Senior Business Manager

Job Description

Senior Business Manager - Meesho Meesho is looking for an experienced Senior Business role to launch and scale a sizable category business for Meesho. You will own the growth of this category, from deciding the right selection and pricing strategy, to shaping the user experience, and partner with product and ops to build a relevant product. You will work in ambiguity, building and communicating a clear approach and ensuring that we are balancing customer needs, competitive landscape and the strategic priorities constantly. There are some skills you will be expected to bring to the role: 1. Strong problem discovery to break down 10x opportunities and also figure hygiene areas of improvement for the category and Meesho business as a whole 2. High ownership to plan and deliver on business related goals: thinking like an entrepreneur and managing all your dependencies. 3. Hands-on with teams: Ability to motivate and lead teams that is sourcing supply and managing demand effectively . 4. Ruthless prioritization skills between immediate, medium and long term goals. 5. Candor and strong communication to align stakeholders on the long term vision for your category/ Meesho business to succeed . 6. Data Rigour to identify points of failure or even success areas to double down on Some of the focus areas will include : - Develop a thorough understanding of the product and category, customer behavior and existing gaps in the market while monitoring new developments in the competitive landscape - Build a selection strategy and plan to solve existing gaps for customers and seller strategy to execute on the selection plan - Drive and communicate clear launch plans, work with stakeholders across teams and deliver to the launch plan. Internal stakeholders you will work with include product and tech, fulfilment, experience and user growth. - P&L optimization and planning - own business operational strategy including both financial and operational inputs/outputs, forecasting, monitoring, and reporting. - Clear, effective communication to present customer backward view, decision points or data based arguments that enable delivering on the goal.- Relentless program management to deliver on critical goals in compressed time frame You will be one of the few senior category folks to own strategic pieces, that decide the roadmap for Meesho business plans over the next 5 years e.g. new businesses to launch, roadmap for sale events, outside-in research of consumer wallet share, etc. Basic Qualifications : - Contextual understanding of e-commerce business - At least 6 years of experience - Demonstrated ability to drive partnerships, take initiatives and manage complex projects and teams - Strong analytical skills and ability to work with a lot of detail - Strong academic background - Demonstrated fast track career growth (promotions and recognitions) - Entrepreneurial and/or general management /management consulting experience is preferred Meeshos work culture values:- Thinking 10x, thinking long term - Speed over perfection - Company>team>individual - Standing up and speaking minds - User and problem first mindset Why Meesho Meesho is a pioneer in the Indian social commerce marketplace enabling anyone to start their small business in India & sell online. Supported by world-renowned investors like Softbank, YCombinator, Naspers (Now Prosus), and Facebook among others, Meesho has helped over 13 million Indians become entrepreneurs in their own right.To truly understand how Meesho has impacted the lives of entrepreneurs across the country, listen to what they have to say by clicking here. Meesho has a vision to enable 100 million SMBs in India to sell online. 90% of Indias retail market is unorganized and has not been able to come online till now. Meeshos goal is to solve the problems these SMBs face today & help them build an online presence so that they can enjoy the benefits of Internet commerce. Meesho is Series E funded startup with the latest investment round in 2021 which valued Meesho at $2.1 Bn, led by Softbank along with participation from existing investors such as Facebook, SAIF,Naspers Ventures Sequoia, Shunwei Capital, RPS, and Venture Highway. Meesho is headquartered in Bengaluru, India and was one of the three Indian companies to be selected for Y Combinator in 2016. It was also a part of the first batch of Google Launchpad - Solve for India programme. Along with being the only Indian startup to make it to Fast Companys global list of Most Innovative Companies 2020, Meesho was also awarded Startup of the Year, 2020 at the Young Turk Awards, and ranked 24th in YCombinotors top 100 places to work in 2021 - we made it to the list for the second time in a row. We fuel innovation while remaining deeply rooted in our great work culture that was painstakingly built by our CEO & Co- Founder Vidit Aatrey and CTO & Co- Founder Sanjeev Barnwal. Moreover, Meesho is certified as a Great Place to Work (GPTW) company, and has been declared as a high trust- high-performance culture by none other than GPTW, considered to be a global authority on workplace culture.,

Keyskills :
salesmarketingbusiness developmentinsurancecustomer relationsmanage complex projectsstrong analytical skillssmall businessuser experiencesocial commerceonline presencepricing strategyfast track