JioSaavn - Manager - Strategy & Operations

JOB TITLE: MANAGER, STRATEGY & OPERATIONS

LOCATION: MUMBAI, INDIA

ABOUT US:

JioSaavn is South Asia's leading audio streaming service, providing access to favorite songs and podcasts across languages and genres. We blend digital technology, data analysis (which we affectionately call Music Science), and a strong, fearless business acumen to reach all corners of the globe.

Our award-winning mobile products, partnerships, innovations, and thought leadership have been featured in some of the world's leading publications, from The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal to The Economic Times, Forbes, and many more.

OUR CULTURE:

At JioSaavn, we ignite passion and performance to work toward a collective goal: creating the perfect mobile entertainment ecosystem that delivers the best possible music experience to millions of listeners worldwide. Our default mode is perpetual innovation. Together, we form a concerted rhythm that goes beyond borders. We don't just go with the flowwe create it.

JioSaavn offers a dynamic and unconventional work environment, providing a fun and wholesome experience. We believe creativity and technology blend together like sweet melodies. When you choose JioSaavn, you join a diverse world of high-caliber techies, artists, and inventors from companies like Yahoo!, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google, Qualcomm, HBO, Microsoft, Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm, Quikr, and more.

Our value-based, people-first work culture empowers every individual on our team to be catalysts for change in this dynamic digital world. Every day is an opportunity to bring your vision to life, expand your skills, learn, and grow. No idea is left unconsidered. No voice is left unheard.

JioSaavn prides itself on being an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a safe environment with fair and equal access and opportunities, free of discrimination. We encourage everyone to embrace diverse experiences and perspectives because divergent thinkers create differentiated products and even better music.

If our vibe matches yours, we'd love to hear from you!

ROLE:

The Strategy & Operations team at JioSaavn works cross-functionally across the organization to formulate and operationalize the overall strategy. We are looking to recruit a senior resource who possesses the ability to distill a bird's-eye view of the overall strategy into an ant's-eye view across functional team strategies.

We highly value candidates who are humble and grounded and come with a can-do, will-do attitude.

This role is highly visible across the company, particularly to JioSaavns senior leadership.

This position will report to the Head of Strategy & Operations and is based in our Mumbai office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Business Planning:

- Drive the annual and 5-year business operating plan through a top-down and bottom-up approach.

- Drive cross-stakeholder KPI alignment.

- Communicate data-driven recommendations to leadership and the broader organization by preparing polished presentations and identifying key takeaways.

Business Performance Tracking:

- Maintain the cadence of weekly, monthly, quarterly, and half-yearly business reviews to allow real-time tracking of performance vs. goals.

- Allow for proactive course correction when needed.

- Macro Research (Including Competitive Landscaping)

- Support strategy development using quantitative and qualitative analysis, macro and internal data research.

- Stay up to speed on industry best practices within the OTT segment.

Strategic Program Management;

- Drive and own identified strategic initiatives end-to-end, from concept to strategy, execution, and scale-up.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Bachelors/Masters degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, Engineering, or a related field.

- 3-4 years of post-MBA work experience in a top-tier management consulting firm, investment bank, PE/VC fund, or similar relevant experience at a digital tech startup.

- Exceptional project management and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience in conducting and presenting quantitative and qualitative analyses with simplicity, clarity,

and confidence to various stakeholders, including senior/executive management.

- Exceptional proficiency in Excel financial modeling (SQL proficiency is a plus).

- Ability to work collaboratively and build effective relationships across teams to solve and operationalize complex business problems.

- An entrepreneurial, "roll-up-your-sleeves" attitude and willingness to perform tasks of varying complexity, from routine tasks to preparing strategic analysis for senior management.

BENEFITS AND PERKS:

At JioSaavn, we blur work and play. You will get to work with a dynamic group of entrepreneurs who are delivering results and working zealously to make a difference in the way the world experiences music.