Associate Director - Business Strategy - Consulting Firm - IIT/NIT/IIM/ISB

Corporate Strategy team facilitates the development of long term growth strategy, and high-impact business and operational decisions. It leverages fact-based analyses and consumer insights to shape strategic focus.

The team works directly with the CEO and the top management. The team collaborates with leaders across functions to ensure the seamless execution of recommended strategic initiatives.

As a member of the Corporate Strategy team, you will play a pivotal role to

- Develop a deep understanding of consumer Internet in India

- Help develop a long-term strategy with a strong customer- and market-backed perspective

- Convert strategies into action by liaising with cross-functional leadership and drive the changes required

- Evaluate new business initiatives and opportunities by bringing together outside-in customer and market view with inside-out understanding of capabilities and what it takes to win

- Drive implementation of key initiatives for growth, customer experience, operational effectiveness and service

- Support the fund-raising activities, investor meetings, and board reviews

- Partner extensively with external consultants, sellers, brands, and customers for a deeper grasp of competition and market

Your Role Will Entail The Following

- Act a trusted sounding board to peers

- For high priority problem statements, work with Corp Strat leadership and stakeholders to define the problem scope, identify key hypotheses, define analyses plan and gain agreement on key deliverables and timelines

- Think beyond immediate problem statements, to create long-term, end-to-end perspective, and demonstrate the ability to proactively identify strategic opportunities

- As a leader of the analysis team, autonomously drive and iterate on key analyses to uncover insights leveraging existing and new information sources

- Bring together insights to develop well-rounded recommendations and help communicate them effectively

- Manage stakeholder expectations, communicate effectively and drive the organization to action

This role will provide a great seat-at-the-table to learn and influence the development of consumer internet in India and will act a launchpad for impact in horizontal and vertical roles over a period of time

Skills Required

Know the market: Stay on top of trends in an ever-changing landscape, find opportunities and prioritize based on size, internal capabilities, etc.

Know the customer: Understand connected customer behavior, develop new customer insights

Know the competition: Understand on-line and off-line players. React as and when necessary in an appropriate manner

Develop the business model: Go deep, understand where opportunities are and create a viable business model to service the opportunities

Influence the leadership: Convert strategies into action by liaising with cross-functional leadership and drive the changes required

- Hands-On: Understand & build the business right from scratch & build something on his own.

Candidate Profile

- Tier 1 engineering college and management colleges

- Superior analytical skills including a strong ability to identify and solve highly ambiguous problems

- Strong understanding in consumer internet, logistics, payments industries

- Ability to connect with people across teams and levels