Archives May 2010

Executive hiring in Asia (China) improves sharply

Job prospects for executives at multinationals in Greater China and Singapore have improved sharply in the past three months amid growing optimism that Asia’s recovery from the global recession will be sustainable, a quarterly survey showed on Thursday.

‘Asia is the first region to emerge from the global recession, causing employers to revise their hiring expectations sharply upwards,’ said Mike Game, chief executive of executive recruiters Hudson Asia.

In China, hiring prospects picked up for the first time in more than a year. The proportion of employers in China, Hong Kong and Singapore who plan to cut headcounts within three months is less than half that in a similar survey taken in May. The latest survey was taken in August.

Hiring expectations have increased most in Hong Kong, where 35 percent of companies say they expect to recruit staff within three months, up from 22 percent in May. In media, public relations and advertising, 69 percent of companies said they would be hiring, compared with 28 percent in the previous survey.

In China, 39 percent of employers said they planned to add staff, up from 27 percent in the May survey, with companies in banking and finance most bullish about hiring.

Hong Kong and Singapore pulled out of recession in the second quarter while China on Thursday announced an 8.9 percent surge in third-quarter GDP, putting it easily within reach of its 8 percent growth target for this year, economists say.

WAGE GROWTH

Salaries are set to accelerate across Asia next year as business conditions improve: a survey by U.S. HR consultants Hewitt Consultants forecasts salaries in China will jump 6.7 percent next year after rising only 4.5 percent this year. Pay rises in Hong Kong and Singapore will be more modest at just under 3 percent.

In Singapore, 34 percent of companies in the Hudson survey said they would be hiring soon, up from 26 percent in the May survey, and only 5 percent said they would cut staff, compared with 14 percent in May. The healthcare and life sciences sector continues to offer the best hiring opportunities in Singapore with 44 percent of companies preparing to add headcount, while the consumer sector has seen a slight fall in hiring expectations since May.

Singapore employers were most willing to hire candidates who had been unemployed for more than a year, or an extended period of time, while employers in China were least willing to do so, according to Hudson.

Previous experience and specialist skills were cited as the main reasons to hire the long-term unemployed across the region but, in China, stopping work to obtain a higher qualification was also seen as a valid reason.

The quarterly survey covered responses from nearly 2,000 managers at multinational companies across industries in the three markets.

Senior Engineering Mgr.(eng211)

Job Description:
Company introduction:
Our client is a leading provider of telecommunications cable assembly products and comprehensive professional services. It provides cable assemblies and wire harnesses, including fiber optic and copper cable assemblies. It serves service providers; equipment manufacturers in the telecommunications industry; companies in the sensor and control industry; and gaming and aerospace industries. It operates production facilities in Suzhou, China; and Hermosillo, Mexico, as well as a distribution around the world. With the further development here, they are looking for:

Report To: Plant Mgr./ GM

Location: Suzhou

Responsibilities:
1. Product Review, Analysis and Changes;
2. Review and analyze the product feasibility with the team and group technology experts;
3. Summarize and communicate the comments to the Corp;
4. RFQs feasibility and risks analysis cost drivers;
5. Responsible for problem solving of product defects to ensure high quality;
6. New project/product start up: review production layouts, equipment list and costs
7. Be in charge of mass production preparation including equipment purchase, installation, test and trial run
8. Continuous process optimization
9. Team Management

Requirements:
2. Bachelor degree majored in Mechanical or Electronic Engineering,
3. At least 8 years working experience in related industry and 3 + manager level.
Fluent in both spoken and written English.
4. Six Sigma Blackbelt highly desirable
5. Demonstrated strong problem-solving skills.
6. Must possess excellent interpersonal skills, maturity and good judgment.
7. Excellent communication, mentoring, empowerment, and resource mgt. a must.
8. Possess thorough knowledge of lean concepts such as 5S, Quick Changeover, WIP reduction, cycle time reduction, visual factory tools
9. Proficient in computer skills

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China Career Update: CICC seems to be hiring almost everywhere in China

China International Capital Corporation (CICC), the leading international investment bank in China, is hiring for its asset management department and retail group in second tier cities.

Recent recruitment activity indicates that the firm is trying to fill positions such as investment consultant, channel marketing and sales, and retail customer services in order to develop and maintain relationships with local distribution-channel customers, institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals.

Headquartered in Beijing, CICC also has offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Much of its recently posted recruitment, however, is for its expanding business in cities such as Chengdu, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan and Chongqing.

Considered an elite employer within the Chinese banking sector, on a par with major international banks, CICC sets a high threshold for applicants, even in these second-tier centres.

According to the firm’s website, for an entry level position of investment consultant at its retail group in Chengdu, candidates must have “solid sales-related experience in multinational companies, preferably having been involved in securities sales,” as well as a “master degree in relevant majors, preferably an MBA from renowned universities”.

And these aren’t just paper promises. A new recruit to CICC’s asset management department in Shanghai, who asked not to be named, says most of his colleagues are graduates from leading MBA schools, such as CEIBS, and top universities like Fudan and Jiaotong.

CICC defines itself as a “meritocracy”, which means that ability and talent are rewarded above all. Hiring falls into three main categories: lateral (experienced professionals), campus (fresh graduates) and summer internships.

“For senior level positions, CICC prefers hiring those who have work experience at well-known investment banks, such as Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan. CICC is also hiring overseas returnees for specific positions such as fixed income and structured products,” says Stephen He, a banking and finance division senior consultant at Randstad China.

Senior Software Engineer (Embedded Platform) or Lead(it235)

Company: ?????????????
Job Title: Senior Software Engineer (Embedded Platform) or Lead
Job Description:
Company introduction: AAA is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, test and maintain real-time embedded software components in xDSL/POTS based line cards for the AAA C7 Platform.
Report To: Director of Engineering
Location: ??

Responsibilities:
1. Design and implement new features in xDSL Line unit software on a proprietary embedded real time system which interfaces to other subsystems (such as management interface) to provide a complete spectrum of xDSL services.
2. Enhance and maintain device drivers to 3rd party DSL chip sets and software.
3. Troubleshoot and resolve xDSL problems between the CO and CPE
Run, interpret and trouble shoot various xDSL line tests, such as rate reach testing
4. Follow project development processes and participate in all phases of project development cycle from project initiation to production.
5. Sustain exiting DSL and COMBO DSL Family Line Units

Requirements:
1. Ability to conduct technical discussions, publish documents, and build knowledge base in English
2. Excellent spoken English skills
3. 3+ years C/C++ experience in embedded system design/programming/debugging
4. 3+ years experience with design and implementation of xDSL chip sets and xDSL services. This can be either CO, CPE or both
5. 3+ years experience using telecom test equipment and SW debug tools, including
6. Oscilloscope
7. In-circuit emulators and debugging tools
8. SmartBits, IXIA, Adtech or other similar data test sets
9. xDSL line test equipment
10. SW simulation
11. 2+ years experience working on projects that have SW and HW design content that has gone through full project cycle from project initiation, design, implementation, integration, DVT, to GA.
12. Experience with working directly with HW
13. Experience implementing SW control of various hardware interfaces such as TDM, SPI or UTOPIA
14. Strong analytical skills
15. Proficiency with GNU tool chain and Software Configuration Management tools such as Clearcase
16. Able to travel to US for weeks if required
17. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills
18. BSCS, BSEE or similar degree or related technical skill

DESIRED:
19. Experience with CO based DSL designs based on Conexant and Broadcom chip sets
20. Experience with ClearCase and ClearQuest
21. Knowledge of ETSI xDSL standards such as T1.413, G992.x, G993.x, ANSI T1E1.4
22. Knowledge of ETSI G.Bond standards such as G998.1, ANSI T1E1.4/2003-334

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Senior Sr. Hardware Engineer(it234)

Company: ?????????????
Job Title: Senior Sr. Hardware Engineer
Job Description:
Company introduction: AAA is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, test and maintain real-time embedded software components in xDSL/POTS based line cards for the AAA C7 Platform.
Report To: Director of Engineering
Location: ??

Responsibilities:
1. As a member of the Design team, the qualified candidate will participate in all phases of hardware development cycle from concept through production of the next generation Telecom systems
2. The candidate will be responsible for
•Design and support of complex 10, and Digital circuitry.
•Board design which includes micro-processor and ASIC integration, schematic capture, part selection, and signal integrity analysis.
•Design Verification, and validation at board, and system level.
•Generating Engineering Requirements, Line Unit, and Integration Test plans.
•FPGA design, and simulation.

Requirements
1. Ability to conduct technical discussions, publish documents, and build knowledge base in English
2. Able to conduct technical discussion in English proficiently.
3. BSEE or MSEE
4. 5+ years of hardware design experience involved analog or digital design
5. 3+ years of experience with high-speed, high-density design
6. 3+ years of experience with schematic capture development and simulation tools
7. Able to travel to US for weeks if required
8. Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communications skills
9. 2+ years experience working in projects that has HW/SW design and has gone through full project cycle from project initiation, design, implementation, integration, DVT, to GA.
10. Provide high quality deliverables, including documentations, software source code, and test results.
11. Quickly prioritize tasks and drive multiple tasks in parallel

DESIRED:
12. Demonstrated ability to contribute on an architectural level
13. Experience with telecom protocols, such as T1/E1, SONET/SDH, DS3, DSL
14. In-depth understanding of controlled impedance PCB design, clock distribution, and timing analysis
15. 2+ years of experience in FPGA design using Verilog or VHDL, simulation and synthesis tools, place and route tools, and static timing analysis.

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Group Finance Controller/CFO (it229)

Company: ????????
Job Title: Group Finance Controller/CFO
Job Description:

Report To: CEO
Location: Shanghai

Responsibilities:
1. Treasury
• Ensure all revenues are received and payments are processed on time and correctly; maintain the smooth daily cash flow
• Prepare and review invoices and trace the payment status daily
• Cash forecast, and arrange fund transfer
• Handle payment applications and review original vouchers
• Review payroll issues
2. Accounting
• Accurate bookkeeping of SH, BVI and USA
• Handle/coordinate annual accounting audit
• Maintain and optimize Kingdee accounting system
3. Planning and Budgeting
• Prepare and update budget monthly, and/or according to CEO’s requirement
• Make the revenue forecast accurate, and prepare the actual vs. forecasted comparison
• Budget reconciliation
• Monitor the ODC/department expenses, make sure they are within the budget limit
4. Reporting
• Prepare the monthly and/or quarterly financial reports and managerial analysis reports:
• Provide financial reports to local governments, external accountants and auditors, investors and potential customers, etc.
• Prepare quarterly consolidated financial reports to shareholders
• Monthly Profit Margin reports and expense statistical reports to ODC project managers
• Prepare quarterly financial analysis reports for the whole company and 5.different Profit/Cost centers
• Forecast and analysis reports for new initiatives and other ad hoc projects
• Other reports required by CEO
• Review payroll issues
6. Tax & government issues
• Handle/coordinate the tax filing issues for SH, USA, and CEO’s US IIT filing
• Handle/coordinate business licenses renewal or annual list filing issues for SH, BVI and USA
• Manage business tax exemption application issues
• Identify all government benefits that company is qualified, including but not limit to training, HR, marketing and CMMI reimbursements, and work with relevant departments to get these benefits on time
• Update company certificates & qualifications timely
• Coordinate tax office and other government office inspection issues
7. Team management
• Motivate team members to strictly follow English only policy and actively evolve into company’s English development programs, and keep the team’s English level above company average,
• Make sure team members strictly comply with Company’s security policies, and maintain team security score above 80%
• Conduct 10-10 meeting, and regular team meetings
• Financial training for new comers and managers

Requirements:
1. Floor Space planning and space optimization
2. Manage the admin team and make sure Bleum is under good working environment with very high security compliance
3. Position Requirements • Familiar with tax regulations and accounting standards in PRC
4. Meticulous, result-oriented coupled with excellent analytical and judgment skills
• Possess high level of integrity with good initiative
5. Strong business acumen, leadership skills
6. Minimum 10 years of relevant experiences, at least 5 years at managerial level.
• Solid experiences in working in IT industry
7. CPA qualified, with at least 10 years of finance and accounting experience with at least 5 years experience in managerial roles. Strong working knowledge of US GAAP and hands-on experience with PRC GAAP and tax regulations

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Nanjing Site Head(it198)

Company: ?????????????
Job Title: Nanjing Site Head
Job Description:
Company introduction: AAA is seeking a Software Engineer to design, implement, test and maintain real-time embedded software components in xDSL/POTS based line cards for the AAA C7 Platform.
Report To: Sr. VP& COO
Location: ??

Responsibilities:
1. Manage and support the daily activities of a local engineering group and the overall project activities to ensure resources are well utilized and planned to meet committed deliverables on time and within budget.
2. Coordinate project planning activities for initial project estimates, assess risk and risk mitigation strategies, and document/present as necessary via MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point.
3. Requires interacting with a wide range of functional groups such as hardware & software engineers, DVT engineers, consulting partners, and team in USA.
4. Ability to analyze current site activities and make strategic recommendations for improved processes and procedures.
5. Drive and maintain site operations to achieve the highest level of quality and efficiency to ensure local development and Test team has all the appropriate tools and means to perform their job function.
6. Support engineering management efforts and be a key participant in recruiting and hiring of top talent, provide feedback to performance reviews, and be instrumental in providing suggestions to employee career building and training.
7. Interact with consulting partners to ensure a pleasant work environment is created for the local team.
8. Ability to negotiate with local suppliers and consulting partners on fees and services or relationship activities.
9. Conduct regular reporting to management on project status.
10. Capable of enforcing company procedures, guidelines and on-time reporting of activities and potential issues at the local center to the upper management.
11. Ensure all POs, invoices, timesheets, and any other documentation or expenses are executed and reported on-time.
12. Manage and review all budgetary aspects of the business at the local development center to ensure accurate management of the funds for the center and set corrective actions when costs exceed target. Able to provide input into quarterly budget planning activities.
13. Be the sole point of contact between consulting partners, local engineers and the management team in USA.

Requirements
1. Bachelors’ degree in an engineering field, masters preferred.
2. MBA or equivalent degree a plus.
3. 10+ years of experience in project and functional management with international focus mainly in China is required.
4. Ability to work with all levels of management.
5. Ability to manage large diverse teams.
6. Must be able to travel within China and internationally with no restrictions
7. Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, and a proven ability to lead, and work in a team environment.
8. Self motivated and independent and able to take the initiative in any situation or condition.
9. Dynamic personality, well organized and responsible.
10. Experience in dealing with multi-national companies and CMs.
11. Experience in all aspect of development life cycle.
12. Must be fluent in English and Mandarin.
13. Basic understanding of finance and accounting is a plus.
14. Knowledge of manufacturing process is a plus.
15. Experience in telecom/datacom field is desired.

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Senior Java Engineer(ATG)(it230)

Company: ????????
Job Title: Senior Java Engineer(ATG)
Job Description:

Report To: Director
Location: Shanghai

Responsibilities:
1. Software Design and Development (70%)
• Be responsible for development of large-scale e-commerce web applications, related systems and tools, including analysis, design, implementation, unit testing and documentation
• Interact successfully with business owners, project managers and other technical teams
• Adhere to company’s engineering standards and best practices
2. Ongoing Maintenance (30%)
• Participate in application tuning
• Provide production support including on-call support
• Be able to identify, fix and follow through deployment of critical issues

Requirements:
1) 1. Competencies: Skills, Knowledge, Abilities
Functional
• Expertise and experience in OO design and programming with Java
• Expertise and experience in Web application development with J2EE (JSP, Servlet, JDBC required; JSTL, JMS, JAXP, JDO desirable)
• Expertise in Rich internet applications is highly desirable
• Experience in Struts and Tiles is highly desirable
• Familiarity with XML, SOAP and Web services preferred
• Expertise in at least one application server; Apache and Tomcat preferred
• Experience with at least one source control system; experience with CVS preferred
• Experience with Linux/Unix and Windows
• Experience with Oracle and SQL
• Experience with ATG commerce server implementation experience
• Understanding of the digital commerce technology space
• Expertise in any of the following ATG components would be a plus: Merchandising, Serach, Content Administration, Customer Intelligence, Data Anaywhere, Campaign Optimizer, Commerce Service Center

Interpersonal
• Good communication skills
• Work well in a team environment or individually, with a positive attitude
• Interact well with technical teams, business owners and project managers

Leadership
• Follow direction and keep peers and manager informed of progress, changes and issues
• Prioritize own activities so that all tasks are completed in a timely manner
• Accountable for individual work and team work where appropriate
• Foster and maintain Wal-Mart’s three core values:
• Respect for the Individual
• Service to our Customers
• Strive for Excellence

2) Experience:
• 2+ years in systems integration and development, package implementation, and/or interactive design
• Knowledge of multiple technologies including but not limited to ATG, Java, J2EE, CGI, HTML, DHTML, XML, JavaScript
3) Minimum education:
• Bachelor’s degree required and degree in Computer Science or related field preferred.

4) Physical Requirements:
• On-call duties required

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HRD(hr163)

Company: ????????
Job Title: HRD
Job Description: Provide leadership and coordination of company Human Resource functions. Develop and implement corporate Human Resource strategy and programs.

Report To: CEO
Location: Shanghai

Responsibilities:
1. Create company strategic recruitment and selection plan.
2. Coordinate company equal opportunity programs to achieve diversity goals.
3. Create company strategic training and organizational development plan to meet personal, professional, and organizational needs of company employees.
4. Oversee compensation programs to ensure regulatory compliance and competitive salary levels.
5. Oversee the design and development of compensation strategy and programs.
6. Direct the administration of benefit programs to include: health, retirement, death, disability, and unemployment.
7. Evaluate and recommend improvements to benefit programs.
8. Coordinate the administration and negotiation of union contracts.
9. Develop and coordinate grievances and mediate workplace disputes.
10. Evaluate procedures and technology solutions to improve human resources data management.
11. Recommend and maintain an organizational structure and staffing levels to accomplish company goals and objectives.
12. Evaluate company culture and provide recommendations on changes to accomplish company goals and objectives.
13. Evaluate and recommend human resource outsourcing opportunities and identify potential vendors.
14. Develop and manage annual budgets for the division and perform periodic cost and productivity analyses.
15. Recommend and establish company policies and procedures.
16. Work with department managers and corporate staff to develop five year and ten year business plans for the company.
17. Establish and implement short- and long-range departmental goals, objectives, policies, and operating procedures.
18. Serve on planning and policy-making committees.
19. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
1. Experience in strategic planning and execution. Knowledge of contracting, negotiating, and change management. Knowledge of federal, state, and local employment, wage and salary laws and regulations. Ability to analyze and assess training and development needs. Knowledge of organizational development theory and practices. Experience in design, development and implementation of salary administration plans and benefit programs. Ability to negotiate and manage collective bargaining agreements and alternative dispute resolution processes. Experience in examining and re-engineering operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing new strategies and procedures. Knowledge of computerized information systems used in human resources applications.
2. Work requires professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to motivate teams to produce quality materials within tight timeframes and simultaneously manage several projects. Ability to participate in and facilitate group meetings.
3. This is normally acquired through a combination of the completion of a Masters Degree in Human Resources and ten years of experience in a senior-level Human Resource position.
4. Work requires willingness to work a flexible schedule.

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Pharmaceuticals: Drug development with Chinese characteristics

Around the world over the past couple of years, the pharmaceuticals industry has been slashing jobs at a rapid rate, beset by expiring patents on important drugs and slowing growth in rich country markets.

The lost jobs have included sales representatives and back office staff, but also the once ring-fenced jobs in drug development, the lifeblood of the industry.

Against this somewhat grim backdrop, however, Shanghai has managed to cement its position as one of the drugs industry’s most important hubs for research and development.

Many of the industry’s premier companies, including Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer and AstraZeneca have opened new research facilities in the city and some of them are already looking to expand them.

Novartis, the Swiss group, said in November it planned to invest $1bn in its Shanghai laboratories, which would employ 1,000 people in five years’ time. Shanghai would become the third pillar in the company’s global R&D, alongside Basel and Boston.

Amid hype about corporate research moving to China and overinflated figures about how much real innovation is taking place in the country, the rapid emergence of pharmaceuticals research in Shanghai is a strong demonstration that the city can actually build a genuine corporate research base.

How has it managed to flourish while the industry as a whole is struggling?

The principal draws are the market and the pool of talented scientists.

While OECD healthcare markets are languishing and the industry is trying to come to terms with the impact of US healthcare reform, emerging markets are flourishing, none more so than China.

IMS, the consultancy, believes the country will see sales increase by 17 per cent this year.

Most companies are working on the assumption that China will be one of the three biggest markets in the industry in five years, alongside the US and Japan.

Although industry executives say there is no direct link between where research is conducted and sales in that country, there are plenty of subtle advantages to having labs in important markets – from currying favour with regulators to establishing links with the doctors and scientists who are leaders in their area.

AstraZeneca says that its research arm in Shanghai is mostly focused on trying to learn more about patients in China and the country’s medical needs.

When the company launched its Iressa drug for lung cancer seven years ago, it quickly found that Asian women who were non-smokers responded much more strongly than western patients. One of the genes that the drug targets appears to mutate much more frequently among Asian women, making the treatment more effective.

The initial focus of the facility has been to try to understand more about these differences, first in cancer and now in respiratory diseases.

“The Iressa case will not be an exception. It will happen again and again, so we are here to study the differences between patients in this part of the world,” says Zhang Xiaolin, head of AstraZeneca’s Shanghai research facility.

“All of this will have a profound effect on drug development and on the prospects for personalised medicine.”

The other driving force for drugs companies is the relatively untapped ranks of smart young Chinese scientists.

Novartis says this was the main reason for its decision significantly to expand its research arm in Shanghai. Six years ago, it moved the headquarters of its research operations from Basel to Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Daniel Vasella, chairman, says the experience in the US “taught us that you have to go where the talent is rather than getting the talent to come to you”.

The gap in the local talent pool is that, while there are plenty of excellent scientists, there are few people with extensive experience in drug development – an area that is still in its infancy in China.

That means that multinationals have needed to recruit a significant number of overseas Chinese from labs in the US and Europe to take leadership positions – something that nullifies much of the cost advantage there might be to conducting research in China.

At a time when the industry struggling elsewhere, there is no shortage of overseas Chinese scientists wanting to come back.

At first, it was quite hard work to lure back talented researchers, says Mr Zhang at AstraZeneca, but now there are no problems.

Because of the large number of drug research facilities established in Shanghai, there is also now a critical mass of suppliers of the instruments and chemicals that are vital for research.

There are some obstacles, however. Drug companies experience considerable problems shipping biological samples while the regulatory environment for early-stage clinical trials is also extremely complicated.