Assistant Manager / Manager Strategy Projects

BiofuelCircle; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

BiofuelCircle in Pune, Maharashtra, India seeks a Strategic Program Coordinator to translate business strategy into a portfolio of strategic initiatives. You will partner with functional heads to align priorities, set roadmaps, and drive governance for successful execution.

Ideal candidates have 2–6 years in strategy execution, hands-on with OKRs and dashboards (Excel/Tableau/Power BI), and a strong ownership mindset with clear communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years in strategic program coordination or strategy execution.
• Exposure to OKRs, KPIs, or balanced scorecards is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Drive OKR projects delivering measurable business impact.
• Define objectives, milestones, and implementation roadmaps.
• Partner with functional heads to align priorities and resource allocation.
• Build and lead cross-functional project teams; remove execution blockers.
• Provide regular strategic updates and dashboards.

Skills

OKR tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Data dashboards

Tools

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Drive organization-wide strategic initiatives by translating business strategy into actionable projects, aligning stakeholders, defining success metrics, building cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful execution and delivery of strategic outcomes. This is a dedicated, full-time role.

Responsibilities:

• Drive successful completion of OKR projects, delivering measurable business impact and establishing robust business processes implementation

What key tasks will be involved?

Strategic Alignment

• Translate organizational strategy into a portfolio of strategic projects.
• Define objectives, success criteria, milestones, and implementation roadmaps.
• Ensure all initiatives are aligned to business priorities and growth goals.

Program Definition & Governance

• Establish project charters, timelines, budgets, and governance mechanisms.
• Develop OKRs and KPIs for each strategic initiative.
• Track progress, identify risks, and drive corrective actions.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner with functional heads to align priorities and resource allocation.
• Build and lead cross-functional project teams for strategic initiatives.
• Facilitate decision-making and resolve execution roadblocks.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable business impact.
• Monitor benefits realization and business outcomes post implementation.
• Drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Strategic Reporting

• Provide regular updates to leadership on project health, milestones, risks, and outcomes.
• Develop executive dashboards and strategy review mechanisms.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• 2–6 years of experience in strategic program/project coordination, business operations, strategy execution, or a similar strategy execution-focused role.
• Comfortable with tracking tools/dashboards (Excel/Tableau/ Power-Bi) - Exposure to PMO, consulting, or strategy/operations roles involving goal-tracking frameworks (OKRs, KPIs, balanced scorecards) is a plus - Exposure to the energy, biofuels, agri-commodities, or manufacturing sectors is a plus
• Strong ownership mindset & outcome orientation
• Sharp organizational and prioritization skills
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Cross-functional influence without formal authority
• Problem-solving and early risk surfacing