Director of Partnerships, Greater China

Shopify; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopify in Singapore seeks a senior partnerships leader to own the Greater China strategy. You will recruit and manage an in-market team, drive merchant launches with agencies and technology partners, and nurture a broad partner ecosystem across China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Fluent Mandarin and deep cross-border ecommerce knowledge are essential as you scale impact and empower merchants with AI-enabled tools, while maintaining a focus on merchant success.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years in partnerships, channels, or ecosystem roles with significant time in Greater China.
• Native Mandarin plus professional English communication.
• Proven ability to build and lead distributed in-market teams.
• Deep knowledge of the Chinese export ecommerce ecosystem and Western D2C fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Set the partner strategy for mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan and defend calls with evidence.
• Build the partner base across agencies, tech partners, platforms, and JV candidates.
• Drive launches, merchant success, and partner capability with cross-functional teams.
• Lead and grow the in-market team with clear ownership and high standards.

Skills

Mandarin fluency

English proficiency

Partnerships leadership

Cross-border ecommerce

Distributed teams

Job description

Shopify in Singapore seeks a senior partnerships leader to own the Greater China strategy. You will recruit and manage an in-market team, drive merchant launches with agencies and technology partners, and nurture a broad partner ecosystem across China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Fluent Mandarin and deep cross-border ecommerce knowledge are essential as you scale impact and empower merchants with AI-enabled tools, while maintaining a focus on merchant success.