Associate, Strategy and Planning

**3-5 Years** | **1 Opening** | **Chennai/Bangalore.**:
**Who we are?**

Kaleidofin is a neobank for the informal sector, which provides solutions tailored to the customer’s goals and are intuitive to use. We are working towards creating fair and transparent financial solutions that can target millions of customers and enterprises in India that don’t have easy access to formal financial advice.
In a very short time span, global investors such as Oiko Credit, Flourish, Omidyar Network and Blume Ventures have supported Kaleidofin’s well-thought-out business model with $8 million in seed and Series A funding and now Series B where along with existing investors, new marquee impact investors like Michael Susan Dell Foundation have participated
The company won the Amazon AI Conclave award for Fintech, was one of only ten startups chosen for the Google LaunchPad Accelerator program in 2019, was recognized as India’s Most Innovative Wealth, Asset and Investment Management Service/Product by the Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and was selected to present at United Nations General Assembly Special Task Force Event. ‘Kaleidofin Private Limited’ has been selected under the following Category ‘Best Use of Emerging Technology for business growth [Fintech/Neo Bank]’ as Winner for the Initiative ‘Ki-score’, and NASSCOM Emerge 50 2021 award
With its focus to harness mobile technology to deliver a paperless experience as well as its focus to harness technology and analytics to predict the right product for the right customer, Kaleidofin aims to become a leading Neobank for the informal sector using the power of technology and all financial instruments - Savings, Investment, Credit and Insurance

Management graduate from a premier B- school with experience in an EA Role for atleast 2-3 years.
Must have prior exposure to business / financial analysis, business valuations, projects / program management, with outstanding ability to interact with top management. Must be a self-starter and flexible in approach. Excellent skills in Excel, PowerPoint and MS Word are required. Prior experience of working in a Fintech firm, Investment Banking or Consulting firms is preferred

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- 1. Project Management: Overseeing key projects from CEO’s office. Responsibility and accountability for meeting the assigned project goals within the timelines. Conceptualize programs and then coordinate and facilitate their implementation by working closely with the Business Units and Corporate Functions.
- 2. Business Research: Perform frequent and rigorous research on key Business topics both internally and externally to identify organization’s fitment to strategic frameworks, establish industry trends, and collect benchmark data.
- 3. Data Analysis: Involved in data analysis; preparing presentations; carefully evaluating and summarize financial data and presenting data in a way that enables decision-making.
- 4. Meeting Management: Facilitate/coordinate various management forums and follow-up with various leadership members, stakeholders towards timely closure of action items. End to end responsibilities from protocol management to follow-up of action items from management office. Highlight areas of concern, risks which may hinder smooth operations of management meetings. Amplify weak signals and channelize issues and escalations as and when needed.
- 5. Communication Liaison: Manage the flow of information to members of the leadership team of Kaleidofin. Summarize reports that are received before passing the information on to the CEO.
- 6. Calendar Management: Responsible for scheduling and managing the calendar, prioritizing and resolving related conflicts and competing demands, proactively scheduling important meetings with internal and external individuals, and maintaining an organized office.
- 7. Board Support: Formulation of strategy notes to the board, assisting in preparation of board materials, coordination with the board of directors.
- Location: Chennai or Bengaluru. Can be based remotely but must be open to frequent travel to HO.
- Career Path: The role offers a bird’s eye view of the firm’s strategy, decision-making and operations. After 3-5 years in this role, the incumbent can transition into a senior level role into the Product Team or into a Strategy or Advocacy role.