About RateGain:

- RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality that works with 3,200+ customers and 700+ partners in 100+ countries helping them accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion.

- RateGain today is one of the world's largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data, helping revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, meta-search companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises and ferries drive better outcomes for their business.

- Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, today RateGain works with 26 of the Top 30 Hotel Chains, 25 of the Top 30 Online Travel Agents, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, and all the top car rentals, including 16 Global Fortune 500 companies in unlocking new revenue every day.

The Mission:

- Drive RateGain's Finance Strategy & Transformation agenda, partnering with the CFO to reimagine how financial efficiency, automation, and technology-led decision-making can unlock scalable, profitable growth.

- This role will lead the Finance Strategy Office, focusing on optimizing IT & operating costs, embedding automation, and building a governance framework that delivers measurable efficiency and long-term financial excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Finance & Efficiency Leadership:

- Partner with the CFO to design and implement RateGain's multi-year financial efficiency roadmap.

- Lead enterprise-wide initiatives in cost optimization, automation, and process transformation across all business units.

- Translate financial insights into actionable programs that enhance profitability and cash flow.

IT, Cloud & Vendor Optimization:

- Audit IT & SaaS spend; deliver 20-30% annual reduction through rightsizing, contract renegotiation, and vendor consolidation.

- Build and govern the Tech Spend Framework for visibility, control, and ROI tracking.

- Explore AI-based cloud cost optimization tools and evaluate startup PoCs to drive smarter technology utilization.

Automation & Process Excellence:

- Identify and automate 3-5 high-effort, low-value workflows across Finance, Operations, and Content.

- Deploy AI and analytics to drive efficiency, standardization, and faster decision cycles.

- Establish a Process Excellence function under the CFO to ensure sustained gains.

Workforce Productivity & Operating Model Design:

- Conduct workforce productivity mapping ("who does what") to optimize global cost structures.

- Reallocate or outsource transactional work to India/SEA hybrid delivery hubs.

- Partner with HR to integrate performance and productivity analytics.

Governance, Reporting & Transformation Office:

- Create and manage the Finance Strategy Office, acting as the CFO's program management hub.

- Develop dashboards and savings scorecards.

- Institutionalize reporting cadence and quarterly reviews with all business units.

Functional KPIs:

- Deliver annualized $2M-$5M in verified cost savings.

- Reduce cloud/IT spend by 20-30% YoY.

- Consolidate redundant tools/vendors by - 30%.

- Achieve - 25% productivity uplift in identified functions.

- Build enterprise-wide automation playbooks deployed across at least 3 business units.

Strategic KPIs:

- Operationalize a Finance Strategy & Transformation Office under CFO within 6 months.

- Embed AI-based cost visibility and reporting across RateGain's ecosystem.

- Partner with BU heads to reorient global cost structures using outsourcing/automation.

- Institutionalize a quarterly financial efficiency review cadence.

- Deliver sustainable YoY improvement in EBITDA margins through structural cost discipline.

Key Competencies:

- Strategic Finance & Business Acumen: Connects financial metrics with operational efficiency and growth drivers.

- Tech & Automation Fluency: Understands cloud, SaaS, and AI optimization frameworks.

- Analytical Rigor: Uses data-led insights to identify value and measure ROI.

- Program Leadership: Runs multi-functional transformation projects with precision.

- Influence & Collaboration: Builds strong partnerships with CFO, CHRO, and CTO.

- Change Leadership: Drives transformation with empathy, clarity, and pace.

- Execution Discipline: Balances strategy with measurable, bottom-line outcomes.

Education & Work Experience:

- MBA from Tier-1 institute (IIM/ISB) or Chartered Accountant with strong analytical foundation.

- 10-18 years of progressive experience in Finance Strategy, Business Transformation, or Shared Services within SaaS or tech-driven global organizations.

- Proven success in delivering multi-million-dollar savings through automation, process redesign, and outsourcing.

- Strong exposure to AI/automation tools, cloud spend management, and digital finance transformation.

- Experience in influencing senior leadership and managing high-impact, cross-functional programs.