Business Strategy Executive

About the Opportunity:

If you are looking for a unique opportunity to work closely with a highly accomplished entrepreneur, this is your chance! Our CEO, a multi-award winner across diverse industries, seeks a determined mentee for an exciting journey.

Role Overview:

We are seeking a Business Strategy Executive to play a pivotal role in our organisation's growth and development. This role involves a combination of problem-solving, system implementation, process improvement, communication, research, and financial modeling. The ideal candidate is a dynamic and adaptable professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and possesses a keen eye for detail, analytical thinking, and strategic vision.

Key Responsibilities:

1) System Implementation & Process Enhancement:

• Understand business context to ensure effective system integration.
• Contribute to the conceptualisation and development of business-critical, processes and systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and improve on various systems.
• Drive continuous process improvements; develop, communicate, guide, and review enhancements.
• Proactively identify any unforeseen issues or challenges and take appropriate action.

2) Problem-Solving and Decision Support:

• Apply critical thinking to identify and analyse the organisation's challenges, providing deep insights and recommendations.
• Conduct in-depth research on various fields relevant to the organisational goals, such as technology, economy, legal, political et cetera.
• Translate research findings into actionable recommendations.

3) Presentation & Communication:

• Craft compelling and informative decks, for external presentation and internal communication purposes.
• Effectively communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner.

4) Financial Modeling:

• Develop and maintain financial models for existing and potential businesses.
• Assist in assessing financial feasibility, forecasting, and scenario planning.

Role Requirements:

1) Bachelor's degree in Business, Management, Accounting, Finance, or related fields.

2) CGPA 3.5 minimum; 2:1 minimum; plus points from having a prestigious alma mater.

3) Minimum 2 years of work experience.

4) Strong in reading, writing and spoken English.

Desirable Qualities:

• Sharp analytical and problem-solving acumen.
• Strong, realistic desire to learn and grow, understanding that growth comes with sacrifices.
• Embraces adaptability to thrive in evolving situations, whether in new industries, technologies or markets that we operate in.
• Accountable and eager to make meaningful contributions, across the board, driven by a greater goal.

Career Development and Package:

To begin, expect compensation to be commensurate with your experience.

Within 3-5 years, past holders have grown to positions such as GM, COO, CBDO, and CEO and typically earn more than double, compared to past peers.

What will you be joining

You would be joining an organisation with all companies winning multiple awards, that collectively has had consistent multi-year revenue growth of more than 20% y-o-y, 8-figures in revenue, with above industry-average profitability.

You would work with a young but seasoned, award-winning entrepreneur with strong finance, and accounting background, who would be personally involved in mentoring and guiding you.

In this organisation, the average remuneration gain for the past couple of years, excluding upper management, is 40%,+-5%.

What kind of culture should I expect

The average age of our organisation is approximately 26 years old, with the desire for growth a common characteristic. Our team is generally comfortable being called out if something does not meet the standards, with little offence taken personally. Appreciation of those who teach and mentor, ensures an organisation that is generally helpful and yet, would not allow teammates to not carry their own weight. To enjoy this environment, you should appreciate high standards, prioritise growth and thrive with humility.

Our progressive management initiates self-evaluation exercises, culture days, team alignment and town hall sessions.

Some perks we enjoy include, free parking, groceries, drinks, regular team-building activities and company trips, amongst others.

What should I expect from work

You would enjoy working in this role if you have a natural interest in learning about businesses through practical work, and truly desire contributing significantly to the organisation's success.

You should appreciate developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing strategies; to enjoy watching theory turning into reality, being deeply involved in decision-making, and seeing real impact being made.

You would have some opportunities to travel for work and be involved as an inhouse management consultant, corporate restructuring, fundraising and other exciting projects.

Note: We receive more than 1,000 CVs on a monthly basis, and we might potentially miss out on some good candidates. If you think that you fit into the roles described, please resubmit your application with us. We celebrate persistence!