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Country Launch Ops Lead

Sieve· Business Operations
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Shenzhen, New York City, San FranciscoFull-timePosted 4d ago

About the role

Lead Sieve's Shenzhen launch end-to-end, establishing local operations, regulatory compliance, infrastructure, and field data-capture teams. Owns multi-workstream execution, builds the playbook for future markets, and scales the Shenzhen presence as the local lead.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Shenzhen launch: Own the legal, operational, financial, and commercial workstreams from day zero; set launch milestones and hit them.
  • Assess the market: Run pre-launch feasibility and regulatory evaluations with counsel, covering China data privacy (PIPL), cross-border data transfer, consent frameworks, import/export, and local employment law.
  • Stand up local infrastructure: Drive entity setup (WFOE or EOR), bank accounts, local payment rails, office/warehouse space, and compliance workflows; procure capture hardware by leveraging Shenzhen's supply chain.
  • Build the local team: Recruit, onboard, train, and manage Sieve's founding Shenzhen team, field supervisors, and contributor network for data capture; manage vendors and partners.
  • Run the operation: Set operating cadences, SOPs, and KPI scorecards from day one so collection stays on track on quality, throughput, and compliance.
  • Partner with SF and build the playbook: Translate project requirements into field plans with SF product and ops; turn the Shenzhen launch into modular playbooks covering budget models, timelines, regulatory checklists, and vendor toolkits.

Qualifications

  • 5–8+ years in operational leadership, expansion ops, strategy, or GM roles, including at least one international market launched end-to-end at a high-growth, ops-intensive company
  • Hands-on experience building local ops from concept to stabilization: legal setup, financial rails, commercial partners, vendor contracts, and early local hiring
  • Working knowledge of doing business in mainland China, including entity setup, local hiring, and regulatory processes
  • Fluent in Mandarin and English; clear communicator across time zones and cultures
  • Strong problem-solving, autonomy, and resilience in ambiguous environments; comfortable building systems where none exist yet
  • Based in Shenzhen or willing to relocate; able to travel, including to SF, as needed

Skills

Required:Operational leadershipRegulatory and complianceEntity setup and financial railsVendor management and contractingTeam building and leadership
Nice to have:Cross-border collaboration
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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