Saimen Shanghai is looking for a Senior Project Manager. Under the authority of the Managing Director, he, or she, will be supporting the Market Entry Team in various projects. He will be assigned to one of our major customer account, a multinational from Canada in entertainment. He will coordinate the work between our client, Saimen and other local partners to support human resources requirements and business development in China.

More specifically, the employee will take the lead on large scale immigration processes including but not limited to collecting documents, verifying lists, filing work permits, ensuring compliance, advising on visa processing, insurances, and other human resources services for employee of our client in China (artists, technicians, administrators, dependents, etc.). A business development role will also be associated to this position. The project manager will be supported by a locally recruited assistant-project manager and will work as a team on the project to ensure smooth communications between the various partners.

The project manager will have the opportunity to participate in several offsite activities and meetings. Some local trips in China and conference calls at nights are to be expected. The working environment will be in French, English and Chinese. English, spoken and written, is a prerequisite. Mandarin and French are assets for the position, but are not mandatory.

The ideal profile sought would be someone with higher education level in commerce, administration, human resources, or any other subject related to international trade, or with China. Working experience in an international or Chinese human resources and/or visa services firm would be optimal. The sense of analysis, a critical mind, structured and strategic working methods, are amongst the characteristics we are looking for. We are a dynamic and multicultural team that does not lack audacity. We will privilege a candidate with distinctive interpersonal skills, including a can do problem-solving attitude and a strong sense of networking to forge links with clients and partners.

The job is full-time and paid according to industry standards. Working conditions are competitive.