HDFC Life Insurance - Senior Manager - Strategy - IIM/ISB/FMS/MDI/XLRI (2-9 yrs)

What are we looking for?

To work in the strategy function for design and deployment of the organization's strategic roadmap and business initiatives. The role requires you to be an independent thinker who can come with new ideas / thoughts to augment organizations performance and execute it through. One is expected to contribute towards a mix of functional, cross-functional and organization wide initiatives ranging from the short-term to the medium & long term. Since this team works closely with the CEO, one is expected to deliver high quality output in a time crunched environment.

What does the job entail ?

- Help setup appropriate development of financial & non-financial goals for the organization.

- Ensure deployment of strategic initiatives and action steps to deliver business objectives across departments.

- Work on a diverse set of initiatives with department heads & cross-functional teams. Support business teams to deliver on their financial goals such as P/L, Cost of Acquisition, EPI and non-financial goals such as improving of business efficiencies, C-SAT, E-SAT, etc.

- Environmental scan, tracking competition, key market moves, regulatory changes and provide guidance to leadership for responses to those actions

- Identify key strategic opportunities for the organization

- Conduct monthly business reviews and governance cadence with leadership teams

- Architect the business updates for the Board Meeting and prepare deliverables as needed by the MD&CEO

Who is the best fit for the role ?

- Candidates having 4 - 9 years of experience in the Insurance sector (in a strategy/product/ business planning/transformation role), or Tier I consulting firm (working with BFSI clients on strategy projects).

- MBA (Tier I institutes only, with strong CGPA/academic achievements)

- Candidates with prior experience in Life Insurance sector will be preferred.

Essential skills:

- High business acumen and strong problem-solving ability; comfort with ambiguity and strong bias for action

- Superior analytical, quantitative, and conceptual thinking skills

- Exceptional interpersonal & communication skills to explain complex ideas (verbal, written, and long-form) and to drive difficult conversations with empathy

- Ability to drive outcomes, with a strong sense of ownership

- Ability to work with diverse stakeholders & internal teams

- Effective presentation skills

- Ability to see through processes/gaps and identify key solutions

- Ability to take on diverse tasks, undertake & share data analysis and insights for management action

- Proficient in MS Office skills - Excel, Word, PowerPoint