Our client is looking for an experienced Strategic Assistant to the Managing Director to be based in Dubai, UAE.
As a strategic assistant, you will work directly with the Managing Director of the company. You will collaborate with different teams to make sure strategies/projects are on track and help guide the company in the right direction. Additionally, support the MD in decision making and ensure seamless delivery by providing strategic inputs and market intelligence around new challenges and opportunities. Overall, you play a pivotal role in keeping things run efficiently and ensure the focus is on the business goals
Duties and responsibilities:
- Act as a liaison between the Managing Director, Senior leadership and external agencies regarding operations, project updates, proposals, planning and employee well-being.
- Establish reporting mechanism between different business entities & MD's office and ensure
continued operations across different businesses and geographies.
- Build business review metrics/indicators, collect reports, analytics on business performance and periodic review
- Ensure business continuity and sustainability by actively supporting the MD with insights &
mechanisms to improve performance and bringing robustness in the business
- Perform & present detailed data analysis on performance, market research, business plan &
scorecards and any other business intelligence to the company board
- Identify, strategize & execute the initiatives and special projects as directed by the Managing Director.
- Conduct & analyse an extensive market study & provide insight on the trends and opportunities to leverage new services that aligns & enhances the organization's strategic goals.
- Collaborate with executives in decision-making, program management and implementation of various organization-level initiatives.
- Propose, build, and nurture collaborative partnerships with external stakeholders/agencies
Education & Skills required:
- Graduate in Finance/ Engineer in Electrical/Electronics and/or Masters (Major in
- Strategy/Finance) from one of the Premium B Schools (ISB, IIM - A, IIM - C or IIM -B)
- 4 to 5 years of experience preferably in Automobile industry
- Prior work experience in a start-up firm is preferred
- Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal & influencing skills and organising skills
- Excellent communicator in written and verbal form.
- Analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making capabilities
- Exposure in business analytics and reporting is a plus
- Hands on experience in reporting & statistical tools is required
- Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with project
management tools
