Executive search for Chinese talent suitable for positions like C-level positions, Vice Presidents, Country Directors, Board Members, General Managers and other management roles.

Meet the talent acquisition needs of marketing, sales management, key account sales, channel specialists and other related positions in China.

Aims to help companies accurately identify and recruit professionals in specific fields in China.


Ensure that you are making the right hiring decisions in China by helping you gain insight into candidates’ past experiences and professional reputations.


Why Choose us

Sun Tzu’s search team members in China have an average of over 8 years’ experience, and our consultants are true experts in their respective industries, ensuring a technically detailed understanding of the solutions required. This specialization enables us to provide expert advice to companies and professionals throughout the hiring process in China.


At Sun Tzu Recruit, we also keep a close eye on talent trends and dynamics in China’s recruitment industry and in each of the industries in which we recruit in China. We regularly research and publish up-to-date information on the state of each industry, providing companies and candidates with an insider’s perspective in the form of reports, trends, salary information and other key insights related to the talent market.


With numerous staff and four offices in China, Sun Tzu Recruit has a strong recruitment network and impressive talent pools. As one of the leading headhunting firm in China, our recruitment services can cover the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen,haikou and Guangzhou. This creates the ideal combination of international exposure and local market insight.

Quick Response

Your inquiry will be answered in the shortest possible time by China Recruitment Specialist.



COST-EFFICIENT HIRING SERVICES

Pay per results with no upfront fees. First batch of candidates within 3 working days at the earliest.



RAPID DELIVERY CAPABILITY

Sun Tzu Recruit’s rapid recruitment delivery capability is built on our experienced China recruitment specialists, advanced technology and extensive talent network.

HIGH SATISFACTION

Sun Tzu Recruit’s clients include both Fortune 500 companies and startups, and the overall customer satisfaction of the Chinese headhunting services we provide exceeds 96%


Sun Tzu Recruit – Premier China Headhunter & Executive Search Firm

As a China recruitment agencySun Tzu Recruit aspires to make the recruitment process seamless in China. A significant portion of our clientele, specifically two-third, consists of companies with international investment from various nations. These companies operate in a diverse range of industries, including but not limited to Real Estate, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Biotechs, Manufacturing, New Energy, Auto-manufacturing, Healthcare, Financial Services, and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods.

We take pride in being the preferred recruitment partner for numerous clients as they establish their inaugural venture in China. We provide comprehensive support in the hiring of initial staff during the incorporation phase, whether it’s for a new branch or a standalone subsidiary. Our track record of numerous successful placements is a testament to our ability to deliver valuable recruitment and employment services to our esteemed clients.

Industry News

Zhihu, China's answer to Quora, saw paid content and IP operations hit 61.7% of revenue in the second quarter of 2026, eclipsing advertising for the first time. The Beijing-based company's Yan Yan Story unit grew author copyright income 620% year over year. For executive search firms such as SunTzu Recruit, the pivot marks a new hunt: content-IP operators, short-drama producers, and AI-data specialists.
China’s air conditioner exports to the EU surged 43.2% in H1 2026 amid record heat waves and structurally low local penetration. Leading Chinese brands are shifting from pure export to full local operations, including R&D centers, manufacturing plants and service networks. The critical bottleneck is now scarce cross-border localization executives who can build and run in-market operations, with demand far outpacing the limited talent pool.
China’s AI job postings surged 12-fold year-on-year in early 2026, with AI roles now accounting for over 26% of all new-economy positions. The industry bottleneck has shifted from foundational model research to AI deployment and production talent. Roles like MLOps engineers and AI solution architects are extremely scarce, requiring a rare mix of model expertise and industry domain knowledge, with average search cycles exceeding six months.
Chinese quant hedge funds more than doubled their assets under management to 2.6 trillion yuan (US$384 billion) in under a year, as AI-driven strategies beat human traders by a wide margin. Yet the industry now faces a constraint harder than capital: finding enough quantitative researchers, risk officers, and portfolio managers in Shanghai and Beijing to keep the machines running. SunTzu Recruitment, a China-based executive search firm, says the supply of bilingual quant talent has not kept pace with the money flowing in.

Hiring Tips

ByteDance merges Feishu and Doubao teams amid sweeping AI restructuring. Traditional SaaS leaders face competition from AI-native executives. SunTzu Recruit analyzes how organizational reshuffling rewrites hiring rules for China’s technology industry.
A leading Chinese AI enterprise abandons KPIs and formal hierarchy yet keeps low talent churn. Senior AI talents increasingly value mission alignment beyond pay. Our China cross-border tech search firm delivers culture-fit senior AI leadership mapping & recruitment solutions.
Eighteen months ago, DeepSeek was a research project funded by a quant hedge fund. Today it is valued at $71 billion, operates the world's most-called AI model, and is trying to double its workforce — in a market where AI engineers with production experience are scarcer than H100 GPUs. For executive search firms like SunTzu Recruitment, the gap between DeepSeek's ambition and the available talent pool defines the next frontier of tech hiring in China.
Three years post ChatGPT, the workforce splits into scarce high-value senior human-AI talents and blocked junior pipelines. Professional executive search firms deliver redefined recruitment frameworks & hybrid talent assessment solutions for tech companies undergoing AI transformation.

Our Clients

Don’t just take our word for it; here’s what our clients have to say

Sun Tzu team demonstrated a remarkable ability to understand our company culture and the specific requirements for each role. The candidates Sun Tzu presented were not only highly qualified but also an excellent fit for our team dynamics. Your thorough screening process and insightful recommendations have streamlined our hiring efforts, saving us valuable time and resources.

ALAN

Our experience with Sun Tzu team has been overwhelmingly positive. The professionalism, responsiveness, and expertise demonstrated throughout our collaboration have greatly contributed to the success of our recruitment efforts. Your ability to understand our company’s culture and specific needs has been a key factor in identifying candidates who are not only qualified but also a great fit for our organization.

DERECK

The thoroughness of your candidate screening process and the detailed briefings Sun Tzu team provided on each candidate were particularly impressive. This level of detail helped us make informed decisions and expedited the hiring process.Sun Tzu Recruit is the best China recruitment agency We have ever worked with.

AMILY

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