Team Lead, Strategy at Terawork

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Establish an organisation-wide system that monitors and measures the implementation of the strategic business growth plans
• Develop the entity’s strategic direction and objectives into plans, programs, and initiatives, and ensure the achievement of set targets.
• Promote organisation-wide strategic planning and strategic implementation
• Develop strategies, validating and justifying business needs, conducting feasibility studies, producing high-level and detailed business models, preparing business cases
• Create and continuously improve the performance management framework and appraisal methodology
• Conduct periodic review, analysis and reporting of the company’s performance on its strategic plan
• Oversee frequent research and analysis of macro, industry, and competitive trends across the globe to distil key strategic learnings for internal growth and development
• Create change strategy and ensures understanding and buy-in at senior, management & board level.
• Contribute to establishing and improving the entity’s best practices in the area of project execution, control, and progress reporting.
• Guide the development of project scope, ensuring alignment with corporate strategy and compliance with governance process.
• Ensure the gathering of crucial pieces of information such as strategic priorities, competitor performance, operational performance, innovations, markets, etc. from various internal and external sources in order to develop strategic options.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with key organizations and investors and champion the formulation of strategic business alliances.
• Develop leading-edge thought from the financial services, academic, and general business world to provide situational guidance
• Promote the optimal use of financial resources such as working capital, credit, and risk management
• Develop data gathering and analysis tools/techniques.
• Coach the team on adoption and understanding of Agile methodologies, principles, and practices in the broader organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, finance or accounting or any related discipline
• Minimum of eight (8) years’ experience preferably in a similar role
• Relevant professional qualification such as MBA, MSC, ACA, etc.  Prior experience in the financial services industry interest in financial products and markets  Interest in financial products and markets