Cloud & Smart Industries Group (CSIG) is responsible for promoting the company's cloud and industry Internet strategy. CSIG explores the interactions between users and industries to create innovative solutions for smart industries via technological advancements such as cloud, AI, and network security. While driving the digitalization of retail, medical, education, transportation and other industries, CSIG helps companies serve users in smarter ways, building a new ecosystem of intelligent industries that connect users and businesses.
What The Role Entails
Tencent Cloud International is seeking a highly analytical and commercially minded Strategic Planning Manager to support our International Strategic Planning team. As an individual contributor, you will be responsible for driving strategic analysis, market intelligence, and business planning initiatives across 1-2 key regions including Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Hong Kong & Macau. Working closely with regional business leaders and cross-functional teams, you will identify growth opportunities, develop actionable business insights, and support strategic initiatives that accelerate Tencent Cloud's international expansion. The ideal candidate combines strong analytical capabilities with business acumen and thrives in a fast-paced, global technology environment.
Responsibilities
- Conduct market research, competitive benchmarking, and strategic analysis to support Tencent Cloud's international business expansion across key international markets.
- Monitor industry trends across cloud computing, AI, enterprise software, Web3, edge computing, cybersecurity, and adjacent technology sectors to identify emerging business opportunities and support go-to-market planning.
- Develop strategic reports, market insights, competitive intelligence, and business recommendations to support executive decision-making and long-term business planning.
- Partner with regional sales teams to support business planning, sales performance analysis, pipeline reviews, and operational initiatives that improve commercial execution.
- Support strategic customer initiatives by conducting market research, opportunity assessment, and business case development for priority industries and key enterprise customers.
- Prepare executive presentations, annual business plans, international strategy reviews, and management reporting materials while contributing to solution knowledge management and best practice sharing.
- Support cross-functional strategic projects by providing business analysis, market research, resource planning, and regional or industry-specific recommendations throughout project execution.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or above with at least 5 years of experience in strategic planning, business analysis, management consulting, corporate strategy, or business operations within the technology industry.
- Experience in management consulting (MBB or equivalent), hyperscalers, SaaS companies, cloud computing, or enterprise technology environments is highly preferred.
- Strong understanding of cloud computing (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), AI, enterprise software, internet industries, and digital transformation trends across global markets.
- Proven experience conducting market opportunity assessments, competitive analysis, go-to-market planning, and strategic business analysis for senior stakeholders.
- Experience supporting cross-functional projects involving business operations, commercial planning, sales strategy, or organizational initiatives is advantageous.
- Excellent analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and executive presentation skills with the ability to translate complex information into actionable business recommendations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across international and multicultural teams.
- Excellent written and spoken English and Chinese Mandarin is required in order to collaborate with China headquarters on strategic planning, business reviews, and executive presentations.
- Demonstrated curiosity for emerging technologies such as AI Agents and Web3, with the ability to evaluate market trends and commercialization opportunities.
Equal Employment Opportunity at Tencent
As an equal opportunity employer, we firmly believe that diverse voices fuel our innovation and allow us to better serve our users and the community. We foster an environment where every employee of Tencent feels supported and inspired to achieve individual and common goals.