Senior Associate, Strategy and Planning

Job Summary:

The Senior Associate/AVP, Strategy & Planning, drives DBS India's strategic initiatives. This role focuses on monitoring and executing the India strategy, providing key market insights, and preparing CEO submissions. The ideal candidate is analytical, data-driven, and possesses strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with a focus on execution and strategic tool development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitoring & Execution of India Strategy

- Strategy Paper Development: Prepare comprehensive strategy papers on selected products and businesses, presenting insightful market and competitive analyses to senior management.

- Strategy Review and Implementation: Continuously review and refine the India strategy in response to evolving market conditions, and actively monitor its implementation.

- Market & Data Insights:

• Develop and maintain a robust database of macroeconomic and RBI data on a periodic basis.
• Maintain and update peer bank data using annual reports, investor presentations, and other relevant research reports within the BFSI industry.
• Generate and provide relevant insights from data analysis to support board and other senior management meetings.
• End-to-End Preparation of CEO Submissions for Review Meetings

- Board Meetings: Prepare the board meeting deck for CEO presentations, coordinating with unit representatives to collate and streamline unit-wise presentations and submissions.

- CEO Presentations: Prepare comprehensive decks for CEO presentations, coordinating with unit representatives to collate and streamline unit-wise presentations and submissions based on established guidelines.

- Regulatory Presentations: Prepare CEO decks for regulatory presentations, coordinating with respective business and support units to ensure accurate and complete submissions to regulators.

• Strategic Tool Development and Monitoring

- Assist in developing tools for tracking investments, valuation, and monitoring governance.

- Assist in developing forecasting tools to assess business performance and identify key focus areas.

Experience & Skills Required and Qualifications:

• Experience: Relevant 5-7 years of experience in managing assignments and projects, demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.
• Analytical & Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a proven track record of delivering actionable insights.
• Ownership & Execution: High ownership with a strong execution focus, capable of driving initiatives to completion.
• Stakeholder Management: Proven stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across various levels of the organization.
• Data-Driven: Ability to leverage data for informed decision-making and strategic recommendations.
• Communication & Presentation: Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and concisely to senior leadership.