Executive Assistant to Managing Director & Head of Corporate Strategy

📍 Mumbai | 🗓 5 Working Days | 🏢 Industry: Advertising
🕒 Experience: 10+ Years
🎯 Function: Strategy / Leadership Office

⚠️ Confidential Mandate
Kindly do not mention the company name in public or on social media platforms. The company name will be shared directly with shortlisted candidates.

⚠️ Location Restriction
Candidate must be based in Mumbai and available for a face-to-face interview with the MD.

Role Overview

We are looking for a high-calibre professional who will virtually shadow the Managing Director, acting as the first port of call to translate leadership vision into structured execution plans — and ensure those plans are delivered on the ground.

This is not a traditional EA role.

This is a dynamic, “amoeba-like” role — expanding and contracting based on organisational needs, strategic priorities, and individual ownership.

At times, you will lead enterprise-wide strategic initiatives.
At other times, you will remove operational bottlenecks from the MD’s day-to-day life.

The objective is clear:
Free up leadership bandwidth while ensuring strategy converts into execution.

Reporting

Direct reporting to the Managing Director.

Key Responsibilities

1️⃣ Strategic & Organisational Enablement

• Drive organisation-wide initiatives cutting across functions and hierarchies

• Translate leadership vision into clear execution roadmaps

• Track implementation progress and ensure follow-through

• Lead projects end-to-end — scoping, stakeholder alignment, content creation, and delivery

• Support long-term growth strategy and enterprise-level investments

• Act as a cross-functional strategic advisor on key business priorities

2️⃣ Strategy, Planning & Analysis

• Prepare Board-level presentations and strategic review documents

• Conduct industry, market, competitor, and financial analysis

• Build company-wide MIS, dashboards, and performance reports

• Manage budgets, variance analysis, and quarterly performance tracking

• Design new processes and improve governance systems

3️⃣ Leadership & Communication Support

• Draft strategic communications for internal and external stakeholders

• Support governance frameworks and appraisal systems

• Represent leadership in key meetings where required

• Align business unit leaders to enterprise strategy

• Assist in communicating firm-wide priorities

4️⃣ Execution & Follow-Through

• Track action items, dependencies, and delivery timelines

• Ensure decisions taken at leadership level are implemented

• Maintain documentation of confidential and sensitive matters

5️⃣ Executive & Operational Support

• Organise MD-level meetings including documentation and follow-ups

• Manage calendar, scheduling, and coordination

• Assist with personnel-related queries and ad-hoc priorities

• Act as a buffer between leadership and operational noise

⚠️ Mandatory Criteria (Non-Negotiable)

• Must be based in Mumbai

• Must come from Creative / Advertising / Marketing Agencies only

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in strategy, CEO/MD office, business transformation, or enterprise execution roles

• Must be a Chartered Accountant OR Graduate from a reputed college (Finance)

• Strong experience working directly with CXO-level stakeholders

• Proven ability to convert leadership vision into structured execution

• Strong hands-on experience in financial analysis, MIS, dashboards, budgeting, and variance tracking

• Experience preparing Board-level presentations and strategy documents

• Ability to support MD in executive assistant responsibilities

Preferred Background

• Experience in people-driven organisations

• Exposure to transformation or strategy-adjacent roles

• Background in finance-heavy strategic environments

Core Skills

• Excellent written & verbal communication

• Strong analytical and structured thinking ability

• Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word

• Time management & high attention to detail

• Ability to multitask and operate in ambiguity

• Strong stakeholder management

Personal Attributes

• Go-getter with high ambition and growth mindset

• Ownership-driven and execution-focused

• Comfortable working closely with senior leadership

• Calm under pressure in fast-moving environments

• Discreet, trustworthy, and dependable

Why This Role is Unique

✔ Direct exposure to Managing Director
✔ Enterprise-level strategic influence
✔ High-visibility leadership support role
✔ Opportunity to grow rapidly within the organisation
✔ Blend of strategy, governance, and operational excellence

If you are a high-potential finance-strategy professional ready to work closely with leadership and drive meaningful organisational impact, we would like to connect confidentially.

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