Senior Manager - Central Strategy & Operations

Sr. Manager / Manager, Central Strategy & Operations 

Bangalore 

Who are we and What do we do? 

InMobi Group’s mission is to power intelligent, mobile-first experiences for enterprises and consumers. Our businesses span across advertising, marketing, data and content platforms are shaping consumer experience in a world of connected devices. InMobi Group has been recognized on both the 2018 and 2019 CNBC Disruptor 50 list and as one of Fast Company’s 2018 World’s Most Innovative Companies. 

What’s the InMobi family like? 

Consistently featured among the “Great Places to Work” in India since 2017, our culture is our true north, enabling us to think big, solve complex challenges and grow with new opportunities. InMobians are passionate and driven, creative and fun-loving, take ownership and are results-focused. We invite you to free yourself, dream big and chase your passion. 

What do we promise? 

We offer an opportunity to have an immediate impact on the company and our products. The work that you shall do will be mission-critical for InMobi and will be critical for optimizing tech operations, working with highly capable and ambitious peer groups. At InMobi, you get food for your body, soul, and mind with daily meals, gym, and yoga classes, cutting-edge training, and tools, cocktails at drink cart Thursdays and fun at work on Funky Fridays. We even promise to let you bring your kids and pets to work. 

About the Role:  

As part of the Central Strategy & Operations (CS&O) team focused on InMobi Group Strategy you will report into the VP, Strategy & Operations and be part of the CEO’s office. You will work closely with the Founder & CEO (Naveen Tewari) as primary stakeholder.  

As part of the CEO’s office – you will support the CEO on their top-of-mind priorities, guide the framing and making of decisions with leadership, and take up the execution of resulting initiatives. You will typically support 2-3 streams, working with the relevant leaders and their units, on topics ranging from – Fundraising, M&A, OKR setup, AOP, New initiatives, investor relationships, branding building strategy & impact, product strategy & development efforts, governance on user metrics & revenue initiatives, cross-company commercial & legal collaboration, incubating 0-to-1 projects, supporting external partnerships, helping articulate vision & strategy and so on. 

The nature of work will span across – problem framing & investigation, solutioning & ideation with leaders & their teams, rallying teams to build consensus and structured planning & execution. Comfort with switching context, quickly ramping-up on new topics and executing fast will be critical. 

In this role, you will be based out of Bangalore and this role will provide you a platform to take on leadership / business ownership roles down-the-line – as it will expose you to how a company with multiple businesses works across different domains, helps you gain an end-to-end view of the organization, its priorities and ways of working, as well as visibility and access to leaders in the org. We operate in a work from office setup and encourage everyone to be in office 5 days a week. 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Working on the highest priority areas for InMobi Consumer Platform (ICP) businesses – with ICP leadership (VP/GMs) and their units – supporting identification & framing of problems & opportunities, followed by the solutioning, and also implementation with relevant teams 

• Typically, you will support 2-3 streams of work / initiatives with high ownership on outcomes – structuring and navigating ambiguity, framing roadmaps & setting up programs, driving execution / governance as PMO, and in some cases as direct owner responsible for execution 

• Structuring and running a tight, clear process along folks across different teams – for diagnosis, problem solving and/or implementation efforts – typically under the direct sponsorship of a Leadership Team member, or one of the Founders 

• Design and setup the right structures / mechanisms and metrics to ensure the long-term direction and short-term focus are balanced and prioritized effectively 

• Supporting the storylining of key messages and building required materials for Founders’ discussions with their leadership as well as external partners or investors 

• Regular review of key metrics and dashboards to monitor the health of the core products / offerings that pertain to your work streams (e.g. – user engagement in non-India markets, overall user behaviour in gaming, engagement & revenue reporting to content partners, etc.) 

• Setting up excel models and running iterative analysis on quarterly / annual business plans, potential evaluation of strategic partnership, over-arching business plan for ICP, etc. – typically in collaboration with Finance, BD and other P&L owning teams 

• Working cross-functionally across units that span ICP and InMobi Ads – depending on strategic priorities in focus 

• Be a thought-partner and provide leverage to the VP of Strategy & Operations and Founders – providing ideas, suggestions, anecdotes and ad-hoc strategic advice as relevant 

• Work closely with the leadership team to translate the vision & strategy into tangible initiatives and daily execution rhythm 

• As Central S&O – you will own the annual and quarterly planning and set up the relevant OKRs and metrics across businesses, functions, products and markets to realize the plan 

Who you are: 

You operate with high ownership and are comfortable with driving outcomes through influence rather than authority. If you get a rush out of solving problems well – getting to the heart of them to find the real reasons and best solutions – then you’ll enjoy the opportunities provided by this role and environment of the Central S&O team. A comfort with context switching when working across multiple projects will also go a long way. Inspiring team members with your drive and tenacity to get the job done will help you in the role and in delivering impact. Experience or comfort in working across time zones, in a fast-paced and fluid environment where ideas and hypotheses can be obsolete within 6 months or less. You enjoy being hands-on and can prioritize ad-hoc tactical asks, alongside strategic initiatives. You derive energy from working with different stakeholders and managing complexity along with an eye for data, detail and driving operational excellence. 

What you need to succeed: 

• 5-10 years of experience – with a min. of 4 years working directly with senior leadership 

• Prior experience in Management Consulting (MBB), Corporate / Growth Strategy, or Chief of Staff roles and Investment Banking would be preferred 

• An MBA or equivalent business management degree would be a definite plus for this role 

• Operating with high ownership of solving problems and driving outcomes – AND doing so through influence without formal authority (but with senior leader sponsorship) 

• Strong problem-solving and solutioning skills. Compelling storytelling skill. 

• Proven comfort and skill in communication – in-person and writing / slides 

• Exceptional analytical skills with a high level of comfort with triaging data to identify and diagnose business problems 

• Comfort with and ability to navigate ambiguity and a baseline level of flux – while structuring and setting up clarity on a continuous level as well 

Why Join Us? 

You will contribute to creating disruptive and innovative consumer experiences using technology. We value autonomy, collaboration, technical innovation, and results-oriented thinking. InMobi’s culture is all about rewarding excellence so there are fantastic opportunities for the right candidates!