CashFlo - Head - Strategy

Introduction:

- Starting in 1998, Google re-defined the Internet landscape by owning the Search Layer and building a monster business on top of that.

- Over 20 years later, CashFlo is revolutionizing how SMEs do business today by owning the transaction layer between businesses. And it will change business banking and B2B trade forever.

- Our vision is to be the biggest catalyst for SME business growth by creating India's largest neo-banking platform for SMEs. Founded by ex-BCG and ISB / IIM alumni, and backed by Elevation Capital (previously SAIF Partners) and General Catalyst, CashFlo's award-winning flagship product helps streamline B2B payments and embeds credit in a seamless way for SMEs, creating a win-win for buyers and sellers.

- Our founding team consists of ex-BCG, ISB / IIM alumni with a team of industry leaders serving on the advisory board. We bring to the table deep insights in the SME lending space, based on 100+ years of combined experience in Financial Services & Technology. We are a team of passionate problem solvers and big thinkers and are looking for like-minded people to join our team.

- We are looking for someone who loves a challenge, is ambitious, super tenacious and persistent. S/he is a self-starter, thrives in a dynamic start-up environment, has a knack for understanding customer needs, and loves to get sh-t done! If you check these boxes - we want to talk to you!

The opportunity:

- Solve a complex $11 Trillion payments problem at the cutting edge of Fintech innovation, and make a tangible difference to the small business landscape in India

- Join a high performance, dynamic and collaborative work environment that throws new challenges on a daily basis

- Build a business ground-up - be part of the leadership team and be directly responsible for driving company's success.

Key Role and Responsibilities:

- Inform company's business strategy - Continually evaluate market opportunities, business models, competing product propositions, key go - no-go decisions

- Identify new growth opportunities, design and implement 0 to 1 ideas with a high calibre team

- Provide decision support on new initiatives through data gathering and analysis, and presenting considerations to relevant stakeholders

- Undertake key capability building and growth initiatives for the company from time to time depending on business priorities - execute select initiatives end-to-end

- Work with different functions from time to time to help them setup best-in-class processes

- Build and manage a high calibre team to deliver on goals flawlessly.

Skills/ Qualities Required:

- Entrepreneurial bent of mind: Someone who is looking to build a company ground up and is passionate about the SME lending space

- A First-principles thinker: Has ability to structure complex problems, analyse and synthesize available data and come up with practical and quality answers

- A "Figure things out" kind of person: If you are looking for a well-defined, structured role with fixed responsibilities we are probably not the right fit. We will expect you to come figure stuff out with us!

- Gets things done: Has the knack for getting the job done - A combination of grit, hustle and problem-solving skills to deliver results

- An Infinite Learner: Willing and able to rapidly learn new skills and adapt to new roles as and when required by the business. If you are not hungry to learn, we won't be a good fit. We want to be able to learn from you as well, so we'll love it if you come with some deep knowledge or domain expertise from a previous job

- An eternal optimist with a big imagination: Finally, we want someone who can imagine what the future would look like, and then push the boundaries of what's possible to get there, not someone who finds a 100 ways of why it cannot be done

- Can handle fragmentation: Is able to run multiple critical initiatives in parallel, and has the ability to zoom in and out when needed

Preferred qualifications :

- Post Graduate degree from a Tier 1 institute, with 8-12 years of experience

- Healthy mix of experience in startups & management consulting

- Demonstrated ability in execution / delivery of projects

- Demonstrated experience in handling P&L a strong plus

- Prior exposure to Financial services / Fintech a strong plus

Key details:

- Role: Chief of Staff, CEO's office

- Location: Mumbai

- Compensation: Negotiable based on candidate profile (structured as Fixed + Variable, ESOPs to be considered on a case to case basis)

- Date of Joining: ASAP