Regional Strategy and Planning Senior Associate

The GrabFood regional strategy and planning (S&P) team is responsible for management presentations, budget planning, project management, and strategic analytics across all GrabFood markets in SEA. We are the thought partners of country teams, regional leadership, and executive leadership at Grab.

Get to know the Role:

We are looking for an experienced analytical professional, who shall be responsible for assisting the management with developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives. He/she is expected to drive strategic initiatives, and support the development of long-term growth plans and profitability goals. The right candidate will be an amalgamation of growth hacker and tinkerer with an entrepreneurial mindset.

The day-to-day activities:
Business planning and ability to construct financial models pertaining to the business case; Analysis and presentation of business case, with quality benchmarks and relevant assumptions
Come up with ideas, experiment and drive them to meaningful results or learn from failures to create the next big idea.
Support business teams at various stages; for example, providing a fact base, structuring and helping with issue identification and solutioning, advising on the practicalities of implementation or leading actual execution
Ensure strict adherence to project / launch timelines and ensure project / launch visibility to the company leadership
Support top management in performing analyses to enable data driven decision making
Facilitate leadership meetings ensuring the right topics are discussed, and the insights are communicated in the right fashion to derive action steps

Travel requirement ~30% of time

The must haves:

2-4 years of experience working as a management consultant, investment banker and/ or a data analyst at a tier 1 consulting/banking firm or a leading ecommerce / tech company.
Familiarity with spreadsheets, business planning, financial modelling, process mapping and project management tools
Structured thought process and a strong analytical ability, and some experience with operational execution
Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to effectively network within the industry and the overall Grab business
Self-starter and independent learner focused on finding solutions

Advanced knowledge of statistical modeling and managing large data sets. Advanced knowledge of SQL, R, Python or equivalent is a plus
Ambitious, self-driven and highly motivated individual who can work well in a startup VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) environment. Should have a deep desire to excel and develop a career in a fast growing tech company. Should have demonstrated integrity and respect in the performance of their duties.