ftcash is scouting for Head - Operations reporting to Co-founder/CEO

Work Location : Mumbai

Who We Are :

- ftcash is a fast growing financial technology venture which aims to empower micro-merchants and entrepreneurs with the power of cashless payments and loans only using a bank account and feature phone.

- ftcash aggregates all payment methods including credit/debit cards, net banking and mobile wallets to create an open platform for merchants to start accepting electronic payments in less than 5 minutes. In addition, ftcash creates unique and proprietary transactional data which can be leveraged to provide institutional finance to these merchants.

- Started in mid-2015, after a successful launch in Mumbai, ftcash has expanded countrywide by growing 10x every 6 months, across various segments such as kirana stores, milkman, newspaper agents, travel agents, coaching institutes etc. The team comprises of senior executives from Deutsche Bank, KPMG, Capital One, World Bank among others with a pedigree from Wharton Business School, Harvard University, IITs, SRCC etc.

- ftcash is backed by PayPal, as it was adjudged the winner at Start Tank Challenge. It was awarded winner at the UK Trade and Investment - Great Tech Rocketship Initiative, IIM Ahmedabad CIIE-IIFL Fellowship, Village Capital Program, KPMG Hot 100 Startups, iSPIRT InTech50 among other accolades. ftcash was selected for World's first Impact Investment Show - The Real Deal on NDTV and Young Turks on CNBC.

- ftcash is funded by IvyCap Ventures and several marquee international angel investors.

Role Summary :

- The Head - Operations will report to Co-founder/CEO and work with operations managers, business development and various external vendors and will be responsible for managing strategy, analytics and operations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Strategy and Analytics

- Operations, Process Optimization and Cost Control.

- Vendor Management

- Data Analytics

- Team Management

Qualification and Experience :

- Full time Engineering / MBA from a Tier 1 institute (IIT, IIM, ISB etc.)

- Experience of 3-8 years preferably in E-commerce, Consulting, Logistics, Consumer Durables, Telecom or Automotive

- Experience in handling high a team of over 4-5 employees and stakeholder management

- Exposure in building l-ground sales networks

- Exposure of analytics and tools to understand data better.

Desired Skills and competencies :

- Strong analytical skills with ability to analyze data and identify patterns to take remedial action.

- Ability to scale the business and build processes

- Excellent communication skills, ability to multi-task and negotiate with multiple stakeholders.

- Ability to work in a chaotic startup environment and solve complex problems.

- Ability to understand businesses and markets and passion to sell.

- Ability to build strong teams setting high standards of performance for each team member.

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