China Market Development Initiative Program Manager
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Job Title: China Market Development Initiative Program Manager
Location:Beijing Shanghai
Employment Type: full-time
The job
We areseekinga strategic and execution-focused China Market Development Initiative Program Manager to lead high-impact transformation and market development programs critical to AVEVAs growth in China. This roleis responsible fororchestrating 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 strategicobjectivestranslate into tangible market impact.
Key responsibilities
Program Strategy & Leadership:
Lead China market development and transformation programs from initiation through delivery ensuring alignment with AVEVAs regional and global strategicobjectives.
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 andtimelydecision-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 andmaintainconsistent 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 andinitiativesare actively managed.
Process Tools & Capability Buildout
Lead the deployment and adoption of program andfinancial managementprocesses 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.
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 tovalidatevalue realization.
Capture lessons learned and best practices to continuously improve program execution and impact in China.
Promote a results-oriented continuousimprovementculture 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 toestablishgovernance operational processes and reporting frameworks from the ground up.
Excellent stakeholder management communication and executive presentation skills.
Bachelors orMasters degree in Business Engineering Operations ora relatedfield.
PMPPgMP or equivalent certification highly desirable.
Fluent inMandarin 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 tooperateeffectively across cultures time zones and organizational boundaries.
Strategic thinker with a pragmatic execution-driven approach.
AVEVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect. We value diversity and the expertise that people from different backgrounds bring to our business.
Come and join AVEVA to create the transformative technology that enables our customers to engineer a better world.
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