Zetwerk - Program Manager - Finance & Operations

About Zetwerk :

Zetwerk is among the fastest growing companies in India, with an annual growth rate of 300%. We're backed by some of the leading VC firms in the world such as Green Oaks, Lightspeed, Sequoia Capital, Accel Partners and Kae Capital.

Our long-term vision is to build a universal platform where Manufacturing Businesses can interact and discover new suppliers to work with. Zetwerk provides both buyers and suppliers in the manufacturing industry collaboration tools to streamline their interactions and execution tools to fulfil the orders effortlessly. We work with several companies across industries such as general fabrication, railways, water, road, transmission & distribution, oil & gas, defence, aerospace, apparel, and consumer durables. Currently, we work with more than 2000 suppliers and have made on-time execution and delivery of more than 1000 projects in over 15 countries.

Why Zetwerk :

A company that's changing the way manufacturing is done needs game changers to shape the future. At Zetwerk, our job is to help you excel in your career and make an Impact. We offer you an environment to create a unique career journey, opportunities to grow your ambition and an inclusive culture to help you thrive. We encourage innovation through collaboration and connect you to leaders who help you go beyond. We deliver the best for our people so that they can deliver the best for our customers. It's that simple. It's Zetwerk.

Job Role: Program Manager - Finance & Operations

Key Responsibilities:

- The Program Manager will lead and coordinate a team of high performing Managers and their teams responsible for end to end finance & operations management.

- The job involves end to end business planning including but not limited to creating annual plans and strategy for execution, ensuring operational rigor and designing high business impact processes.

- He/she will be the strategic point of contact to the management teams and must therefore be comfortable and confident liaising with remote teams and senior leaders.

- He/She will manage business impact via functional activities and will be accountable for designing and delivering on all KPIs of the same.

- The individual will interface and drive agenda with the finance & operations teams to build scalable solutions and in addition he/she will be responsible for ensuring the safety, security and integrity of the financial systems and data. The role involves influencing peers and stakeholders in other functions to achieve the operational and business goals.

- The successful candidate should have the ability to work at all levels of detail to accomplish team/organization goals. He or she will be a self starter who can organise projects to accelerate outcomes & influence without authority

Some of the key result areas include, but not limited to:

- Responsibility for defining and driving operational/business goals

- Building a data oriented culture, adoption of technology solutions and process improvement projects to achieve operational and business goals.

- Managing stakeholder communication across multiple lines of business on operational milestones, process changes, escalations, etc.

- Designing and developing strong relationships with senior stakeholders in the business.

- Ensuring high quality standards for interviewing and hiring employees at all levels of the organization.

Key Requirements:

- 5+ yrs work experience with at least 2 yrs of program management experience.

- Has a background in quantitative decision making, ability to drive business/operations metrics, and driving adoption of different tools and resources.

- Has managed critical operational processes, with end to end business responsibility.

- Strong analytical, mediation and problem resolution skills.

- Track record of employee development (including an emphasis on selection and retention).

- Demonstrated leadership with a bias towards action, supporting a culture of ownership and learning.

- Skilled in collaborative management environment, succeeding through regular meetings and clear formal and informal communication with members of the remote and local management teams.

- Excellent written and oral communication skills