Executive Assistant - Corporate Chairman (Sports)
Date: 6 Oct 2026
Location: Delhi, IN
Company: GMR Group
JOB PURPOSE
The Executive Assistant to Corporate Chairman acts as a strategic support in Sports Business, supporting the business in driving business performance, strategic priorities, governance, and cross-functional execution across the Sports business. The role is responsible for providing business intelligence, performance analytics, executive decision support, and programme management to ensure the effective execution of the strategic agenda across franchises, leagues, sports IPs, international operations, commercial partnerships, and sports infrastructure.
ORGANISATION CHART
Corporate Chairman >>
Executive Assistant – CCM (Sports)
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
| Accountabilities | Key Performance Indicators |
| Strategic Initiative Governance • Track execution of the Chairman’s priorities and enterprise-wide strategic initiatives. • Monitor action items from leadership meetings and ensure timely closure. |
• % Strategic initiatives delivered on schedule. • Action closure rate. • Governance compliance. |
| Market Intelligence & Business Analysis • Conduct research on sports industry trends, league developments, media rights, sponsorship landscape, competitors and global best practices. • Review business cases for new opportunities, partnerships and investments presented by Business Development team |
• Number of strategic insights adopted. • Quality of business case analysis. • Timeliness of market intelligence reports. |
| Investment & M&A Support • Evaluate acquisition and investment opportunities in sports franchises and IPs. • Support due diligence for mergers, acquisitions and strategic partnerships. Prepare investment committee papers and valuation summaries. |
• Investment opportunities evaluated • Due diligence reports completed on time • Investment committee papers submitted on time • Post-investment milestones achieved |
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES - Additional Details
| Executive Governance • Support Board meetings, Executive Committee meetings and monthly business reviews through agenda preparation, business reports and decision tracking. • Maintain governance documentation and executive action trackers |
• Timely submission of governance documents. • Accuracy of meeting outputs. Closure of Board action items. |
EXTERNAL INTERACTIONS
INTERNAL INTERACTIONS
Roles you need to interact with inside the organization to enable success in your day-to-day work
GMR Sports Team across departments, including Hampshire management team.
Franchise & League leadership
PMO/Strategy
Group Stakeholders
FINANCIAL DIMENSIONS
Support Corporate Chairman & work closely with Sports business leadership in developing and monitoring the Annual Operating Plan, budgeting, financial planning, and performance management for a revenue base of approximately ₹500 crore, ensuring disciplined execution, budget adherence, and alignment with strategic business objectives.
OTHER DIMENSIONS
EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA / PGDM in Business Management, Finance, Strategy or Sports Management.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Commerce, Economics or related discipline
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
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