Description:

Job Title: Head of Strategy

Location: Hyderabad Ridhira Group Corporate Office

Industry Experience Requirement: Only candidates from Infrastructure (Infra) background

Mandatory Experience only from Infrastructure / Infra Industry/ Realestate companies

About Ridhira Group:

Ridhira Group is a fast-growing conglomerate in hospitality, wellness, experiential living, and real estate development. The Group is expanding through large-scale infrastructure-based projects such as wellness townships, resorts, villas, and integrated lifestyle developments. The Head of Strategy will drive long-term growth strategy, business planning, and expansion vision of the Group.

Role Summary:

The Head of Strategy will act as a strategic advisor to the Founder/Managing Director, responsible for designing and executing corporate growth strategies across business units. The role requires deep experience in the infrastructure sector, including planning, feasibility studies, financial modeling, project strategy, government relations, and expansion execution.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Growth:

- Define and drive the Groups 5-year and 10-year business vision aligned with organizational expansion.

- Conduct market opportunity analysis for large-scale infra-led developments (wellness townships, retreats, lifestyle estates, residential villas, commercial properties etc.).

- Create business strategies for new verticals, acquisitions, diversification, and joint ventures.

- Identify and evaluate new markets, geographies, and partnership opportunities.

Business Transformation & Execution:

- Build and monitor strategic roadmaps for each business unit.

- Lead cost optimization and revenue scalability initiatives across the Group.

- Translate strategic plans into execution workflows and performance KPIs for all teams.

- Drive digital transformation initiatives aligned with infra project delivery.

Commercial & Financial Strategy:

- Develop project feasibility reports, financial projections, and investment models.

- Support project funding strategiesbanks, private investors, PE partners.

- Work closely with Finance teams on budgeting, profitability, and risk mitigation.

Cross-Functional Leadership:

- Work with Projects, Sales, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Legal, and HR for alignment of business priorities.

- Present quarterly strategy reviews to Management / Board.

- Lead a team of business analysts, strategy executives and PMO resources.

External Collaboration:

- Collaborate with urban planners, architects, infra consultants, EPC partners, contractors, government agencies and tourism/wellness authorities.

- Build partnerships with technology, development, infra enablement, wellness and institutional partners.

Required Background:

- Mandatory Experience only from Infrastructure / Infra Industry

- Preferably from: real estate developers, EPC companies, large-scale infra companies, township & gated community developers, smart cities, tourism infra, or wellness infra projects.

Qualifications & Experience:

- 12+ years of strategic and business planning experience, including min. 5+ years in a leadership role.

- MBA / PGDM in Strategy / Finance OR equivalent qualification.

- Strong understanding of project life cycle, project costing, compliance, approvals, commercial negotiations and risk management.

- Proven experience in scaling infra-driven business models.

Key Competencies:

- Visionary leadership & strategic thinking

- Strong financial & commercial acumen

- Analytical & data-driven decision-making

- Partnership and stakeholder management

- Excellent presentation & board-level communication

- High execution ownership and ability to work in fast-growing environment