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EXECUTIVE & SPECIALIST SEARCH

Executive & specialist searchThe right people.
For your key roles.

We recruit managers and specialists around your business needs. Our focus includes clean energy, energy storage, robotics and cross-border e-commerce. We assess relevant experience and interest, then coordinate interviews and offers.

Let's discuss your hiring needsFind industries & roles↓
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Leadership talentBusiness leaders · Functional managers
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Specialist talentCore technology · Senior professional roles
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Cross-border teamsInternational business · Local talent
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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ROLE

As your business moves forward,
key talent needs to keep pace.

Leaders and specialists have different responsibilities.
Choose a scenario to see where a search should start.

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Leadership search

Who will lead the new business?

What leader does a new venture need? What does an established business need? Identical titles can carry very different responsibilities at different stages.

  • Business objectives

    Start with the work to be delivered

  • Team & authority

    Understand the role's organisational context

  • Relevant business experience

    Verify the responsibilities the candidate actually held

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Specialist search

Critical technology needs relevant experience.

Similar technical terms do not mean the same work. Clarify technology, product stage and project objectives, then understand exactly what the candidate owned.

  • Technical focus

    Align product and R&D direction

  • Project contribution

    Distinguish participation from ownership

  • Problem-solving capability

    Explore professional judgement through specific projects

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Cross-border hiring

Entering a new market needs the right team.

Plan searches for overseas leaders or local specialists around the country, business stage, working languages and location.

  • Target market

    Define the market-entry objectives

  • Roles & team

    Distinguish leadership from local specialist roles

  • Languages & location

    Confirm collaboration and availability and employment terms

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SECTORS & ROLES

Where is your next
key appointment?

Start with an industry and role.
Use your selection in the next hiring discussion.

Understand the role through the industry

Energy & automotive

From product development to operations, connect industry experience with the work involved.

Clean energy / Energy storage / Automotive / Integrated energy
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Industries & role examples

Illustrative roles · Not advertised vacancies

Do not see your role? Tell us what you need and we will define the search direction together.

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A CLEAR WAY FORWARD

Practical progress at every stage.

From the initial brief to onboarding follow-up.
Select a stage to see how we work together.

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Step 01Define the role

Start with a clear candidate profile.

Align capabilities and selection criteria with business objectives, organisational context and key tasks.

What we focus on

Candidate profile
  1. Business objectives

    Problems to solve over the next 6–12 months

  2. Essential experience

    Required capabilities and those that can be developed

  3. Assessment criteria

    Specific experience to verify at interview

Your input
Responsibilities, reporting lines, salary range and target start date.
What you receive
Agreed candidate profile and assessment priorities.
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Step 02Find the right talent

Find relevant people in the industry.

Map target industries, comparable roles and transferable experience, then make targeted contact and explore interest.

What we focus on

Talent map
  1. Target industries

    Related sectors and the wider value chain

  2. Comparable roles

    Similar business stages and responsibilities

  3. Contact progress

    Contact status and feedback records

Your input
Target company types, search boundaries and any off-limits organisations or individuals.
What you receive
Sourcing channels and search progress.
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Step 03Assess the fit

Test experience with specific questions.

Discuss projects, expertise, motivation and location preferences against the role requirements.

What we focus on

Assessment summary
  1. Relevant experience

    Project context, responsibilities and personal contribution

  2. Basis for fit

    Connection to the role's key tasks

  3. Items to verify

    Questions for further interview discussion

Your input
Priority assessment areas, technical interview topics and acceptable differences in experience.
What you receive
Candidate assessment summary and open questions.
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Step 04Recommendations & interviews

Give every conversation a clear focus.

Prepare recommendations, coordinate interviews and bring both sides' feedback into the next discussion.

What we focus on

Interview collaboration
  1. Recommendation details

    Experience presented against role requirements

  2. Interview arrangements

    Stages, participants and discussion priorities

  3. Feedback from both sides

    Questions, differences and next actions

Your input
Interviewers, scheduling, assessment feedback and next decisions.
What you receive
Recommendation materials, interview arrangements and feedback records.
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Step 05Offer discussions

Turn mutual interest into practical arrangements.

Help discuss offer terms, candidate concerns and start dates, identifying items that need confirmation.

What we focus on

Offer coordination
  1. Offer terms

    Confirm compensation, responsibilities and location

  2. Decision milestones

    Employer approvals and candidate responses

  3. Start-date arrangements

    Notice period, start date and preparations

Your input
Formal terms, approval progress and onboarding arrangements.
What you receive
Offer discussion records and start-date arrangements.
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Step 06Onboarding follow-up

Stay in touch as the new hire settles in.

Discuss expectations and actual work, and follow up on employer and candidate feedback.

What we focus on

Onboarding follow-up
  1. Role expectations

    Do actual responsibilities match earlier discussions?

  2. Settling-in feedback

    Employer and candidate feedback at agreed stages

  3. Further communication

    Open issues and the next discussion

Your input
Progress settling in, role changes and matters requiring coordination.
What you receive
Follow-up records; service duration and arrangements follow the agreement.

This outlines the process and possible deliverables. Specific scope, timing and service terms are confirmed before work begins.

A PUBLISHED SEARCH RECORD

Explore a specific recruitment project.

Published project records
show the role, location and outcome.

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Consumer & retail / Shanghai

An operations leader
for a retail business.

A Shanghai cosmetics company recruited a retail operations director. The original posting called the role “New Retail Operations Director”. The candidate started on 24 March 2025.

42days
Project duration
7candidates
Candidates interviewed
1hire
Candidates hired
View the full project recordSource: UB hunter website · Published 21 April 2025 ↗These figures refer to this published project only and do not represent average performance across projects.

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE ROLE

Your next key appointment
starts with your business.

One role, an initial idea or a team-building plan.
Tell us what you need and we will agree the next step.

See what happens next
bd@youbilie.com ↗+86 755 3312 8575 ↗

Other hiring needs

Ongoing recruitment & process support

RPO support

International business & local talent

Cross-border recruitment
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