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This role supports the development and execution of strategic priorities for Novartis Operations, ensuring alignment with the broader Novartis Enterprise Strategy. The individual will assist in preparing strategic deliverables, proposals, and presentation materials for the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Key responsibilities include conducting data analysis, supporting benchmarking efforts for strategic initiatives, and contributing to governance and PMO activities. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

Strategic Planning – PMO

Location – Hyderabad #LI Hybrid

About the Role:

This role supports the development and execution of strategic priorities for Novartis Operations, ensuring alignment with the broader Novartis Enterprise Strategy. The individual will assist in preparing strategic deliverables, proposals, and presentation materials for the Executive Committee and Board of Directors. Key responsibilities include conducting data analysis, supporting benchmarking efforts for strategic initiatives, and contributing to governance and PMO activities. The role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and the ability to collaborate effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.

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Division

Operations

Business Unit

Universal Hierarchy Node

Location

India

Site

Hyderabad (Office)

Company / Legal Entity

IN10 (FCRS = IN010) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited

Functional Area

BD&L & Strategic Planning

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No

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Project Role: Manager/Consultant – Strategic Planning

Work location: Mumbai/Bangalore/Gurgaon

Industry Experience: Pharma

Mode of work: Hybrid

Job Overview

We are seeking a seasoned Strategic Planning professional to join our Commercial Solutions Strategic Operations team. The role involves supporting strategic / operational plans and initiatives for various business areas in Commercial Solutions Global Business Unit and creating strategic materials for executive meetings. Candidate will work closely with the extended Strategic Operations team, BU Leads, and other key internal stakeholders in the broader IQVIA organization.

Essential Functions

• Support driving and steering the annual planning cycle and multi-year strategic planning in alignment with organizational goals and objectives
• Continuously monitor industry trends, analyse global and local industry reports, and adopt best practices to inform strategic planning efforts
• Provide industry specific market insights, market landscape, competitors/customer analysis based on the project requirement through desk/secondary research
• Provide insightful data-driven strategic recommendations to leadership based on analysis, and use data and domain knowledge to identify strategic opportunities
• Actively drive / support preparation for executive meetings (e.g., monthly business reviews, operating reviews, and other regular or ad-hoc executive meetings)
• Prepare and present business cases, financial projections, and feasibility assessments for new initiatives
• Engage in business development and M&A projects by identifying potential targets and/or supporting due diligence processes
• Establish collaborative relationships with internal stakeholders to support and proactively address business
• Formulate detailed project plans, facilitate team meetings, foster collaboration, and ensure adherence to workflow processes
• Monitor progress of projects, including achievements, action items, risks/concerns and resolution of issues

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Life Sciences (Pharmaceutical and/or Medical Devices) or a related field
• A master’s/MBA degree is preferred
• 3-7years of experience in strategic planning, management consulting, M&A advisory or related field
• Exceptional project management skills with the capacity to manage multiple initiatives concurrently
• Proven communication and presentation skills with a focus on translating insights and data into actionable recommendations for leaders
• Demonstrated problem solving and analysis skills, with experience in addressing complex and diverse business problems (strategic, commercial, operational, organizational)
• Advanced data analysis and visualization skills
• A passion for continuous learning
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs mainly PowerPoint and Excel Analysis
• Flex across multiple topics and management of changing priorities, demanding timelines
• Ability to be self-directed, prioritize opportunities and perform multiple tasks
• Good to have experience in Business Intelligence tools (PowerBI, Spotfire, Excel automation)

Driving Growth & Strategic opportunities

· Institutionalize strong "Ideation MOS" in partnership with CE&S Offering Management team and key global stakeholders. Build a strong pipeline of BTI and NPI ideas through periodic innovation hackathons and/or ideation sessions by working closely with Engineering and other cross-functional teams.

· Apply Offering Management tools to quickly identify customer needs, assess market size and competitive positioning during the ideation stage. Develop compelling "value propositions" and "user experience" roadmaps to shape the differentiated offerings.

· Build "open innovation culture" through broader engagement with external startup ecosystem, as well as key academic institutions. Partner with CE&S Offering management team in operationalizing the startup cohort program and integrate the engineering teams with selected startups to derive the business outcomes.

· Pro-actively work with cross functional stakeholders including VP GMs of GBEs, Offering Management Leaders, CE&S Offering Management function to run "Growth MOS". Prioritize the growth investments based on short term and long-term GBE priorities.

· Drive the "community of practice" initiative leading into tangible business outcomes while building the future ready capabilities across AERO engineering teams. Ensure relevance of these practices to Aero environment by aligning them to business and technology STRAP priorities.

· Build strong customer centric culture through external ecosystem play.

· Define both short term and long-term regional strategy that includes customer connect in the region, accelerating product portfolio improvements, and investment allocation decisions to drive organic growth.

Operational Rigor

· Own and drive "Growth MOS", leverage the OML, HUE and Engineering functions across India, India, CZ, China sites to drive Growth in an integrated way.

· Influence Teardown and Competitor Benchmarking MOS with GBEs, and other key stake holders to achieve tangible outcomes.

· Partner with engineering teams to prioritize ideas and analyze technical feasibility for early-stage product concepts. Enable engineering participation in CE&S led Z21 discovery workshops and accelerate the Z21 process to make quick product Go/No Go decisions.

· Operationalize Growth SDP, oversee GBE SPOC MOS for effective execution, maintain scorecards, reporting RAIL, schedule and status for leadership and stakeholders.

Desired Skills:

· Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent. Minimum of 15+ years of product development experience, at least 4-5 years in leadership positions with commercial background, preferably exposure to P&L

· Experience of introducing new products into the market, right from the concept of the Idea to commercial success. Experience with design thinking, market research, and go-to-market strategies is a must.

· An entrepreneurial, creative problem solver who is persuasive and tenacious to bring cross-functional teams together to explore new ideas. Has an ability to look beyond the silos of the businesses to find the common threads that can drive innovation.

· Strong tactical and strategic skills required - Ability to consistently make timely decisions even in the face of complexity, balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness.

· Excellent communications skills - Conveying complex concepts clearly and persuasively to a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing including executives (ALT, VPGM's).

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We're Hiring – Strategy Leader

ACPL, ACPL Design limited, is an award winning Company based in South Delhi,Gurgaon & Dubai, and We are a complete Design Organization established in 1973 having professional practice in ARCHITECTURE and Interior Designing and offering Project Management Consultancy Services all over India. 

The Firm is proficiently equipped to handle jobs of various types and magnitude. Today at ACPL there's an employed full time team of 150+ professionals together.

Its activities cover Architectural and Interior Design Projects of Urban Planning, townships, Institutional, Industrial, Residential and Commercial Complexes, Mall and multiplexes, Corporate Offices & high street Retail centres  

Location: South Delhi

Experience: Minimum 12–15 years in Strategy / Business Leadership

Industry Preference: AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction), Real Estate, or related sectors

ACPL Design Limited ,a leading Architectural & Design practice, is seeking a visionary Strategy Leader to drive growth, innovation, and organizational excellence across our business verticals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement long-term business strategies aligned with organizational vision.
• Identify new markets, service lines, and partnership opportunities.
• Lead competitive analysis, market research, and business intelligence.
• Partner with leadership and project teams to align design excellence with business growth.
• Drive strategic initiatives for digital transformation, operational efficiency, and global expansion.
• Mentor and guide senior managers to build leadership depth across the organization.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• 12–15 years of proven experience in strategy, business development, or leadership roles.
• Strong background in AEC / Real Estate / Infrastructure industry.
• Exceptional analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate vision into actionable strategies.
• Confident communicator with board-level presence.

Why Join Us?

At ACPL Design Limited, we are redefining how design and business intersect. This role provides the platform to shape the future of one of India's most dynamic AEC firms, working closely with the board and leadership team.

Interested candidates may share their CV at () with the subject line "Application – Strategy Leader".

Brief Job Description: 

As Strategy Planning Manager you will provide critical support doing tasks given by global and regional executive teams, primarily focusing on strategic activities, ensuring coordination and alignment within the Infrastructure Solutions regional and global team. This is a broad & challenging role, both connecting the dots across various change initiatives and double-clicking on the most critical projects. In this role you will need a process improvement mindset, ability to listen and address specific problems, articulate solutions, and coordinate different projects. The ability to influence others and obtain business buy-in are critical to being successful in this role.

Responsibilities and Measurement Criteria with Time investment Needed on Each: - 

• Handling Mechanical commodities like Sheet Metal, Racks, Busbar, Packaging, pumps, Evaporators, hardware, etc.
• Ensure the smooth operation of the company by effectively supporting management standards, operating models, coordinating projects and meetings, and facilitating communication across various teams
• Align and coordinate strategy tasks (regional and global)
• Lead and coordinate preparation of regional and global reports (MBR, QBR)
• Lead meetings (weekly, monthly) and discussions with various regions and local departments with focus on specific problems and/or improvements
• Provide expert support, analysis, and research into complex problems and processes 
• Maintain a strong focus on execution of delivery of short-term results while moving toward the long-term vision
• Nurture a culture of continuous improvement, best practice sharing and process standardization and align with other regions and LOB’s where possible
• Identifies gaps in performance versus best practices and works with all levels of the organization in establishing and executing a plan for improvement. Assists with assessment and documentation of the current state, development of the ideal future state process and drives and monitors the implementation plan.
• Demonstrate Vertiv behaviors: (1) own it, (2) act with urgency, (3) foster a customer-first mindset, (4) think big and execute, (5) lead by example, (6) drive continuous improvement, and (7) learn and seek out development.

Qualifications:

Required/ Minimum Qualifications: 

• Education: MBA degree in Economics and Business or a related discipline. Certifications such as PMP are a plus.
• Work Experience: 5-10 years of experience. Worked in an international and culturally diverse organization.

Additional / Preferred Qualifications: 

• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; other languages are a plus. Good communicator, confident in interacting with all levels of individuals across a variety of internal/external functions.
• Analytical Skills: The ability to analyze data, make informed decisions, and solve complex problems. Good attention to details.
• Technical Skills: Advanced experience with ERP financial applications (Oracle preferred). Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (experience in Power BI preferred).
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a positive team dynamic. Strong, proven business partnering mentality; has the maturity and awareness to strike the right balance between facilitating and challenging the business. 
• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership abilities, including the ability to motivate and guide a team. Proven ability to influence others. Strong experience in building compelling business cases, and appropriate persistence that shapes the opinions of stakeholders; position proposals by linking to others’ needs and concerns.
• Adaptability: Can adapt to change and navigate uncertainty. Ability to effectively manage time and resources against agreed deadlines for activities. Excellent organizational skills and the ability to work on multiple projects.
• Ethical Judgment: Demonstrated ethical decision-making and integrity.
• Networking Skills: The ability to build and maintain professional relationships with clients, colleagues, and other industry professionals.

#LI-PP1

Driving Growth & Strategic opportunities

·Institutionalize strong “Ideation MOS” in partnership with CE&S Offering Management team and key global stakeholders. Build a strong pipeline of BTI and NPI ideas through periodic innovation hackathons and/or ideation sessions by working closely with Engineering and other cross-functional teams.

·Apply Offering Management tools to quickly identify customer needs, assess market size and competitive positioning during the ideation stage. Develop compelling “value propositions” and “user experience” roadmaps to shape the differentiated offerings.

·Build “open innovation culture” through broader engagement with external startup ecosystem, as well as key academic institutions. Partner with CE&S Offering management team in operationalizing the startup cohort program and integrate the engineering teams with selected startups to derive the business outcomes.

·Pro-actively work with cross functional stakeholders including VP GMs of GBEs, Offering Management Leaders, CE&S Offering Management function to run “Growth MOS”. Prioritize the growth investments based on short term and long-term GBE priorities.

·Drive the “community of practice” initiative leading into tangible business outcomes while building the future ready capabilities across AERO engineering teams. Ensure relevance of these practices to Aero environment by aligning them to business and technology STRAP priorities. 

·Build strong customer centric culture through external ecosystem play.

·Define both short term and long-term regional strategy that includes customer connect in the region, accelerating product portfolio improvements, and investment allocation decisions to drive organic growth.

Operational Rigor

·Own and drive “Growth MOS”, leverage the OML, HUE and Engineering functions across India, India, CZ, China sites to drive Growth in an integrated way.

·Influence Teardown and Competitor Benchmarking MOS with GBEs, and other key stake holders to achieve tangible outcomes.

·Partner with engineering teams to prioritize ideas and analyze technical feasibility for early-stage product concepts. Enable engineering participation in CE&S led Z21 discovery workshops and accelerate the Z21 process to make quick product Go/No Go decisions.

·Operationalize Growth SDP, oversee GBE SPOC MOS for effective execution, maintain scorecards, reporting RAIL, schedule and status for leadership and stakeholders.

Desired Skills:

·Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent. Minimum of 15+ years of product development experience, at least 4-5 years in leadership positions with commercial background, preferably exposure to P&L

·Experience of introducing new products into the market, right from the concept of the Idea to commercial success. Experience with design thinking, market research, and go-to-market strategies is a must.

·An entrepreneurial, creative problem solver who is persuasive and tenacious to bring cross-functional teams together to explore new ideas. Has an ability to look beyond the silos of the businesses to find the common threads that can drive innovation.

·Strong tactical and strategic skills required - Ability to consistently make timely decisions even in the face of complexity, balancing systematic analysis with decisiveness.

·Excellent communications skills - Conveying complex concepts clearly and persuasively to a variety of audiences, both verbally and in writing including executives (ALT, VPGM’s).