Location: Bangalore
Preferred Years of Experience: 7 – 10
Key Expectations:
- Entrepreneurial spirit with ability to experiment with new products and markets and establish product-market fit for scale-up
- To ensure that the products and processes are compliant to regulatory frameworks as well as the needs of partner financial institutions
- Efficiently manage the launch and scale-up of the credit portfolio with respect to the complete loan cycle, collection efficiency, risk management, SOP compliance, TAT etc
- The payment portfolio with respect to initiation, processing, settlement and reconciliation
- The insurance portfolio for alignment with rural needs and ensure optimal customer journeys
- Be the end to end owner of a product across it’s lifecycle – manage the business case, identify value proposition, competitive benchmarking, define the customer experience, build out product requirements, prioritization of the roll out and launch the product on-ground and manage the feedback loop to continuously improve product offerings
- Work closely with the stakeholders for improving the profitability through digital as well as process interventions
- Lead the Fintech project discussions with financial institutions. Synthesize and drive product vision and platform strategy based on user research and input from cross- functional stakeholders
- Responsible for strategizing deployment with respect to scripting policies for market rollout in collaboration with financial Institutions
- Create the framework and provide training and support for new product roll outs in the field and with central teams and provide all support towards achievement of desired performance parameters
- Liaise with partners, and the technology team of both partner and Stellapps to integrate product platforms and convert business requirements into technological solutions
- Use data analytics to track and report on performance against project / initiative goals, status timelines, financials risks, action items and issues
- Detects and resolves issues that may cause risk to the delivery of project outcomes
- Keep a tab on market developments in the financial services industry and plan for new products pro-actively understanding changing market dynamics and competitive landscape for establishing best practices and high-end digital/Phygital products
Key Skills & Experiences:
- MBA (Rural /Agribusiness/Finance) and B.Tech./B.E. from top college
- 7-10 years of Experience in Inclusive Finance Product Role/Lending Product Role
- Product Thinking, Problem Solving, Business Acumen, Technology Understanding, collaboration, Influencing without authority
- Experience in building products in the lending and / or payment industries
- Inclined towards building products for underserved to simplify their lives
- Knowledge of product development lifecycle
- Leadership Skills
- Stakeholder Management Skills
- Experience in Embedded Finance space will be an added advantage