Job Opportunity for Senior Manager/Associate Director, Strategy and Operations at The Nudge Institute in Bengaluru

About The/Nudge:

The/Nudge is an action institute working towards a poverty-free India, within our lifetime. We partner with governments, markets, and civil society to build resilient livelihoods for all. We are a collective of some of India’s best leaders and entrepreneurs from across the industry, academia, government, and development sectors, and our work is organized across three impact streams:

• Centre for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (CSDE): exists to enable underprivileged youth to lead flourishing lives
• Centre for Rural Development (CRD): exists to enable families to come out of extreme poverty
• Centre for Social Innovation (CSI): exists to nudge top talent to solve India’s biggest challenges

At The/Nudge you will:

• own and drive strategy and operations projects (corporate/business strategy, go-to-market, capability building, business planning, due diligence, operational problem solving, etc.)
• work closely with the leadership team to shape the future direction of the organization
• lead the problem-solving process including defining the problem, breaking it down, formulating a hypothesis, structuring and conducting the analysis, synthesizing findings, storyboarding, and making recommendations
• develop a deeper understanding of the development sector especially in the livelihoods domain to inform the strategic direction
• work independently with little direction as well as collaborate with others
• provide direction and coaching to members of the team to deliver high-quality work

Apply if you have:

• at least 6-8 years of work experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, or product strategy
• masters in business administration
• high business acumen and love for problem-solving
• superior analytical, quantitative, and conceptual thinking skills
• exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to explain complex ideas (verbal, written, and long-form)
• the ability to manage a diverse set of stakeholders and influence without authority
• comfort with ambiguity and working in teams
• the ability to manage and develop others
• strong social sector intent, high energy, and readiness to serve
• a career of high achievement in any sector

We aspire to be an inclusive and diverse organization and encourage qualified individuals irrespective of their religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, or any other dimension of identity, to apply.