Location: Palo Alto, California (Hybrid/On-site)
Reporting to: Senior Vice President of HR
Role Overview
This position offers a unique opportunity to work directly with the company's senior leadership on a high-level strategic project. The primary focus is to systematically review and synthesize the firm’s successful business practices, transforming empirical "on-the-ground" experiences into a rigorous management theoretical framework. This initiative serves both as a cornerstone for the company’s internal knowledge management and as a benchmark case study for academic distillation.
What you will do-
- Frontier Insights: Conduct in-depth research on the latest academic trends in management, organizational change, and relevant industries to provide theoretical support for strategic decision-making.
- Practice Reconstruction: Conduct internal interviews and archival research to review major business decisions and management processes, identifying critical success factors and underlying patterns.
- Theoretical Modeling: Assist in translating fragmented business experiences into "modular" and "systematic" frameworks, constructing logical and robust business case structures.
- Thematic Research & Analysis: Design and execute qualitative (e.g., in-depth interviews) or quantitative research on specific management topics, producing high-quality research reports.
- Academic Standardization: Ensure all research outputs align with rigorous academic standards, including citation management (APA/MLA), professional terminology calibration, and formatting.
Who we're looking for-
- Education: Current Master’s or Ph.D. candidate in Management, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, or related fields from a top-tier university.
- Theoretical Synthesis: Exceptional ability to abstract underlying logic from complex business phenomena and build conceptual models.
- Research Methodology: Proficient in rigorous research methodologies (e.g., Grounded Theory, Case Study Research, or Econometric Analysis).
- Technical Skills: Proficient in academic tools such as Zotero/EndNote and data analysis software (e.g., SPSS, Stata, or NVivo).
- Professional Attributes: Strong sense of confidentiality; rigorous writing style with logical clarity; ability to adapt to a fast-paced executive environment.
Why This Role?
- High-Level Exposure: Direct involvement in the "Experience-to-Theory" synthesis alongside senior executives.
- Bridging Theory & Practice: Apply academic theories to real-world business samples, validating the practical value of your scholarship.
- Elite Growth Environment: Access to core business data and participation in high-level strategic discussions.
About Meitu
Founded in 2008, Meitu is an AI-driven technology company that regards "beauty" as its core ideal. Guided by our mission to "Uniting Art and Technology", Meitu is committed to creating world-class imaging products that simplify the creation of images, videos, designs, and other visual content.
Meitu was listed in 2016 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange(stock code 1357.HK). As of June 30, 2025, Meitu had 280 million global monthly active users, including 98 million from regions and countries outside Mainland China.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status.
At Meitu, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.