Job Description

About PayU

PayU, a leading payment and Fintech company in 50+ high-growth markets throughout Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, part of Prosus group, one of the largest technology investors in the world is redefining the way people buy and sell online for our + merchants and millions of consumers.

As a leading online payment service provider, we deploy more than 400 payment methods and PCI-certified platforms to process approximately 6 million payments every single day.

About the Role

As Director - Innovation & Growth Strategy, you will lead a team of high energy & deep-thinking individuals to own end-to-end delivery of key strategic initiatives which will be driven centrally. This would involve identifying growth segments & solutions with opportunity sizing and working across functions to conceptualize the solution, closing partnerships, managing milestones in terms of time, quality of deliverables, and launch targets up to POC.

The individual will have access and visibility into the highest level of decision-making and strategic conversations with the PayU leadership team.

About the Team

The Innovation & Growth Strategy team is a new unit that is being set up by PayU to drive strategic initiatives which are high-priority for the organization and involve extensive cross functional collaboration. The team will work on Zero to One idea for identifying & program managing growth segments & innovative solutions which can create high impact for PayU over the next 2-3 years. The team\'s mandate will also include program management for a few already developed strategic initiatives to ensure their transition from Ten to Hundred before they are moved into BAU.

What you\'ll be doing?

• Work closely with the Head of Partnerships & Growth Strategies to identify growth segments & innovative solutions, which will be signed off by the PayU leadership team.
• Create opportunity mapping with business potential for PayU over 2-3 years, while identifying partnership opportunities, competition tracking, white spacing & cross functional requirements for PayU to succeed in the identified initiatives.
• Program management by setting up cadence & program charter with timelines to deliver to the objectives of the initiatives along with cross functional participation.
• Working across cross functional teams to ensure that discussion documents meet the expectations and discussions are productive and useful.
• Close partnership agreements & regulatory requirements to participate in the ecosystem of the initiative.
• Execute a POC to prove the potential of the initiative while identifying improvement areas, before the initiative is made a part of BAU for the business teams.

What are we looking for?

• 10+ Years of experience in management consulting / BFSI / technology businesses in growth strategy or product roles
• Strong analytical mindset
• Strategic thought process to identify & evaluate growth areas with opportunity sizing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional stakeholder management
• Driven and results focus with the ability to juggle multiple simultaneous priorities
• Team leader who can guide the team to work end-to-end on a program / initiative.

What we offer?

A positive, get-things-done workplace

A dynamic, constantly evolving space (change is par for the course - important you are comfortable with this)

An inclusive environment that ensures we listen to a diverse range of voices when making decisions.

Ability to learn cutting edge concepts and innovation in an agile start-up environment with a global scale

Access to 5000+ training courses accessible anytime/anywhere to support your growth and development (Corporate with top learning partners like Harvard, Coursera, Udacity)

About us:

At PayU, we are a global fintech investor and our vision is to build a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper. We give people in high-growth markets the financial services and products they need to thrive. Our expertise in 18 high-growth markets enables us to extend the reach of financial services. This drives everything we do, from investing in technology entrepreneurs, to offering credit to underserved individuals, to helping merchants buy, sell and operate online. Being part of Prosus, one of the largest technology investors in the world, gives us the presence and expertise to make a real impact. Find out more

Our Commitment To Building A Diverse And Inclusive Workforce

As a global and multi-cultural organization with varied ethnicities thriving across locations, we realize that our responsibility towards fulfilling the D&I commitment is huge. Therefore, we continuously strive to create a diverse, inclusive and safe environment, for all of our people, communities and customers. Our leaders are committed to create an inclusive work culture which enables transparency, flexibility and unbiased attention to each and every PayUneer so they can succeed, irrespective of gender, color or personal faith. An environment where every person feels they belong, that they are listened to, and where they are empowered to speak up. At PayU we have zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice whether a specific race, ethnicity, or of persons with disabilities or the LGBTQ communities.

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