Senior Manager, Business Strategy & Operations

About the role

Tencent Games' Business Development department connects Tencent with global publishers and more than 100 investment partners, covering mature markets such as Japan, Korea, the US, UK, France, Germany and Finland, as well as emerging regions. This Senior Manager role helps the department navigate a complex portfolio spanning global investment, post-investment management, strategic partnerships and commercial collaboration. It is not a traditional PMO or reporting role: the ideal candidate has strong business judgment, exceptional structuring skills and a low-ego, high-ownership approach, and must be both an active gamer and a hands-on AI practitioner.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and refine the strategic framework for global investment, post-investment management, partnerships and commercial collaboration, and turn it into actionable business plans with the Head of Global BD and leadership.
• Build and run the department's annual and quarterly planning, business review and priority-management mechanisms, reducing reliance on manual tracking.
• Run monthly and quarterly performance reviews, build dashboards and trackers, and own selected strategic initiatives from framing through execution.
• Prepare decision papers, strategic reviews and executive presentations, and communicate priorities consistently across an international organization.
• Stay current on global games industry trends, investment activity and competitive dynamics, and apply AI tools to research, analysis, workflow automation and decision support.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in strategy consulting, corporate strategy and operations, Chief of Staff roles, investment banking, investment or business management in gaming or technology companies; experience in the games industry, global business development, investment or strategic partnerships is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working with senior executives and driving cross-functional initiatives; experience in a complex, international organization is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in Chinese and English.
• Must be a passionate, active gamer with knowledge of player experiences, genres, products and industry dynamics.
• Must be a genuine AI enthusiast with hands-on experience using AI for research, analysis, workflow automation or content creation.

Required skills

• Exceptional structuring and synthesis skills, strong strategic judgment and problem-solving.
• Ability to quickly learn investment, commercial partnerships and business operations.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial and results-oriented, comfortable challenging senior stakeholders.