Partner Manager, Growth (Mandarin Speaking)

OpenAI•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

As an APAC Partner Manager – Growth, you will be based in San Francisco and work closely with APAC-based Product Partnerships leadership to support and scale key partners across Korea, Japan, Greater China, and Southeast Asia. Your mandate is to drive measurable user growth, deepen partner integrations, and operationalize high-priority partnerships across the region. You will operate as a critical bridge between global product teams and regional partners — ensuring alignment, execution velocity, and strong commercial outcomes.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in business development, product partnerships, or product within the technology industry.
Mandarin language proficiency (business-level fluency ideal).
Proven experience working with or supporting partners across APAC markets (e.g., Korea, Japan, Greater China, Southeast Asia).
Strong understanding of regional market dynamics, distribution channels, and consumer behavior in Asia.
Experience supporting product integrations and/or growth partnerships with measurable outcomes.
Highly effective cross-functional operator, with experience working across product, engineering, legal, finance, and marketing.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across cultures and time zones.
Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment while maintaining high execution velocity.

Nice To Haves

Experience working between US HQ and APAC regional teams is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

Support strategy and execution for priority APAC partners, with a focus on user acquisition, engagement (WAU), and subscription conversion.
Identify and operationalize growth levers across distribution, product integrations, and partner-led marketing.
Support end-to-end partnership lifecycle: evaluation, deal structuring, launch, optimization, and renewal.
Collaborate with APAC leadership on partner strategy, while driving execution from SF across internal teams.
Act as the central point of coordination between APAC partners and US-based product, engineering, legal, and marketing teams.
Ensure clear communication, alignment on priorities, and rapid issue resolution across time zones.
Establish and manage structured engagement with partners (e.g., business reviews, growth planning, performance tracking).
Drive accountability on both sides to deliver against agreed KPIs and track success metrics (e.g., WAU growth, new users, retention, revenue contribution).
Translate performance insights into actionable recommendations for partners and internal stakeholders.
Develop strong, trusted relationships with partner stakeholders across APAC markets.
Surface new opportunities for expansion, deeper integration, and long-term strategic collaboration.