International business leaders
A business leader may be responsible for market entry, channel development or operations. Before starting a search, clarify the market, business stage, budget, authority and arrangements for reporting to headquarters and accessing internal resources.
We discuss relevant industry and market experience, business responsibilities and team leadership, rather than searching by a "country manager" title alone.
Typical roles: country manager, regional business lead, head of sales or channel development.
Local specialists
Local experience, technical skills and language requirements depend on the work. Customer-facing sales, field support, procurement and corporate functions require different criteria.
Tell us what the role owns, how it works with local customers and colleagues, and how it coordinates with headquarters. We will use that context to discuss the candidate profile and search scope.
Typical roles: sales and marketing, technical and application support, procurement, supply chain, finance and HR.
International workforce planning
When building an overseas team, start with the business objectives, then define initial hires, later additions and existing responsibilities. Hiring priorities should reflect business progress and interview capacity.
Start with the target country, planned operations, existing China and overseas teams, and immediate priorities. We can clarify hiring requirements and sequencing during recruitment discussions. A full workforce review, staffing plan or development programme requires a separately agreed advisory scope.
Topics: business stage, initial roles and priorities, headquarters and local responsibilities, hiring budget and interview owners.
Coordination with China headquarters
Clarify what support the overseas team needs and which responsibilities remain in China. Product, R&D, operations and management responsibilities affect the experience and collaboration skills required overseas.
Key roles in China can be discussed alongside the international hiring plan. China-based roles are scoped by city and responsibilities; overseas assignments require further discussion of location and terms.
Southeast Asia
For recruitment in Southeast Asia, specify the country, city, work location and responsibilities of the local team. Sales, technical support and operations roles call for different experience and communication skills.
We start with responsibilities, working languages, local conditions and headquarters coordination to agree search scope and delivery arrangements. If you are expanding an existing team, share its structure and the roles you need to add.
Africa
Africa is an area of focus for UB hunter. For local hiring or overseas assignments, tell us the country, business stage and initial roles so we can discuss requirements and feasible arrangements.
Clarify the actual work location, languages, assignment conditions and collaboration requirements. We then assess the service scope and responsibilities for the specific country and role.
Other markets:For other markets, start with the country and roles you have in mind.