Business Strategy Manager

Job Description:

Hiring for Business Strategist in Mumbai for our internal team in Andheri East.

Location: Mumbai (Andheri East).

This is a high-ownership role for someone who can take tasks from the MD, follow them through to completion, coordinate with different departments, ensure timely execution, and keep the MD updated at every stage.

The ideal candidate should be comfortable working across HR, Operations, Sales, Finance, Administration, Marketing, and other functions, and should be capable of representing the MD and the organisation professionally whenever required.

Key Responsibilities:

- Work closely with the MD on day-to-day priorities, strategic initiatives, and business-critical tasks.

- Take complete ownership of tasks assigned by the MD and ensure timely closure with proper follow-ups.

- Maintain a clear tracker of all pending tasks, commitments, deadlines, and action points.

- Coordinate with different department heads and employees to ensure execution of MD's instructions.

- Follow up persistently with stakeholders until tasks are completely closed.

- Provide regular updates to the MD on progress, pending items, delays, and concerns.

- Act as a bridge between the MD and various departments.

- Attend meetings with the MD, record key action points, and ensure that all decisions are implemented.

- Monitor departmental activities and identify gaps requiring the MD's attention.

- Support the MD in business planning, reviews, MIS, reporting, and operational follow-ups.

- Handle confidential information and sensitive matters with complete discretion.

- Represent the MD professionally in internal and external interactions whenever required.

- Coordinate with clients, vendors, consultants, senior employees, and other stakeholders on behalf of the MD when required.

- Support cross-functional projects and ensure all teams remain aligned with organisational priorities.

- Identify bottlenecks proactively and escalate matters to the MD with possible solutions.

- Ensure that important commitments made by the organisation are followed through to completion.

- Take ownership of urgent and ad-hoc assignments given by the MD.

What We Are Looking For:

- Strong ownership and execution mindset.

- Excellent follow-up and coordination skills.

- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities simultaneously.

- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

- Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.

- Ability to interact confidently with senior management and different departments.

- Mature, professional, and highly dependable personality.

- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.

- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information.

- Comfortable being the face of the MD/organisation when required.

- Should be someone who does not wait for instructions at every step and proactively gets things done.

Key Success Measures:

- Tasks assigned by the MD are tracked and closed on time.

- Strong follow-up and accountability across departments.

- Effective coordination between the MD and internal teams.

- Timely reporting and escalation of critical matters.

- Smooth execution of cross-functional initiatives.

- Ability to anticipate requirements and proactively resolve issues.

Whizz HR.