Manager - Business Strategy (Business Strategy) - B3201_1

Broad outline of the Role

• Support strategy formulation and execution by providing analytical support, market research and presentation of financial modelling. This is an operational role, responsible for delivering results that have direct impact on the achievement of results within the assigned account and business.

Purpose - Broad objective of the role

Minimum qualification & experience

• MBA with an engineering background having good exposure to technology with a knack for problem solving.
• • Prior experience in consulting/strategy roles is not a must but is a value add

Other knowledge/skills

• Expert at dealing with ambiguity - One of the key requirements of the role is 
  to be able to navigate through ambiguity and assume a leadership position. Self - starters, 
  2. Structured problem solving - Given the dynamic environment we operate in, 
  you would be expected to work through seemingly unstructured situations, 
  identify the key business priorities and take the initiative to apply your creative 
  problem skills 
  3. Functional knowledge - You would be expected to apply working-level 
  knowledge across all functions, namely, finance, marketing, product, sales, 
  legal and other support functions. 
  4. Communication skills - Communicating problems and ideas in a structured and 
  succinct manner, both in spoken and written English, for the purpose of interpersonal communication, presentations and business writing is a must have. 
  5. Team player - We strongly believe that individual success lies in the success of 
  the team. To that end, we work as a non-hierarchical team and often in groups, 
  supporting one another within the function and cross-functionally. We are keen 
  to add another team player to the team.
  6. Inter-personal skills – Your job would entail building professional relationships, 
  putting together ad-hoc teams, and often resolving conflicts

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advisory support to senior management, business leaders and 
  functions.
  • Critically analyse business scenarios and create viewpoints to facilitate 
  business decisions.
  • Focus on implementation and control as well as strategy development.
  • Ensure smooth execution of qualified corporate strategy projects, including 
  scoping discussions and assigning resources, while juggling between both 
  operational/tactical and strategic activities
  • Actively contribute to defining the direction of new products, processes, 
  standards, or operational plans based upon business strategy, with a 
  significant mid-term impact on business unit overall results.
  • For whitespaces, articulating the market problems, identifying the 
  opportunity for Tata Comm., validating, and stress-testing the revenue 
  growth and profitability assumptions.
  • Engaging with customers for hypothesis testing, facilitating strategic BD, 
  running POCs for specific opportunities
  • Identify problems and significantly improve, change, or adapt existing method 
  and techniques.
  • Engage in regional/segment projects to lead teams under overall supervision. 
  • Form and lead ad-hoc cross-functional teams to drive the projects to closure