Manager - Corporate Strategy

Role Objective :

Talented individuals who are looking to accelerate their career within the strategy team with career options that lead across our organization. As a member of the Corporate Strategy team, the individual will contribute towards shaping our portfolio composition and competitive strategy, by being a part of the team that is an advisor to the CEO and the leadership team.

The Candidate will also lead a team of 3 strategy analysts located in India reporting directly to him/her. He/she will be responsible for planning and delegating work to the team members. The team will help solve the most important strategic questions across organization, such as:

- Help the Business Segments and Business Units develop strategies that drive above-market organic and inorganic growth,

- Gather real-time input as the external environment (e.g., technology, customer needs, regulations, competitors, etc.) evolves.

- Help identify new growth platforms, growth opportunities within business units, and across businesses - through the identification of attractive market spaces,

- Determining what it takes to win, assessing competitive position and business models, and then helping the organizing to align on the strategic direction and execution plan

Responsibilities:

- Provide project management and thought leadership to project teams

- Effectively translate business requests into well-defined problems

- Collaborates with the corporate strategy and business unit teams to solve complex business problems

- Guide and coach India Corporate strategy team and manage their day to day activities

- Develop strategies and approaches to fulfill complex project assignments in creative and meaningful ways

- Analyzing industry structure, competitive dynamics, and market attractiveness and its likely evolution to inform strategy development

- Identify key trends across markets, industries, and competitors that affect our businesses

- Create analytical models to address key business questions and translate output into clear stories, typically using PowerPoint

- Support development of robust strategic plan

- Lead the overall fact base creation and communication process

Ideal candidate profile:

Success in the role requires strong business acumen and strategic mindset, drive to guide and coach team members, exceptional communication and presentation skills, ability to work seamlessly with team members at multiple levels in the organization, and the skills and tenacity to achieve results without formal authority.

In addition, successful candidate will have the following qualifications, experience and skills:

- Excellent quantitative and analytical skills and inquisitive disposition

- Strong structural and analytical thinker

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to summarize complex analysis into the most important points and insights

- Skilled in organizing and integrating information

- Experience creating presentations / excel models and communicating ideas and plans

- Ability to work independently and supervise team

- Track record of demonstrated leadership potential through academic, work, and/or community activities

- High level of integrity, persistence, and stamina

- Highly motivated self-starter

- Excellent active listening skills, and emotional maturity to respectfully challenge

- International experience or exposure a plus

- Strong sense of tact, confidentiality, and maturity

Education

- Bachelors in Engineering from a leading institution and preferably an MBA

- 7+ years of experience in market research or management consulting with experience in developing / managing team

Competencies

Values: Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, Innovation

Cultural fit

- Innovation demeanor Problem solving

- Passion for technology

- Talent development

- Results driven

- Clear and concise communication