Program Manager - Sales & Product - FinTech

The Company : 

- Digital lending has been estimated to be a US$1 trillion opportunity in India over the next 5 years. In a growing credit starved economy this is an opportunity to join a well funded digital lending platform based in Delhi started by a team of former financial services professionals dedicated to disrupting traditional lending in India.

- We are a rapidly growing organization with a team of 100+ comprising of smart, young & energetic individuals from top global and Indian universities such as Wharton, Columbia & IIT with international experience in New York, Toronto and London. The team has worked with reputed firms in Banking and Financial Services space, such as Bank of America - Merill Lynch, Citi, Deloitte, Kabbage etc. with exposure across multiple functions including technology, customer experience and process re-engineering, the team is leveraging its collective experience to deliver best in class services and great convenience to its customers.

- The company is led by a CEO who is an experienced venture capital and private equity investor with extensive global experience & a stellar track record.

The Role : 

We are looking for an experienced Program Manager who is passionate about building and selling products that customers love and is willing to drive adoption on the ground. You will join a dynamic and fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design, build and roll-out products that deliver the company's vision and strategy. To achieve a competitive differentiation in lending business, the company plans to invest in an industry leading technology platform.

The incumbent will report to the CEO of the company & will be involved in managing & developing the various product initiatives.

Some key attributes that lead to success at the company are:

- Self managed, willing to work independently with little or no supervision

- Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic & agile environment

- Rigorous - asks hard questions, validates assumptions, connects the dots

- Leadership skills

- Eye for mapping the competitive landscape

- Focus on long term skill & career development

Expectations : 

- Drive adoption among the target customer base - this may include field visits to achieve initial product-market fit

- Manage a product road map for consumer facing products

- Manage Sales targets and handle P & L responsibility

- Handle product development roadmaps concurrently spanning multiple projects

- Interact with a high performance team of engineers

- Ability to continuously track and monitor the competitive landscape

- Conceptual understanding of User Experience Design and the Design Process

- Manage relationships with various data & services vendors to develop a best of breed consumer interaction

Competencies : 

- Graduate/PG from an A list Institution with at least 5 years of work experience

- Track record of using qualitative and quantitative data to prioritize and drive sales and decision-making

- Strong problem solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done

- Be open to receiving objective criticism and improving based upon it

- Skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams in a matrix organisation

- Demonstrated ability and commitment to deliver on major projects

- Knack for bench-marking and optimization

- Intellectual curiosity

- Ex-entrepreneurs encouraged to apply