Head - Strategy & Business Enablement

Head - Strategy & Business Enablement

Description:

- Collaborate with Head and senior leadership team to define strategic direction and initiatives.

- End-to-end ownership of the strategy roadmap, from design to execution.

- Translate strategy into actionable execution plans, priorities, and measurable outcomes.

- Enable entity-wide alignment on strategic imperatives through structured planning, governance, and execution cadence.

- Lead strategic planning cycles, annual operating plans, and leadership reviews.

- Provide forward-looking insights and recommendations to senior leadership based on execution progress and performance.

- Ability to demonstrate big picture thinking with hands on experience.

Program Management:

- Lead and oversee level strategic projects and initiatives.

- Oversee program lifecycles, from conception and planning through execution and evaluation.

- Establish strong program governance & execution discipline.

- Proactively manage risks, dependencies, and escalations across complex, cross-functional programs.

- Drive outcomes by establishing and leading relevant leadership forums and reviews

Financial and Budget Stewardship:

- Provide oversight for site-level budget governance, financial discipline, and cost optimization.

- Partner with Finance to monitor spend, resource allocation, and financial performance.

- Drive transparency, accountability, and rigor in financial planning and execution.

Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and Crisis Management:

- Lead crisis preparedness, simulations, and response activation in partnership with the teams.

- Ensure continuity plans are embedded, tested, and effective across functions.

- Act as a central coordination point during crisis situations.

- Partner with relevant teams within and across Enterprise to ensure effective planning and execution.

Shared Services Team Leadership:

- Subject matter expert in building and leading shared services portfolios of multiple and diverse business lines and have a good understanding of systems and technology to manage end-to-end business offshoring / outsourcing operations.

- Provide leadership to multi-function Shared Services delivery teams, partnering with relevant Functional Leaders across the Enterprise.

- Drive operational excellence, productivity and modernization.

- Strengthen process standardization, quality, and service reliability.

Stakeholder Engagement:

- Build strong partnerships across internal and external stakeholder groups.

- Own and manage external relationships with research firms and industry forums.

- Operate in a matrix organization and drive meaningful change while influencing without authority