Senior Specialist - Strategy
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About the Role
The Sanad Group is hiring a Senior Specialist - Strategy in Abu Dhabi to identify and assess business opportunities, develop financial models, and support strategic decision-making.
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Responsibilities
- Perform initial screening of potential opportunities and track the opportunity pipeline.
- Assess strategic fit with the company's vision and mission.
- Structure and analyze data to derive fact based insights.
- Evaluate company financial statements and develop comprehensive financial models in Excel.
- Prepare presentations for senior leadership and the investment committee, providing recommendations on identified opportunities.
- Work effectively with different functional teams to develop optimal solutions and facilitate action.
- Communicate findings, insights, and recommendations in a structured manner to diverse audiences, including senior leaders.
- Develop your leadership style, leveraging your passions, strengths, and personal values.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Financial Management, Investment Management, or equivalent
- 3 to 5 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, or investment banking
- Highly analytical with ability to analyze complex data and derive insights
- Extensive experience in building and interpreting financial models using Excel
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Master's degree would be advantageous
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Job Purpose/Summary
- Senior Specialist Strategy plays a pivotal role in the newly formed Strategy team, utilizing analytical, creative thinking, and leadership skills to identify and assess business opportunities.
- Works closely with cross functional teams, senior leadership, and the investment committee to develop fact based insights and financial models to support strategic decision making.
- Contributes to shaping the company's vision and mission, evaluating potential investments, and providing ongoing monitoring of assets.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Opportunity Screening and Tracking: Perform initial screening of potential opportunities and track the opportunity pipeline. Assess strategic fit with the company's vision and mission.
- Data Analysis and Financial Modeling: Structure and analyze data to derive fact based insights. Evaluate company financial statements and develop comprehensive financial models in Excel.
- Recommendations and Presentations: Prepare presentations for senior leadership and the investment committee, providing recommendations on identified opportunities.
- Interdepartmental Collaboration: Work effectively with different functional teams to develop optimal solutions and facilitate action.
- Effective Communication: Communicate findings, insights, and recommendations in a structured manner to diverse audiences, including senior leaders.
- Leadership Development: Develop your leadership style, leveraging your passions, strengths, and personal values.
Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Business Management, Financial Management, Investment Management, or equivalent. A Master's degree would be advantageous.
- Minimum Experience: 3 to 5 years of experience in management consulting, private equity, or investment banking.
Job Specific Competencies
- Highly Analytical: Ability to analyze complex data, derive meaningful insights, and make data driven decisions.
- Financial Modeling: Extensive experience in building and interpreting financial models using Excel.
- Interpersonal Skills: Strong ability to interact effectively with colleagues, stakeholders, and senior leaders.
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: Driven professional who thrives in a dynamic, newly formed team environment.
- Problem Solving and Creativity: Capable of addressing broad and complex issues with creativity, resourcefulness, and innovation.
- Collaboration and Service Orientation: Collaborate effectively with various teams, internally and externally, and contribute to broader departmental goals.
- Written and Oral Communication: Excellent communication skills to present findings and recommendations in a clear and persuasive manner.
- Broad Knowledge Base: Possess broad and comprehensive knowledge applicable to complex situations.
- Decision Making: Exhibit sound judgment and decision making skills, affecting own job and functional area.
- Independence and Resourcefulness: Able to work independently and set priorities within general guidelines.
- Leadership Potential: Demonstrates leadership potential and willingness to grow as a leader within the organization.
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