Info Edge - Leadership Role - Strategic Alliances & Partnerships - New Vertical - 99Acres.com - IIM/FMS/MDI/XLRI

Role: Alliances/Partnership and Acquisition (Leadership Role) | Reports to: India Business Head - Resale

Key Stakeholders: In 99Acres Team, the person will be regularly interacting with Chief Business Officer at 99Acres, and will be collaborating and working closely with B2C Sales, B2B Sales, Marketing, Operations, Design and other Product Leaders and Verticals in 99Acres Team.

The person will also have exposure to the Group CEO of Infoedge India Pvt Ltd, from time to time.

Key Responsibilities

1. Drive resale supply (India and international) through partnerships with luxury property service providers like Sotheby's/Savill's/Colliers/etc, as well as through supply partnerships with 10-15 Banks/HFCs

2. Get supply of mortgaged properties where home loan taker has defaulted on loan repayment & bank has taken over property & wants to dispose off

3. Work towards bringing relevant international supply on the platform through appropriate partnerships

4. Develop the overall strategy and roadmap for the supply partnerships

5. Define & execute a High Impact Business Roadmap for the Resale Business

6. Generate key insights, market intelligent, developing a keen understanding of Resale ecosystem

7. Continuously benchmark product offerings and experience on multiple dimensions with competition

8. Work closely with marketing to drive relevant product marketing initiatives

9. Work closely with real estate intelligence team to drive and publish timely and relevant content

10. Contribute to the business development thinking of 99acres, as part of the team

This is not a pure product manager role. It's more of Supply strategy / roadmap, partnerships and Product operations kind of a role, aiming to stitch together supply partnerships, ensure execution happens as intended (through a combination of individual contribution & by taking help of tech/UX/product where needed)

Educational Qualification & desired Experience

- 4-6 years of experience (~2-5 post MBA)

- MBA/PDGM from top tier institute

Required Skills and Experience

1. Ability to think strategically and identify Impact Items

2. Managing and getting work done

3. Excellent understanding of stakeholder/customer needs and ability to do deep

4. People Management and a proven ability to retain people

5. Data Analytics

6. Expertise on Product and Business frameworks

7. Eagerness and hunger to Learn

8. Clear, transparent communication with an aim to drive consensus and evangelize both internally and externally

9. Persevere and push forward with ability to handle uncertainty and drive results

10. Strong business acumen

About Info Edge:

We are Info Edge, a pioneer in the Indian internet ecosystem. You may have heard about us when you are looking for a job (Naukri, iimjobs, hirist, AmbitionBox, Job Hai, BigShyft), a house (99acres), a life partner (Jeevansathi) or while you were studying (Shiksha). We run all these in house. We also invest actively and you might recognize us if you order food online (Zomato) or buy insurance online (Policy Bazaar). More about us here!

In short, we constantly strive to run sustainable businesses in the consumer internet space in India. We are $9-Billion in market cap but are a lot more in how we touch everyone's life on a day-to-day basis. And we aspire to do more.

Our Vision: To create world-class platforms that transform lives.

Background

99acres, part of InfoEdge Group, is a gateway to one of the fastest-growing property markets of the world. With over 9 million visitors visiting the website every month looking for real estate solutions, 99acres.com has over 1 Million residential and commercial property listings and over 1.5 lakh new projects. We are looking to further increase our footprint aggressively by increasing the supply and traffic on our platform and serve many more stakeholders in this fast growing and dynamic space which is poised for super growth. We are looking for an inspiring business leader who can help us realize our vision in Residential Resale Business i.e "To create India's Biggest Residential Resale Engine" by being an active part of the think-tank and decision making that creates the strategy, and then executing the same.

Who Should Consider This Role?

If you are someone who is: (1) Looking for a leadership role which gives a holistic view of business rather than a narrow one, and

(2) Wants to build experience & create impact in a diverse range of areas from search experience, recommendations, supply acquisition, B2B and B2C sales, enquiry generation, e-commerce, monetization of ad products & services and thereby significantly influence our market share...

Then yes, we are looking for you!