Head of Strategy

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Role Summary:

SDG India is seeking a high-impact leader to drive strategic transformation across the organization. This role will focus on spearheading enterprise-wide AI adoption, implementing a shared services delivery model, and enabling a next-generation operating model to enhance cost efficiency, improve solution differentiation, and drive market competitiveness.

This is a critical leadership role with cross-functional influence, reporting directly to the Country Manager and working closely with business, delivery, HR, finance, and global leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities:

AI Strategy & Adoption

• Lead the enterprise-wide AI transformation agenda — from strategy to execution.
• Identify and prioritize high-impact AI use cases across delivery, pre-sales, managed services, and internal functions.
• Work closely with service line leaders to embed AI in delivery workflows, enabling measurable gains in productivity, quality, and decision-making.
• Define and track success metrics for AI initiatives, ensuring adoption and business impact.
• Align shared services with AI Strategy, optimizing cost structures and turnaround time.

Operating Model Transformation

• Lead cross-functional programs to evolve SDG India's delivery and engagement model.
• Drive initiatives to improve pricing competitiveness, resource utilization, and service differentiation.
• Develop and implement change management plans to support transformation efforts.

Strategic Enablement

• Act as a change catalyst to align leadership, teams, and processes with future-state goals.
• Benchmark against industry best practices and introduce relevant innovations.
• Collaborate with finance and business development teams to model cost impact and ROI of initiatives.

Key Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience

  in management consulting, IT services, or enterprise transformation roles.
• Proven experience in

  AI-led transformation

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  shared services strategy

  , or

  operating model change

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• Strong analytical and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence at the executive level.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and program governance skills.
• Prior exposure to the IAM, cybersecurity, or enterprise tech consulting space is a plus.