Manager - Growth & Strategy
Location: India
Level - IC25
Role Purpose
The Manager - Growth & Strategyrole supports enterprise strategy development, business transformation, and operational excellence. As a key contributor, this role translates strategic vision into actionable plans, partners with cross-functional teams, and delivers high-quality insights to drive business growth. Reporting to the VP, ELS Strategy & Growth, the role combines analytical rigor, operational discipline, and collaborative execution to accelerate performance.
Role Purpose
The Strategy & Business Operations IC25 role supports enterprise strategy development, business transformation, and operational excellence. As a key contributor, this role translates strategic vision into actionable plans, partners with cross-functional teams, and delivers high-quality insights to drive business growth. Reporting to the VP, ELS Strategy & Growth, the role combines analytical rigor, operational discipline, and collaborative execution to accelerate performance.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Execution
- Contribute to the development and implementation of divisional and enterprise strategies, including market analysis, business case support, and performance tracking.
- Translate strategic goals into actionable plans with clear milestones and measurable impact, supporting team and leadership priorities.
- Partner with business leaders to define priorities and support capability development initiatives.
- Provide high-quality analyses and recommendations that inform strategic decision-making.
- Support M&A activities, including research, analysis, and due diligence.
Business Transformation & Operations
- Participate in cross-functional programs and initiatives to deliver impactful outcomes.
- Support the implementation of strategic operating rhythms (e.g., OKRs, quarterly reviews, dashboards) to ensure progress and accountability.
- Continuously refine processes and analytical approaches to improve execution effectiveness.
Growth, Partnerships & Commercial Strategy
- Assist in commercial strategy, partnership evaluation, and deal structuring, including financial modeling and value proposition development.
- Contribute to go-to-market strategies and customer-centric narratives that position the organization for competitive advantage.
Stakeholder Management
- Operate effectively through ambiguity and change, collaborating across diverse teams.
- Communicate complex ideas with clarity to senior audiences through persuasive storytelling and presentation materials.
- Build relationships across business units to support coherence and execution discipline.
- Prepare stakeholder-facing reports (including decks and memos) to keep central teams informed on critical projects.
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience in strategy, business operations, or transformation within large organizations or consultancies.
- Demonstrated success supporting strategic initiatives and delivering measurable results.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; able to synthesize complex data into clear insights.
- Ability to work with senior/executive management, building networks and influence across the organization.
- Commercial acumen skilled in financial analysis and business case support.
- Customer focus and ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.
- Ability to work through ambiguity, change, and uncertainty, fosteringcollaboration and continuous improvement.
- Self-starter with a results-driven work ethic, able to meet critical deadlines and shifting priorities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Additional Information
Please note, this role is a fixed-term maternity cover until December 2026.
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Job: Strategy
Job Family: ENTERPRISE
Organization: Enterprise Learning & Skills
Schedule: FULL_TIME
Workplace Type: Remote
Req ID: 22032
