Manager - Category

Rupeek; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

High ownership and visibility

Build from scratch: products and plays

Broad cross-functional exposure

Job summary

Rupeek is seeking a high-caliber Manager to drive strategic initiatives across product, pricing, operations and business performance. You will lead end-to-end problem solving from identification through execution, partnering with CXOs and senior leadership to deliver measurable outcomes.

You will work across market insights, product strategy, and analytics to translate insights into actionable plans, design pilots, and scale successful initiatives with speed and rigour.

Qualifications

• Strong academic pedigree with a Tier 1 Engineering or MBA background.
• 3-4 years of experience in strategy consulting firms (MBB, ATK, Strategy&, Dalberg, Auctus), high-growth startups, or leading corporations.

Responsibilities

• Own high-priority, ambiguous business problems from definition to implementation.
• Break complex problems into structured workstreams and drive execution with pace.
• Develop metrics and dashboards to monitor strategic initiatives and impact.
• Collaborate with CXOs and senior leadership across functions to drive outcomes.

Skills

Ownership

Stakeholder management

Structured problem-solving

Quick grasp of concepts

Interpersonal skills

Education

Tier 1 Engineering or MBA

Job description

Role Overview:

We are looking for a high-calibre, high-ownership problem solver who enjoys tackling ambiguous business problems, building from scratch and turning ideas into outcomes.

As a Manager

Category, you will work closely with the CXO and leadership teams on some of the company's most important strategic and business-building initiatives. You will be responsible for taking

problems from identification and diagnosis through solution design, experimentation and execution .

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of strategy, product, pricing, operations and business

performance . The role will require strong analytical thinking, an ability to rapidly understand new domains, and the drive to work cross-functionally to deliver measurable outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Market Insights & Product Strategy

• Develop a deep understanding of the gold loan market, customer segments, competitive landscape and emerging opportunities.
• Identify opportunities to create differentiated products, propositions and customer experiences.
• Translate market and customer insights into actionable product and category strategies.
• Design and execute pilots across product, pricing, processes and customer journeys.
• Develop hypotheses, define success metrics and use data to evaluate outcomes.
• Rapidly iterate based on learnings and scale successful initiatives across the business.

3. Strategic Problem Solving & Execution

• Own high-priority, ambiguous business problems from problem definition through implementation.
• Break complex problems into structured workstreams and drive execution with pace and rigour.
• Work across functions to identify dependencies, resolve bottlenecks and ensure timely delivery.

4. Business Performance & Analytics

• Develop a deep understanding of the business model, unit economics and key business drivers.
• Define and track metrics that measure the success of strategic initiatives.
• Build dashboards, analyses and performance frameworks to monitor progress and identify

opportunities for improvement.

• Use data and insights to influence business decisions and course-correct initiatives.

5. Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Partner closely with CXOs and senior leadership on critical strategic priorities.
• Influence and collaborate with Product, Technology, Risk, Finance, Marketing and other teams to drive outcomes.
• Communicate complex analyses and recommendations clearly to senior stakeholders.

Qualification

Educational Background:

• Strong academic pedigree with a Tier 1 Engineering or MBA

background.

• Experience: 3-4 years of experience in strategy consulting firms (MBB, ATK, Strategy&, Dalberg, Auctus), high-growth startups (Flipkart, Ola, Swiggy), or leading corporations (ITC, HUL, P&G).
• Demonstrable spike in academic or professional achievements.

Skills & Attributes:

• High degree of ownership and accountability.
• Strong aptitude and ability to quickly grasp new concepts and domains.
• Proven experience in structured problem-solving and stakeholder management.
• Ability to switch contexts and manage multiple priorities with passion, hunger, and perseverance.

Desired Personal Traits:

• Passionate about driving change and making an impact.
• Hunger for learning and growth, with the ability to persevere through challenges.
• Strong context-switching skills, comfortable navigating complex and dynamic environments.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to manage and influence senior stakeholders.

What You’ll Get

• High ownership and visibility: Work directly with CXOs and senior leadership on the company's most strategic priorities.
• Build from scratch: Opportunity to create products, processes and businesses rather than simply manage existing ones.
• Broad exposure: Work across strategy, product, pricing, operations, technology and business performance.
• Real business impact: See your ideas move from hypothesis to pilot to scaled implementation.
• Entrepreneurial environment: A culture that values initiative, experimentation, speed and

problem-solving.

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for solving complex problems and driving impactful change,