Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives and PMI
About Grab and Our WorkplaceGrab is Southeast Asia's leading superapp. From getting your favourite meals delivered to helping you manage your finances and getting around town hassle-free, we've got your back with everything. In Grab, purpose gives us joy and habits build excellence, while harnessing the power of Technology and AI to deliver the mission of driving Southeast Asia forward by economically empowering everyone, with heart, hunger, honour, and humility. Get to Know the TeamThe Strategic Initiatives & PMI team is Grab's strategy-to-execution engine for our most critical enterprise-wide priorities. Operating alongside the Corporate Strategy team under the Head of Group Corporate Strategy, we tackle high-stakes, ambiguous business challenges and translate them into measurable outcomes.You will join a high-performing team of ex-MBB alumni who combine top-tier consulting rigor with hands-on functional and operational experience across tech, commercial, and operational roles. We pride ourselves on rigorous problem framing and clarity of thought, paired with a practical execution mindset. Our portfolio spans shaping corporate growth initiatives (e.g., evaluating new market entries and regional expansion strategies), driving massive operational turnarounds (e.g., end-to-end transformation of core business functions), and leading complex post-merger integrations across our regional footprint.Get to Know the RoleReporting directly to the Head of the team, you will lead high-priority strategic projects, operational transformations, and post-merger integration (PMI) workstreams. We are looking for a Senior Manager who brings top-tier strategic rigor but has moved beyond pure advisory work to build diverse, practical business experience.You will not just be making recommendations; you will structure the problem, align cross-functional stakeholders, and drive ground-level implementation. Success requires exceptional clarity of thought, the ability to frame highly ambiguous problems, and a collaborative, empathetic approach to stakeholder management across matrixed teams.The Critical Tasks You Will PerformCorporate Strategy Projects: Partner with strategy and executive leadership to frame complex corporate strategy questions (e.g., regional expansion, new business model entry) and design actionable operational roadmaps to deliver them.Transformation Programs: Own the end-to-end delivery of large-scale transformations. Define the problem, size the opportunity, and orchestrate cross-functional execution to improve business performance and ways of working.Post-Merger Integration (M&A): Lead integration planning and execution for major regional acquisitions. Support M&A due diligence, stress-test deal synergies, and ensure value capture targets are achieved across commercial, operational, product, and people workstreams.Executive Alignment: Act as a thought partner to senior business leaders. Translate complex analyses into clear, structure...