Gina Syailendra

Finance · Strategy · Brand | FP&A @ Estée Lauder Companies | McKinsey Next Gen Women Leaders ’25 | Venture Matchmaker | Co-Founder, Nutraceuticals & Functional Food

Indonesia

About

I work at the intersection of finance, strategy, and brand — a combination I've spent the last few years deliberately building, and one that defines how I create value. At Estée Lauder Companies Indonesia, I serve as the financial and strategic backbone for nine prestige beauty brands, driving FP&A, long-term financial planning, and investment evaluation. Before moving into finance, I spent a year on the brand side of the same house, leading national sales programs and premium activations for La Mer, Clinique, and Estée Lauder. I understand both the numbers and the brand experience behind them. Beyond ELC, I consult independently for state-owned enterprises and SMEs. I'm also a builder and a connector. I co-founded Collegacy Indonesia, a student development platform helping students build the skills they need for professional life, our first webinar alone reached 1,200+ participants in the first week. Increasingly, I find myself drawn to connecting the right founders, ideas, and capital — across industries and borders. McKinsey Next Gen Women Leaders '25. Cum Laude, Institut Teknologi Bandung. University of Pennsylvania, full IISMA scholar. Currently co-founding ventures in nutraceuticals and functional food, built on Indonesian marine natural resources — with the same rigor and intentionality I bring to everything else.

Experience

  • Co-Founder at Self-employed
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Building a nutraceuticals and functional food venture rooted in Indonesian marine natural resources, targeting the Indonesia-Singapore market. Currently in product development, market validation, and regulatory mapping.

  • Independent Finance & Strategy Consultant at Self-employed
    Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    I provide part-time financial and strategic advisory to businesses across industries, from state-owned enterprises and their portfolio companies to growth-stage SMEs, helping leadership teams make better, faster, and more confident decisions through rigorous financial analysis. What I do: - Build integrated financial models covering revenue projection, cost structure, capital planning, and scenario analysis (5–6 year horizons) - Conduct long-term financial performance reviews to surface profitability drivers, structural inefficiencies, and growth constraints - Translate complex financial data into clear, actionable strategic recommendations for C-suite and board-level decision-making - Develop expansion feasibility models to support investment decisions and new venture launches Clients served: State-owned enterprises & portfolio companies (maritime, insurance), Growth-stage SMEs (retail & services)

  • The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (3 yrs)
    • FP&A Finance and Business Analyst
      Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

      Serving as the finance and strategy backbone for the Indonesia affiliate, supporting nine prestige beauty brands across full-cycle FP&A, capital planning, and commercial decision-making. a.) Financial Planning & Analysis - Drive monthly and annual budgeting across nine brands — Estée Lauder, La Mer, Clinique, Jo Malone, Tom Ford, Le Labo, MAC, Bobbi Brown, and Dr. Jart - Co-develop multi-year financial plans (FY26 & FY27), integrating sales targets, marketing investments, and channel strategies into long-term growth planning - Act as strategic business partner to brand teams, translating financial data into commercial insights that strengthen brand performance visibility b.) Capital & Investment - Build and evaluate business cases for CAPEX investments and new channel expansion (FY25–FY27), assessing ROI, scalability, and strategic fit - Develop business case for new brand launch (FY27), covering full cost structure and profitability projections - Oversee capital expenditure planning and tracking for the Indonesia affiliate, ensuring disciplined execution aligned with growth priorities c.) Operations & Efficiency - Led cost optimization for the CSR Breast Cancer Campaign, cutting event costs by 50% while maintaining premium activations at St. Regis and Zycle - Designed and implemented a tester utilization tracking system across nine brands, improving coordination between marketing teams and distribution partners

    • Program and Product Marketing (La Mer, Estee Lauder, Clinique)
      Jul 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Drove national sales program strategy and brand activation across three prestige beauty brands (La Mer, Clinique, and Estée Lauder) managing end-to-end execution from program design and customer segmentation to field execution and financial operations. a.) Brand Activation & Retail Execution - Led end-to-end execution of 8 high-impact La Mer consumer and retail activations across key luxury malls, consistently delivering 160–200% of sales targets - Designed and executed a flagship sales program for La Mer Plaza Senayan Podium, achieving 126% of revenue target through strategic program design and premium activation planning - Owned La Mer's cross-brand collaboration with Park Hyatt Jakarta, designing exclusive VIP activations to deepen high-value customer engagement and brand equity b.) Customer Acquisition & Growth - Led a 6-month national growth initiative for Clinique focused on customer acquisition and conversion acceleration across all Jakarta counters, achieving 80–120% of acquisition targets - Designed a nationwide bounce-back voucher program with a 20% redemption rate on second purchases, strengthening post-purchase retention c.) Operations & Commercial Support - Directed national sales program strategy across all Clinique and La Mer stores and events, consistently delivering 70–160% of sales performance vs. target - Managed national forecasting and allocation of NCO inventory (gifts, samples, testers, collaterals) across both brands, optimizing field execution efficiency - Supported financial operations including budgeting, accruals, and purchase order management

  • Next Generation Women Leaders - APAC at McKinsey & Company
    May 2025 - May 2025 · 1 mo

  • Project Support Consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
    2023 - 2023 · Less than a year

    Contributed to high-impact transformation engagements at BCG Jakarta across two industries, mining and aviation, working alongside consulting teams to drive business, technology, and people transformation strategies for major Indonesian corporations. a.) Mining — Business & Technology Transformation - Analyzed the competitive landscape of 10+ asset management and predictive maintenance software solutions, shaping the go-to-market strategy for one of Indonesia's largest mining companies - Facilitated an OKR workshop with eight executive-level steering committee members, defining the mission and objectives for a new business line - Conducted SME interviews to develop product, people, and transformation strategy for a technology division b.) Aviation — People & Business Transformation - Supported an airline transformation project spanning revenue optimization, people transformation, and IT system improvement initiatives