General Manager - China

Fuse Energy; United States; Remote; USD 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity sign-on bonus

Biannual bonus

Tech budget

Paid annual leave

Meal stipend

Job summary

Fuse Energy is seeking a General Manager to lead our Chinese expansion. As a founding team member in this market, you will work directly with the co-founders to launch and manage local operations, aligning with our global energy platform.

You will build a premier supplier and purchasing footprint in China, audit partner manufacturers, and scale regional operations while ensuring product integration with our UK and global teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM discipline from a top-tier university.
• Proven track record managing complex supply chains or strategic procurement in clean energy or parallel hardware industries.
• Fluency in English and Mandarin, with ability to negotiate with OEMs/ODM suppliers.
• Experience managing multiple Tier-1 suppliers and delivering under tight timelines.
• First-principles, problem-solving mindset and ability to work independently or in a team.

Responsibilities

• Launch, lead, and manage local operations in China in collaboration with co-founders.
• Develop and manage strategic supplier and purchasing footprint in China.
• Enforce quality and track performance across external factories.
• Build and lead a local team to scale regional operations and supply chain.
• Coordinate real-time communication between Chinese hardware ecosystem and UK teams.

Skills

Supply chain management

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Bilingual English Mandarin

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

Fuse Energy is a forward-thinking renewable energy startup on a mission to deliver a terawatt of renewable energy - fast. We’re combining first-principles thinking with cutting-edge technology to build a radically better energy system. We raised $170M from top-tier investors including Multicoin, Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, Ribbit, Box Group and strategic angels like Nico Rosberg, the Co-Founder of Solana and GPs behind Meta, Revolut, Spotify, Uber and more.

We’re creating a fully integrated energy company: from developing solar, wind and hydrogen projects to real-time power trading and distributed energy installations. By selling directly to consumers, we cut out the middleman, lower costs and pass on savings to customers.

We’re looking for a General Manager to lead our Chinese Expansion. As our founding team member in the market, you will work closely with both of the co-founders to launch and manage our local operations. We are looking for an exceptional, first-principles operator with a relentless approach to business and deep technical acumen. In this role, you will drive our regional expansion, architect our extensive supplier and purchasing footprint, and directly negotiate with top-tier OEMs, ODMs, and critical hardware manufacturers across the entire clean energy ecosystem to secure our global supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the co-founders to launch, lead, and manage our local operations in China, ensuring smooth regional execution and integration with our global business.
• Develop and manage our strategic supplier and purchasing footprint in China, securing critical factory capacity and driving BOM optimization with top-tier partners.
• Drive hands-on quality enforcement and performance tracking across multiple external factories, deeply auditing partner production lines.
• Assemble and lead an elite local team of experts to scale our regional operations, engineering requirements, and supply chain infrastructure.
• Serve as the critical, real-time communication interface between Chinese technical and manufacturing ecosystems and our UK teams to ensure seamless product and project integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM discipline from a top-tier university
• Proven track record managing complex supply chains, strategic procurement, or sourcing operations within the clean energy ecosystem or a highly parallel, technical hardware industry (e.g., automotive, advanced electronics, semiconductors)
• Written and verbal fluency in both English and Mandarin
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple Tier-1 suppliers simultaneously, enforce stringent quality standards, and consistently deliver under compressed timelines
• A relentless, first-principles approach to solving ambiguous problems
• Ability to work well individually or in a team

Benefits

• Competitive salary and an equity sign-on bonus
• Biannual bonus scheme
• Fully expensed tech to match your needs
• Paid annual leave
• Breakfast and dinner allowance for office based employees