Air India vacancy for Chief Strategy Officer | Last Date : 27/01/2011

Air India intends to appoint a Chief Strategy Officer who will be attached to the office of Chairman &
Managing Director. He/She is expected to coordinate with the Chief Operating Officer as well as Senior
Departmental heads including the Functional Directors, with a view to help monitor progress as per
timelines, work out modification in strategies with the ultimate objective of turn around strategy of Air
India being translated into measurable results.

Position: Chief Strategy Officer

Duties & responsibilities :

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As broadly given above, the CSO will work closely with the CMD and incubate new ideas and special
projects. He/She should also be competent to evaluate project proposal in collaboration / coordination
with Project Leads;

# Monitor / evaluate, on a continuous basis, and brief the CMD on the Key Performance Indicators,
whether they are being achieved as per time line;
# Prepare analytical reports on the Operating / Commercial / Financial performance of Strategic
Business Units which are likely to be treated as independent profit centers under the overall umbrella of
Air India;
# Gather intelligence about market competence and technology;
# Evaluate and suggest variations in strategies in line with market conditions and report to the CMD on
such matters;
# The CSO may be nominated / associated with different management Committees.

Qualification & Experience :

* Minimum post graduate MBA degree with major in business, finance, strategy, marketing from a
premier institute, in India or abroad;
* Prior experience in working closely with Senior Management Executives in the implementation of
corporate level transformation plans.
* At least five years experience either as Management Consultant or in similar position having
worked with a consulting firm of international repute;
* Airline consulting, experience and domain knowledge will be considered as an important advantage
to the candidate while being evaluated;
* High level of experience and knowledge in handling complicated and large IT project implementation
will be preferred;
* Compensation package will not be a constraint as long as it is commensurate with the candidates
qualification and experience and in line with the Company policies.
* Interested candidates may forward their CV in confidence to the undersigned in a sealed envelope super
scribed with the position applied for within 15 days of appearance of this advertisement.

Please email the courier reference. No. to enable us track the envelope.

V. Srikrishnan
Executive Director-Headquarters & personnel
21 st floor, Air India Building
Nariman point
Mumbai 400021
Maharashtra, India
Tel: +91 22 22796515 / email v.srikrishnan@airindia.in