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Join our team in Chennai as a Senior Director - Corporate Strategy, working closely with Global CEO on organizational strategy related to product, market, & competition. Drive immediate impact to a $26B global business by leading high-caliber strategists in cross-industry market analyses and strategic planning processes.

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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Senior Director - Corporate Strategy in Chennai.

 

Our team works closely with the Global CEO & Executive Leadership on key aspects of organizational strategy related to product, market, & competition. Our mission is to help corporate teams align with the company’s vision and goals.​​​​​​​You will join a unit of high-caliber strategists, former management consultants, investment bankers, and industry experts who use data, insights and hypothesis-driven analytics to aid informed decision making.

 

This is a unique opportunity to bring your research, analytical and strategy acumen to drive immediate impact to a $26B global business. You will work with stakeholders across multiple functions such as sales and marketing, finance, manufacturing operations, M&A, sustainability and more.

 

What a typical day looks like:

  • Work with a team of high performing managers and analysts on cross-industry market analyses that can assist in strategic planning processes and competitive strategy
  • Scope, execute & manage complex analytical projects by establishing problem statements, crafting hypotheses, forming cohesive insights on opportunities & risks, and providing recommendations
  • Offer external views and market insights to assist Flex’ strategic planning. Oversee the delivery of regular state of the industry & economy reports
  • Based on corporate mandates & management theses, work with team to identify and analyze secular growth themes as well as disruptions
  • Actively consult with analysts, business intelligence and subject matter experts where required
  • Develop and implement a market and customer intelligence maturity roadmap
  • Demonstrate sophisticated analytical skills - seeking out and piecing together fragments of information, extrapolating, building and applying conceptual models, recognizing patterns and drawing conclusions from partial data
  • The growth and personal development of our team and culture are very important to us as a unit as well as Flex. To this end, you will motivate and coach talent around the strategy organization to maximize the value of Flex experience for our team as well as the value of our team to Flex
  • Be a thought partner & trusted advisor to the Strategy team’s leadership in crafting and driving initiatives towards career roadmaps for team members

 

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

  • 20+ years’ work experience, including 5+ years in corporate strategy/ market intelligence & strategic planning/ competitive strategy/ management consulting/ equity research / Financial modeling,
  • Experience in building and leading high-performance teams in organizations 
  • Experience in analytics and business intelligence projects is a plus
  • Strong executive presence and comfort speaking in front of senior business leaders up to C-Suite levels. 
  • Team player with strong communication, relationship-building, and leadership capabilities
  • Bachelor’s degree; business, finance, or economics; MBA a plus. 
  • Experience within or related to the technology and/or manufacturing industry

 

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

 

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Company

Flex

Job Posted

6 months ago

Job Type

Full-time

WorkMode

On-site

Experience Level

20+ years

Category

Finance

Locations

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Qualification

Bachelor or Master

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