Head of Strategic Projects & Strategy Formulation Lead

Tandem Search

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Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our exclusive and esteemed client who has steadily grown to be the biggest bank and leading financial institution in the Middle East and North Africa Region with a market share around 45% of banking sector assets is seeking an experienced Strategy Manager for an in house role strategy formulation position.

The main responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Due diligence management for prospective M&A takeovers of smaller international financial institutions
- Strategy Development
- Market entry analysis management across emerging far east markets with a specific focus on growing asset wealth, private banking and retail banking business.
- A degree of execution / implementation management of highly complex, large scale, blue sky,, strategic initiatives related to takeovers, change management and M&A.
- You will be leading a team of highly astute banking strategist.

Requirements

- Candidates need to have astute academics and at least a Masters’ degree from top tier university.
- Candidates with an MBA from top tier university is preferred (ie. Insead, Harvard, LBS, Chicago Booth etc)
- Candidates should have at least 8 - 12 years’ professional experience with at least 4 years in a top tier Strategy house with a focus on the Strategy formulation for the Banking or FS sector. (Ie. Mckinsey, Bain, BCG, Strategy&, OW, ATK, Roland Berger) – ideally working at Engagement Manager level.
- Prior experience in new market entry analysis, commercial due diligence and corporate strategy development for the FS / banking environment is pre – requisite
- Candidates with mature markets experience are preferred.
- The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Strategy Formulation combined with Execution experience for highly complex strategic initiatives.
- Compensation on offer would be roughly 250k USD per annum when including the bonus

About the Company

Building businesses, changing lives

At Tandem, we’ve built a vast network of top-tier professionals across the globe. We empower businesses to thrive by delivering unmatched talent solutions. With our global reach, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to excellence, we drive transformative growth and shape exceptional teams.

Who we are.

We are a team of industry experts, driven by a passion for innovation and excellence. We are dedicated to providing unique talent solutions and nurturing collaborative partnerships that redefine success.

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