Alibaba Cloud-CEO-Ververica

As the helm of Ververica, you will report directly to Alibaba headquarters and take charge of the end-to-end local business:

1. Set the Strategy, Chart the Course: Formulate and execute the company's core strategic vision, upgrading Ververica from an outstanding open-source data technology company into a globally successful commercial company in AI era.

2. Expand Territories, Drive Profitability: Lead commercial expansion (GTM) in key global markets, especially EU and US markets. Optimize operational and financial models, guide the company through the growth inflection point, and achieve scalable profitability.

3. Build the Team, Shape the Culture: Build a world-class executive team. Break down silos and ensure high-efficiency collaboration and goal alignment across R&D, Product, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success.

4. Deep Synergy, Build Moats: Integrate deeply with Alibaba’s global strategy and collaborate closely with Alibaba Cloud’s streaming computing team to translate our underlying technological advantages into irreplaceable global commercial competitiveness.

1. Exceptional Leadership: 10+ years of executive experience in enterprise software, with comprehensive management (R&D / Product / Sales & Marketing / Finance) of hundreds of person teams. Prior experience as a CEO or Co-founder is highly preferred.

2. Open-Source Commercialization Expert: Deep understanding of the cloud computing or big data industry, with a proven track record of successfully commercializing top-tier open-source technologies (Backgrounds from companies like Snowflake, Databricks, Confluent, MongoDB, Elastic, etc. are highly advantageous).

3. Global GTM Specialist: Sharp insight into the global enterprise markets for data analytics and AI agents. Proven experience in successfully formulating and executing large-scale SaaS direct sales strategies, with the ability to break through from 0-to-1 or scale from 1-to-10.

4. Tech-Savvy Business Leader: 10+ years of R&D or product management experience in Big Data or AI. You should be able to not only understand the cutting-edge technology but also formulate precise commercialization strategies based on global market trends. Prior success in incubating industry-leading products is highly preferred.