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Position Summary
A strategic, business-minded, and influential leader to head Corporate Affairs in China. The incumbent represents and protects Company's interests in proposed legislation and in the development of market rules and procedures important to the business, its customers, and its stakeholders. As regional head, the role leads stakeholder-centric execution in China across Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics, translating Group and sector priorities into a coordinated country advocacy agenda and ensuring that Company engages political stakeholders as one Company. The role reports to the Head of Corporate Affairs and works closely with Company's business leadership in China and the Corporate Affairs sector heads.
Your role:
Develop and execute the Corporate Affairs strategy for China, aligned with the CA Business strategies and the country's political and regulatory environment.
Coordinate Corporate Affairs engagement across Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics so that Company presents one coordinated voice to political stakeholders in China.
Act as the main Corporate Affairs contact for Company's business leadership in China and senior regional stakeholders, and translate business priorities into a clear country advocacy agenda.
Represent Company's interests towards Chinese policymakers, regulators, government agencies, industry associations, and other relevant stakeholders on priority files affecting market access, operations, research, supply chains, trade, and investment.
Apply the Value at Stake methodology in China: link policy developments to business impact, identify policy up- and downsides, and direct resources towards the big-ticket items.
Translate sector priorities into country-level engagement plans and coordinate execution with the geography-based Corporate Affairs teams and the Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics sector heads.
Monitor political, regulatory, economic, and geopolitical developments in China and assess their potential impact on Company's businesses, reputation, and operating environment.
Partner with Geopolitical Intelligence & Policy to translate geopolitical analysis into practical scenarios and recommendations for Company leadership.
Build and maintain effective professional networks with policymakers, regulators, industry associations, think tanks, and coalition partners.
Lead, develop, and manage the Corporate Affairs China team, including objective setting, coaching, performance, and budget.
Strategic Impact:
Impacts the performance and future direction of Company businesses in China and contributes to the strategy development of the Corporate Affairs function. Determines how Company prioritizes and executes engagement on political and regulatory files in China, directly affecting the value at stake for the company. Exercises control over sizeable resources and influences business continuity, market access, reputation, and strategic positioning in a critical market.
Scope of People Responsibility:
Accountable for the performance and results of the Corporate Affairs China sub-function. Manages a sizeable team of managers and professionals and directs cross-sector advocacy delivered by colleagues in China without direct reporting authority. Responsible for team organization, role clarity, objective setting, coaching, development, performance, and budget.
Who you are:
Graduate degree or equivalent in Political Science, Law, Economics, International Relations, Public Policy, or a related discipline.
12+ years of combined experience in government relations, public affairs, public policy, or strategy consulting in China; senior leadership experience preferred.
Demonstrated track record of influencing legislation, market rules, and procedures in favor of business objectives in China. Considerably deep and broad expertise in China's political, regulatory, and economic environment, combined with in-depth knowledge of the challenges and developments affecting multinational companies and Company's sectors.
Proven ability to assess complex political and regulatory developments and translate them into business implications, priorities, and recommendations.
Strong commercial and financial literacy; able to quantify business impact and make a defensible case for prioritization and resource allocation.
Proven ability to manage and mentor diverse teams and to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
Experience working in a multinational corporate environment and across multiple business sectors; familiarity with Healthcare, Life Science, or Electronics is a plus.
Strong professional networks among Chinese policymakers, regulators, industry associations, and other relevant stakeholders.
Fluency in Mandarin and English.
High ethical standards and commitment to integrity, confidentiality, and compliance.
Key Skills and Competencies
• Strategic Thinking and Executive Acumen
• China Political and Regulatory Analysis
• Policy Analysis and Value at Stake Prioritization
• Stakeholder Management and Influence
• Cross-Sector Orchestration and Matrix Leadership
• Business Acumen and Commercial Literacy
• Coalition Building and Networking
• Communication and Narrative Development
• Team Leadership and Development
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