Strategy & Project Management Associate

Title: Strategy & Project Management Associate

Team and Department: EF-DS-ST Strategy & Transformation

Overview

• An all-encompassing role is about blending strategic thinking with hands-on project delivery. You will support the Strategy & Transformation agenda by translating strategic priorities into executable programs, coordinating cross-functional workstreams, and tracking value realization.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the S&T team in developing and refining strategic roadmaps and transformation programs.

• Support end-to-end project lifecycles (scope, milestones, risks, issues, budget).

• Prepare business cases, benefit analyses, and scenarios to support strategic decisions.

• Coordinate cross-functional workstreams ensuring alignment with program objectives.

• Track progress using dashboards and progress reports; flag risks and propose mitigations.

• Support change-management activities, including stakeholder mapping, communication planning, and adoption tracking.

• Facilitate workshops and meetings; document action items and follow-ups.

• Extract, synthesize, and present insights to senior stakeholders in concise, actionable formats.

• Support continuous improvement efforts by capturing lessons learned and updating standard PMO templates.

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA candidate with an engineering background or relevant technical/analytical degree.

• Prior project experience in strategy, operations, or program management.

• Strong analytical skills with comfort in data interpretation and business case development.

• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to distill complex topics for non-technical audiences.

• Proactive, with strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities; collaborative team player.

• Proficiency with Excel/PowerPoint; familiarity with dashboards or PM tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Tableau/Power BI) is a plus.