Expert Jazz GSM Strategy

About the role

The Expert Jazz GSM Strategy role sits in the Pricing, Strategy & Digital Analytics function of the Jazz Consumer Division, reporting directly to the Manager Jazz GSM Strategy. It provides the analytical foundation for the Consumer strategy, supporting the strategy, its progress against the annual business plan and the decisions that depend on it. The workplace is on site in Islamabad.

Key responsibilities

• Consolidate inputs from product owners across Jazz GSM into the strategy model, linking key initiatives and levers to the approved business plan baseline and ambition.
• Maintain the strategy tracker, monitoring key performance indicators monthly and quarterly and flagging emerging gaps early.
• Support quarterly strategy reviews as the business plan is actualised, analysing performance to date and the year-end outlook against the locked plan and updating the strategy model.
• Conduct deviation analysis to identify root causes such as external market factors, gaps in internal support or execution challenges, and prepare findings for the Manager.
• Track the support requirements behind the business plan ambition, including budget, network and advertising spend, and report on their delivery status.
• Gather and analyse market and competitive intelligence to inform the strategy and strategic narratives.
• Prepare analysis and executive-level presentation material for the President Jazz GSM and the VP Jazz Consumer Growth for internal forums and external events.
• Develop financial models and business cases for major opportunities such as spectrum auctions and new ventures, using techniques including DCF, NPV, IRR and payback analysis.
• Coordinate with the Planning, FP&A and BI teams to ensure consistency of data and assumptions across the business plan, forecasts and strategy.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a quantitative discipline, Business, Economics, Finance, Management Sciences or a related field.
• 2-4 years of relevant work experience.
• Preferred: industry experience in telecom, pricing, strategy and business planning, or consumer digital services, with a sound understanding of the telecom business model and its commercial and financial drivers.
• Candidates holding CA, ACCA, CFA, ACMA or CIMA are encouraged to apply.

Required skills

• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, able to explain performance gaps and their root causes clearly.
• Ability to build clear storylines and executive-level presentation material.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including PowerPoint, Excel, PowerQuery and Think-Cell.