Assistant Manager, Strategy & Planning – Balikpapan

Company Description

About Grab and Our Workplace

Grab is Southeast Asia’s leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we’ve got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility.

Job Description

Get to Know the Team

You will be part of the Strategy & Planning team, responsible for driving Grab’s mobility and deliveries business in Balikpapan. We use data to create strategy to best serve our drivers, merchants and consumers. Our Strategy & Planning team is made up of Grabbers of different backgrounds – business, statistics, computer science, and engineering – allowing us to have multiple perspectives towards business issues. If you are looking for an environment where you are empowered to solve business issues and lead high impact projects, then you should join our team!

Get to Know the Role 

We are looking for Assistant Manager to be accountable for Grab’s OKR in Balikpapan. You will oversee short- and medium-term strategy formulation, leads and ensures success of various projects by collaborating with cross-functional teams, and serves as an internal advisor for city teams. We believe a successful candidate has willingness to strive beyond the BAU (not fixated on “Business as Usual” activities) and strong team member management skills. If you believe you have what it takes then we’d love to hear from you! Reporting to Strategy & Planning Manager. You will be based onsite in Grab Balikpapan.

The Critical Tasks You Will Perform

• Create insights through data analysis, and provide recommendations to improve Grab’s business performance accordingly
• Monitor cities’ performance regularly, identify potential issues and propose action plans
• Lead different projects at once from end to end (initiate, plan, get team members’ support, ensure timely and successful execution, evaluate results and iterate) – often self-sourced rather than directed
• Explore and find improvement opportunities across business processes
• Management reporting

Qualifications

What Essential Skills You Will Need

• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree from reputable universities
• Minimum 2 years of work experience in data analysis, business strategy, project management and/or consultancy. Experience in digital business is preferable.
• Excellent in Microsoft excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), Microsoft PowerPoint (to create cohesive presentation), and Microsoft Word. Knowledge in tools like SQL, R, Python, Tableau, Power BI
• Proven experience in convincing and getting team members’ support for new ideas
• Pays attention to small details to ensure quality is in place
• Experience overseeing projects with different team members
• Explain communication to deliver a clear, concise and consistent message to audiences of various backgrounds

Additional Information

Life at Grab

We care about your well-being at Grab, here are some of the global benefits we offer:

• We have your back with Term Life Insurance and comprehensive Medical Insurance.
• With GrabFlex, create a benefits package that suits your needs and aspirations.
• Celebrate moments that matter in life with loved ones through Parental and Birthday leave, and give back to your communities through Love-all-Serve-all (LASA) volunteering leave
• We have a confidential Grabber Assistance Programme to guide and uplift you and your loved ones through life’s challenges.
• Balancing personal commitments and life’s demands are made easier with our FlexWork arrangements such as differentiated hours

What We Stand For At Grab

We are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workplace that provides equal opportunity for Grabbers to grow and perform at their best. We consider all candidates fairly and equally regardless of nationality, ethnicity, race, religion, age, gender, family commitments, physical and mental impairments or disabilities, and other attributes that make them unique.