Solution Architect - IT

Responsibilities:

- Will be the Chief of Staff to the CEO - managing products & solutions, overseeing Buying & Merchandising (products and categories) & Marketing departments.

- Will be the products/solutions custodian of the organization with the CEO. Ability to contribute/align/build on the CEO's solution(s) vision. Understands interplay between products, service, solution, business case and operationalization for Hardware and software both.

- Lives and breathes solutions: existing and potential, identifies both unserved and underserved needs. Constantly tracks markets and internal clients and consumers to make best in class solutions available ahead of time

- Regular stakeholder interactions: Head strategic initiatives for Micro Retail and business case
Buying & Merchandising for range and partners. Digital, Sales and Operations for dip sticks, business potential and operationalization

- Solution development and Solution management: Experience within project management, software & hardware development lifecycle, process and solutions design

- Builds Go-To-Market with Sales, Operations and Marketing

- Co owns P&L with Sales and Operations. Tracks products/solutions performance regularly to ensure plans/tweaks in time

- Work with cross functional teams for development of products, solutions and project management

- Govern and continuously improve the products/solutions based on implementation road map

- Problem solving, consumer centricity, spotting opportunities, solving problems, reducing friction

- Steer the technical direction for product and solution security mechanisms

Requirements :

- BE/BTech with MBA from institutes of repute/ Tier 1 school

- 10+ years possessing strong teamwork skills, problem-solving skills & customer centricity skills

- Certification in project management is an added advantage

- Experience working with startups is a plus

- Expertise in Category Management is a plus

- Self-motivated with strong leadership skills & attention to details, unconventional, lateral thinker, challenging status quo

- Organized, structured and disciplined. Very high quality of work/attention to detail. Ability to collaborate effectively. Thinks through 360 degrees. Stitches up complete solutions/ensures no loose ends. Gets things done

- Familiar with software design principles, software architecture and security mechanisms

- Good analytical skills and act structured in a result- and quality-oriented manner

- Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Industry: Preferred experience from Retail, Consumer Services and FMCG sector

Location - Mumbai