HQ Function

Serves as the central hub for global strategy, core operational management, research and development, and administrative functions for the entire Alibaba ecosystem.

Notable Features:

The Alibaba Xixi Campus is a large, modern complex designed to resemble a university campus, featuring open workspaces, extensive green areas, water features, employee amenities like gyms and restaurants, and sustainable design elements. It spans a significant area to accommodate thousands of employees.

Work Culture:

Known for a dynamic, fast-paced, and highly competitive work environment often referred to as 'Ali-culture'. It emphasizes customer focus ('Customers first, employees second, shareholders third'), teamwork, integrity, passion, commitment, and embracing change. The campus environment is designed to foster collaboration and innovation.

HQ Significance:

The Hangzhou headquarters symbolizes Alibaba's origins and deep roots in the city where it was founded. It represents the company's massive growth from a small apartment startup to a global tech giant and serves as a major landmark in Hangzhou's tech landscape.

Values Reflected in HQ: The campus design reflects Alibaba's values of openness, collaboration, community, innovation, and environmental consideration. The scale reflects its global ambition and operational magnitude.

Location:

Alibaba Group operates globally, supporting a vast ecosystem that includes e-commerce marketplaces connecting buyers and sellers across hundreds of countries and regions, extensive cloud computing infrastructure (Alibaba Cloud) with data centers worldwide, international logistics operations (Cainiao), digital payment solutions (related to Ant Group), digital media and entertainment platforms, and research & development centers in major tech hubs like China, the US, Singapore, and Israel.

Street Address:

969 West Wen Yi Road, Yu Hang District

City:

Hangzhou

State/Province:

Zhejiang

Country:

China