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Franklin Templeton
Franklin Templeton

Franklin Templeton - Business Initiatives Specialist - Digital Strategy

6 - 9 Years.Mumbai
Posted 2 years ago
Posted 2 years ago
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At Franklin Templeton, everything we do is focused on one thing - delivering better client outcomes. We do that by partnering closely with our clients, assessing their strategic needs, and identifying the solution or solutions that can meet the challenge. Over 12,000 employees working in 34 countries around the world are dedicated to servicing investment solutions for our clients in more than 160 countries. For more than 70 years our success has been a direct result of the talent, skills, and persistence of our people, and we are looking for qualified candidates to join our team.

What is the Business Initiatives Specialist responsible for?.

The primary responsibility of this position is to support the execution of identified strategic initiatives especially those providing a competitive edge to our organization in India. The job requires end to end participation, i.e. from assistance in conceptualization of a strategic business capability, to help in shaping up the feasibility and scoping of the project. It involves collaborating with a wide set of relevant teams (including Technology) within India and abroad, and SMEs to help plan and implement the project. The job will also involve ensuring that the project meets its expected business case and objectives, defined at the start of the project.

One of the most important strategic initiatives is India's Business Digital Strategy. The incumbent will play a key role in identifying opportunities to continuously enhance the suite of features and assisting implementation of the same.

What are the ongoing responsibilities?

- Assist in scoping and execution of the key strategic projects

- Interact with senior management and relevant contributors to ensure end to end scoping and execution of projects

- Aid in regular communication to stakeholders on approach, impact and benefit of these projects, so as to build organizational awareness to things on the anvil

- Support creation of business cases for all key projects, ensuring that projects deliver on one or more of the following - revenue growth, market share growth, enhanced customer experience or cost reduction. To clearly state this at the time of project scoping, and track key metrics throughout the life stage to ensure identified objectives are met.

- Projects should be delivered within the timeframes set up during project scoping.

- Assist in scoping and execution of the key digital transformation projects

- Identify gaps and opportunities to continuously enhance the suite of digital features. Precipitate this into capabilities and ensure end to end execution of the same.

- Proactively collaborate with wider team(s) to ideate and work on strategies to improve adaptation of digital assets (web/app/bots etc.)

- Take ownership of work and support delivery of specific work streams on projects

- Develop materials (project plan, CBA, user stories, training materials etc.) to support business development activities.

- To ensure all projects with Technology interface / requirements are scoped in a manner that the Business needs and capabilities from Technology is well articulated.

What ideal qualifications, skills & experience would help someone to be successful?

- Postgraduate from a Premium Institute

- Min 6 years of relevant work experience, preferably on digital transformation projects

- Strong knowledge and understanding on digital delivery practices, understanding Agile methodology & tools

- Experience working on complex transformational projects developing innovative solutions to solve business and technology issues

- Strong knowledge of financial markets, business analysis and domain specific technology solutions and capabilities

- Strong conceptual skills and communication skills, ability to work on complex projects in a matrix environment

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

- AMFI Certification preferred

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

- Project Management/Agile Methodology

- Green belt certification

What makes Franklin Templeton Investments unique?

In addition to the dynamic and professional environment at Franklin Templeton, we strive to ensure that our employees have access to a competitive and valuable set of Total Rewards-the mix of both monetary and non-monetary rewards provided to you in recognition for your time, talents, efforts, and results.

Highlights of our benefits include:

- Professional development growth opportunities through in-house classes and over 150 Web-based training courses

- An educational assistance program to financially help employees seeking continuing education.

- Medical, Life and Personal Accident Insurance benefit for employees. Medical insurance also cover employee's dependents (spouses, children and dependent parents)

- Life insurance for protection of employees' families

- Personal accident insurance for protection of employees and their families

- Personal loan assistance

- Employee Stock Investment Plan (ESIP)

Franklin Templeton Investments is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We invite you to visit us at http://www.franklintempletoncareers.com/ to learn more about our company and our career opportunities.

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Mounika

Recruiter at Franklin Templeton

Last Login: 25 August 2022

Job Views:  
310
Applications:  96
Recruiter Actions:  7

Posted in

Consulting

Job Code

1054979

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