DGM - Strategy

Godrej Properties Limited (GPL)

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Function: Strategy

Business: Godrej Properties Limited

Location: Bangalore

About Godrej Industries Limited and Associate Companies (GILAC)

GILAC is a holding company of the Godrej Group. We have significant interests in consumer goods, real estate, agriculture, chemicals, and financial services through our subsidiary and associate companies, across 18 countries.

https://www.godrejindustries.com/

About Godrej Properties Limited (GPL):

Godrej Properties brings the Godrej Group philosophy of innovation, sustainability, and excellence to the real estate industry. Each Godrej Properties development combines the over 125-year legacy of excellence and trust with a commitment to cutting-edge design, technology, and sustainability.

www.godrejproperties.com

Key responsibilities:

Responsibility Area Key Activities:

Strategic Initiatives:

- Work with Functional Heads and Region Heads on key strategic assignments

- Conduct detailed design of initiatives, bringing in best practices and insights from internal and external sources

- Identify and address gaps in business process and ensure their effective implementation across the organization

- Drive implementation with cross-functional teams and regional teams

- Own the execution and delivery of all chosen transformational projects and ensure regular problem solving, tracking and de-bottlenecking

- Project management of large scale initiatives - escalation of issues and roadblocks along with mitigating actions to relevant owners, sponsors and senior leadership team members

- Working with external consultants like Bain, McKinsey to drive strategic priorities

- Working on short-term strategic assignments for MD's office

Business Planning - Working closely with the Business Planning team & Zonal Strategy teams during the annual operating plan preparation

- Leading initiatives to improve the business planning processes e.g. overhead budgeting process

Executive communication:

- Preparing executive presentations for Chairman, MD and Board of Directors

- Working Relationships (Internal and External)

- Interface Type Purpose of Interaction

- Internal Interface For Strategic assignments and Executive communication

- Solution Design, Implementation and Overall Project Management

- External Interface Consultants, 3P Vendors/Solution providers etc. (Purpose of interaction: Business & Technology Solution development & implementation)

Skills Required:

- Ability to think logically and breakdown complex business problems into manageable tasks.

- Self-starter with an ability to work through ambiguity.

- PMO skills - Project Planning & Scheduling, creating project charters, Stakeholder management, Reporting & documentation etc.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, and business acumen

- Ability to present issues clearly and provide answers

- Strong leadership, influencing and people management skills to be able to drive cross functional assignments and decisions

- Strong communication skills (both written and oral) to engage with senior stakeholders and to make CEO-level presentations

- Proficiency in MS- excel modelling, sound understanding of financial modelling

- High on initiative, ownership, pro-active approach and self-driven

- A knack for fun through innovation and out-of-box thinking and the energy to go the extra mile

Qualification & Experience:

- Undergrad from leading institutions

- MBA from Tier 1 (IIMs/ISB/MDI/XLRI/FMS) or international business schools

- Experience: Minimum 7 years' experience in a Top Management consulting firm such as McKinsey, Bain, BCG and A.T. Kearney

- Experience of working on large business transformation projects with cross-functional teams

- Minimum 3 years of experience working with C-Suite.

What's in it for you?

Be an equal parent

Maternity support, including paid leave ahead of statutory guidelines, and flexible work options on return

Paternity support, including paid leave

New mothers can bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel

Adoption support; gender neutral and based on the primary caregiver, with paid leave options

No place for discrimination at Godrej

Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy

Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses

Gender transition support

We are selfish about your wellness

Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options

Trust based sick leave

Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling

Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way

Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements

Performance-based earning opportunities

https://www.godrejcareers.com/benefits/

An inclusive Godrej

Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It's not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.

If this sounds like a role for you, apply now!

We look forward to meeting you.