Managing Director, Taiwan

What You'll Do

• Own Taiwan's business performance and P&L: set priorities, lead planning and forecasting, and allocate resources to deliver sustainable revenue growth and profitability
• Drive locally relevant growth: develop channel and go-to-market strategies, customer messaging, and commercial initiatives that reflect Taiwan consumers while staying aligned with the global brand
• Lead the local sales and marketing organization: set clear goals, develop talent, and build an accountable, collaborative team
• Lead across a matrix: provide dotted-line leadership to a Taiwan-based Chinese-language content lead, aligning local content priorities with market needs and global content strategy
• Coordinate operations with HQ: work with logistics and finance, which have a dotted line to HQ, so local execution, financial discipline, and operational priorities stay aligned
• Connect Taiwan with the wider organization: communicate local opportunities and challenges clearly, and work with HQ and other market leaders to share insights and improve execution
• Build external relationships with customers, channel partners, and other stakeholders in Taiwan

Core Essentials

• 10+ years of professional experience, with a proven track record of business growth and measurable commercial results
• Proven people leadership, including setting direction, developing talent, and managing team performance
• Experience owning a business, brand, channel, or commercial function with meaningful accountability for revenue, budgets, and results
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking: identify the core issues, make sound decisions, and turn them into clear priorities
• Commercial judgment and financial fluency, including the drivers of revenue, margins, and profitability
• A strong understanding of Taiwan's consumers and commercial landscape, and the ability to adapt global strategies to local market needs
• Ability to lead through both direct authority and cross-functional influence, with local and international teams
• An entrepreneurial, hands-on approach, and the ability to deliver results with focused resources
• Professional fluency in Mandarin Chinese and English
• Based in Taiwan

Bonus Skills

• Experience in technology-enabled platforms, consumer brands, content businesses, or connected consumer products / IoT
• P&L ownership at country, business unit, or brand level
• Experience expanding channels, scaling a consumer business, or leading a business through a significant stage of growth
• Experience in an international organization that balances global alignment with local decision-making