Lead Business Strategy

Group Company: Thermax Bioenergy Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Designation: Lead Business Strategy

Office Location: Energy House, Pune

Role Purpose

The Lead-Business Strategy will work closely with the CEO to drive strategic planning, business performance, commercial evaluation, and key strategic initiatives for the BioCNG business. The role will support the development and execution of business strategies, evaluate growth opportunities, and strengthen decision-making through data-driven insights.

The position requires a combination of strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, commercial acumen, and execution orientation to translate business priorities into actionable plans and measurable outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities:

A. Business Strategy & Planning

• Support the CEO in developing and implementing business strategies aligned with TBSPL’s growth objectives and long-term business priorities.
• Develop business cases, scenario analyses, financial models, and strategic recommendations to support management decisions.

B. Strategic Initiatives & Business Performance

• Drive key strategic initiatives identified by the CEO, ensuring clear objectives, milestones, accountability, and timely execution.
• Develop and monitor business performance dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), and management reports.
• Analyze business performance against targets, identify gaps, and recommend corrective actions.
• Identify business risks, evaluate potential implications, and work with team for the development of mitigation plans.

C. CEO Office & Management Support

• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO in evaluating business priorities, preparing management presentations, and analyzing critical business decisions.
• Prepare concise, data-backed recommendations on strategic, financial, commercial, and operational matters.
• Drive closure of agreed strategic actions by coordinating with relevant stakeholders and tracking progress.
• Handle special projects and strategic assignments entrusted by the CEO, maintaining confidentiality and ensuring timely delivery.
• Challenge existing assumptions constructively and bring an objective, analytical perspective to business decisions.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, preferably Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Electrical, or a related discipline. MBA or postgraduate qualification in Strategy, Finance, Business Management, or a related field is preferred.
• Approximately 6-10 years of relevant professional experience in business strategy, business planning, project commercial management, techno-commercial evaluation, EPC project management, or strategic business initiatives.
• Experience in renewable energy, BioCNG, waste-to-energy, infrastructure, industrial projects, or the EPC sector would be advantageous.
• Exposure to tender management, pre-bid activities, commercial negotiations, project financials, and business performance analysis is desirable.
• Experience working with senior management and managing cross-functional initiatives is preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and business acumen.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-support capabilities.
• Commercial awareness and financial understanding.
• Structured thinking and data-driven decision-making.
• Project and stakeholder management.
• Ability to influence and collaborate without direct reporting authority.
• Strong communication, presentation, and business writing skills.
• Ownership, accountability, initiative, and execution orientation.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic and evolving business environment.