Deputy Business Head - Consulting Firm

About the client:

- Company Name: A fast growing FinTech firm, which is a part of global bank

- Industries: Banking / Financial Services / Broking, Investment Banking / Venture Capital / Private Equity, FinTech / Payments

- Company Type: Fortune 500

- Headquarter Location: Mumbai

- Nature of Offering: Product & Services

- Founding Year: 2010

- No of Employees: 11-50

Deputy Head (India)

About the Role:

Looking for a senior business manager bringing strategy, operations, people management and financial management experience to support the leadership in its expansion plans. Prior leadership experience within traditional finance or a B2B/B2C fintech firm along with an affinity towards cryptocurrency and digital assets, will be considered a plus for the role. The position reports into the regional CEO.

Responsibilities:

- Collaborate with the Regional CEO, India BoD, and ExCo in managing the day-to-day operations in India and handling any local operational issues.

- Set up new business processes, procedures and policies through in-depth evaluation, and execution of continuous improvements in best practices.

- Drive operational excellence, and actively identify and mitigate operational risks.

- Support the strategic planning process, and resource allocations.

- Support the CEO in motivating and driving the performance of various front-to-back functions through a hands-on approach.

- Support the financial management of the company (planning, reporting, and auditing processes)

- Be able to step into any department head role in India to bridge short-term gaps.

- Act as an authorized signatory of the company.

- Support the development of the company brand and network.

Personal Attributes

- Resourceful individual with strong analytical, managerial, communication, and leadership acumen.

- Hands-on approach with a can-do attitude

- Intuitive ability to identify issues before they occur and ability to resolve them efficiently.

- Ability to build and foster a strong network of internal and external stakeholder relationships.

- Highly motivated to learn, build, and scale a business.

- Detail oriented, committed to excellence.

- Top notch communication across all channels and across all levels

Experience:

- Min 10 years of relevant experience

- Prior startup experience as well as experience working in a highly regulated environment

- Ability to work within a matrix organisation with multiple stakeholders

- Should have handled multiple teams or departments

- An ability to drive technology adoption in the day-to-day running of the business

- A strong affinity towards digital assets