Strategy Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Work on projects of strategic nature related to development of corporate strategy, market expansion strategy, market penetration strategy, performance improvement etc.

- Prepare in-depth comprehensive reports on business strategy, GTM (Go To Market) strategy, competitive analysis, etc for various BUs (Business Units).

- Assist in driving regular review mechanism of the organisation's AOP (Annual Operating Plan) and Business Plans - ensure ongoing tracking and closure of the actions identified.

- Conduct in-depth business and basic financial analysis e.g. market sizing, market drivers and barriers analysis, competitive benchmarking, business model analysis etc.

- Analyse data to draw insights about the various business lines and functions to generate insights and enable top management to deduce action plans.

- Evaluate probable options using financial models, scenario analysis and make recommendations though compelling presentations.

- Track industry developments & competitive landscape to provide leadership with actionable insights.

- Assist in the execution of strategic initiatives being piloted by the Strategy team.

- Develop presentations for internal (Board, CEO, COO) and external stakeholders. (investors, customers, etc)

- Create business requirement documents for specific software development by the in-house IT team and conduct UAT (User Acceptance Testing).

- Organize monthly Strategy department reviews and updating the progress for allocated tasks/activities.

- Support top management in participating in external & internal forums such as town halls, conferences, etc by preparing various presentations.

- Contribute in transferring best practices of India operations to Africa operations.

Functional experience

- 2-4 years of work experience in corporate strategy and planning, management consulting or business research domain.

- Expert level business research (tilting more towards secondary research, than primary research) skills working on high impact projects.

- Ability to comprehend high-level strategic approaches and develop deliverables of high quality.

- High degree of qualitative analysis (and quantitative analysis to a certain extent) backed by superlative business writing skills, preferably with a track record of preparing documents for senior management.

- Proven ability to use strategic thinking to foresee and predict future challenges, outcomes and identify solutions.

- Preferably prior exposure to formulation of mid-term to long-term corporate strategy and B-Plan.

- Good degree of experience in scenario analysis, financial modelling and automating and building logic in spreadsheets.

Knowledge:

- Expert level of proficiency in MS Office applications.

- Sound knowledge of secondary research sources available in the public domain as well as paid databases.

- Good knowledge of business plan, market assessment, GTM, market penetration, market expansion, PESTLE, Porter's five forces, Balance Scorecard, etc frameworks.

- Good understanding of economic and social indicators

- Keeps abreast about industry developments through webinars, professional networking etc.

- Very adept at internalizing software applications such as Power BI, BI tools, Salesforce etc.

Personal attributes

- Extremely strong analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills and fast learning curve.

- Strong multi-tasking and prioritizing capability along with ability to withstand pressure.

- Enthusiasm towards continuous learning, self-development and sincerity in putting extra effort.

- Takes ownership of the assignment and delivers without reminders/follow-ups.

- Eagerness and agility to thrive in a highly dynamic environment.

- Team player who collaborates with team and several stakeholders across different entities.

- High level of attention to detail, with an ability to discern the larger picture.

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