Head of Strategy

As one of the world’s leading independent global investment firms, Invesco is dedicated to rethinking possibilities for our clients. By delivering the combined power of our distinctive investment management capabilities, we provide a wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our clients around the world. If you're looking for challenging work, intelligent colleagues, and exposure across a global footprint, come explore your potential at Invesco.

Your Team

Team develops strategy to ensure the firm's continued successful growth and profitability. Identifies, investigates, evaluates and negotiates acquisitions/divestitures and strategic business alliances that are aligned with long-range goals.
Develops and implements the firm's business strategy and monitors results. Includes development and review of growth and diversification and financial business plans (e.g., mergers, acquisitions and divestitures). Aligns objectives with human capital and financial resources.

Your Role

• Develop and execute a comprehensive strategy to grow the GCC’s capabilities, aligning with the global business objectives and market trends. Conduct in-depth market research and competitive analysis to identify growth opportunities, emerging trends, and potential partnerships within the asset management ecosystem.
• Collaborate closely with global business leaders, technology teams, and external partners to ensure alignment and integration of strategic initiatives.
• Drive innovation by leveraging advanced analytics, help embrace digital transformation, enable faster adoption of AI and digital tools to improve processes and client outcomes.
• Establish best practices, governance frameworks, and performance metrics to ensure high-quality delivery and continuous improvement.
• Providing consulting, advisory, strategic assistance and decision support to Head of Office on variety of topics related to the “IIPL” (Invesco India Pvt. Ltd) strategic priorities, strengthening our mandate, improving contribution to Invesco’s mission.
• In response to the business need to ensure long-term sustainability of change Management initiatives, this role will develop framework that enables an agile and integrated approach to run such programs
• Project management experience: Working with multiple teams across the organization to lead change as well handling small working groups
• Facilitating deliberations with senior leaders to define and articulate location strategy, simulating 'so what' scenarios, deriving projects aimed at achieving Invesco’s goals and Mission
• Design, develop and work on continuous improvements on high potential Cross Functional projects and process improvements using Six Sigma, Lean methodologies
• You need to be a Strategic Thinker with ability to dynamically identify, evaluate key issues and conceptualize (Planning, Solution Design, Budgeting), Drive (Contract Monitoring, Implementation) solutions to closure
• Collaborating with cross functional/business Leaders and partners for Operational Development and Delivery
• Responsible for Delivering Statistical and performance reports to the management on need basis, this includes KPI (key Performance indicators), Scenario/Analysis for Invesco India entity

The Experience You Bring

• 18+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast-paced environment, set priorities and work both independently and in a team environment
• Experience of leading cross-functional teams through a process improvement project
• Required expertise in Lean Six Sigma tools and methods
• Hands on experience of handling multiple projects
• Advanced project management skills
• Exceptional Analytical, problem solving, excel and data management skills
• Able to interact and communicate effectively with individuals at all levels across organization with tact and subtlety, and with a high level of cultural sensitivity
• Strong communication and organization skills, with the ability to synthesize a lot of information quickly, highlight the key take away, and disseminate useful insights.
• Candidates with the experience of FS sector would be preferable

Academic requirements

• Master’s Degree with of relevant experience

At Invesco, our workplace model supports our culture and meets the needs of our clients while providing flexibility our employees value. As a full-time employee, compliance with the workplace policy means working with your direct manager to create a schedule where you will work in your designated office at least three days a week, with two days working outside an Invesco office. 

Why Invesco

In Invesco, we act with integrity and do meaningful work to create impact for our stakeholders. We believe our culture is stronger when we all feel we belong, and we respect each other’s identities, lives, health, and well-being. We come together to create better solutions for our clients, our business and each other by building on different voices and perspectives. We nurture and encourage each other to ensure our meaningful growth, both personally and professionally. 

We believe in diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace where everyone feels equally valued, and this starts at the top with our senior leaders having diversity and inclusion goals. Our global focus on diversity and inclusion has grown exponentially and we encourage connection and community through our many employee-led Business Resource Groups (BRGs).  

What’s in it for you? 

As an organization we support personal needs, diverse backgrounds and provide internal networks, as well as opportunities to get involved in the community and in the world. 

Our benefit policy includes but not limited to: 

• Competitive Compensation 
• Flexible, Hybrid Work 
• 30 days’ Annual Leave + Public Holidays 
• Life Insurance 
• Retirement Planning 
• Group Personal Accident Insurance 
• Medical Insurance for Employee and Family 
• Annual Health Check-up 
• 26 weeks Maternity Leave 
• Paternal Leave 
• Adoption Leave 
• Near site Childcare Facility 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Study Support 
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan 
• ESG Commitments and Goals 
• Business Resource Groups 
• Career Development Programs 
• Mentoring Programs 
• Invesco Cares 
• Dress for your Day 

In Invesco, we offer development opportunities that help you thrive as a lifelong learner in a constantly evolving business environment and ensure your constant growth. Our AI enabled learning platform delivers curated content based on your role and interest. We ensure our manager and leaders also have many opportunities to advance their skills and competencies that becomes pivotal in their continuous pursuit of performance excellence. 

To know more about us 

About Invesco: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/home.html 

About our Culture: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/about-us/our-culture.html 

About our D&I policy: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.html 

About our CR program: https://www.invesco.com/corporate/en/our-commitments/corporate-responsibility.html 

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