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Assistant Manager, Country Strategy & Special Projects

Grab

Grab

Bangkok, Thailand
Posted on Oct 1, 2024

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

Country Strategy & Special Projects team is a crucial function of Grab Thailand to formulate country strategies and drive strategic initiatives from planning to execution. This role is a combination of strategic thinking, cross-functional project and new business incubation execution to drive Grab forward.

Get to Know the Role

  • Manages high-impact project(s) with direct contact to senior executives in the organization
  • Coordinate Country strategic planning/budgeting, strategy consolidation, and OKR monitoring
  • Provides market trends/ competitive landscape analysis support to business teams
  • Manages internal and external management presentations/reports

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

  • Manages strategic initiatives (cross-vertical and new business incubation) from upstream to downstream
  • Formulate a strategic framework to analyze business problems, develop hypotheses, and make recommendations
  • Periodically conduct market/competitive landscape research and business case assessment to support strategic planning and business development opportunity sizing
  • Assess and make recommendations on cross-functional opportunity, areas of improvement, including any ad hoc request from Thailand Country Head
  • Prepares management reports

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

  • A Bachelor's degree or above in Business Administration, Economics, Engineering, or in a relevant field with a strong academic track record
  • Minimum 3-4 years of work experience in consulting/strategy roles
  • Solid quantitative/analytical, problem-solving, and PMO skills
  • Proven track record of managing strategic projects with senior stakeholders
  • Proficiency in Excel is required, experience with SQL is a plus
  • Excellent communication in English

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

  • We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
  • With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
  • Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
  • We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.