Marico Innovation Foundation
Location
Mumbai | India
Job description
Position (Designation): Associate Manager Location:
Corporate Centre Grade: AM Dept/Division: Marico Innovation Foundation Purpose of the Role: To drive successful onboarding and scaling up of Indian innovations under MIF’s Scale-Up Program and improve the program’s credibility, equity and offering amongst Indian innovators and the Indian and international startup and innovation ecosystem. Qualification & Experience Qualification: master’s degree in finance, engineering, management, or any other equivalent degree Experience: 3 to 4 years in a program management or other such roles with client facing focus (management consulting / business strategy / entrepreneurship / venture capital roles preferred) Key Deliverables of the Role Scout, evaluate and on-board high-potential innovative organizations onto the Clean Technology Vertical of the Scale-Up Program. Closely manage onboarded cohort of innovations and mentor engagements to deliver quantifiable impact for organizations in line with the annual goals for MIF. Continually engage in business reviews of the cohort organizations to identify new challenge areas as well as validate / recommend new ideas and improvement plans to enable the organization’s growth. Build and maintain relevant partnerships within the start-up and innovation ecosystem (Eg: Venture Capital Firms , Incubators, Govt. bodies, Accelerators) as well as industry leaders with an aim to improve sourcing, access, and strategic mentorship for cohort. Seek to create new processes / initiatives under the Scale-Up Program to improve overall efficiency and performance of the program and the Scale-up team. Knowledge, Skills & Competencies Interested in, engaged with and understanding of the start-up and innovation ecosystem in India. Ability to identify opportunities for start-ups’ growth, understanding of financial and business and operational metrics of early-stage start-ups. Collaborative mindset and open to new ideas. Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills. Proficient with the use of MS Office. Ability to function diligently with minimal supervision. Ability to engage with senior leadership / stakeholders meaningfully and judiciously. Ability to work with multiple teams within Marico and externally. Structured verbal and written communication skills Reporting Relationships · Upwards – Manager, Marico Innovation Foundation Other Interfaces Entrepreneurs, Marico Internal Senior Members, External Senior Industry Professionals and other ecosystem players in the start-up and innovation ecosystem. Growth Path & Future The member has options of working on challenging assignments, especially with disruptive innovators. Member will have the option of progressing in their career trajectory within Marico Innovation Foundation. Value Proposition to the Candidate · Opportunity to work with diverse innovations/entrepreneurs, industry stalwarts and Marico experts to build strong business perspectives. Opportunity to create exciting new initiatives to help scale innovations and generate a positive impact in India.Job tags
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