RK-Group - Chief Of Staff - IIM/ISB/FMS/MDI (5-7 yrs)

Chief Of Staff

About RK Group:

- Diversified business group headquartered in Bangalore since 1980 (https://rkgroup.biz/) with industry leading positions across verticals in E-Commerce, Technology, Lending, Cross Border Trade and Angel Investments with multi billion dollars revenue and healthy PAT.

- Group employs more than 1000 professionals predominantly in Bangalore and Gurgaon.

- The Group has built successful relationships with the top bankers in the country over the years and now enjoys credit lines in excess of USD 200 Mn based on its financial strength and ratings.

The Opportunity:

- We are looking to hire an experienced Chief of Staff (CoS) who would be able to help the top leadership work cohesively on strategizing/ solving group level issues; and then program manage it to ensure execution.

- CoS would be reporting to the Chairperson.

- This role is pivotal in ensuring alignment across the organization, streamlining communication, and driving key initiatives to completion.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Support:

- Help the Chairperson spend his time efficiently and prioritise areas to focus on.

- Provide insights and analysis on an ongoing basis to support faster/ better decision making.

- Work closely with top leadership to develop business strategies, objectives and goals.

Execution/ Program Management:

- Align heads of various group companies/ HoDs within group companies to ensure business strategies get implemented.

- Act on behalf of the Chairperson to ensure implementation.

- Ensure that the communication from the 'Board room to the executive level' is passed seamlessly; and that there are no bottlenecks due to limited time availability of Chairperson.

- Coordinate meetings involving top leadership.

- Prepare meeting notes and follow up with execution.

- Support leadership in review sessions using MIS and dashboards.

Problem solving:

- Bring to the notice of top leadership key organization level issues and support them in solving these.

- Act as an internal consultant as far as possible to solve organizational issues. Work with external consultants/ partners where required.

Relationship Management:

- Act as the point of contact on behalf of Chairperson for all key internal and external stakeholders.

- Represent the Group at external events along with/ on behalf of the Chairperson.

Qualifications and Experience:

- MBA from a Tier-I institute with 5-7 years of experience

- Should have experience in one of the following:

- Held P&L responsibility in a corporate setup for 2-3 years

- Worked in a renowned front-end management consulting firm with exposure to projects related to both strategy and project management

- Worked in a similar role (CoS/ CEO office)

- Should have exceptional problem solving and critical thinking ability; coupled with strong program management skills

- Must be excellent in oral and written communication and have the ability to quickly summarize and disseminate discussion points

- Prior experience in an e-commerce setup would be preferred

Location: Bangalore, with travel as required.

Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience. For the right candidate, compensation is not a constraint.