Strategy and Planning Manager | Group Transformation | Dubai

Job Description

About the Role?We are currently looking for Strategy and Planning Manager to join our Group Transformation team who will be responsible in the following areas:

• Facilitating the co-development of strategy and transformation plans for select divisions within the Group
• Acting as the interface between the transformation office and select divisional presidents & Group directors
• Challenging perceived wisdoms and entrenched ways of doing things to orchestrate major change towards new revenue streams/business models
• Tracking quality, ROI and benefits realization on behalf of the CTO
• Developing perspective on critical issues and required counter measures during delivery of key change programs
• Developing employee engagement plans & embed the skills & tools required to deliver objectives

?Overall

• Helps CTO manage the Transformation agenda including structure, methods and issue management
• Works with peers within the Transformation Management Office to continuously iterate the Group?s approaches and tools for transformation
• Coordinates the use of external strategic advisors to help maximize ROI for the Group
• Shapes strategy, transformation agenda, and new opportunities across the Group with CTO, Business Presidents, and leadership?teams
• Manages team, guides activities, and reviews all outputs
• Drives transformation efforts on daily basis with senior business leaders and teams
• Maintains intimate familiarity with all initiative content and progress
• Resolves issues with the team and escalates to CTO as necessary
• Prepares ad hoc requests, analyses, and reports for CTO and senior leaders

?Group wide Assessment & Planning

• Identifies transformation needs and opportunities across the organization
• Leads collection and organization of relevant data for initiative planning and analysis
• Develops transformation business cases by analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing and communicating recommendations
• Helps define financial and non-financial impact of projects in partnership with Finance and leaders

?Group wide Validation & Implementation

• Supports transformation leads/managers in collecting information and documenting progress of initiatives (reports, analysis, emerging issue logs)
• Develops TMO tools and systems and leads adoption
• Tracks financial and non-financial impact of initiatives and overall projects
• Prepares detailed analyses and presentation of outcomes

?Automotive Strategy & Planning

• Formulates the global auto strategy in collaboration with the President and Director of Strategy & Transformation
• Tracks and reports on the execution of the strategy and its implementation across the division in collaboration with senior leaders
• Helps conduct business planning and set the President?s strategic agenda including aligning senior executives in the division and at Group level
• Develops long term view on strategic initiatives with sponsors / senior executives with quantified impact, effort and detailed requirements to deliver
• Works with senior leaders in the division and at Group level to identify new business opportunities and develop approach to realization
• Develops updates on the strategy execution as part of the quarterly business review meetings (BRMs)
• Supports businesses in shaping strategy, business plans and transformation agendas
• Understands market realities, assess business performance and internal capabilities
• Facilitates the co-development of detailed timelines including milestones, dependencies, team organization and budget
• Leads analyses and options evaluations and presents recommendations
• Drives workshops and meetings with initiative teams and supports in aligning senior executives

?Auto Transformation

• Facilitates the co-development of detailed timelines including milestones, dependencies, team organization and budgets for delivery
• Assists the President and Director of Strategy & Transformation with embedding appropriate methods and resolve emerging issues
• Interfaces between the President, divisional leadership, and TMO team
• Ensures correct implementation of transformation and optimization plans across various programs.
• Delivers ad hoc projects on behalf of the Auto President
• Facilitates the co-development of the overall divisional transformation plan
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Auto PMO

• Tracks and monitors the execution and delivery of strategic projects
• Collates biweekly progress report for all strategic projects
• Develops monthly report and presentation on strategy execution for President to share with Group?s Vice Chairman

?Execution

• Provides implementation support to select divisions and functions with clear accountability for certain deliverables
• Directly manages select programs for growth, turnaround and exits
• Meets / collaborates with transformation/program/project sponsors & managers to help clarify scope and coordinates across teams to ensure alignment and progress
• Guides team members on key elements of relevant initiatives including objectives
• Manages and coaches resources on delivery methods with a focus on agility
• Helps prioritize initiatives
• Anticipates, captures and addresses issues during delivery
• Keeps CTO and other executives updated on progress, next steps, issues and decisions required
• Prepares Executive Committee meeting reports

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