Manager - Strategic Initiatives
Experience: 3-4 years (preferably in financial services or high growth startup)
Education: MBA from IIM A/B/C/L or ISB
About the Role:
We are looking for a high-energy, first-principles problem solver to drive 0 to1 strategic initiatives. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, execution, and cross-functional leadership. You will work with senior management to identify, build, and scale new business lines, products, and capabilities from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities:
1. New Product Design and scale up:
- Identify high-impact product opportunities in the fintech space
- Conduct market assessments, competitive benchmarking, and customer insights to shape new product initiatives.
- Build business cases, financial models, feasibility analyses, and go-to-market plans.
2. 0- 1 Business Scale up:
- Convert ambiguous product ideas into structured programs with clear milestones, owners, and success metrics.
- Lead cross-functional squads (product, credit, risk, analytics, tech, operations, legal) to drive execution.
- Track and govern project progress, proactively solve blockers, and ensure accountability.
3. Stakeholder Management:
- Work closely with founders, CXOs, and functional heads to align on strategy and execution.
- Drive clear communication through program reviews, dashboards, and structured updates.
- Manage external partners fintechs, NBFCs, banks, data providers as needed.
4. Execution Excellence:
- Break down complex new product initiatives into actionable workstreams.
- Drive rapid experimentation, MVP launches, pilot evaluations, and scale-up charters.
- Build SOPs, process flows, and operational frameworks to institutionalize new capabilities needed for product launch and scale up.
Key Skills & Competencies:
- Strong first-principles thinking and structured problem solving.
- Exceptional analytical skills; proficiency in Excel/Sheets and comfort with data-driven decision-making.
- Excellent communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
- Bias for action, ownership mindset, and comfort with ambiguity.
- Ability to juggle multiple high-stakes tasks and drive outcomes under tight timelines.
Preferred Background:
- 3-4 years of experience in a dynamic environment preferably in financial services or high growth startup
- Proven experience in driving cross-functional initiatives; exposure to fintech/financial services is a plus.
- MBA from IIM Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, or ISB.
- Demonstrated track record in scaling 0- 1 or 1- 10 initiatives.
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