Business Strategy, Manager
SOCAR
- Kuala Lumpur
- Permanent
- Full-time
As our new Business Strategy Assistant Manager, your day to day responsibilities will include but not limited to;
- Direction and Planning: Work closely with the Head of Product Strategy in gathering and analysing data on user behaviour, market trends, and competitor activity.
- Project Management: Manage and execute project-based tasks related to business strategy and optimization. This may include creation of detailed growth plans, including target audience identification, channel selection, and KPI development
- Collaboration is Key: Partner with cross-functional teams (Marketing, Supply, Operations, Product) to translate insights into actionable strategies and initiatives.
- Storytelling with Data: Effectively communicate complex data analysis and recommendations to stakeholders at all levels.
- Build strategies and playbooks: Leverage data analysis to develop winning strategies and playbooks for user acquisition, engagement, and retention on both the supply and demand sides of the marketplace.
- Growth: Conduct research to identify new market opportunities or untapped user segments and stay updated on industry trends and competitor developments, providing insights and recommendations to the team.
First and foremost, ask yourself: Are you customer-obsessed? This is the key SOCAR's prime value that drives our mission forward. If your heart and mind shout “YES, I am!”, you have just identified a fundamental match between you and your future SOCAR team.
- At least 2 years of experience in an analytical background
- At least a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management, Statistics, Business Analytics or any numerate degrees equivalent. Candidates with Post-Graduate degree (i.e. Masters / PhD) are highly encouraged to apply
- Must have SQL experience e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Superset preferred
- Demonstrated experience of Python or R coupled with basic machine learning methodologies and algorithms experience
- Working knowledge of dashboarding software or service, e.g. Superset, Tableau, QlikSense, Power BI and Google Data Studio
- Must have a collaborative approach to problem-solving and be able to work under pressure, with tight deadlines
- Plus if prior experience in the product development process, agile development, and lean startup methodologies
- Candidates without prior experience in the mobility sector are still encouraged to apply. However, candidates should be a self-starter with a “can-do” attitude, have the willingness to go beyond their comfort zone to learn new things and adapt to changes quickly
- Enjoy a fast-paced environment and can align business objectives with product priority
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear and concise insights.
- A passion for the sharing economy and a strong understanding of the car rental landscape in Malaysia.
- A results-oriented individual with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.
- Be part of the fastest-growing car-sharing company in the world!
- Opportunity to drive new ideas and make a measurable impact on company metrics
- Work with incredibly driven people with great executable ideas
- Competitive Salary
- Medical Insurance
- SOCAR travelling credits
- Phone allowance
- International environment (we are 18 different nationalities in the office!)
- The chance to launch new markets in different countries
- Endless company events (Futsal, cinema, birthday cakes, celebrations, team lunch and dinner ... )
- 1 session - Talent Acquisition Team (Virtual or face-to-face)
- 1 business case (To be pitched in subsequent round)
- 1 session - Hiring Manager (Virtual or face-to-face)
- 1 session - Bar-Raiser (Virtual or face-to-face