Strategic Initiative Analyst - Management Consulting Firm - IIM/IIT/XLRI (0-2 yrs)

Strategic Initiative Analyst

Job Description :

- Support the development of a holistic strategic transformation plan, aligning technology, operations, and functional advancements with long-term business goals.

- Support the strategy team to solve complex business/operational problems through suggesting relevant analytical approaches and customized solutions.

- Collaborate with global teams effectively in problem solving, solutioning and recommendation development.

- Contribute to all aspects of a transformation project, including ideation, hypotheses development & validation/analysis, synthesizing findings into impactful powerpoint decks

- Work with Technology, Operations, and other Functions on the execution of strategic/ transformation initiatives, fostering cross-functional collaboration and ensuring seamless project management

- Deploy tools and methods to gather and interpret data, identify trends and opportunities, and evaluate risks and challenges.

- Support the strategy team to structure ambiguous problems and take action to solve them by focusing on the most important challenges.

- Collaboratively work with other team members, within/across teams spread across multiple countries, to develop recommendations, plans, and other materials.

- Present findings to senior management and prepare documentation, progress reports and other materials in a clear and concise manner

- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure progress towards strategic goals and suggest adjustments/improvements as needed.

Qualifications:

- Master's degree in Business Administration, or a related field (strongly preferred).

- Proven experience (0 -2 years) in contributing to transformation initiatives within a large corporate environment or a management consulting firm.

- Prior experience of defining and implementing transformation initiatives, strategy development, analysis, etc.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

- Experience working with global teams.

- Ability to roll up the sleeves and do the work as needed.

- Quantitative & qualitative analysis in solving complex organization problems (e.g., operating model design).

- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and motivate diverse teams.

- Adaptable and resourceful, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.

Note: candidates should be from IIM, IIT, XLRI