The Job

• Lead the team and carryout the Business Planning (BP) process to set overall Company targets, Sales targets and BU targets.
• Guide the team and engage in development of Long-Range Plan (LRP) and Business Strategy, to be in line with Dialog Axiata Group Strategy to ensure attainment of corporate objectives and goals.
• Engage in preparing the LRP & BP Board presentations and obtain Board of Directors (BoD) approval.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to align plans and initiatives with company's overall strategy.
• Identifying potential risks and developing contingency plans to mitigate them.
• Guide the team and carryout on appraising investment projects / CAPEX rationalization to be in line with organizational strategy and ensure effective implementation.
• Guide the team in preparation of quarterly revenue forecast based on latest information and strategy in order to keep BOD informed.
• Engage in key budget project implementations and support the successful achievements of the objectives by providing strategic insights and financial advice.
• Review and renew business KPIs in line with corporate objectives while benchmarking performance with industry best practices to ensure control over processes
• Supervise Organization-wide performance monitoring system for Business Units and Market Business Units through Navigator to monitor the actual against the target and provide information to senior management to initiate and implement prompt actions
• Monthly circulation of the Performance monitoring dash boards on time for the respective BU/MBU’s. Conducting the Monthly Performance review meeting with the Snr. Management Team.
• Conceptualization, planning and coordinating business performance improvement projects to facilitate effective resource utilization (e.g. NGSE revamp, GAC analysis, Retail store prioritization)
• Responsible for the Governance of the Group’s Investment Committee as per the TOR.
• Guide the team on conducting investment appraisals for key investments/projects/ on existing/new businesses in order to ensure recovery of investments and congruence to the corporate objectives.
• Supervise the team and carryout conceptualization, planning and implementation of revenue drive strategies and cross functional cost rescaling projects (CRS) and report productivity/operational efficiency to CXO’s.
• Responsible for the preparation of the Company/GCEO Scorecards in line with the approved Business Plan and agree with Axiata.
• Mentor and guide subordinates to enhance their competencies.

The Person

• Should possess a Degree in IT / Eng. / Business / Management / Science/ Economics / Statistics.
• Associate / fellow memberships in Profession Qualification - (CIMA/ ACCA / CA / CFA )
• Possessing an MBA/ Msc will be an added advantage.
• Strong Knowledge in ICT/Telecom Industry/Finance Industry (Financial Modelling, Business Evaluations)
• Strong Interpersonal Skills (Deal with Senior Management of Dialog & External Parties)
• Ability to manage the team with smooth flow of work and deliver quality output in timely manner in a pressurized environment.
• Over 10 years of Sc Experience in and over 5 years of strategic planning experience.