Interim Strategy Lead (4-month mission)

Are you ready to step into a high impact mission that shapes Hero’s most critical strategic choices?
For four months, you will assume a mission critical role at the center of Hero’s enterprise direction. As Interim Strategy Lead, you will guide high impact decisions, shape our growth agenda, oversee M&A initiatives, and lead complex integrations. This assignment requires a seasoned strategist who can operate with executive maturity, navigate ambiguity, and deliver clarity when it matters most.

What You’ll Achieve

Drive Insight Led Decisions

• You will act as a trusted strategic partner to senior leaders, providing structured analysis, scenario modelling, and recommendation frameworks that inform enterprise level choices.

Lead the M&A Journey End-to-End

• You will support the M&A pipeline, assess strategic fit, lead due diligence, valuation models, define synergy logic, and prepare high stakes investment cases for the Executive Board.

Guide Corporate Priorities 

• You will enable  embedding strategic priorities in business plans.

Advance Hero’s AI Enabled Future Insights

• You will shape our strategic intelligence capabilities by leveraging AI based tools and trend scanning methodologies that sharpen Hero’s foresight and agility.

Who You Are

Executive‑Level Strategist

• Proven senior leadership experience in strategy, corporate development, M&A, finance, or similar roles within FMCG/CPG, Big 4, or financial institutions.
• Comfortable leading through influence in a complex, matrixed global environment.

Business Savvy Decision Maker

• Strong business acumen and the ability to bridge long term vision with practical market execution.
• Ability to manage through ambiguity

Analytical Powerhouse

• Very strong analytical abilities with solid financial modelling and valuation skills.
• Skilled at synthesizing diverse inputs into concise recommendations for senior executives.

Collaboration & Change Enabler

• Natural partner to Finance, Legal, HR, IT, and business leaders, ensuring end to end alignment.
• Experienced in navigating change, integrating organizations, and maintaining engagement during transition.

Digital & AI Ready Professional

• Familiar with collaboration tools such as Microsoft 365, SharePoint and Teams; understanding of GenAI tools is a bonus.
• Curious about new technologies and how they shape better strategic choices.

Global Communicator

• Fluent in English (required).
• Additional languages (e.g., German, Spanish) are a plus.

Our Culture: How We Grow Together

• Create wow: We dare to do things differently, seek to always win with consumers and customers, and endeavor to be forever relevant and vital to our world. It’s about Curiosity, Innovation and Consumer/Customer Focus.
• Everyone Hero: We work together in pursuit of our common mission and strategy, strengthening our local businesses by leveraging the power of the collective. It’s about Purpose, Performance and Teamwork.
• Nourish others: We treat everyone with honesty, care and respect and provide our people, customers and consumers with what they need to thrive. It’s about Honesty, Empowerment, Respect and Diversity.
• Take responsibility: We make good choices today to build a more sustainable business and environment fit for the needs of tomorrow. It’s about Sustainability, Ownership, Heritage and Quality.