Senior Associate, Strategy Singapore

Get to know our Team:

• The Singapore Operations team oversees, shapes and grows the business in Grab Singapore. We contribute towards Grab’s vision of being Southeast Asia’s superapp by providing everyday services that matter most to consumers in Singapore. We develop and execute business strategies that help us achieve our vision in serving out community
• As part of the Singapore Operations team, the roles sits within the Strategy team. The Strategy team works on top agenda, high impact projects in Singapore. Projects span across all the business lines in Singapore (e.g. Transport, Food & Payments)

Get to know the Role:

• Lead studies for top of agenda, high impact strategic topics, as part of the overall Singapore Country Strategy (>50%)
• Direct contact with senior executives in the organization – both local & regional teams
• Occasionally lead or deliver day-to-day execution of high impact initiatives
• Occasionally support strategic partnership discussions with external partners, which could include some due diligence work (<10%)
• Minimal travel required (<5%)

The day-to-day activities:

• Be a sounding board for the strategic decisions of senior management staff including Country Head and Vertical Heads
• Ensure a well-coordinated Country Strategy for Singapore, by coordinating with other Grab teams (both local & regional) and facilitating cross-team collaboration
• Support planning & analysis of high impact strategic initiatives: e.g. providing a fact base, structuring and helping with issue identification and solutioning, advising on the practicalities of implementation
• Support strategic discussions with external partners
• Making use of data-sets to perform analysis that help with data driven decision making for senior management 

The must haves:

• Strong academic track record
• Strong background in strategic thinking & demonstrated ability to problem solve
• Knowledge of database querying (SQL), BI tools (Tableau)  etc.
• Confident in processing and analyzing complex data sets using Excel; ability to translate results from complex analyses to actionable recommendations 
• Experience with hands-on engagement, strong interpersonal / influencing skills
• Highly adaptable across situations / topics / industries
• Convincing executive presence, solid spoken and written communication skills
• Experience in managing and guiding a project team

The good to haves:

• At least 2 - 3 years’ experience at top-tier strategy or management consultancy firm
• Experience in engaging across Asian markets and cultures
• Prior experience in entrepreneurship