Hung's Management Services Ltd Hiring! Full Time Director of Strategy in Hong Kong - Ricebowl

Job Descriptions

• Industry & Strategy Insight: Build and continuously refine a systematic research framework on the dining industry; track the evolution of market structure, consumer trends and the competitive landscape; and deliver independent, actionable strategic judgement to management.

• Import and Localise Growth Methodology: Study the scalable growth paths of restaurant chains in developed markets, distil transferable methodologies, and lead their validation and rollout in the Hong Kong market — codifying replicable growth models.

• New Brand Incubation & Expansion: Study the logic of new-brand incubation and opportunities for format innovation in the dining market; assess new-brand directions that fit the needs of the Hong Kong and regional markets; lead feasibility studies and pilot rollouts; and continuously enrich the Group's brand portfolio.

• Data-Driven Decision System: Develop commercial analytics capability, establish a framework of key operating metrics, and use data to guide core decisions on site selection, assortment, pricing and marketing.

• Marketing & Customer Growth: Oversee marketing and customer growth; design and optimise the mechanism from acquisition to retention; and own the return on marketing investment.

• Strategic Planning & Expansion Support: Contribute to the Group's medium- to long-term strategic planning, help design regional expansion pathways, and drive cross-functional execution.

• Team Building: Build and develop the commercial analytics and marketing teams, and foster a culture that is data- and results-oriented.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or above.

• 10+ years of work experience, with 5+ years in management and a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams.

• In-depth experience in the restaurant, retail, consumer goods or chain-store industry; cross-market experience (especially Hong Kong and Mainland China) is a strong plus.

• A systematic understanding of the full dining value chain, able to articulate clearly your own methodology and point of view on how the industry grows.

• Solid commercial analytics, financial modelling and quantitative skills — able to explain the "why" of a strategy and lead a team to actually deliver it.

• Fluent in Cantonese, Putonghua and English, able to bridge the Hong Kong–Mainland teams and markets.