Vice President of Global Business Development
The all-in-one Chinese language education platform for children
About HIHILULU
The all-in-one Chinese language education platform for children
Headquarters: Paris
Why this role exists
HIHILULU is expanding its Chinese language education platform globally and needs a leader to drive international sales and market penetration.
Current situation
This hire is walking into a critical phase of HIHILULU's global expansion, tasked with leading a two-year global rollout plan for their Chinese language education platform, focusing on key markets like the Middle East, Africa, and LatAm. This involves establishing strategic partnerships, building out the necessary sales infrastructure, and ensuring measurable deliveries.
90-day success
Develop a comprehensive global business development strategy and action plan, define the initial process management and team structure for international sales, and establish an assessment system with KPIs.
Core responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive international sales strategy.
- Recruit, manage, and mentor a global sales team.
- Establish and nurture strategic partnerships.
- Financial planning and performance monitoring.
Must-have skills
- Proven international B2B sales leadership (EdTech/SaaS K-12 preferred).
- Global sales team building and management.
- Strategic partnership development.
- Sales strategy execution and financial performance monitoring.
- CRM and sales/marketing tools proficiency.
- Strong English communication skills.
- Love for languages.
Expected artifacts
- Comprehensive strategic plans.
- Executed partnership agreements.
- Sales performance dashboards.
- Detailed team structure documents, specifically outlining a middle-level management structure that integrates current core sales managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive international sales strategy.
- Recruit, manage, and mentor a global sales team.
- Establish and nurture strategic partnerships.
- Financial planning and performance monitoring.
Requirements
- Proven international B2B sales leadership (EdTech/SaaS K-12 preferred).
- Global sales team building and management.
- Strategic partnership development.
- Sales strategy execution and financial performance monitoring.
- CRM and sales/marketing tools proficiency.
- Strong English communication skills.
- Love for languages.