Project leader - Strategy & Planning

Sundaram Finance; Zhob; On-site; PKR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sundaram Finance Limited seeks a Project Lead to own end-to-end delivery of high-visibility engagements across strategy, operations, and transformation. You will structure business challenges, lead cross-functional teams, and partner with senior stakeholders to translate insights into action.

The role emphasizes engagement quality, commercial outcomes, and mentoring associates, while advancing frameworks and methodologies used across the practice.

Qualifications

• Exceptional analytical and structuring skills; ability to derive insight from ambiguity.
• Proven ability to run multiple workstreams in parallel and deliver under tight timelines.
• Confident engaging senior stakeholders and crafting executive-ready narratives.
• Takes ownership of outcomes and mentors junior team members.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of engagements—from scoping, diagnosis, to solution design and implementation support.
• Structure complex problems into clear workstreams and analytical plans.
• Serve as the primary contact for engagements, managing senior stakeholder expectations.
• Drive high-quality analysis and actionable recommendations tied to business outcomes.
• Mentor a team of analysts, providing coaching and on-the-job development.
• Support business development through proposals, thought leadership, and client relationships.
• Uphold engagement economics, timelines, and quality standards; address risks early.

Skills

Problem Solving

Process Management

Communication

Leadership

Job description

The role offers an opportunity to lead and drive criticalengagements across the firm with significant exposure to senior leadership,accelerating both professional development and client impact.

As a Project Lead, you will own end-to-end delivery ofcomplex, high-visibility engagements spanning strategy, operations, andtransformation - structure business challenges, lead cross-functional projectteams, and partner directly with business stakeholders and translate insightinto action. The role is accountable for engagement quality, commercialoutcomes, and the development of project associates, while continuouslysharpening the frameworks, tools, and methodologies used across the practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the full lifecycle of engagements — from scoping and proposal developmentthrough diagnosis, solution design, and implementation support
• Structure complex problems into clear workstreams, hypotheses, and analyticalplans
• Point of contact for all engagements, managing senior stakeholder expectationsand navigating organisational dynamics
• Drive high-quality analysis and synthesis, ensuring recommendations areactionable, evidence-based, and tied to measurable business outcomes
• Manage and mentor a team of associates and analysts, providing coaching,feedback, and on-the-job development
• Partner with key stakeholders on business development — shaping proposals,contributing to thought leadership, and building lasting client relationships
• Uphold engagement economics, timelines, and quality standards; elevate risksearly and resolve them decisively

What Are We Looking For?

We are looking for candidates with:

Problem Solving Ability:

Exceptional analytical andstructuring skills, strong commercial acumen, and the ability to cut throughambiguity to arrive at insight-led recommendations.

Process Management:

Proven ability to run multipleworkstreams in parallel, prioritise ruthlessly, and deliver high-quality outputunder tight timelines.

Communication & Interpersonal Skills:

Confident engagingsenior client stakeholders, skilled at crafting executive-ready narratives, andeffective at resolving conflict within teams and across client organisations.

Leadership Ability:

Takes ownership of outcomes, developsand elevates junior team members, and embraces complex, high-stakes challengeswith composure.

Qualifications & Experience:

• 5–8 years of relevant experience, preferably from management consulting,corporate strategy, or a comparable problem-solving environment
• Demonstrated track record of leading engagements or major internalstrategic initiatives end-to-end
• Advanced proficiency in structured problem solving, quantitative analysis, andexecutive communication (PowerPoint, Excel)
• Experience in managing and developing small teams of analysts or associates