Head of Strategy

CAPEON · India

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Strategic Planning & Business Development

• Partner directly with the Founder to define, articulate, and operationalize the Group's strategic priorities across business verticals.
• Conduct rigorous market research, competitive intelligence, and opportunity assessment to support new market entry, product development, and investment targeting.
• Translate high-level strategic direction into structured execution roadmaps with clearly defined milestones, owners, and success metrics.
• Identify white-space opportunities and emerging trends that align with the Group's investment thesis and growth objectives.

2. Financial Modelling & Investment Analysis

• Build and maintain detailed financial models to evaluate new business opportunities, M&A targets, partnerships, and capital allocation decisions.
• Develop comprehensive business cases, investment memoranda, and scenario analyses to support executive decision-making.
• Conduct valuation work including DCF, LBO, comparable company analysis, and precedent transaction analysis as required.
• Track portfolio performance metrics and provide regular reporting against strategic and financial targets.

3. M&A Support & Transaction Execution

• Support end-to-end M&A processes including origination, due diligence coordination, financial modelling, and post-acquisition integration planning.
• Prepare deal summaries, term sheet analysis, and investment committee materials for the Founder and senior advisers.
• Coordinate with external advisers — legal, financial, and sector specialists — to ensure efficient and well-governed transaction execution.

4. Cross-Functional Execution & Project Management

• Serve as the connective tissue between the Founder's Office and internal functions including Finance, Legal & Compliance, HR, and Business Unit leadership.
• Drive strategic projects from inception through delivery, maintaining accountability for timelines, quality, and stakeholder alignment.
• Identify operational inefficiencies and develop pragmatic recommendations for improvement across the Group's portfolio entities.

5. Executive Stakeholder Engagement & Communications

• Prepare high-quality executive presentations, board materials, investment briefs, and management dashboards for leadership and external audiences.
• Act as a credible and discreet representative of the Founder's Office in interactions with investors, partners, and senior advisers.
• Support investor relations activity, including preparation for investor meetings, due diligence packs, and strategic communications.

6. Performance Monitoring & Business Insights

• Develop and maintain KPI frameworks and management reporting structures to provide the Founder with timely, actionable business intelligence.
• Monitor macroeconomic developments, sector dynamics, and portfolio performance to surface risks and opportunities proactively.

Essential

• 6–10 years of progressive experience in M&A advisory, strategy consulting, corporate finance, or a founder's/CEO's office within a high-growth or complex multi-entity environment.
• Demonstrably strong financial modelling capability — proficient in building integrated three-statement models, DCF, LBO, and scenario/sensitivity analysis from scratch.
• Track record of managing and delivering complex, cross-functional projects with significant commercial stakes.
• Prior exposure to M&A processes — whether in an advisory or principal capacity — including due diligence, deal structuring, and execution.
• Exposure of listed company experience in India, with Tech/IT/Cybersecurity etc.
• Educated to degree level in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related discipline; an MBA or ACA/CFA qualification is highly advantageous.
• Comfortable operating with high levels of confidentiality and personal accountability.

Preferred

• Background in Big 4 Transaction Services, bulge-bracket or boutique investment banking, top-tier strategy consulting (MBB / Big 4 Strategy), or a principal investing environment.
• IT/ITES/Tech/Cyber Security background is essential.
• Experience operating in or alongside a founder-led or family office environment.
• Exposure to multi-sector investment portfolios or conglomerate business models.
• Familiarity with the UK regulatory and corporate governance landscape.