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Practice Overview:
GreenPoint Group, an Ankura company, partners closely with clients to provide tailored advisory and support services for executives related to China strategy. Our strategies and tools help clients develop critical insights, manage risk and complexity, cultivate key partnerships, and leverage stakeholders to achieve specific objectives. As part of Ankura, GreenPoint offers clients expanded access to world-class global and regional expertise, along with specialized capabilities in data, technology, risk, and compliance. More information about GreenPoint may be found at www.greenpoint-group.com.
Ankura Consulting Group, LLC is an independent global expert services and advisory firm that delivers services and end-to-end solutions to help clients at critical inflection points related to change, risk, disputes, finance, performance, distress, and transformation. The Ankura team consists of more than 2500 professionals in more than 37 locations globally who are leaders in their respective fields and areas of expertise. Collaborative lateral thinking, hard-earned experience, expertise, and multidisciplinary capabilities drive results, and Ankura is unrivalled in its ability to assist clients to Protect, Create, and Recover Value.
Role Overview:
GreenPoint is seeking a dynamic, creative, and results-oriented professional to join the practice at a leadership level. The right individual will have the ability to serve clients by contributing meaningfully to discussions of high-level strategy and by following through to support clients’ interests in specific initiatives. Leadership, organizational, and execution abilities in China are of paramount importance in this role, as are communication skills and the ability to develop relationships with government, private sector, and other constituencies.
This position offers a unique opportunity to connect public policy and business strategy in support of clients in China and related to China around the world. GreenPoint is very selective in its work with clients and aspires to the highest level of integrity in its operations in support of its clients’ interests.
Responsibilities:
Specific roles include:
Business Development:
Cultivate relationships in the business community
Identify needs of potential clients and prepare proposals that align with those needs
Win new business
Client Service. Within a dynamic client team context, provide execution and advisory services for GreenPoint’s clients that may entail:
Leading client service as Client Service Manager on multiple teams
Strategy development, coordination and execution of client service delivery
Direct and participate in client briefings
Memo and briefing paper drafting
Trip and meeting support
Support for short and long-term client initiatives
Manage colleagues and external partners to serve clients with excellence
Outreach:
Cultivate broad and active relationships in the commercial, diplomatic, academic, policy, and other related communities
Effectively represent GreenPoint in engagement with stakeholders
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following:
Organization and Execution:
Highly organized, action oriented, and efficient
Proven ability to execute complex projects and lead diverse teams in fast-moving, high-pressure environments, working with team members in the U.S. and China
Demonstrated success proactively executing multiple initiatives on tight deadlines
Bias towards action and speed in responsiveness
Team Player:
Trustworthy, reliable, dedicated, highest integrity
Personal qualities of humility and flexibility
Values colleagues and delights clients
Evidence of the ability to successfully mentor others and to help grow leaders
High dependability, low ego in small and remote team environments
Relationship and Network Development:
Extensive existing relationship networks in China’s political, thought leader, and commercial communities
Knack for and proven experience in cultivating existing relationships and establishing new ones with a variety of stakeholders
Natural ability to communicate comfortably and effectively (verbally and in writing in both Chinese and English) with key stakeholders and GreenPoint clients
Innovative, Entrepreneurial, Strategic:
Demonstrated pursuit of better methods in achieving objectives
An entrepreneurial spirit that thrives in a fast-paced and close-knit work culture
Brings a strategic mindset to client services and the needs of corporate executives
Demonstrated judgment and decision-making ability
Substantive analytical experience with a deep understanding of China’s political, social, commercial, and economic dynamics
Ability to manage resource allocations across multiple client relationships and team members, to manage capacity and prioritize work product
Education and Experience:
Post-graduate degree preferred
10 or more years professional working experience, including experience leading teams that deliver strategic advisory services
Demonstrated commitment to advancing U.S.-China relations
Language: Fluent Chinese, fluent English
Location: Beijing or Shanghai preferred; will consider exceptional candidates in the U.S.
Timing: immediate
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