Manager - Category

Job Description: Manager-Category

Role Overview: We are looking for a high-calibre, high-ownership problem solver who enjoys tackling

ambiguous business problems, building from scratch and turning ideas into outcomes.

As a Manager

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Category, you will work closely with the CXO and leadership teams on some of the

company's most important strategic and business-building initiatives. You will be responsible for taking

problems from identification and diagnosis through solution design, experimentation and execution .

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of strategy, product, pricing, operations and business

performance . The role will require strong analytical thinking, an ability to rapidly understand new

domains, and the drive to work cross-functionally to deliver measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Market Insights & Product Strategy

• Develop a deep understanding of the gold loan market, customer segments, competitive landscape and emerging opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to create differentiated products, propositions and customer experiences.
• Translate market and customer insights into actionable product and category strategies.

2. Experimentation & Rapid Iteration

• Design and execute pilots across product, pricing, processes and customer journeys.
• Develop hypotheses, define success metrics and use data to evaluate outcomes.
• Rapidly iterate based on learnings and scale successful initiatives across the business.

3. Strategic Problem Solving & Execution

• Own high-priority, ambiguous business problems from problem definition through implementation.
• Break complex problems into structured workstreams and drive execution with pace and rigour.
• Work across functions to identify dependencies, resolve bottlenecks and ensure timely delivery.

4. Business Performance & Analytics

• Develop a deep understanding of the business model, unit economics and key business drivers.
• Define and track metrics that measure the success of strategic initiatives.
• Build dashboards, analyses and performance frameworks to monitor progress and identify

opportunities for improvement.

• Use data and insights to influence business decisions and course-correct initiatives.

5. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with CXOs and senior leadership on critical strategic priorities.
• Influence and collaborate with Product, Technology, Risk, Finance, Marketing and other teams to drive outcomes.
• Communicate complex analyses and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.

Qualification

Educational Background:

• Strong academic pedigree with a Tier 1 Engineering or MBA

background.

• Experience: 3-4 years of experience in strategy consulting firms (MBB, ATK, Strategy&, Dalberg,Auctus), high-growth startups (Flipkart, Ola, Swiggy), or leading corporations (ITC, HUL, P&G).
• Demonstrable spike in academic or professional achievements.

Skills & Attributes:

• High degree of ownership and accountability.
• Strong aptitude and ability to quickly grasp new concepts and domains.
• Proven experience in structured problem-solving and stakeholder management.
• Ability to switch contexts and manage multiple priorities with passion, hunger, and perseverance.

Desired Personal Traits:

• Passionate about driving change and making an impact.
• Hunger for learning and growth, with the ability to persevere through challenges.
• Strong context-switching skills, comfortable navigating complex and dynamic environments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders.

What You'll Get

• High ownership and visibility: Work directly with CXOs and senior leadership on the company's most strategic priorities.
• Build from scratch: Opportunity to create products, processes and businesses rather than simply manage existing ones.
• Broad exposure: Work across strategy, product, pricing, operations, technology and business performance.
• Real business impact: See your ideas move from hypothesis to pilot to scaled implementation.
• Entrepreneurial environment: A culture that values initiative, experimentation, speed and

problem-solving.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for solving complex problems and driving impactful change,

we would love to hear from you!