Wadhwani Foundation
**Job Description: Program Lead (Overall Strategic Owner)**
**Location:** Hyderabad, India
**Experience Required:** 10-12 years
**About the Company:**
Wadhwani Foundation is a leading organization focused on fostering ecosystem development and supporting entrepreneurship. The foundation works across multiple hubs, including Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, and Chennai, to build and sustain thriving startup ecosystems. Wadhwani Foundation’s mission is to create opportunities for growth and innovation by connecting stakeholders such as governments, universities, incubators, investors, and corporates.
**Key Responsibilities:**
– Develop and execute the overall strategy for ecosystem growth and capacity building.
– Build and manage relationships with local government bodies, universities, incubators, accelerators, investors, and corporates.
– Monitor program execution across hubs to ensure consistency, scalability, and alignment with objectives.
– Represent the program in public forums, industry events, and government meetings to enhance visibility.
– Define and track program KPIs to evaluate ecosystem growth and startup outcomes.
– Identify risks and challenges and implement strategies to mitigate them.
– Oversee budgets, resources, and timelines to deliver programs effectively.
**Qualifications:**
– 8–12 years of experience in program management, ecosystem development, or entrepreneurship support.
– Proven track record in strategic partnerships and ecosystem building.
– Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
– Familiarity with startup ecosystems, incubators, and government networks.
– Ability to travel frequently across the 5 hubs.
This is a full-time position reporting to Senior Leadership, offering a competitive salary of 40L INR. The role is based in Hyderabad but may involve frequent travel to other hubs.
To apply for this job please visit careers.wfglobal.org.
