Strategy Consulting Role - Operating Model - Enterprise & Functional Strategy

• Enterprise & Functional Strategy (EFS)
• Exp: 7-11 yrs
• Work location: Bangalore/ Hyderabad/Gurgaon
• Keywords: Strategy Consulting, Operation Model, Cost Optimization, Benchmarking, Target Op Model, GCC/GBS Strategy. Attaching JD for reference.
• Competency Overview:
• Strategy - Enterprise & Functional Strategy (EFS):

• Enterprise & Functional Strategy (EFS), a key pillar of the Strategy platform, reshapes enterprise costs to fuel growth. It helps clients holistically transform enterprise cost structures in accordance with corporate strategy by re-allocating spend from commodity capabilities toward differentiating capabilities.

- Key capabilities include cost baselining and analytics, benchmarking, opportunity identification, value realization strategies, process optimization, functional transformation (e.g., SG&A, Finance, HR, etc. functions), enterprise operating model design, and more.

• EFS also embeds adaptive, cross-functional strategies to outperform market shifts - developing and executing go-to-market (GTM) strategies, market entry strategies, enterprise growth strategies, and boldly transforming front, middle, and back-office functions.
• Thus, as changing business dynamics and processes drive disruption across industries, our community of problem solvers partners with client teams to ensure seamless alignment of their people, processes, and strategy.

Key Responsibilities:

• Job responsibilities mainly include activities driven towards inspiring other team members and delivering results - develop processes and guidance to conduct research and analysis, identify value-creation opportunities, lead project teams and facilitate meetings to enable decision making and client conversations.

• Additionally, organize and prepare recommendations to address client problems, and participate actively in new business development, thought leadership and firm building activities; and develop relationships with senior leadership to drive growth and run operations of the wider team.
• A Manager in the Strategy Consulting practice plays a key leadership role in delivering high-impact strategic engagements, managing cross-functional teams, and building trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders.

• They are responsible for driving the end-to-end delivery of complex strategy projects, guiding clients through critical business decisions, and contributing actively to the growth and intellectual capital of the firm.

Candidates should demonstrate substantial experience and / or knowledge in any sector across the following areas:

• Lead large-scale strategy engagements from defining client challenges to designing actionable solutions that generate tangible business value
• Structure and oversee comprehensive analyses of client operations, financials, and market data to uncover strategic insights and transformation opportunities
• Develop and present strategic recommendations to executive stakeholders, synthesizing complex data into compelling narratives and robust business cases
• Guide the design of future-state operating models, organizational structures, and strategies that align with client objectives and evolving industry dynamics
• Lead large scale transformation project delivery encompassing GBS strategy, value chain diagnostics, cost transformation, etc.
• Advise on sectoral thought leadership and industry specific strategy levers
• Facilitate client workshops and strategic discussions to drive consensus and accelerate decision-making at the leadership level
• Manage engagement economics, risk and resource planning

Team Leadership & Capability building:

• Manage and mentor diverse, high-performing teams by providing clear strategic direction, fostering collaboration, and supporting talent development
• Inspire consultants through coaching, feedback, and skill-building opportunities to elevate the overall team performance
• Ensure quality, consistency, and rigor in all project deliverables, serving as the escalation point for critical client issues