Director, Strategy & Business Management, Emerging Markets

Director Strategy & Business Management Emerging Markets

Position Responsibilities:

1. Strategic Problem Solving & Transformation Leadership

• Lead end-to-end strategic development including problem framing hypothesis creation opportunity sizing scenario modeling and CEO-level recommendations.

• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to test assumptions and refine strategies.

• Design clear roadmaps for transformation initiatives aligned with EMs growth agenda.

2. Regional Planning Alignment & Executive Enablement

• Lead end-to-end strategic development including problem framing hypothesis creation opportunity sizing scenario modeling and CEO-level recommendations.

• Facilitate cross-functional workshops to test assumptions and refine strategies.

• Design clear roadmaps for transformation initiatives aligned with EMs growth agenda.

3. Performance Management & Early risk detection

• Oversee EM performance dashboards KPI frameworks trend analyses and monthly business reviews.

• Surface early warning indicators on performance operational risks and strategic gaps.

• Recommend interventions and coordinate followups with markets and regional stakeholders

4. In-Market Project Deployment (26 months as required)

• Deploy into markets (typically 26 month sprints) to lead diagnostics validate insights and accelerate delivery of high-priority initiatives.

• Partner with local leadership teams to co-create solutions and ensure ontheground execution discipline.

5. Market Insights & External Trends

• Lead efforts to track competitive dynamics regulatory changes consumer trends and macro shifts across EM.

• Turn insights into clear implications for strategy and decision-making.

6. Governance & Strategic Discipline

• Establish frameworks to track initiative progress manage risks drive accountability and ensure timely delivery.

• Lead the structured operating rhythm for EM including leadership meetings strategic reviews and planning sessions.

• Coordinate closely with Finance Actuarial Distribution Product and other regional functions.

7. Peer Review & Mentorship

• Provide structured peer review to ensure analytical rigor accuracy and narrative quality across team outputs.

• Mentor Managers and analysts uplifting capability in problem-solving insights synthesis and executive communication.

• Foster a culture of high performance collaboration and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or above.

• 812 years in strategy consulting corporate strategy transformation or related roles.

• Strong financial modeling structured problem solving and executive communication skills.

• Experience working with senior stakeholders across markets and functions.

• Comfortable with travel and ontheground execution across EM countries.

• Strong strategic and analytical thinking with ability to structure complex problems and develop clear actionable insights.

• Advanced financial modeling and performance interpretation across multimarket environments.

• Excellent communication and storytelling skills with proven ability to craft concise executiveready narratives.

• Strong influencing skills able to drive alignment and decision-making across senior stakeholders and diverse cultures.

• Skilled facilitator capable of leading cross-functional sessions and guiding strategic discussions.

• Demonstrated leadership with ability to coach mentor and uplift the capability of junior team members.

• Resilient adaptable and effective in fastmoving ambiguous multi-country environments.

When you join our team:

• Well empower you to learn and grow the career you want.

• Well recognize and support you in a flexible environment where well-being and inclusion are more than just words.

• As part of our global team well support you in shaping the future you want to see.

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