Senior Manager - Business Strategy & Operations

Develop and continuously refine the strategic framework for Tencent Games’ global investment, post-investment management, strategic partnerships and commercial collaboration.

Work closely with the Head of Global BD, the leadership team and key stakeholders to identify strategic priorities, define key initiatives and translate strategic direction into actionable business plans.

Synthesize complex and fragmented business information into clear, structured and decision-ready insights that senior management can quickly understand and act on.

Identify emerging opportunities, critical issues and key trade-offs early, and provide clear recommendations rather than simply reporting information.

Connect external market developments with Tencent Games’ internal priorities to support better strategic judgment.

2. Department Business Management and Operating System

Build and operate the department’s annual and quarterly planning, business review and priority-management mechanisms.

Maintain a comprehensive view across investments, partnerships, regions, Cells and strategic initiatives, ensuring that the most important matters receive appropriate management attention.

Work with Cell owners, regional teams and cross-functional partners to set, break down and review business objectives and performance metrics.

Establish clear ownership, milestones, decision points and escalation mechanisms for key initiatives.

Reduce reliance on manual tracking and individual information bottlenecks by building scalable and reusable operating mechanisms.

3. Business Performance Review and Analysis

Conduct monthly and quarterly reviews of business performance, strategic initiatives and organizational priorities.

Identify key progress, risks, gaps and dependencies, and translate them into clear management implications and recommended actions.

Develop dashboards, trackers and review materials that help management understand not only what happened, but also why it matters and what decisions are required.

Ensure important decisions, actions and lessons are captured and followed through.

4. Critical Initiative Ownership

Own and drive selected strategic initiatives from initial framing through execution.

Proactively identify execution gaps and step into uncovered areas to keep critical work moving.

Bring together the necessary business, investment, finance, legal, HR and other functional perspectives to turn strategic intent into concrete outcomes.

Build repeatable frameworks and processes instead of managing issues case by case.

Support the department in handling complex, high-priority or time-sensitive topics that require cross-business judgment and strong execution.

5. Executive Communication and Organizational Translation

Prepare decision papers, strategic reviews and executive presentations for the Head of Global BD and senior management.

Translate complex business discussions into language that is:

clear enough for senior executives to make decisions;

practical enough for teams to understand and execute.

Ensure strategic priorities, management decisions and key messages are communicated consistently across an international organization.

Serve as a trusted sparring partner who can challenge assumptions constructively while maintaining strong relationships with senior executives and stakeholders.

6. Industry Insight and Organizational Intelligence

Stay current on global games industry trends, investment activity, competitive dynamics, emerging business models and technology developments.

Develop a strong understanding of Tencent Games’ internal businesses, key stakeholders, decision-making processes and organizational context.

Build broad knowledge across investment, post-investment management, strategic partnerships, commercial collaboration and regional BD.

Apply sound interpersonal judgment and organizational sensitivity when handling complex stakeholder topics.

7. AI-Enabled Business Operations

Actively explore and apply AI tools to improve research, analysis, knowledge management, workflow automation, document creation and decision support.

Identify opportunities to redesign existing business-management workflows with AI, rather than simply using AI to accelerate isolated tasks.

Turn recurring management work, effective prompts, workflows and institutional knowledge into reusable team capabilities.

Contribute to the development of the department’s AI Infra, knowledge base and organizational memory.

Share effective AI practices and help raise AI fluency across the broader BD team.

3+ years of relevant professional experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy and operations, Chief of Staff roles, investment banking, investment, or business management within gaming or technology companies.

Experience in the games industry, global business development, investment, post-investment management or strategic partnerships is strongly preferred.

Demonstrated experience working with senior executives and driving cross-functional strategic initiatives.

Experience operating in a complex, international and multicultural organization is preferred.

Business and Strategic Capabilities

Exceptional structuring and synthesis skills, with the ability to understand complex businesses, identify the key issue and translate complexity into clear frameworks and decisions.

Strong strategic judgment, analytical capability and problem-solving skills.

Able to balance attention to detail with a clear view of overall business priorities.

Strong understanding of—or demonstrated ability to quickly learn—investment, commercial partnerships, business operations and organizational management.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both Chinese and English.

Gaming Passion，must be a passionate and active gamer.

Demonstrate strong knowledge of player experiences, major game genres, leading products, game companies and global industry dynamics.

Able to translate product experience and player insight into independent business and strategic judgment.

Candidates should be prepared to discuss the games they actively play, their understanding of different genres and business models, and their views on major industry trends.

AI Passion and Hands-On Experience,must have a genuine passion for AI and be an active, hands-on user of AI tools in daily work.

Demonstrate real experience using AI for research, analysis, knowledge management, workflow automation, content creation or decision support.

Able to provide concrete examples of how AI has improved the quality, speed or scope of their work.

Curious about emerging AI products and willing to continuously learn, experiment and share reusable practices.

Coding, agent-building or workflow-automation experience is a plus, but not required.

Leadership and Working Style

Low ego and high ownership—focused on outcomes rather than visibility or personal credit.

Highly proactive and self-driven; identifies gaps and takes action before being asked.

Comfortable stepping into ambiguous or uncovered areas and taking work through to completion.

Strong interpersonal judgment and organizational sensitivity, with the ability to work effectively across different functions, seniority levels and cultural backgrounds.

Able to operate effectively behind the scenes while having the confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.

Entrepreneurial, resilient and results-oriented, with a demonstrated track record of driving meaningful outcomes