AVP - Strategy

Job Description

About us: LEAD Group was founded in 2012 in Mumbai. Our mission is to empower India by making an excellent education affordable and accessible to every child. We do this through providing an integrated education system to K12 schools, that brings together world-class curriculum and pedagogy, developed after years of research and analysis of successful school systems across the globe, with a multi-modal framework, delivered seamlessly through tech. LEAD is the market leader and the fastest-growing School Edtech company in India. LEAD has seen rapid adoption with its products serving 8000 schools and transforming learning outcomes for 4 million students across the country. Vision: By 2028, LEAD will provide propulsive learning to 25 million students across 60,000 schools in India. Propulsive learning builds confidence to succeed in life, on par with their peers from top-ranked schools in India. Purpose of the Job: The GM/ AVP – Strategy will work closely with business leaders to ensure that organization level strategy and execution support are aligned with the vision of the organization. We are looking for highly competent professionals who understand what it takes to ensure quality education and are excited by the idea of spending time at our partner schools. Key Responsibilities: Problem Solving: Apply first principles thinking to identify and solve complex business problems across various functions, including customer retention, new customer acquisition, finance, supply chain, product development, and technology. 10X Thinking: Ability to drive long term structural and disruptive thought leadership across business problems. Communication: Present your ideas and solutions effectively to gain buy-in from leadership for the proposed way forward. Collaboration & Execution: Collaborate with relevant functions to implement business strategies, maintaining a strong bias for action. Customer centricity: Develop a strong understanding of the different stakeholders in the LEAD ecosystem and use these insights to create more effective strategies. Develop a strong understanding of market trends. Flexibility: Ability to shift across charters depending on the organization’s requirements. This is a central strategy role and it is possible that the candidate will work across multiple charters in the same year. Data analytics: Ability to lead complex data analytics and generate relevant and actionable insights. Setup robust internal tracking through identifying the right lead-lag metrics, clear dashboards for decision making and communication. Ideal Experience Profile: 2-5 years of experience in Strategy Consulting with Big Consulting firms or experience in leading Corporate Business Strategy. Preference for an alumnus of a top-tier business school/ university in India/ abroad. Candidates with B2B experience will be preferred. Experience in cross-functional project management, enabling data for decision making, driving product improvements, competition tracking, acquisition and partnerships will be beneficial. Show more Show less