Head of Growth Strategy

**The Employer
The employer is a large manufacturer and distributor of automotive parts. It has a global presence with R&D and manufacturing facilities in Europe and Asia and offers a comprehensive product portfolio. Its products are exported to more than 100 countries worldwide.

With a multibillion-dollar turnover, strong growth record, highly qualified global workforce of several thousand employees, the Group plans to expand in adjacent markets, and beyond, with a dynamic plan for growth and expansion in new businesses through concerted strategies in product and process innovations, including digital transformation. It is looking for a senior growth strategy professional to join the team as:
**Position**:Head of Growth Strategy & Innovation

**Job Code**:EXP/H-GSI/SG/0922

**Location**:Singapore

**Responsibilities
- Identify areas for futuristic growth for the Group in existing and adjacent businesses
- Drive and lead the strategic projects, in the areas of identifying adjacencies, diversification, alternate technologies.
- Articulate, challenge and measure impact of strategic projects and ventures in partnership with key stakeholders.
- Create roadmaps, sustainability and governance frameworks.
- Define and manage the innovation process inside the organisation that identifies strategies, business opportunities and new technologies
- Develop new capabilities and architectures with partners, new business models and new industry structures to exploit the new business opportunities.
- Engage internal & external resources in the whole innovation cycle, include establishing external partnerships.
- Follow closely on the market evolutions and global trends, understand the drivers behind that drive them and how they impact the organisation.
- Facilitate strategic planning process, and develop and drive new business models, growth models.
- Define and execute future goals by analysing market trends to look for important projects, ventures, potential targets and other partnership opportunities working with key stakeholders in the business
- Work directly with the top management to frame, design and deliver growth transformation.

**Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Business from top-tier university. MBA, or similar post-graduate professional qualification in business management, preferably with focus on strategy and innovation management
- 18-25 years of experience in strategy design and delivery, business development, strategy consulting with mid
- to large-sized corporations, or with leading strategy consulting firms
- Ability to see patterns and drive out-of-the-box thinking using structured and lateral thinking. Futuristic thinking and approach.
- Demonstrated ability to bring innovative thinking processes and methodologies to operations and management
- Advanced skills to lead business planning, innovation development, and introducing new business models, through the oversight of business development staff and cross-functional, multi-ethnic, geographically distributed teams, including executive level leaders.
- Strong influencing skills. Ability to engage in and facilitate dialogues and debates on alternative ideas, options and strategies.
- Highly advanced verbal and written communication, facilitation, and presentation skills including the ability to positively interact with executives, providers, and staff at all levels.
- Demonstrated business acumen; able to assess financial implications of decisions and actions
- Ability to work closely with C-level leaders in the Group and influence their thinking and decisions towards transformation and innovation.
- Highly data literate with strong analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills.

**Application