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Job Description:

• The purpose of the job is to work as an in-house consultant as part of the Strategy and Transformation team of Al Futtaim Finance (AFF).
• The role will compose of high impact assignments, such as developing strategies and business cases, performing quantitative analysis to discover revenue improvement opportunities, delivering transformation projects for AFF as a project manager, contributing to Al Futtaim Automotive (AFA) level transformation projects, and assessing and/or implementing technology or process enhancements.
• The role will also manage several governance initiatives, such as system governance, incentive policy governance and other types of business governance (products, regulations, processes) as required.
• This is a very diverse and challenging role with a lot of exposure and potential to make an impact on the future of Al Futtaim Finance and the wider Al Futtaim Automotive Group.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Strategy Development

• Analyzing the business and each business unit individually, exposing its strengths and weaknesses; benchmarking with the market, deriving opportunities and threats
• Identifying and developing strategic options for AFF
• Co-development of key strategic initiatives through facilitation, actively support strategy creation by business/department heads and promote rigor in strategic thinking

2. Business Analysis & Improvement

• Performing quantitative analyses on revenue improvement / cost reduction opportunities or other high impact opportunities.

3. Transformation and Project Delivery

• Leading or contributing to key Captive financial services projects
• Leading or contributing to all digital transformation initiatives
• Contributing to AFF's participation in Group level transformation projects
• Contributing to business model transformations 
• Leading projects of different types as required

4. Process Improvement & Technology Implementation

• Lead process reviews and process improvement projects
• Manage the implementation of new technologies

5. Business governance

• Contribute to or be responsible for the governance of certain business areas, such as lending system governance, incentive policy governance and other types of business governance (products, regulations, processes) as required.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree (post graduate education preferred)
• Prior experience in strategy development as well as project management preferably in a financial services environment
• Comfortable with number crunching, intermediate excel modelling and quantitative analyses
• Good understanding of and interest in process improvements and technologies
• Self-starter, accountable and results-oriented: takes initiative, is able to commit to and meet established deadlines and objectives, is able to work independently as well as a team player
• Fast learner, agile, keen and capable of handling new and changing assignments (often greenfield work), strong organizational skills are a must
• Analytical and curious: Ability to understand and interpret business contexts and complex/new scenarios/topics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and strong interpersonal skills: able to present to and interact with management level and larger audiences, resolve/anticipate conflict, drive collaboration
• Commitment to excellence, innovation and continuous improvement, and attention to detail
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project and Visio)

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