Program Manager, China Market Development Initiative

AVEVA; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

AVEVA is seeking a strategic and execution-focused China Market Development Initiative Program Manager to lead high-impact programs driving growth in China. The role coordinates cross-functional teams across market entry, localization, enablement, and value realization, ensuring initiatives are governed and measured for tangible outcomes.

The candidate combines program leadership with financial discipline, partnering with China leadership and global teams to translate strategic objectives into

Qualifications

• 5+ years in program management, transformation, or operational leadership.
• Experience leading complex cross‑functional initiatives.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead China market development and transformation programs from initiation through delivery.
• Define goals, roadmaps, milestones, and resource plans with executives.
• Establish governance structures with steering committees and escalation paths.
• Own budgeting, forecasting, and performance reporting across China initiatives.
• Coordinate with China leadership, sales, marketing, R&D, finance, and global teams.
• Drive end-to-end program delivery meeting scope, quality, budget, and schedule.
• Support training, change adoption, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Financial planning

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field

Job description

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Job Title: China Market Development Initiative Program Manager

Location: Beijing, Shanghai

Employment Type: full-time

The job

We are seeking a strategic and execution-focused China Market Development Initiative Program Manager to lead high-impact transformation and market development programs critical to AVEVA’s growth in China. This role is responsible for orchestrating complex, cross-functional initiatives that span market entry, localization, go-to-market enablement, operational readiness, and value realization. The successful candidate will combine strong program leadership with financial and operational rigor, ensuring initiatives are governed effectively, executed predictably, and measured against clear business outcomes. This role serves as a critical bridge between China leadership, global teams, and functional stakeholders to ensure strategic objectives translate into tangible market impact.

Key responsibilities

• Program Strategy & Leadership:
• Lead China market development and transformation programs from initiation through delivery, ensuring alignment with AVEVA’s regional and global strategic objectives.
• Partner with executive stakeholders to define program goals, success criteria, roadmaps, milestones, and resource plans.
• Drive clarity across people, process, and technology dimensions of large-scale initiatives.
• Governance & Operating Model:
• Establish and run robust program governance structures, including steering committees, working groups, and escalation paths.
• Define roles, responsibilities, decision frameworks, and cadence to ensure transparency, accountability, and timely decision‑making.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise transformation standards, financial controls, and reporting expectations.
• Financial Planning & Performance Management
• Own program budgeting, forecasting, and financial tracking across China initiatives.
• Establish and operationalize financial and program management toolsets to support cost tracking, resource allocation, and performance reporting.
• Analyze variances, risks, and trends; proactively recommend corrective actions.
• Market & Stakeholder Alignment
• Act as a central coordination point across China leadership, sales, marketing, R&D, finance, and global transformation teams.
• Ensure market‑specific needs, constraints, and opportunities are incorporated into program scope and execution.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and maintain consistent, effective communication at all levels.
• Program Execution & Delivery
• Drive end‑to‑end program delivery, ensuring initiatives meet defined scope, quality, budget, and schedule commitments.
• Monitor progress against milestones and KPIs; remove obstacles and enable rapid issue resolution.
• Ensure dependencies across teams and initiatives are actively managed.
• Process, Tools & Capability Buildout
• Lead the deployment and adoption of program and financial management processes and tools across China initiatives.
• Define and document operating processes; support training, change adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Risk, Change & Quality Management
• Identify, assess, and mitigate program risks; implement contingency and mitigation plans where required.
• Drive structured change management to ensure adoption of new ways of working.
• Implement quality assurance practices to ensure deliverables meet agreed standards.
• Value Realization & Continuous Improvement
• Measure initiative outcomes versus baseline to validate value realization.
• Capture lessons learned and best practices to continuously improve program execution and impact in China.
• Promote a results-oriented, continuous improvement culture within program teams.

Essential requirements

• 5+ years of experience in program management, transformation, business planning, or operational leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives in a global or matrixed organization.
• Strong financial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance measurement.
• Demonstrated ability to establish governance, operational processes, and reporting frameworks from the ground up.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field.
• PMP, PgMP, or equivalent certification highly desirable.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English.

Desired skills

• Experience supporting market entry, localization, or market development initiatives in China.
• Background in industrial software, engineering software, enterprise platforms, or complex B2B environments.
• Hands‑on experience with program management, financial planning, and reporting systems.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate data into executive‑level insights.
• Ability to operate effectively across cultures, time zones, and organizational boundaries.
• Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, execution‑driven approach.

Further information

Find out more: https://www.aveva.com/en/about/careers/

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