Strategy & Execution Manager at Terragon Group

Key Responsibilities

• To gather data on the internal and external environment that will form the basis of assumptions that drive the development of strategic opportunities for the organization.
• Establish collaborative & trusting relationships with key stakeholders within the business to ensure that there is free flow of ideas across the business from bottom-up, and ensure the strategy formulation process is robust
• Plan and facilitate formal strategy sessions with the executive management team to agree on strategic objectives of the business
• Work with each head of department (HOD) in the business to distil the strategic objectives into key initiatives for their units
• Collate all the departmental strategic initiatives and build a comprehensive project plan with agreed timelines, key performance indicators (KPIs) and identified parties responsible for the execution
• Hold formal sessions with the entire organization to communicate the strategy
• Drive the use and effectiveness of the executive management dashboard that feeds live data on key performance indicators for the business
• Sit with each person in the organization responsible for the execution of strategic initiatives to get progress on workstream as well as understand the challenges that are currently being encountered.
• Update KPIs every 2 weeks by following up on people responsible for each activity
• Plan and drive the monthly strategy review meetings, gather all the resolutions reached, adjust the strategy project plan as required and follow-up on execution
• Send monthly Strategy Newsletter to the entire company on Wednesday after the monthly strategy review
• Hold an all-staff Strategy session once every quarter to share the highlights of progress against the strategy & call-out teams that have made a particularly big push
• Plan and facilitate a Mid-Year Strategy review session with leadership team to gauge the relevance strategy against possible change in assumptions, the external & internal environments

Job Requirements

• A First Degree in Business Administration, Mathematics or Social Sciences
• 2 - 3 years’ experience in similar role, business management or management consulting
• Proficient in the use of MS Excel
• Excellent presentation skills
• Experience engaging with senior management
• Great client engagement & negotiation skills
• Meticulous planner with keen attention to details
• Good with understanding abstract concepts