Senior Business Development Manager

Founder's Office Manager & Greater China Business Development

创始人办公室经理兼大中华区商务拓展

Location: Singapore / Malaysia, with travel to China and Hong Kong when required

Reporting directly to: Founder & CEO

Language: Fluent Mandarin and English required

THE ROLE

We are looking for a highly capable, resilient and execution driven individual to work directly with the Founder and CEO.

This is not a traditional Personal Assistant position.

We are looking for someone who can think, lead, execute and solve problems independently. Someone who remains calm under pressure, handles difficult conversations professionally, holds people accountable and gets things moving when others are stuck.

You will operate as an extension of the Founder across executive support, internal execution, team coordination and business development, particularly across China and Hong Kong.

The right person is commercially minded, highly resourceful and comfortable working in a fast moving entrepreneurial environment.

WHAT YOU WILL DO1. Founder & Executive Support

Manage the Founder's priorities, schedule, meetings, travel and important follow ups.

Translate discussions and decisions into clear actions, owners and deadlines.

Prepare meeting briefs, proposals, presentations, correspondence and other executive materials.

Represent the Founder professionally when coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders.

Protect the Founder's time by resolving matters independently whenever possible rather than escalating every operational issue.

2. Execution & Team Leadership

Drive projects from discussion to actual completion.

Follow up relentlessly on commitments, deadlines and deliverables.

Coordinate across departments and ensure responsibilities are clearly assigned.

Identify problems early and bring forward solutions rather than simply reporting problems.

Step into difficult situations when necessary and facilitate direct, professional conversations.

Hold team members accountable while maintaining fairness, professionalism and respect.

Be willing to challenge decisions constructively when something does not make business sense.

The objective is simple: make sure things get done.

3. Greater China Business Development

Support Tongle's expansion across Mainland China and Hong Kong.

Develop relationships with potential clients, partners, government organisations, accelerators, investors and strategic stakeholders.

Identify business opportunities and establish relevant introductions.

Attend meetings and represent the company when required.

Follow opportunities from initial introduction through negotiation and commercial closure.

Support Chinese proposals, presentations, partnerships and business communications.

Maintain and develop Tongle's China and Hong Kong business network.

4. Special Projects

Work directly with the Founder on strategic initiatives, partnerships, expansion projects, fundraising and other high priority matters.

Take ownership of projects that may fall outside traditional departmental boundaries.

Research opportunities, assess options and make clear recommendations.

Build structure and processes where none currently exist.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We value warrior mentality with professional judgement.

You should be:

Resilient

Pressure, setbacks and difficult personalities do not easily overwhelm you.

Rational

You can separate facts, emotions and personalities when making decisions.

Courageous

You are comfortable having difficult conversations and addressing problems directly rather than avoiding them.

Execution driven

You do not stop at meetings, discussions or ideas. You follow through until there is an outcome.

Resourceful

When something goes wrong, your first instinct is to find a solution.

Leadership oriented

You can coordinate people, establish accountability and take charge when necessary.

Commercially minded

You understand that ultimately a business needs customers, revenue, partnerships and sustainable growth.

Emotionally mature

Being tough does not mean being aggressive. You know when to push, when to listen and how to manage people professionally.

REQUIREMENTS

Fluent spoken and written Mandarin Chinese.

Strong working proficiency in English.

Strong understanding of Chinese business culture and professional communication.

Experience in business development, founder support, operations, project management, consulting or a similar execution focused role.

Strong communication and negotiation abilities.

Able to manage multiple priorities independently.

Comfortable interacting with senior executives, clients, government stakeholders and business partners.

Willing and able to travel to Mainland China and Hong Kong when required.

Experience working directly with a founder, CEO or senior executive is highly advantageous.

Existing business networks in Mainland China or Hong Kong would be a strong advantage.

THIS ROLE MAY NOT BE FOR YOU IF

You require highly structured instructions before taking action.

You avoid difficult conversations or confrontation at work.

You are uncomfortable holding colleagues accountable.

You prefer reporting problems rather than taking ownership of solving them.

You need constant supervision or reassurance before making decisions.

You are looking primarily for a traditional administrative PA position.

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

Within this role, the Founder should gradually spend less time chasing people, resolving routine internal problems and personally following every opportunity.

Projects move faster.

Responsibilities become clearer.

Problems are addressed earlier.

The team becomes more accountable.

China and Hong Kong relationships develop into measurable commercial opportunities.

Most importantly, when the Founder says, Please take care of this, you have the judgement, resilience and ownership to take it from there.