Associate Divisional Manager - Strategy ISEAA

Own Retail; Chennai District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Own Retail in India seeks a strategic leader to shape growth across the ISEAA region and ensure alignment with corporate priorities. You will drive governance, performance management, and executive decision support, partnering with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to deliver measurable business impact.

Responsibilities include regional strategy development, PDCA-driven performance reviews, market-entry guidance, and leading major transformation initiatives in a multicultural

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is mandatory.
• MBA / PGDM preferred.
• 8–10 years in strategy or corporate planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop ISEAA mid-term and long-term strategic roadmap.
• Integrate SEA and AuP imperatives into ISEAA direction.
• Lead strategy governance framework and BSC deployment.
• Prepare CEO-level presentations and scenario planning.
• Drive transformation initiatives across regions and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Execution discipline

Leadership storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

MBA / PGDM

Tools

Balanced Scorecard deployment

Job description

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven manger to drive the development and execution of the business strategy across the India, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Pacific (ISEAA) region. The role focuses on shaping growth strategies, driving governance and performance management, supporting executive decision-making, and ensuring alignment between regional and corporate priorities. Working closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, you will lead strategic planning, identify opportunities and risks, drive transformation initiatives, and deliver sustainable business impact. Success in this role requires strong analytical, stakeholder management, executionand problem-solving skills in a dynamic, multicultural environment.

Regional Strategy Leadership

• Develop ISEAA mid-term and long-term strategic roadmap
• Develop India market strategy end-to-end
• Integrate SEA and AuP strategic imperatives into unified ISEAA direction
• Identify growth opportunities, risks, and strategic gaps across markets
• Lead annual strategy formulation cycle (PESTLE, SWOT, Strategic Imperatives, etc.) for ISEAA & India with support to SEA & AuP

Strategy Governance & Performance Management

• Establish strategy governance framework
• Drive Balanced Scorecard (BSC) deployment across ISEAA
• Lead strategy reviews with regional leaderships
• Track progress vs. targets and trigger corrective actions (PDCA)
• Ensure linkage between strategy, business plan, and financial outcomes

Executive Support decisions

• Prepare President- CEO & MD-level presentations
• Drive scenario planning for planning major Opportunities and Risks
• Recommend strategic actions for market entry, product portfolio, network development, and partnerships

Cross-regional Alignment

• Resolve strategic conflicts between regional priorities
• Align regional priories into MB' 7 Key Focus Areas (KFA)
• Represent ISEAA strategy in discussions with MB/ DT Corporate Strategy discussions

Transformation & Strategic Projects

• Execute major transformational initiatives
• Steer strategic projects excited within ISEAA Strategy and cross-functional teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering (mandatory), MBA / PGDM (preferred)

Experience

• 08-10 years in strategy, or corporate planning
• Exposure to multi-market / regional business environments preferred

Specific knowledge

• Strong strategic thinking & structured problem solving
• Ability to synthesize complex multi-region inputs into clear insights
• Strong financial and analytical capability
• Excellent stakeholder management across geographies
• High ownership with execution discipline (not just strategy creation)
• Strong communication skills for leadership-level storytelling