1) Responsibilities:
Strategy:
- Lead the development of OnPoint’s corporate strategy, including long-term goals, growth initiatives, and competitive positioning.
- Collaborate with senior leadership to define and implement business strategies aligned with company vision and market trends.
- Conduct market and competitor analysis to identify strategic opportunities and threats, guiding decision-making at the executive level.
- Drive the annual strategic planning process and ensure alignment across departments.
- Provide strategic insights to support M&A activities, partnerships, and market expansion.
- Monitor and assess the performance of strategic initiatives, adjusting course as necessary to meet corporate objectives.
Incubation:
- Manage and oversee project teams responsible for incubating new business concepts, ensuring the delivery of proof-of-concepts (POCs) and pilot programs.
- Evaluate new product ideas and business opportunities through structured testing and validation frameworks.
- Lead the transition from incubation to scale-up, ensuring projects are ready for operational handover to business units or commercialization.
- Build cross-functional teams, leveraging both internal and external resources to support project success.
- Cultivate relationships with external partners, vendors, and experts to supplement internal capabilities and accelerate project timelines.
- Manage the incubation budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness while driving innovation and growth.
- Identify potential risks and challenges in incubated projects and provide mitigation strategies to ensure successful implementation.
- Work closely with internal stakeholders to ensure the alignment of incubation projects with broader business goals.
2) Requirements:
- Minimum of 10+ years of experience in corporate strategy, business strategy, or management consulting.
- Proven track record in incubating, piloting, and scaling new products or business ventures.
- Strong understanding of market dynamics, competitive analysis, and growth strategies.
- Fluency in AI applications and their applications in improving business processes and product innovation.
- Exceptional leadership skills with experience managing cross-functional teams.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to balance multiple high-priority initiatives.
- Experience in e-commerce, retail, or digital businesses is a strong advantage.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of engaging and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Resilience and adaptability in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, with a track record of navigating challenges and delivering successful results.