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.