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Head of Strategy & Planning, Grab Financial Group
atGrabGet to know the team
The Grab Financial Group Thailand team is a young/established/longstanding team responsible for growing financial services business in Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia. We make an impact by serving the underserved segment with transparent, reliability, enjoyable and easy to use financial products. Our team is a high performing team with high energy, creativity and highly collaborated. If you are looking for a role that would bring the best out of you, creating something that is impactful to society then you should join our team!
The role is to country’ financial services strategies and strategic projects across Thailand, Myanmar and Cambodia, reporting to the Country Head. Key deliverables are to: 1) develop and drive financial services strategy; 2) lead strategic projects across markets; 3) manage regional alignment on budget planning and performance tracking for Grab Financial Group and OneGrab.
This role is critical in driving business growth and identifying new opportunities across the region for Grab Financial Group, leveraging OneGrab assets, data insights and industry knowledge.
We believe a successful candidate would have a strong strategic and logical thinking, commercial mindset with a strong financial services/ FinTech background, but if you believe you have what it takes then we’d love to hear from you either way. This role is required because we are expanding our business. In return, you will get an opportunity to learn and grow while solving financial inclusion together with us.
Key Highlights
Provide thought leadership to shape Grab Financial Services (GFG) long term strategy and develop measures that realise our business objectives
Identify and evaluate new business opportunities in a structured process; formulate business strategies and plans; implement and monitor Strategic Plans
Establish and review key strategic priorities, strategic projects and translating them into a comprehensive strategic plan, that is actionable, measurable, quantitative
Communicate and implement GFG's strategy internally and externally in alignment with with Grab’s overall goals, act as a resource across an organization to increase broad cohesion for strategic plans
Act as a trusted advisor and be a sounding board for the strategic initiatives and decisions of senior management staff
Identify and evaluate potential business process improvements as part of overall strategy with a view to enhance productivity and profitability
Share information on macro environment, latest trends, and competition and best practices and also work closely with Top Management and all Business Group Heads to identify and evaluate organic and inorganic growth and opportunities
Ensure country and business unit strategic planning metrics reflect organizational strategic priorities, driving market growth and success towards OKRs/ targets, with efficient resource allocation and P&L ownership, involving financial modeling for deal analysis and commercial negotiation
Drive monthly, quarterly and annual target setting and budgeting processes for the country.
The Must-Haves
Strategic thinker with strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Excellent in stakeholder negotiations, problem solving, analytical abilities, strategy consulting, pipeline management and performance forecasting/ tracking
Effective strategic planning, presentation and execution skills, with business modelling and data analysis experiences. Project management experience is highly desired
Familiar with business operations and demonstrate excellent leadership skills
Convincing executive presence, solid spoken and written communication skills, experience with hands-on engagement, strong interpersonal / influencing skills
Highly adaptable across situations / topics / industries
Mature profile with at least 6-8 years of experience in Corporate Strategy/ Business Planning/ Financial Analytics/ Management Consulting roles, with great understanding of FinTech market landscape and competitive environment
Experience in fast paced sectors such as management consulting, technology, digital media, fintech, payment, telcos, ventures and/ or high growth startups driving transformational growth
Get to know Grab:
Grab is more than just the leading ride-hailing and mobile payments platform in Southeast Asia. We use data and technology to improve everything from transportation to payments and financial services across a region of more than 620 million people. We work with governments, drivers, passengers, merchants, and the community, to solve critical problems in Southeast Asia.
Grab began as a taxi-hailing app in 2012, but we have since extended our product platform to include GrabCar, GrabShare, GrabBike, GrabHitch, GrabExpress, GrabFood, GrabCoach, GrabShuttle, GrabCycle. We recently launched our fintech platform – GrabFinancial, which consists of payments, lending and insurance. Our latest addition is GrabVentures, an in-house incubation platform. We are focused on pioneering new commuting and payment alternatives for drivers and passengers with an emphasis on convenience, safety, and reliability. Currently, we offer services in 8 countries. Our R&D offices are in Singapore, Seattle, Beijing, Bangalore, Jakarta and Vietnam. We aspire to unlock the true potential of Southeast Asia and look for like-minded individuals to join us on this ride.
Skills required
- Analytical Thinking
- Business Statistics / Analysis
- Problem Solving
- Data Warehousing
- Management
- Good Communication Skills
- Thai (Excellent)
- English (Excellent)
Experience required
- 6 years
Career level
- Middle Level
- Senior Level
Only Thai nationals can apply
Job function
- Finance
- Business Development
- Management
Job type
- Full-time
Company overview
Grab Thailand believes in a strong social mission to improve the lives of taxi drivers and passengers in Thailand, as well as to revolutionise the Thai taxi industry. Please join us at Grab in making a difference in Thailand. At Grab, we believe in driving change. We don’t build stuff just becaus ... Read more
Why join us: At Grab, we do what we love, and love what we do. Data-driven, passion-fueled – this is how we create cutting-edge Grab awesomeness. We will fly shortlisted applicants from around the world to meet with us at Grab.
Benefits
- Professional development
- Employee discount
- Five-day work week