Role Key Objective

The incumbent will lead the group strategy function for the RPG Group and provide in-house management advice on areas of strategy design including business turnaround and transformation, mergers and acquisitions, new business opportunities identification and special initiatives. Additionally, the incumbent will work closely with the the strategy function of a few smaller companies (e.g., Harrisons Malayalam). The incumbent will be deeply involved in strategy development and execution of new businesses such as Asvata Climate Solutions.

1. New Growth Opportunities

Support the group-wide new growth opportunity programme to identify, prioritise and progressively shape opportunities capable of creating meaningful future value for group companies.
Develop opportunity-identification and screening frameworks that enable businesses to distinguish attractive growth opportunities from incremental initiatives.
Design stage gates, decision criteria, ownership and governance mechanisms for moving selected opportunities (e.g., Gems of Growth) from identification to validation, incubation and scale-up.
Create transparency on the portfolio of growth opportunities, surface common barriers and enable timely Group-level intervention or support where required.

2. Inorganic Growth and M&A

Working closely with the corporate finance and Vice Chairman’s office, drive the inorganic growth agenda for the group by identifying and screening potential acquisition, investment, partnership and strategic alliance opportunities aligned with the group portfolio and priority growth themes.
Build and maintain a proactive opportunity pipeline through sector scans, proprietary outreach, advisor and banker networks, industry relationships and company-level inputs.
Lead preliminary strategic and financial assessment of opportunities, including strategic fit, market attractiveness, competitive positioning, value-creation thesis, key risks, valuation perspective and deal-maker / deal-breaker questions.
Coordinate internal and external stakeholders through evaluation and diligence, and support group leadership in investment discussions, negotiations and decision-making.
Support the formulation of the post-deal value-creation thesis, integration priorities and governance milestones.

3. Strategy Support to Select Specialty and Emerging Businesses

Lead the Strategy role for select Speciality Sector companies and collaborate with the strategy heads of bigger group companies (KEC International, CEAT, Zensar Technologies) to drive the overall group strategy agenda
Lead strategy and execution for new businesses such as Asvata
Drive or support selected high-priority strategic initiatives and special projects sponsored by Group leadership.

4. Group strategy governance and review

Design and continuously improve common frameworks, templates and decision criteria for strategy formulation, review and tracking across all of RPG Group companies.
Facilitate the annual strategy review and mid-year strategy review for all group companies
Track agreed strategic priorities, decisions and follow-through at an appropriate Group level, while maintaining clear accountability with the respective company management teams.

5. Independent Strategy Pressure Testing and Market Intelligence for Group Companies of RPG Group

Provide an independent group-level perspective on respective RPG Group company’s strategies.
Pressure-test strategic assumptions using primary and secondary research, competitor intelligence, customer and channel signals, technology trends, regulatory developments, capital-market perspectives and relevant external benchmarks.
Challenge management hypotheses constructively, identify blind spots and help sharpen the evidence base and strategic logic underpinning major choices.

Group Head- Strategy

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