Senior Executive Assistant - Leadership Office - Heavy Manufacturing - IIT/IIM

Role Title: Senior Executive Assistant - Leadership Office (Business & Strategy Enabler)

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 15 - 20 Years (Flexible for exceptional talent)

Industry Preference: Heavy Manufacturing, Metals & Mining, Cement, Infrastructure, Engineering, Automotive, Diversified Conglomerates, or Management Consulting

Education: B.E. / B.Tech (IIT / NIT preferred); MBA from a premier B-School (IIM, ISB, XLRI, FMS, SPJIMR) strongly preferred

About the Client:

Our client is one of India's foremost industrial conglomerates with extensive operations across critical core sectors. Driven by institutional governance, operational scale, and high-performance leadership, the group is executing large-scale operational excellence, modernization, and strategic expansion programs across the country.

Role Overview:

We are seeking an intellectually sharp, mature, and commercially astute professional to join the Leadership Office as Senior Executive Assistant / Strategic Business Partner.

This is not an administrative or secretarial function. The role acts as a high-leverage business multiplier and trusted extension of senior leadership. You will analyze complex operational and commercial data, synthesize business intelligence, orchestrate cross-functional agendas across Business Heads and Functional Leaders, and ensure end-to-end follow-through on strategic mandates.

Candidates currently serving as General Manager / Head - Strategy, Corporate Planning, Transformation, Business Excellence, Chief of Staff / CEO's Office, or Associate Director / Principal in Tier-1 Management Consulting are strongly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Decision Support: Act as the sounding board and analytical engine for the Leadership Office. Sift through operational metrics, financial models, and market intelligence to extract actionable executive insights.
• Governance & Leadership Reviews: Structure, prepare, and steer monthly/quarterly business performance reviews, board memos, strategic presentations, and high-stakes executive briefings.
• Cross-Functional Alignment & Execution: Coordinate across plant operations, supply chain, finance, procurement, and commercial teams to drive alignment on critical milestones and resolve operational bottlenecks.
• Tracking & Action Closure: Translate high-level strategic directives into operational roadmaps. Institutionalize tracking mechanisms to ensure timely milestone delivery and accountability from stakeholders.
• Strategic Initiatives & Special Projects: Anchor high-priority, multi-functional initiatives across operational excellence, footprint optimization, capital allocation, cost transformation, and technology integration.
• Confidential Stakeholder Interface: Serve as a discreet, high-integrity liaison between the Leadership Office and internal/external executive stakeholders.

Candidate Profile:

• Academic Pedigree:

• 1. B.E. / B.Tech from a premier institution (IIT or NIT preferred).
• 2. MBA / PGDM from a top-tier business school (IIM, ISB, XLRI, FMS, SPJIMR or global equivalent) is strongly preferred.
• 3. Exceptional IIT/NIT engineering graduates with outstanding industrial track records will be considered even without an MBA.

• Relevant Experience:

1. Indicative Experience: 15 to 20 years of high-impact professional exposure.

2. Core Domain Exposure (One or more talent archetypes):

i. Manufacturing & Engineering Operations: Direct experience in heavy or process manufacturing (cement, metals, steel, auto, chemicals, building materials) with meaningful time spent on-ground at plant locations.

ii. Management Consulting: Experience with leading strategy/management consulting firms (McKinsey, BCG, Bain, Kearney, Accenture Strategy, Deloitte) leading transformation or operational programs for industrial clients.

iii. Corporate Strategy / CEO Office: Proven background in corporate planning, operational excellence, or corporate transformation in large diversified industrial houses.

• Core Competencies:

• 1. Strong manufacturing grounding: appreciation of shop-floor realities, unit economics, supply chain dynamics, and asset utilization.
• 2. First-principles problem-solving, structured analytical thinking, and executive presentation capabilities.
• 3. Professional maturity, political savvy, and low ego to work constructively with senior business heads.
• 4. Flawless written and oral communication, absolute discretion, and high emotional quotient.