Senior Portfolio Leader, China

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Job Title: Senior Portfolio Leader, China

Location: Beijing, Shanghai

Employment Type: full-time

The job

We are seeking a strategic and execution-oriented Senior Portfolio Leader to establish and lead a new portfolio management function in China. This role is pivotal to ensuring that AVEVA’s product strategy and roadmap are aligned with the unique needs of the China market. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and prioritizing product requirements, collaborating with global and local stakeholders, and ensuring the successful delivery of localized solutions that support AVEVA’s growth in the region.

Key responsibilities

• Portfolio Strategy & Planning: Define and maintain the China-specific product portfolio strategy in alignment with global objectives. Identify market opportunities and translate them into actionable product plans.
• Market & Customer Insight: Serve as the voice of the China market within the global portfolio organization. Gather and synthesize customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and regulatory insights to inform product direction.
• Requirements Management: Lead the definition and prioritization of epics, features, and user stories for China-specific product releases. Ensure clarity and alignment across engineering, product, and commercial teams.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Collaborate with R&D, sales, marketing, and customer success teams to ensure successful product launches and lifecycle management.
• Team Formation & Development: Build and mentor a local portfolio management team. Provide coaching, career development, and succession planning.
• Commercial Support: Partner with China commercial teams around commercial model, pricing, go-to-market and customer success.
• Governance & Reporting: Establish KPIs, manage budgets, and report progress to global and regional leadership. Ensure transparency and accountability across the portfolio lifecycle.

Essential requirements

• 10+ years of experience in product or portfolio management, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated success in managing complex product portfolios in a global or matrixed organization.
• Strong understanding of industrial software markets, particularly in China.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Fluent in Mandarin and English.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.

Desired skills

• Experience launching or localizing software products for the China market.
• Familiarity with HMI/SCADA, engineering design, or data infrastructure products.
• Ability to operate effectively across time zones and cultures.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach to execution.

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