In this role you will lead the Group teams to perform regulatory reporting to NASDAQ, deliver group profit and finance, sales revenue, manage cost, product quality and quantity, and deliver product strategy. You will be primarily responsible for the successful delivery of projects and other initiatives pertaining to internal and external products and projects, with primary focus on group profitability, but also impacting other businesses and functions across the group in various location worldwide. You will need to work closely with teams across all businesses and functions, in country and other locations, while maintaining a close collaboration with senior management, businesses, and functions across the entire group.
Main requirements for the role are proven experience in power solutions business, group finance management, delivering China sales, US sales, proven experience in managing power solution product manufacturing in China, and new technology delivery, proven knowledge and experience especially on portable electricity generators, proven relationship management experience with NASDAQ regulator, and management presentation skills. This role is based in Hong Kong and is eligible for flexibility in working location as per the terms agreed with the line manager.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for creating the strategy to manage profit and sales in China and the US, from planning to delivery, as assigned from within the backlog of initiatives pertaining to portable power solutions and with primary focus being on portable electricity generators, but with impacts to other business including of Invertors, portable powerbank, etc..
Business
- Provide the executives of the group with useful, accurate and timely views and analysis of the status for managed business lines and projects
- Deliver business target in accordance with Group Business Strategy and Plan
- Partner closely with group teams and group leadership and key stakeholders of each project
Processes
- Responsible for successful delivery of managed projects in time, on budget and with expected benefits
- Create transparency for backlog item progress, blockers, impediments, dependencies, and Product value metrics
- Enforce high standards of quality, accuracy, and consistency in all managed projects
- Setup and present at all project ceremonies, and prepare meeting materials of the right quality
- Execute financial management processes and maintain transparent and high-quality financial forecast
- Report on project status on request and in line with applicable Group processes
People & Talent
- Maintain excellent working relationship with key contacts as clients, retailers/wholesalers, NASDAQ regulator, China government officials, CEO Office, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing, Legal, Risk, Compliance, and company management at large, locally, and globally
- Sets appropriate tone and expectations for work team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners
- Identify and highlight project risks, identify risk owner, and propose mitigation plans
- Be familiar and abide with applicable Operational Risk processes for project approval and delivery
Governance
- Responsible for implementing and maintaining financial, manufacturing, sales, and service governance as defined by Group policy
- Ensure all business artefacts and assurance deliverables are as per the required policies and standards
Regulatory & Business Conduct
- Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across the Group. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
- Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalation, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
Internal
- Group heads in finance, legal, compliance, manufacturing, IT, sales/marketing, customer service, human resources and administration
External
- retailers, wholesalers, industry partners, university partners.
- hardware and software suppliers
Other Responsibilities
- embed the Group’s brand and values in Hong Kong
REQUIREMENT
Skills and Experience
- working with both NASDAQ regulator, and China government departments
- minimum five (5) years experience developing and managing portable power solutions sales in both China, and US. Asia Pacific experience will be advantageous.
- managing group finance, legal, and administration
- managing power solution product manufacturing in Zhejiang province, China, especially on portable electricity generators
- managing new technology delivery, incorporating into products
- deliver and manage crossborder e-commerce Direct-To-Consumer initiatives
- fluent business written and verbal Putonghua and English
- able to engage with all levels of personnel, including such as for instance, internal factory floor staff, internal/external engineers, internal sales staff, internal senior staff, NASDAQ and/or China government officials, reseller/wholesaler staff, and clients
- Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values
Qualifications
- University degree in engineering, and/or manufacturing