About this role
Who we are
You enjoy creating and innovating. You never stop striving for better. You take responsibility and you get results. You love being part of a team. Above all, you want your work to matter: Welcome to our world! At Sonova we create sense by bringing sound to life. Our innovative hearing care solutions help millions of people enjoy life’s unforgettable moments.
We offer exceptional career opportunities through market-leading brands from consumer to medical, products and services that keep pushing hearing care forward, and a culture where you can quickly belong and perform at your best.
If you want the freedom to explore, opportunities to grow, and make positive change on people lives through your work, this is the place for you.
Strategy and BD Project Manager
This role supports the development of the future growth agenda of the organization. He/she will identify emerging growth opportunities, build business models with business cases, develop strategic recommendations, and drive cross-functional initiatives from concept to design to implementation. This role connects planning with execution, translating business ideas into actionable business plans, operating models and improvement programs that deliver sustainable business impact.
You will base in Shanghai, directly report to Managing Director, Wholesale China.
More about the role
- Strategy Development & Growth Opportunities
- Support leadership team to identify and develop mid- to long-term growth opportunities; when needed, conduct themed outside-in market/industry/customer/competitor analysis to generate insights.
- Explore & develop new business models, routes-to-market and enablers upon and/or aside from existing infrastructure when needed.
- Assess options through structured business cases, financial modeling and scenario analysis.
- Business Incubation & New Venture Development
- Drive the development of new growth concepts from ideation through modeling, validation and implementation.
- Translate ambiguous business opportunities into clear roadmaps, operating models and implementation plans.
- Develop business plans, including market assessment, commercial/go-to-market strategy, investment requirements and financial projections.
- Operationalize approved plans by coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Define success metrics and track outcomes against investment assumptions.
- Transformation & Program Support
- Support & drive initiatives and improvement programs across multiple functions.
- Establish governance structures, project plans and PMO capabilities for complex cross-functional programs.
- Ensure alignment between strategic objectives and operational execution.
- Identify risks, dependencies and organizational barriers and proactively develop mitigation plans.
- Executive Advisory & Decision Support
- Serve as a thought partner to MD and leadership team, as well as a change agent of pioneering/transformation initiatives for the WHS organization.
- Develop executive-level presentations and facilitate strategic discussions and decision-making.
- Provide fact-based recommendations supported by rigorous analysis and external benchmarking.
- Influence stakeholders across the organization to build alignment on strategic priorities.
More about you
- Bachelor’s degree above (MBA from a top-tier business school preferred)
- Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in strategy consulting or management consulting, and/or corporate experience in corporate strategy, corporate development, business development or transformation
- Previous experience in leading consulting firms (McKinsey, Bain, BCG), Strategy practices of Big Four firms, or equivalent management consulting experience
- Demonstrated experience in developing business cases, growth strategies and transformation programs
- Experience in consumer-facing industries (B2C) or B2B2C business models
- Strategic thinking. Ability to connect industry trends, market dynamics and customer insights into actionable business opportunities
- Entrepreneurial Mindset. Comfortable building new concepts from scratch and transforming ideas into scalable business opportunities
- Stakeholder Leadership under MNC context. Able to collaborate and influence senior leaders and diverse functions to deliver transformational change
- Influencing skill
- Excellent problem solving skill
- Chinese (native speaker) / English (excellent)
- Microsoft Office, AI tool
More about what we offer
As one of the world’s leading hearing care providers headquartered in Switzerland, we’re committed to building an inclusive culture. We want to create an environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work, through our flexible hybrid working model. We offer a wide range of training opportunities for both your professional and personal development, and there are exceptional growth opportunities with individual development plans.
Sonova is an equal opportunity employer.
We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the marketplace. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate's ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.