Summary

The China President is responsible for the overall management, promotion and operation including strategic growth, business development, P&L/finance management, marketing, staffing, and all related operations. Duties include providing leadership and direction to subordinate operating departments, management of both sales and marketing staff, acting as liaison with venue ownership group, industry associates, governing agencies, communication media and the general public in China.

Responsibilities:

• Build the business in China including supporting the establishment of the company in the mainland market. Set up each department, hiring an exceptional team of talented people to run the business.
• Responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, supervising, compensation, succession planning and evaluating management, administrative, and supervisory staff. Determines and establishes organizational structure and personnel staffing requirements.
• Assures the development and maintenance of employee job descriptions, duties, responsibilities, and performance standards for all positions with provisions for timely and effective employee performance evaluations.
• You will be the key liaison between the Chinese operation and the rest of the business outside of China, working closely with the departments leads in each of the existing departments. You will take learnings and best practice from the rest of the business to be replicated in the Chinese operations and vice versa.
• You will have a deep knowledge of the Chinese consumer, and of the tech and media industries in which we will be operating. Expertise and track record in running a company. You should have a strong knowledge of the legal and regulatory landscape, and an extensive network /connections across relevant industries.
• You'll need to be an inspiring leader who can mobilize people. You should be a confident presenter and communicator. You'll be empathetic and have exceptional soft-skills be able to listen and be flexible / adaptable, but also comfortable to be direct and candid when required.
• You should be a strong decision maker, calm, composed, unflappable, able to deal with the gamut of issues that arise in fast growing organizations.
• You should be a team builder, able to design and establish an effective structure and grow / hire a team of top class people, with an excellent network to draw from. You should be able to grow and develop the individuals in your own team as well as more senior leaders in other teams.
• You should be highly organized and able to hold in your mind details from a number of different areas simultaneously, be able to effectively prioritize, be adaptable, agile, and have a strong action-bias. You should be an exceptional executor.
• As a personality we're looking for someone who is smart, humble, hard working, quietly confident, respectful, action-biased, driven, ambitious, solutions-orientated, and hungry for knowledge. Your style should be open, inclusive, trustworthy, and a collaborative team player.
• You'll also need good energy and stamina. You should want to work in a meritocracy where everyone is encouraged to give a view, and the best solution wins the day regardless of rank or title.

Required Qualifications

• A minimum education level of: Bachelor of Arts/Sciences Degree (4-year) in a related field
• 10 years of related work experience
• Must have management experience and exceptional leadership abilities
• Must have proven track record of developing and managing budgets
• Self-motivated with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent written, listening and verbal communication skills
• Must be creative, detail-oriented person with an outgoing personality
• Experience with management, leadership and conflict resolution
• Knowledge of entertainment, fashion lifestyle brand management industry preferred