Senior Manager - Strategy - Real Estate

Principal Accountabilities:

Business Planning & Strategy implementation

- Mahindra Annual Planning Cycle for Real Estate sector- ensure readiness for the annual Strategy, Operations and Budget with the Group Leadership

- Annualised action planning and deployment of the Strategy through a 'Balanced Score Card' (BSC) - finalization, integration and cross-functional linkages, communication to associates

- Strategy Implementation projects: Co-partner with functions & subject matter experts in execution of projects which are key to identified strategy roadmap - preparation of project charters, diagnostic studies, data analysis, solutioning & implementation

- New strategic initiatives encompassing the identification & formulating of strategy for non-core business assets through joint ventures, alliances, and divestitures. Conducting best use analysis, feasibility studies, sourcing prospects & closures

- Project Management and stakeholder management: Spearhead collaborations with external consultants and advisories, liaise with all internal stakeholders and deliver high quality definite outcomes in a timely manner

Strategic Alliances

- Share responsibility of building B2B alliances for the residential and industrial sector

- Improve customer living experience through value added services which helps in community building and place-making

Technology Enablement and Digitisation

- Work closely with the Group Strategy, Technology and Digital teams to drive value across the value chain of the residential and industrial businesses

- Improve operational efficiency by technology led process improvements and lead time reduction

Market Intelligence

- Build & maintain a strong external intelligence base on key market trends to help informed decision making

- Identify market dynamics in addition to social and economic trends- presenting findings, projections and recommended actions

- Scan the market and identity partners with strong value propositions that can help the firm achieve market leadership, in areas including but not limited to technology and sustainability

Functional Competencies:

- Strategic orientation with good world view

- Ability to think innovatively & expansively

- Ability and eagerness to be a "solution provider" and "business partner" rather than an auditor

- Outstanding research & analytical abilities, program management skills (financial modelling skills will be a plus)

- Self-starter, result oriented

- Ability to quickly grasp functions and processes of all key organizational teams

- Outstanding communication skills to deal with variety of internal and external stakeholders

Qualification and Experience:

Qualification Experience

- MBA - 6-8 years of work experience post MBA

- Preferably prior experience in management consulting

- Should be interested in Real Estate sector with long term commitment to the sector

- Experience in Strategy function of a large Indian/MNC

- Candidates with non-traditional educational and work backgrounds can be considered - Data analytics and visualization experience is preferable