Gm – Innovation And Strategy

Position Title: DGM/GM – Innovation and Strategy
Location: Pune
Job Summary
 Develop the innovation and growth agenda at an enterprise level to shape and enhance KPDL’s competitive advantage
 Spearhead and execute the existing and emergent initiatives to enhance organization's capability to pursue its goals
 Driving corporate strategy by assisting the management team in their inorganic and organic growth initiatives
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Innovation Focus
 Perform an in-depth research on real estate market landscape - market research and analysis of segments, competition, products, offerings, technology - to understand trends and opportunities
 Compare KPDL and real estate market dynamics to identify growth opportunities or threats
 Review Industry benchmarks and plan initiatives to ensure KPDL’s competitiveness with respect to Cost, Quality, People, Process and Technology
 Analyze the outcomes of audit of business processes across functions and perform an internal capability assessment on people, processes and technology
 Develop an Innovation roadmap to support KPDL growth efforts, delivery, innovation and expansion
 Perform a high level financial and strategic analysis of new innovation propositions
 Prioritize the solutions in terms of need and their business potential
 Monitor implementation of strategic initiatives to ensure efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.
 Establish the company’s technical vision and leads all aspects of the company’s technological development
 Conducts research and case studies on leading edge technologies and makes determinations on the probability of implementation
 Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage
 Directs the company’s strategic direction, development and future growth towards digitization.
Strategic Focus
 Provide support in the development and implementation of strategic business plan to advance the company's mission and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability and growth as an organization
 Work with the business development team to build the KPDL brand in the form of strategic partnerships/co-branding initiatives with financial institutions and partners
 Support the new LOB assessment and evaluation to create new growth opportunities and expand KPDL share
 Identify acquisition and merger opportunities, seek management council’s approval on identified inorganic growth opportunities
 Communicate the business threats/risks to the CEO/Board and recommend the board on measures to tackle the risks
 Identify potential risks for the function in face of KPDL pursuing a rapid growth strategy and develop a risk mitigation strategy
People Focus
 Responsible for people management activities for direct reports - determining accountabilities; communicating and enforcing policies and procedures;
 Recruitment, training and appraisal of the employees
 Responsible to counsel and retain the top/ critical talent and keep the attrition rate low
Education and Experience
 Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction, Architecture or related field
 An advanced degree in Business/Management/Finance/ Management or a related field is strongly preferred
 Minimum of 5 years of industry experience with desired experience in real estate industry or related field
Leadership Competencies and Skills
 An excellent ability to communicate orally and in writing is essential.
 Excellent customer service and analytical skills are necessary as is a personality that pays attention to details
 Must exhibit initiative and a strong desire to achieve results.