Strategic Operations and Analytics Associate
Location: Ernakulam, Kerala, India (Hybrid)
Department: CEO Office
Reports To: Office of the CEO
Role Overview
The Strategic Operations and Analytics Associate supports the CEO Office in driving strategic initiatives, operational coordination, and data-driven decision-making across the organization.
This role combines strategy execution, operational oversight, and business analytics, ensuring that CEO-led priorities are tracked, measured, and effectively implemented. The associate will work closely with leadership teams to gather insights, monitor performance metrics, and prepare executive-level reports that support critical business decisions.
This position offers high exposure to leadership and is ideal for professionals interested in strategy, analytics, and executive office operations.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Initiative Tracking
- Support the CEO Office in monitoring progress of strategic initiatives across departments.
- Track milestones, deliverables, and timelines of CEO-led projects.
- Identify operational gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities.
Business Analytics & Insights
- Collect, analyze, and interpret business data to support executive decision-making.
- Prepare executive dashboards and performance reports for the CEO Office.
- Translate operational data into actionable insights and recommendations.
Executive Briefing & Reporting
- Prepare briefing notes, research summaries, and analytical insights for CEO meetings.
- Support preparation of executive presentations, strategy updates, and leadership reports.
- Consolidate departmental updates into structured executive summaries.
- Ensure smooth information flow between the CEO Office and business units.
Action Item & KPI Monitoring
- Maintain trackers for CEO Office action items, key initiatives, and leadership directives.
- Assist in research and analysis for special projects initiated by the CEO.
- Support organizational improvement initiatives and operational transformation projects.
- Contribute to cross-functional task forces and internal strategic initiatives.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related fields.
- 36 years of experience in strategy, operations, analytics, consulting, or business intelligence roles.
- Experience working with leadership teams or executive offices is an advantage.
Required Skills
- Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
- Ability to translate complex data into clear insights and reports.
- Excellent organizational and project tracking capabilities.
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to work across multiple departments and stakeholders.
- High level of professionalism, confidentiality, and attention to detail.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.
- Familiarity with strategy execution frameworks, KPI tracking, and executive dashboards.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and data reporting tools.
Work Arrangement
- Hybrid Work Model
- 2 days per week at the office in Trivandrum (9:00 AM to 6:00 PM IST)
- 4 days work from home (flexible)
- Friday is a weekly off day
- This structure provides flexibility while ensuring effective collaboration with the CEO Office and leadership teams.
