Senior Strategic Assistant

this role, you will work directly with the Managing Director of the company. You will collaborate with different teams to make sure strategies/projects are on track and help guide the company in the right direction. Additionally, enabling the MD with strategic inputs like competitor analysis and competitor market, trends, new and forward-looking technologies, innovation and operational decision making. Overall, you play a pivotal role in keeping things run efficiently and ensure the focusis on the business goals

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between the Managing Director, Senior leadership and external agencies regarding operations, project updates, proposals, planning and execution.
• Establish reporting mechanism between different business entities & MD's office and ensure continued operations across fintech entities.
• Conduct & analyse an extensive market study, competitor benchmarking & provide insight on the trends and opportunities to leverage new services that aligns & enhances the organization's strategic goals.
• Use competitive intelligence to inform go-to-market strategies and product enhancements / modifications
• Foster a culture of innovation by championing new ideas, technologies, and business models relevant to digital finance.
• Build business review metrics/indicator dashboards, collect reports, analytics to track market trends, regulatory updates, and key performance indicators.
• Ensure business continuity and sustainability by actively supporting the MD with insights & mechanisms to improve performance and bringing robustness in the business

Skills Education & Skills required

• Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic roles
• Engineer in Computer Science / Electronics / IT and/or Masters (Major in Strategy/Finance) from one of the Premium B Schools (ISB, IIM - A/B/C/L/K, INSEAD, National University of Singapore or similar global institutions)
• Growth-focused leader with a track record of strategy, innovation and execution.
• Strong competitive intelligence and market scanning capabilities.
• Strong analytical, communication, and decision-making abilities.
• Global market and global industries exposure are required
• Excellent communication skills, cross functional/cultural collaboration and decision-making skills
• Analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making capabilities
• Exposure in business analytics and reporting & statistical tools is required
• Proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and familiarity with project management tool