Strategy Manager

Rapidue Technologies; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Recykal seeks a Business Strategy Lead to partner with BU leaders, shaping growth, profitability, and long-term market positioning. You will work as a strategic partner within a business unit cluster, translating ambiguity into concrete actions and roadmaps.

The role emphasizes end-to-end strategic planning, executive storytelling, and cross-functional influence, with KPIs and dashboards guiding top-level decisions.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or business development.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities; comfortable building models from scratch.
• Experience solving complex, end-to-end strategic business problems with measurable impact.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for modelling, analysis, and executive storytelling.
• Familiarity with data visualization and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a strong plus.
• MBA / equivalent postgraduate degree preferred; strong academic foundation in business or economics.

Responsibilities

• Own annual strategic planning; conduct market sizing, competitive landscaping, and opportunity assessments.
• Translate strategic plans into actionable roadmaps with milestones and success metrics.
• Work with BU heads to define strategic priorities for the year ahead.
• Monitor strategy execution, track KPIs, and flag early-warning signals.
• Lead strategic projects — product launches, pricing strategy, market expansion.
• Build robust financial models and business cases for new opportunities.
• Identify white spaces and adjacencies for growth.
• Partner with Sales, Product and Operations to convert strategy into measurable outcomes.
• Act as the strategic bridge between business units and central leadership.
• Collaborate with Finance, Product and Operations on cross-functional initiatives.
• Influence decision-making without direct authority.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Define leading and lagging indicators for strategic health; build dashboards for leadership.
• Develop competitive intelligence frameworks to track market dynamics and benchmark Recykal's position.
• Prepare crisp, well-structured executive presentations and board-level materials.
• Synthesize complex data into clear, decision-ready recommendations.
• Communicate decisions and strategic context in a way that builds confidence and clarity.

Skills

Strategy consulting

Financial modelling

Executive storytelling

Excel

PowerPoint

Tableau

Power BI

Education

MBA / equivalent postgraduate degree

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Role:

At Recykal, strategy is not a support function it is a growth engine. As a Business Strategy Lead, you will work alongside business leaders to shape high-impact decisions that influence growth, profitability, and long-term market positioning. You will be embedded within a business unit cluster, operating as a strategic partner who transforms ambiguity into action.

CORE MANDATE:

• Own annual strategic planning for the assigned business unit cluster — market sizing, competitive landscaping, and opportunity assessment.
• Translate strategic plans into actionable roadmaps with clear milestones, resource requirements, and success metrics.
• Lead strategic projects spanning product launches, pricing strategy, and market expansion.
• Act as the strategic bridge between business units and central leadership, aligning priorities across teams.
• Define leading and lagging indicators for strategic health and build dashboards that surface the right signals.
• Prepare executive presentations and board-level materials that drive decision-making at the top.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 4–8 years in strategy consulting, corporate strategy, or business development
• Strong analytical and financial modelling capabilities; comfortable building models from scratch
• Experience solving complex, end-to-end strategic business problems with measurable impact
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for modelling, analysis, and executive storytelling
• Familiarity with data visualization and BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a strong plus
• MBA / equivalent postgraduate degree preferred; strong academic foundation in business or economics

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

A. BU STRATEGY & ANNUAL PLANNING

• Own annual strategic planning; conduct market sizing, competitive landscaping, and opportunity assessments
• Translate strategic plans into actionable roadmaps with milestones and success metrics
• Work with BU heads to define strategic priorities for the year ahead
• Monitor strategy execution, track KPIs, and flag early-warning signals

B. COMMERCIAL & GROWTH INITIATIVES

• Lead strategic projects — product launches, pricing strategy, market expansion
• Build robust financial models and business cases for new opportunities
• Identify white spaces and adjacencies for growth
• Partner with Sales, Product and Operations to convert strategy into measurable outcomes

C. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Act as the strategic bridge between business units and central leadership
• Collaborate with Finance, Product and Operations on cross-functional initiatives
• Influence decision-making without direct authority
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels

D. PERFORMANCE & INSIGHTS

• Define leading and lagging indicators for strategic health; build dashboards for leadership
• Develop competitive intelligence frameworks to track market dynamics and benchmark Recykal's position

E. EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION & STORYTELLING

• Prepare crisp, well-structured executive presentations and board-level materials
• Synthesize complex data into clear, decision-ready recommendations
• Communicate decisions and strategic context in a way that builds confidence and clarity

WHY THIS ROLE?

• Embedded strategic partner shaping high-impact decisions for a business unit cluster
• Direct exposure to BU heads, central leadership, and investors
• Own strategy end to end — from market sizing to boardroom storytelling
• Equal parts analyst and communicator — build the models and deliver the narrative