Manager, Strategy

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to know the team:

The Strategy & Special Projects team drives the Philippines Country Strategy and leads projects across all products (e.g., GrabPay, GrabFood, GrabCar, GrabMart). We collaborate with leaders to shape business strategy, ensure seamless operations, and achieve growth targets, contributing to Grab's vision as Southeast Asia's super app for essential services.

Get to know the role:

You will lead strategic studies, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, and drive projects for Grab. You must balance strategic oversight with the ability to dive into details, ensuring the seamless execution of projects.

This is a full onsite role in our Ortigas office and you will be reporting to the Head of Strategy for Grab PH.

The day-to-day activities:

• Project management: 
  • Create the design and manage strategic and tactical projects. 
  • Develop plans, success metrics, and needed communication approaches. 
  • Implement in/external projects (including ad-hoc activities) through a structured and collaborative approach.
  • Escalate and resolve roadblocks when needed to deliver outcomes promptly.
• Cross-vertical collaboration, partner management, and communications: 
  • Design solutions to complex business problems and gather requirements from relevant partners (direct and indirect partners).
  • Foster and strengthen a culture of cross-vertical collaboration on project planning, execution, and feedback loops.
  • Manage communication of progress and agreement on overall direction with relevant people across the teams. 
  • Ensure adherence to project/launch timelines and ensure project / launch visibility to the company leadership.
  • Ensure all participants have a clear role, define the ‘RACI’ matrix, and create escalation points and triggers for delays.
• Qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Perform qualitative and quantiative analyses to promote data-driven decision-making.
  • Facilitate leadership meetings ensuring the right topics are discussed, and the insights are communicated in the right fashion to derive action steps.

Qualifications

The must-haves:

• More than 5 years of experience with proven entrepreneurship/project management, strategy & management consulting, corporate strategy & planning, or finance experience.
• Ability of delivering structured, data-driven recommendations.
• Interpersonal skills that facilitate collaboration with individuals across all levels.
• Passionate about the social mission and making a positive impact in emerging markets.
• Plus points
  • Experience in strategy and management consulting or an MBA degree.
  • Business/Finance-related Bachelor's Degree with a strong academic record.
  • Background in data query (SQL), quantitative analyses, and financial modeling.

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life's challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life's demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For at Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that enables diverse Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.