Senior Associate, Strategy and Planning

Job description

Job Summary: The Senior Associate/AVP, Strategy & Planning, drives DBS India's strategic initiatives. This role focuses on monitoring and executing the India strategy, providing key market insights, and preparing CEO submissions. The ideal candidate is analytical, data-driven, and possesses strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on execution and strategic tool development. Key Responsibilities: • Monitoring & Execution of India Strategy • Strategy Paper Development: Prepare comprehensive strategy papers on selected products and businesses, presenting insightful market and competitive analyses to senior management. • Strategy Review and Implementation: Continuously review and refine the India strategy in response to evolving market conditions, and actively monitor its implementation. • Market & Data Insights: • Develop and maintain a robust database of macroeconomic and RBI data on a periodic basis. • Maintain and update peer bank data using annual reports, investor presentations, and other relevant research reports within the BFSI industry. • Generate and provide relevant insights from data analysis to support board and other senior management meetings. • End-to-End Preparation of CEO Submissions for Review Meetings • Board Meetings: Prepare the board meeting deck for CEO presentations, coordinating with unit representatives to collate and streamline unit-wise presentations and submissions. • CEO Presentations: Prepare comprehensive decks for CEO presentations, coordinating with unit representatives to collate and streamline unit-wise presentations and submissions based on established guidelines. • Regulatory Presentations: Prepare CEO decks for regulatory presentations, coordinating with respective business and support units to ensure accurate and complete submissions to regulators. • Strategic Tool Development and Monitoring • Assist in developing tools for tracking investments, valuation, and monitoring governance. • Assist in developing forecasting tools to assess business performance and identify key focus areas. Experience & Skills Required and Qualifications: • Experience: Relevant 5-7 years of experience in managing assignments and projects, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility. • Analytical & Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proven track record of delivering actionable insights. • Ownership & Execution: High ownership with a strong execution focus, capable of driving initiatives to completion. • Stakeholder Management: Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across various levels of the organization. • Data-Driven: Ability to leverage data for informed decision-making and strategic recommendations. • Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely to senior leadership.