Manager- Corporate Strategy

Responsibilities :

• Provide project management and thought leadership to project teams.
• Effectively translate business requests into well-defined problems.
• Collaborate with the corporate strategy and business unit teams to solve complex business problems.
• Guide and coach the 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.
• Analyze 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 the development of a robust strategic plan.
• Lead the overall fact base creation and communication process.

Ideal Candidate Profile :

Success in the role requires strong business acumen and a strategic mindset, the drive to guide and coach team members, exceptional communication and presentation skills, the 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, the successful candidate will have the following qualifications, experience, and skills :

• Excellent quantitative and analytical skills and an inquisitive disposition.
• Strong structural and analytical thinker.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to summarize complex analysis into the most important points and insights.
• Skilled in organizing and integrating information.
• Experience creating presentations and excel models and communicating ideas and plans.
• Ability to work independently and supervise a 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 is a plus.
• Strong sense of tact, confidentiality, and maturity.

Education :

• Bachelor's 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 a team.

Skills Required

Market Research, Project Management, Competitive Analysis, Strategic Planning