Jiostar4mo ago

Associate Director - Business Strategy & Operations

MumbaiFull Timeexecutive

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About the RoleThis role sits within the CEO’s Office for the Entertainment Business , working closely with leadership to shape high-impact strategic priorities across the organization.

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About the Role
This role sits within the CEO’s Office for the Entertainment Business , working closely with leadership to shape high-impact strategic priorities across the organization. It offers direct exposure to decision-making at the highest level and focuses on framing critical business questions, providing strategic insights, and supporting leadership in cross-functional problem-solving.

About the Team
The Business Strategy & Operations Team in the Entertainment Business serves as a central strategic advisory group, working closely with leadership to inform enterprise-wide priorities. The team focuses on strategic planning, synthesizing business performance insights, identifying emerging opportunities, and providing perspective on high-priority, time-sensitive initiatives. Operating at the intersection of strategy, operations, and leadership decision-making, it is a lean team with high ownership and visibility across functions. The team is central to the entire Entertainment Business.

Strategic Planning & Business Priorities: Drive the development and refinement of JioStar’s long-term strategic vision for TV, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Continuously evaluate the strategic roadmap and recommend pivots based on business performance, market shifts, and emerging opportunities.

Business Analysis & Problem Solving: Independently identify business gaps and improvement areas through structured problem-solving and data-driven analysis. Translate ambiguous problem statements into clear frameworks, root cause insights, and actionable recommendations in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

Program & Project Ownership: Own end-to-end delivery of high-impact strategic initiatives—from identifying opportunities and building business cases to securing leadership alignment and driving cross-functional collaboration. Ensure timely delivery with measurable outcomes across functions.

Leadership Decks & Communication Ownership: Own the creation and narrative of leadership-level decks, including CEO reviews, board updates, and townhalls. Translate complex analyses into sharp, structured, and insight-led storytelling tailored for senior stakeholders, ensuring clarity, precision, and strategic alignment.

Competitive Intelligence & Benchmarking: Lead deep-dive competitive analysis using both quantitative and qualitative inputs. Build benchmarking frameworks to evaluate performance, identify gaps, and surface opportunities for strategic advantage.

Analytical Ownership & Insight Generation: Take full ownership of key analyses, ensuring rigor, accuracy, and relevance. Synthesize large datasets into clear insights and drive data-backed decision-making across leadership forums

MBA from tier 1 institute preferred

5 to 7 years of post MBA Experience

Experience in analytical problem-solving in industry or consulting

Advanced proficiency in Excel, including pivot tables, macros, and power pivot

Strong academic performance

Should demonstrate the capability to lead a significant project or multiple smaller projects at a time

Should be adept at contributing insights to hypotheses, analyses, and recommendations, ensuring thorough completion

Should be able to fully own, develop and deliver presentations and excel analysis

Working knowledge of Databricks, Amplitude, YUMI will preferred, but not mandatory