Head of Strategy

The Corporate Strategy Manager will support the CSO with the company's strategy by framing strategic choices, soliciting the perspectives of the organization's leaders, driving to alignment, and articulating a comprehensive resulting corporate strategy; monitoring execution of the strategies against plan; following market shifts and acting on them and overall business development including identifying gaps in the business or capabilities portfolios

Client Details

The client is one of SE Asia's best known App Publishers, made famous initially for a number of highly popular musical games that became household names. With over 2,000,000,000 app downloads and 120,000,000+ monthly users, the company is at a pivotal point in its growth arc.

Description

Responsibilities:

● Facilitate the strategic planning cycles and reviews

● Deliver regular reports for the C-Suite, which must be easily digestible, unambiguous, engaging, informative, and convincing

● Evaluate new markets, technologies, platforms, and business models (including buy vs. build decisions) to provide consultancy for C-suite decisions

● Work closely with the C-suite and Management Team in a highly sensitive and collaborative manner to align on the Company's strategic direction

● Lead the cascading and implementation of the Company's aligned strategy

● Lead the research of opportunities and use your learnings to help educate executives and team leaders on market intelligence, insights, and competitive intelligence

● Identify market participants and build relationships with entrepreneurs, executives, investment banks, and strategic partners

● Develop conviction in the most promising opportunities and persuade internal stakeholders using data and analyses to support your proposal

● Lead the evaluation of potential partnerships, investments, and acquisitions, including high-level modeling, diligence, and deal execution

● Develop strategic communication plans and process to inform, inspire and align stakeholders on the company vision, strategies and value proposition

Profile

QUALIFICATIONS

● Experience in working and reporting to Boards and Committees

● 5+ years of work experience, with at least 2 years in a strategy role (management consulting, product management, corporate development, venture capital, etc.)

● Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, Finance; or equivalent work experience

● Significant knowledge and experience of the game and mobile app market, trends, and insights. Preferably had worked in relevant industries for at least 1 year

● Extensive experience in the development, communication, and implementation of strategies/ initiatives within the company

● Experience in building appropriate and effective networks, locally and Company-wide for the benefit of our communities ● Proactive problem-solving capabilities and outstanding interpersonal skills

● Experience prospecting and building relationships with potential targets or clients

● An analytical and commercial mindset with an ability to size markets and identify attractive segments within a value chain

● Must be flexible with the schedule, including traveling internationally for meetings and work in the evenings due to time differences with international partners; evening work can be done remotely

● High proficiency in English and Vietnamese as mandatory. Proficiency in other languages is a plus

● Experience leading, coaching, and managing employees

Job Offer

Above market rate base package with stock options + bonus

To apply online please click the 'Apply' button below. For a confidential discussion about this role please contact Timothy Mulloy on +84 28 6284 8251.