Manager - Strategy & Programs

Manager - Strategy & Programs

Location: Gurgaon

What We are Looking For:

strategic storyteller and exceptional communicator

three key areas

1. Storytelling

   – Craft

   high-impact business narratives

   that simplify complexity and connect the dots between data, strategy, and outcomes.

2. Presentation Design

   – Develop executive-ready presentations and

   leadership decks

   for

   business updates, huddles, and summits

   that engage and inform.

3. Strategic Communication

   – Shape how key messages are delivered across teams and leadership, ensuring alignment, clarity, and influence.

hybrid thinker and strong communicator

You’ll succeed in this role if you:

• Combine

  analytical rigor

  with

  creative storytelling

  to bring insights and ideas to life.
• Possess

  excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills

  , with a talent for simplifying complex information.
• Have a

  keen eye for design and detail

  , ensuring every slide tells a clear, purposeful story.
• Are

  curious and collaborative

  , actively engaging with stakeholders to gather insights and align messaging.
• Demonstrate strong

  organization and prioritization skills

  , managing multiple projects seamlessly.
• Exhibit

  emotional intelligence and adaptability

  , staying composed under pressure and open to feedback.
• Bring a

  growth mindset

  , positivity, and passion for the

  adidas brand

  and its digital transformation journey.

Key Responsibilities:

Content Creation & Storytelling

• Curate straight-forward, action-oriented narratives that simplify complex topics by connecting data, business context and stakeholder input
• Brief various teammates on content needed in order to design slides that best visualize content, are formatted to perfection and adapt to feedback
• Design high-impact presentations for board-level meetings, leadership updates and team communications (recurring, planned and ad hoc)
• Continuously refine slide templates/image banks for reuse and efficiency
• Analyze data to identify key trends, insights and business implications

Leadership Support

• Prepare VP EM Digital and Digital Leadership Team for key milestones, meetings, and follow-ups, continually improving cadence as needed
• Create and manage a KPI tracking system to support business reviews
• Provide ad hoc support on special projects and business updates

Team Communications & Engagement

• Draft internal communications (e.g. emails, MS Viva Engage posts, etc)

• Manage and update team assets (e.g. SharePoint, onboarding deck, etc)

• Collaboratively plan and produce engaging virtual/in-person team events

Key Skills:

• Strong communication and storytelling skills (verbal, written, visual)
• Strategic thinking and business commercial acumen
• High attention to detail, aesthetics and critical thinking
• Actively seek, welcome and apply feedback to improve outputs and collaboration
• Excellent organization and time management
• Proven project management and problem-solving skills in approach and execution
• Ability to simplify complexity and handle ambiguity
• Collaborative mindset with stakeholder management experience
• Positive attitude, curiosity, adaptability and sense of humor
• Strong conceptual understanding of adidas brand and business KPIs

Requisite Education & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in communications, design, analytics, project management

• Experience creating content for senior leadership audiences

• Management consulting, data visualization, business analytics background preferred

• Advanced MS Office proficiency (PPT, Teams, Viva, XLS, SharePoint, Smartsheet)

• Experience working in fast-paced, multicultural environments
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally as needed