Strategy Manager

What you will doThe Strategy Manager is a key role reporting to the Director for Strategy Transformation and Sales Excellence for the Middle East and Africa region based in Dubai. You will be responsible for providing key insights and analysis to enable profitable growth manage strategic projects across multiple countries functions and lines of business. You will drive business results through economic and financial analysis to support decision-making identify best practices to strive for continuous improvement support the generation of innovative ideas and programs and drive the transformation agenda within the regional transformation framework.You will be part of a small agile team where work is highly strategic in nature with high leadership visibility and impact which represents a significant opportunity to contribute learn and grow.How you will do itAs a Strategy Manager for Strategic Projects you will be working in close collaboration with the Strategy and Transformation group within and beyond the MEA region and various stakeholders across the organization in creating the country-level strategy for the product portfolio and ensuring we have the right business model in place to achieve our business goals.Business IntelligenceProactively identify and evaluate key strategic trends opportunities & risks for areas in which business intelligence efforts can add business valueTranslate business information (qualitative and quantitative internal and external) into high-quality insights in a timely manner to enable business decision-makingTackle abstract issues and solve complex problems with a structured data-driven approach and innovative mindset in a fast-paced environmentBuild models and assumptions to account for missing data to draw conclusions and provide recommendationsAct as the owner of external market intelligence in the region producer of regular analyses and reports and central keeper of business intelligence knowledgeStrategic ProjectsWork with functional and operational leadership to identify business unit-wide and initiative-level program scope budget schedule resources and business casesContribute to the development of comprehensive business strategies that will drive profitable organic growthPerform business analysis and develop business cases for new strategic initiativesLead simultaneously multiple strategic initiatives for the region from opportunity identification prioritization diagnostic design pilot implementation and impact measurementSupport all business units in decision making identify risk and deployment of strategic business transformations.Monitor the business impact of strategic initiatives (e.g. revenue market share) measuring the impact and status of initiatives across the regionSupport Initiative Owners accountable for their deliverables/outcomes including financial impact/contribution and coach them across multiple aspects project scope budget schedule resources business cases change managementManage issues risks and opportunities assisting team members in removing roadblocks and escalating to management issues that cannot be resolvedWhat we look forGraduate degree in management finance or engineering field; MBA is a plusMinimum 4 years of experience in Strategic project support or program/project managementRelevant work experience in strategy/management consulting ideally with significant case experience in manufacturing and services and demonstrated experience in leading business transformations and implementing strategic plansExcellent knowledge of financial conceptsProven track record in research capabilities data analysis drawing and synthesizing insights problem-solving skills and strong attention to detailStrong interpersonal communication and facilitation skills (verbal written and listening) for a variety of audiences with the ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of stakeholders and senior leadership teamExcellent presentation and PowerPoint and MS Excel skillsHighly organized and able to multitask and able to work independently and as part of a teamKnowledge and interest in the building solutions space technology and innovationHigh-energy passionate with a proven track record of delivering results and high resilience in a challenging environmentWilling to challenge others and be challengedRequired ExperienceManager#J-18808-Ljbffr