Manage all deal stages: target identification, financial modeling, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, execution, and post-merger integration planning.
- Build and maintain a M&A pipeline, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
- Collaborate with legal, finance, and operating teams to ensure seamless deal execution and integration.
- Develop strategic partnerships, alliances, and co-investment opportunities to accelerate innovation and growth.
- Engage with venture capital firms, accelerators and startups etc. to scout emerging trends and potential partners.
- Track post-deal performance to ensure value realization and synergy capture.
Executive Engagement
- Prepare presentations and investment cases for the CEO’s and CFO’s presentation to the Board of Directors.
- Support corporate governance and enterprise decision-making through analysis, scenario modeling, and risk assessment.
Cross-Functional Leadership & Collaboration
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional project teams—including business units, finance, legal, HR, operations, Supply Chain and other functions —to drive M&A execution and strategic initiatives.
- Influence without authority to align diverse stakeholders around critical projects.
- Oversee post-transaction integration and ensure organizational alignment with strategic objectives.
Performance Measurement & Reporting
- Maintain a corporate development dashboard to track pipeline status and progress of strategic initiatives.
Skills & Experience:
- Exceptional presentation and communication skills
- Strategic thinking and analytical abilities with a demonstrated capacity to evaluate markets, technologies, and business models.
- Proven track record in corporate development, strategic planning, and execution of cross-border transactions.
- Advanced financial modeling skills and a strong grasp of corporate finance principles.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and interpersonal skills.
- High-performance orientation with strong project management and organizational capabilities.
- Comfortable working across global teams, time zones, and cultures in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering, computer science, economics, business or a related field. MBA or equivalent degree preferred.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, venture capital, private equity, or corporate development within a global MNC.
- Fluency in English is required; Mandarin Chinese proficiency is preferred.
- Extensive experience in cross-border transactions and multicultural environments.
- Demonstrated ability to work closely with management teams and influence senior stakeholders.