Great Eastern Hiring! Full Time Manager, Strategic Management in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

About the job

Plays a key role in collaborating with cross-functional teams in developing, executing and monitoring the company’s business strategies and performance as well as conducting analyses and report preparation for management’s decision making.

Key Responsibilities

• Track, monitor and report company’s key performance indicators and key strategic initiatives, providing recommendations based on fact-based analyses to ensure the company achieves its business targets.
• Work closely with department leads and Senior Management Team (SMT) to ensure that the Company's business objectives are met.
• Lead/Assist with the implementation transformational initiatives that will help the Company achieve its aspirations and objectives.
• Work with business managers to ensure that key performance measurements are relevant and support the overall business direction and strategies.
• Facilitate the preparation of departmental and company’s business plans for necessary approvals.
• Conduct deep-dive analysis to identify process gaps, weaknesses, and stress faced by key departments in the organisation. Suggest ways to resolve these issues smoothly and efficiently.
• Provide or collate analyses on key industry issues and trends, competitor analyses, benchmarking, and other key indicators.
• Prepare management reports and ad hoc reports for the CEO's office, such as quarterly dialogues, Board presentations, Townhall presentations, etc.
• Prepare management meeting minutes.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

We are looking for people who has

• Degree in any discipline with a strong understanding of finance, accounting, actuarial science, or corporate strategy.
• Mathematically inclined.
• People management skills and strong emotional intelligence, with the ability to deal with all levels of staff, especially senior levels.
• Project management skills.
• Analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
• At least 5 years of experience in corporate strategy, business consulting, or project management.
• Relevant computer skills: Macro, Tableau, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.
• Exposure to coding and the ability to use analytical tools is an added advantage.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with Company operations and workarounds.
• Awareness of trends and developments in the local and global insurance/takaful industry.
• Knowledge of competitor practices, strategies, and financial positions.
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.