Associate Strategy

Location: Gurgaon, India

Function: Strategy

Reporting To: Head Corporate Services

Role Overview The Associate Strategy will support the Strategy team across ongoing corporate priorities, business lines and strategic initiatives.

The person will initially serve as a central support and coordination resource across different workstreams. The role will involve understanding business requirements, conducting research and analysis, preparing high-quality presentations and proposals, coordinating with internal stakeholders and helping ensure that projects progress as planned.

As the person develops a deeper understanding of the company and its business lines, they will gradually take independent ownership of selected strategic projects from planning through implementation.

Key Responsibilities

- Support Ongoing Strategy Initiatives
- Support the Head Corporate Services and other Strategy team members across ongoing strategic assignments.
- Develop a strong understanding of the company s business lines, operating models, priorities and growth plans.
- Support initiatives relating to corporate strategy, business expansion, new services, partnerships and organisational improvement.
- Provide structured support across workstreams based on the priorities of the Strategy team.
- Assist in converting strategic priorities into explicit activities, timelines and deliverables.
- Presentations, Proposals and Business Documents
- Prepare high-quality management presentations, client pitches, partnership proposals, concept notes and other business documents.
- Convert management inputs, data and preliminary ideas into clear, concise and logically structured materials.
- Coordinate with internal teams to collect information and validate the accuracy of submissions.
- Maintain and improve standard company presentations, profiles, templates and proposal materials.
- Prepare briefing notes, management updates and decision documents for senior leadership.
- Research and Business Analysis
- Conduct market, industry, competitor and opportunity research.
- Analyse business performance, new markets, partnerships, service lines and growth opportunities.
- Support the preparation of business cases, feasibility assessments and financial models.




- Convert research and data into practical findings and recommendations.
- Track relevant industry, technology and regulatory developments affecting the company s business lines.
- Cross-Functional Coordination
- Act as a conduit between the Strategy team, business lines and corporate functions.
- Coordinate with operations, finance, commercial, technology, projects, procurement, legal, HR and other departments.
- Collect and consolidate information required for strategic initiatives and management reviews.
- Track actions, dependencies, timelines and decisions across different workstreams.
- Follow up with stakeholders and highlight delays, risks or unresolved matters.
- Ensure that agreed actions are properly documented and taken to closure.
- Support to Strategic Workstreams
- Support priority initiatives across the company s existing and emerging business lines.
- Work with respective project and workstream owners to provide research, analysis, documentation and coordination support.
- Assist with business planning, new-service development, digital initiatives, partnerships and process-improvement projects.
- Prepare trackers, reports and management updates for assigned initiatives.
- Identify dependencies across workstreams and facilitate coordination between relevant stakeholders.
- Take ownership of defined components of larger projects and gradually assume responsibility for complete projects.
- Maintain flexibility to support new and evolving priorities of the Strategy team.
- Project Management and Execution
- Prepare project plans, activity trackers, timelines and progress reports for strategic initiatives.
- Monitor milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks and decisions required from management.
- Coordinate with project stakeholders to support timely implementation.
- Maintain clear documentation of project discussions,



decisions and agreed actions.
- Take independent ownership of selected project components during the initial period.
- Gradually manage complete strategic projects from planning through execution and closure.
- Provide structured and timely updates to management on project progress and concerns.
- Use of AI and Productivity Tools
- Use common artificial intelligence tools to support research, analysis, content development, process improvement and productivity.
- Apply AI tools responsibly while ensuring the accuracy, confidentiality and quality of outputs.
- Use project management and collaboration tools to maintain project plans, responsibilities, timelines and progress.
- Support the Strategy team in identifying practical opportunities to improve efficiency through AI, automation and digital tools.
- Remain updated on relevant AI and productivity tools that can improve the quality and speed of strategic work.

Mandatory Requirements

- Bachelor s degree from a Tier 1 engineering institution or MBA from a Tier 1 business school.
- Minimum two years of experience in a similar role.
- Relevant experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate planning, business analysis or strategic project management.
- Strong PowerPoint, Excel, research and business-writing skills.
- Strong analytical and structured problem-solving abilities.
- Experience preparing management presentations, proposals, business cases or strategic reports.
- Good hands-on knowledge of commonly used AI tools.
- Good hands-on knowledge of project management and collaboration tools.
- Ability to coordinate with multiple departments and manage different assignments simultaneously.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Experience

- Experience working across multiple business lines or industries.
- Exposure to business expansion, market entry, new-service development or cross-functional transformation projects.
- Experience supporting senior management on strategic or high-priority assignments.
- Experience taking projects from analysis and planning through implementation.
- Experience in healthcare, diagnostics, technology or other service-sector businesses.

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