Manager - Strategy

Role Description:

We are looking for a highly analytical and execution-driven professional to join our Strategy team. As a Manager - Strategy, you will play a critical role in developing, analysing, and refining strategies to improve efficiency across the company. This role involves deep data analysis, collaboration with multiple stakeholders, and a problem-solving mindset to drive measurable improvements in portfolio performance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Partner with credit, risk, collection operations, and data science teams to align strategies.

- Support in designing and optimizing strategies across different business lines and verticals.

- Analyze portfolio performance, identify trends, and generate insights to refine strategies.

- Track key KPIs like expected credit loss, recovery rates, and collection costs to drive decision-making.

- Work with data science teams to build dashboards and reports for real-time tracking of collections performance.

- Support senior leadership by preparing insightful reports and presentations on collections performance.

- Engage with cross-functional teams to drive execution of strategic initiatives.

- Assist in controlling collection costs while maintaining efficiency as the company scales operations.

- Identify areas for process automation, operational efficiencies, and cost savings within the collections function.

Key Qualifications:

Experience:

- 1+ years of experience in strategy, credit risk, or portfolio analytics within a bank, NBFC, or fintech.

- Strong exposure to data-driven strategy execution in collections or risk management.

- Experience in working on analytical models, dashboards, or process automation is a plus.

Education:

- Full-time MBA or Engineering from a recognized institute.

- Additional certifications in risk analytics, data science, or credit management are a plus.

Skills and Competencies:

Technical and Analytical Skills:

- Strong data analysis skills - ability to derive insights from large datasets.

- Proficiency in SQL, Excel, Power BI, and data analytics tools.

- Exposure to CRM systems, collection models, and risk analytics frameworks.

Execution and Collaboration Skills:

- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders and drive execution of collection strategies.

- Strong problem-solving mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

- Good communication and reporting skills to present insights effectively to leadership.