Strategy and Business Operations Analyst

Weekday AI; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,700,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday AI is seeking a Strategy & Business Operations Associate in Gurugram to collaborate with the founders on business strategy, growth initiatives, and operational excellence. Ideal candidates bring experience from top-tier consulting or analytics teams and can translate complex challenges into actionable insights.

The role focuses on problem solving, financial modeling, dashboards, and cross-functional execution with a strong ownership mindset.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of relevant experience in management consulting, strategy, business operations, business analytics, or a similar role.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree from an IIT or IIM.
• Experience at a top-tier consulting firm such as BCG, McKinsey, or Bain, or in a strategy or analytics team at a leading organisation.
• Strong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and quantitative reasoning skills.
• Proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, financial modelling, and presentation development.
• Ability to interpret complex data, identify meaningful business trends, and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong understanding of business performance metrics, growth strategy, and commercial fundamentals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across functions.
• High ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to drive initiatives through ambiguity.
• Familiarity with SQL, dashboards, and business intelligence tools is an advantage.
• Exposure to startups, consumer technology, travel technology, or immigration services is desirable.
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with a strong interest in working closely with founders and contributing directly to business growth.

Responsibilities

• Partner with founders and senior leadership to identify business priorities and drive strategic initiatives from planning through execution.
• Conduct market research, competitive benchmarking, industry analysis, and opportunity assessments to support business growth.
• Analyse key business metrics, including revenue, customer acquisition, conversion rates, growth trends, and operational performance.
• Build financial models, business cases, performance dashboards, and analytical frameworks to support strategic decisions.
• Evaluate growth opportunities, business models, unit economics, and potential areas for operational improvement.
• Drive cross-functional projects across Product, Marketing, Sales, and Operations, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely delivery.
• Identify process inefficiencies, execution gaps, and operational bottlenecks, and implement improvements.
• Support partnership evaluations, strategic planning exercises, leadership presentations, and business reviews.
• Track key initiatives, monitor performance against targets, and proactively resolve execution challenges.
• Translate complex datasets and business problems into clear insights, recommendations, and actionable plans.
• Develop structured presentations and reports to communicate findings, strategic options, and progress to leadership.
• Establish effective tracking mechanisms to monitor business outcomes and improve execution discipline.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Structured problem-solving

Quantitative reasoning

Excel

Google Sheets

SQL

Dashboards

BI tools

Presentation skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Business analytics

Education

IIT/IIM degree

Tools

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 1700000 - Rs 2000000 (ie INR 173-20 LPA)

Experience: 1+ yrs

Location: Gurugram, Haryana, India, Delhi, India, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

We are looking for a highly analytical and execution-orientedStrategy & Business Operations Associateto work closely with the founders on business strategy, growth initiatives, and operational excellence. This role is ideal for a professional with experience in top-tier consulting or strategy, business operations, or analytics teams who can translate complex business challenges into actionable insights and measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate will combine structured problem-solving, strong analytical capabilities, commercial awareness, and a high degree of ownership to help drive business performance and strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with founders and senior leadership to identify business priorities and drive strategic initiatives from planning through execution.
• Conduct market research, competitive benchmarking, industry analysis, and opportunity assessments to support business growth.
• Analyse key business metrics, including revenue, customer acquisition, conversion rates, growth trends, and operational performance.
• Build financial models, business cases, performance dashboards, and analytical frameworks to support strategic decisions.
• Evaluate growth opportunities, business models, unit economics, and potential areas for operational improvement.
• Drive cross-functional projects across Product, Marketing, Sales, and Operations, ensuring alignment, accountability, and timely delivery.
• Identify process inefficiencies, execution gaps, and operational bottlenecks, and implement improvements.
• Support partnership evaluations, strategic planning exercises, leadership presentations, and business reviews.
• Track key initiatives, monitor performance against targets, and proactively resolve execution challenges.
• Translate complex datasets and business problems into clear insights, recommendations, and actionable plans.
• Develop structured presentations and reports to communicate findings, strategic options, and progress to leadership.
• Establish effective tracking mechanisms to monitor business outcomes and improve execution discipline.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• 1–3 years of relevant experiencein management consulting, strategy, business operations, business analytics, or a similar role.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree from anIIT or IIM.
• Experience at a top-tier consulting firm such asBCG, McKinsey, or Bain, or in a strategy or analytics team at a leading organisation.
• Strong analytical thinking, structured problem-solving, and quantitative reasoning skills.
• Proficiency inMicrosoft Excel or Google Sheets, financial modelling, and presentation development.
• Ability to interpret complex data, identify meaningful business trends, and develop practical recommendations.
• Strong understanding of business performance metrics, growth strategy, and commercial fundamentals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders across functions.
• High ownership, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to drive initiatives through ambiguity.
• Familiarity withSQL, dashboards, and business intelligence toolsis an advantage.
• Exposure to startups, consumer technology, travel technology, or immigration services is desirable.
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with a strong interest in working closely with founders and contributing directly to business growth.