Cyient - Manager/Senior Manager - New Business Accelerator - IIM/XLRI/FMS/MDI

Designation: Manager/Sr. Manager - NBA (New Business Accelerator)

- The candidate should have ideally worked at least 2+ years in corporate M&A or Business Finance in a reputed organization, Big 4 or an investment bank with an overall experience of 5+ years

- Demonstrated experience in successful deal project management from origination to execution and high level of attention to detail

- Preference to people who are from technology domain and can understand the business needs faster

Key Skills

- Strong analytical skills and finance fundamentals (excellent financial modeling skills)

- Strong internal, and business communication skills

- Experience with deal negotiations preferable or dealt with senior management in large corporates

- Independent and self-driven

The candidate would be responsible for helping to manage the strategic investments within the organization with the following key responsibilities:

- Work with the New Business Accelerator team to create and manage business plans for new investments

- Jointly work with the Business to build a business case / investment case on potential organic investments, JV, partnership and acquisition opportunities for Executive Council and Board approval

- Undertake New Business Accelerator budgeting and forecasting

- Help with the Design to Cost support and also on the pricing of the solution/IP created

- Financial evaluation and develop valuation models based on discounted cash flows, comparables etc.

- Convert qualitative information from business to quantitative numbers, for easier decision making

- Come up with a framework to evaluate investments which includes identifying the tangible and intangible benefits and track them periodically

- Advise management on disinvestment decisions if the investments are not yielding the desired outcomes

- Analyze the performance of the investment/business unit by benchmarking with external competition

- Provide support to the Accelerator and start-up incubation programs being planned

About the New Business Accelerator Program

- NBA program has been created to drive 'Innovation' within the Company, with focus on developing new Products and Services and to provide the Company with competitive advantage:

- A dedicated co-operative unit has been established, providing access to the ecosystem to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.

- Partnerships with key players have been established for faster-go-to-market

- Will also encompass Accelerator program which will give us access to latest technology, and also to leverage the Corporate Venturing fund for investments in the right start-ups

- More than a dozen opportunities have been identified in the areas of IoT, healthcare, Aerospace & Defense and Semiconductor

Qualification: MBA (full time from a Tier 1 institute)

Experience: 5+ years of experience.

Job Location: Hyderabad