Manager - Strategy

Job Description

Role Objective

To independently lead engagements with analytical and financial rigor across CDD, feasibility, and strategy, including:

• Translating ambiguous business problems into structured analytical approaches
• Leading financial model build, review, and stress-testing
• Developing commercial insights and strategic recommendations grounded in data
• Supporting senior stakeholders with clear, defensible investment views
  
  

Core Capability Requirements

• Commercial Due Diligence & Strategy exposure
• Hands-on experience in:
• CDD engagements (market, competition, target assessment, business plan review)
• Commercial strategy and feasibility studies
• Ability to independently:
• Structure workstreams
• Identify key value drivers and risks
• Develop clear investment theses / strategic options
• Advanced Financial Analysis & Modeling
• Strong expertise in:
• Building and reviewing complex financial models (especially real estate, infrastructure, and FS)
• Scenario analysis, sensitivities, and return metrics (IRR, NPV, payback)
• Ability to diagnose issues in models quickly and refine assumptions
• Experience working with investment cases, feasibility models, and transaction scenarios
• Strong Business Acumen
• Ability to rapidly:
• Understand new sectors and business models
• Identify commercial levers and risks
• Experience across multiple sectors
• Independent Workstream Leadership
• Proven ability to:
• Own and deliver end-to-end analytical modules
• Work directly with senior stakeholders
• Operate with minimal supervision in high-pressure timelines
  

Preferred Background

• CFA Level II (or above) strongly preferred
• Prior experience in:
• Equity research, transaction advisory, or investment advisory roles
• Strategy consulting with strong analytical exposure
• Hands-on financial modelling experience and extreme comfort with financial analysis
  

Experience working on investment evaluations and/or financial feasibilities