Ninjacart - Associate Director - Strategy & Operations

Associate Director - Strategy & Operations (Fintech)

Ninjacart - Pioneer. Challenge Yourself. Create Better Lives.

Ninjacart is a pioneer in agritech. We believe in fostering a culture of innovation. We develop professionals who pioneer new ideas, simplify customer experiences, and impact the lives of millions. Our employees take complete ownership and truly belong.

Ninjacart is India's leading agri-platform, which leverages technology and data to organize the agri-commerce ecosystem. Over the last 9 years, our made-for-India technology and India-centric solutions have disrupted the way fruits and vegetables move from farms to consumers' plates. We empower farmers and other players in the ecosystem in ways never done before.

Ninjacart aims to be the digital network for global agri-commerce that solves structural problems such as information asymmetry, payment hassles, distribution inefficiency, and discovering new buyers and sellers with tech-first solutions.

Ninjacart has raised over $350mn from Walmart Group, Tiger Global, Accel US, Accel India, Syngenta, and others. We are one of the top 25 startups to work for, according to Linkedin.

We are a highly motivated, results driven community, who focus on proactive approaches to problem solving. We cherish entrepreneurial spirit and provide significant operating autonomy to senior leaders. There are ample opportunities and challenges to be solved at scale and in real time.

Read More:

- #BetterLives For Every Agri Citizen: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7120720715909115905/

- How Ninjacart has evolved in the last 9 years: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9Kts-O7tv4

- Ninjacart Blog : https://www.ninjacart.com/blog/

- Nandan Nilekani on Ninjacart : https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_tech pioneersatwork-ninjacart-activity-7027281166617505792-pciW

- Ninjacart Culture CODE: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ninja-cart_ninja-code-ourvalues-activity-7076821402548387840-KuL1

Location: Bangalore, KA, IND

About the Role:

We are seeking a strategic and detail-oriented Strategy & Operations / Program Manager to lead initiatives focused on optimizing loan repayment and collections. In this role, you will understand the user needs, come up with new initiatives based on your understanding and drive operational excellence by managing cross-functional project to enhance loan repayment efficiency.

Responsibilities:

- Strategic Planning: Develop and execute strategic initiatives to improve loan repayment and collection processes, aligning with company objectives and customer needs.

- Program Management: Lead end-to-end program management for initiatives related to loan servicing, repayments, and collections, ensuring timely execution and delivery.

- Operational Efficiency: Identify opportunities to streamline operations, reduce costs, and enhance productivity in loan management processes.

- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with teams across product, sales, collections, risk, compliance, and customer support to implement new processes, tools, and policies that improves portfolio health

Data-Driven Decision Making: To improve the profitability of the loan portfolio across various customer segments

Solve for Scale: Drive continuous improvements in the business model and contribute to the overall functioning of the organization by identifying opportunities to scale

A Ninja is resilient, smart, and ambitious. Sounds like you? Here's what you will need to have to join the Ninja Clan

- 8+ years of relevant experience in a Strategy & Operations role, preferably in a FinTech/Bank/NBFC solving for repayments and collections.

- Good understanding of the overall fintech and lending ecosystem in India

- Smart and driven individual who can ideate, build and implement initiatives to drive critical outcomes

- High sense of ownership and ability to drive projects to execution by building consensus among stakeholders

- Experienced in structuring ambiguous problems with an ability to think laterally and in multiple dimensions

- Communication and presentation skills to effectively deliver complex, data driven insights to management

- Organized and focused on delivering tasks within defined deadlines

Additional Information:

At Ninjacart, we are creating a workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential, purpose, and passion irrespective of their background, gender, race, sexual orientation, eligion and ethnicity. We are committed to providing equal opportunity for all and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant, richer work environment that advances the goals of our employees, communities and the business.