Strategy Manager

Job description / Role

Job description

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Raya Holding for Financial Investments is hiring a strategy manager.

What will you do?

• Strategic planning & execution: Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan for Raya Holding and its subsidiaries to drive growth, profitability, and competitive advantage, and increase shareholders' value.
• Market research & industry analysis: Conduct thorough market research to understand industry dynamics, emerging trends, and customer needs. Analyze market data to identify opportunities and threats, informing strategic decisions.
• Competitive intelligence: Monitor competitors' strategies, performance, and market positioning. Assess competitive advantages and areas for improvement for Raya's portfolio companies.
• Trend identification: Stay informed about technological advancements, regulatory changes, new products, and economic factors that could impact the industry. Identify emerging trends that may present new opportunities or threats.
• Conduct geographic expansion analysis to identify and evaluate new regions or countries for subsidiary expansionu2014including market size, competitive landscape, regulatory environment, cultural fit, and entry feasibilityu2014and present prioritized recommendations.
• Financial & risk analysis: Conduct financial assessments and risk analysis of new opportunities to inform strategic decisions, ensuring the sustainability and profitability of each subsidiary.
• Investment & partnerships: Identify and evaluate new business opportunities, including partnerships, commercial collaboration, mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, to expand the group's portfolio and market presence.
• Stakeholder engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including executives, investors, and external partners, to support strategic initiatives.
• Performance monitoring: Track and evaluate the performance of subsidiaries against established business strategies, providing regular reports and insights to senior management.

Skills

What will you need?

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field; MBA or equivalent is a plus.
• Professional experience: 8-10 years.

Technical skills:

• Strategic analysis.
• Strategic planning.
• Financial analysis and valuation.
• Market research and market intelligence.
• Competitive analysis.
• Macroeconomic analysis.

Interpersonal skills:

• Forward thinking.
• Business acumen.
• Ability to manage internal and external networks.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Agility for multi-industry execution.

What is unique about Raya?

• Are you an eager learner? Raya believes in its employees, so we aim to continuously provide learning and development plans for all of our employees to ensure their personal and career development.
• Are you looking for career progression? Raya is an entity where you can grow whether horizontally or vertically as we offer internal transfer opportunities.
• Are you looking for a rewarding environment? Raya's top achievers are awarded annually with an international five-day trip.
• Are you looking for an opportunity to give back to the community? Raya encourages their employees to give back to the community through different ongoing CSR programs and initiatives.
• Are you a foodie? Exclusive discounts for Raya employees at Raya's restaurants.

About the Company

Raya Holding for Financial Investments, a leading investment conglomerate, established in 1999 in Egypt with a vision to be a market leader and to grow into a solid financial conglomerate with multifaceted operations.

Headquarter located in Cairo, Egypt; Raya Holding is managing a diversified investment portfolio of 13 lines of business in the various industries of e-payment, information technology, contact center, smart buildings, consumer electronics, food and beverage, land transport, PET remanufacturing, automotive, FMCG and home appliances

Raya Holding is listed in the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) since 2005, while the company empowers more than 12,000 proficient employees, accommodating to a wide international customer base from offices based in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Poland, Nigeria and Tanzania.

Raya's Lines of Business include; Aman for e-payments, Aman for Financial Services, BariQ, Ostool, Raya Contact Center, Raya Foods, Raya Information Technology, Raya Food Trading, Raya Restaurants, Raya Smart Buildings, Raya Trade, Raya Auto and Haier - Raya Electric.