Business Operations & Strategy Lead at a Blue-chip Company via CornerStone Staffing
Employment Nigeria
04-May-2018
LAGOS ,
Business Development
POSITION : Business Operations & Strategy Lead
Description
The Business Operations, Analytics & Strategy group is a small, high-impact team that works directly with the executive leadership team and partners across the organization to help drive critical strategic and operational initiatives.
As a member of this dynamic team, you will have the opportunity to tackle challenging business problems, drive change and innovation within the organization, and play a key role in developing strategy, process, and analytics to drive key decision making.
Education and Experience
- Technical Master's Degree (e.g., Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics).
- MBA from a top tier school preferred
- 6+ years of experience in Tier 1/2 global management consulting firm, investment banking, private equity, or in strategy for a tech, consumer products/services, or healthcare company; experience with a rapidly scaling business is a plus
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to distil complex issues and detailed analysis into simple, structured frameworks with concrete action plans
- Demonstrated experience and excellence in driving complex and cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders
- You are technically proficient in SQL and BI tools like Tableau or Looker
- Experience with quantitative data analysis, deep actionable insights, modeling, and advanced test plan design and analysis
Skills and Competencies:
- Structured “systems” thinker - When engaging with any problem, you think not only about the immediate solution but also ways to help solve problem at scale through systems and repeatable processes.
- Entrepreneurial self-starter - You thrive in a fast-moving environment and are independently capable of seeking information, corralling resources, and delivering results without waiting for direction.
- High-energy, positive team player - You have a proven ability to influence without authority and build strong working relationships with business partners; this is a highly cross-functional role, so a low ego and a high instinct for collaboration are musts.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive analyses aimed at developing a deep and holistic understanding of business performance, growth drivers, and trends
- Model and size new business opportunities, including in sparse data situations
- Frame and break down complex problems into key components, analyze large datasets to drive actionable insights.
- Work collaboratively with a cross-functional team (Product, Marketing & Engineering) to solve complex business/product/marketing problems.
- Support the creation of strategic KRs, and KPI scorecard reviews, and work with cross-functional leaders to prepare recommendations for course correction as needed
- Create and manage business/operational dashboards to monitor business line performance
- Communicate key insights to senior executives and cross-functional teams
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