Manager – Strategy (EYP)
Location: Cochin / Thiruvananthapurm
Skills – Required
• Market research, Secondary research, Strategy development, Corporate Strategy, Business
Strategy, Cross Sector Experience, Go-To-Market Strategies, Competitive Benchmarking
Skills – Preferred
• Report writing, communication and usage of analytical tools/ representations, Proficiency in
detailed financial and commercial analysis, communication and usage of analytical tools/
representations, Negotiation and influencing skills
Job Description
• The candidate must have experience in working with projects on strategy consulting projects
in at least one of the below Public Service sub-industries:
o Social Services + (Employment, Pensions, Education, Child welfare, Government as a
platform, Digital Citizen Services)Education
o Global Critical Infrastructure Services (Urban & city planning, Smart Cities, High
Performing City Operating Model)
o Admin (Citizen experience, Federal Funds Strategy, Workforce Strategy, Intelligent
Back Office, Revenue industry strategy, Post & Parcel)
o Public health
• Lead project/workstreams pertaining to strategy design, target operating model, go-to
market strategy, investment strategy, feasibility studies,
• Work closely with the EY MENA stakeholders on new pursuits and support the practice in
developing end-to-end proposals and proposal presentations to government clients
• Leverage expertise in team management and stakeholder relationships to conduct in-depth
market research and the ability to find innovative solutions to obtain and analyze non-public
information through unstructured data sources.
• . Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are necessary for assessing the current state of
an organization's technology infrastructure, identifying areas for improvement, and
developing data-driven strategies
• Experience in change management, including stakeholder engagement, communication, and
driving adoption of new technologies
• Able to co-ordinate and accomplish multiple projects, including planning, scoping of the
requirement, assisting with data collection; co-ordinating between departments in and
outside organization, data analysis; and business writing and disseminating research results.
• Strong storyboarding skills, and ability to make judgement on filtering out relevant data and
information pertaining to the projects and client requirement
• Recommending strategic alternatives, by conducting primary and secondary market research
as well as analysing company's opportunities and financial situation
• Ready to travel onshore to deliver the project (on a need basis), by working together with
engagement team
• Demonstrating excellent skills in project execution, including project management, problem-
solving and facilitation
• Ability to contribute meaningful ideas and work productively with other team members as
well as on independent assignments
• Proactively engage with customer to Identify, build and develop new opportunities to propel
the team. Adherence of all process compliance as well as timely reporting of facts & figures
Candidate Profile
• 8-12 years of Business analysis, consulting and client management experience in digital
transformation projects with exposure to working with senior leadership
• Prior Consulting experience from a tier 1 organization and preferably worked with MENA
Clients
• A Strategic Mindset to shape innovative, fact-based strategies & operating models
• Issue Based Problem Solving to decode & solve complex & unstructured business questions
• Business Acumen to drive actionable outcomes for clients with the latest industry trends,
innovations & disruptions, metrics & value drivers
• Experience working with “C level” executive clients, with extensive experience in projects in
which the primary stakeholder was the CEO; Chief Strategy Officer.
• Strategy consulting experience in Operating Model Strategy, Business & Financial Model
Development, digital strategy, digital transformation, process design/ process re-engineering,
pricing strategy, go-to-market strategy, investment strategy, and performance management
framework
• Good Business sense and logical reasoning and should be to conceptualize research
storyboard along with strong PowerPoint and Excel skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and written
• Self-starter, proactive, comfortable working independently and taking on significant
responsibility
• Experienced in presenting findings clearly in reports and other deliverables to clients
• Strong strategic mindset with the ability to manage complex, cross-functional projects
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on data-driven decision-making