Program Manager - Secured Loans

Navi; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Navi in Bengaluru is seeking a Program Manager for the Secured Loans team to drive planning, governance and execution of high-impact initiatives. The role emphasizes creating PM mechanisms, tracking milestones, and mitigating risks while coordinating with internal teams and external vendors.

You will report to senior leadership with regular status updates, and work across Risk, Tech, Finance and Product to deliver programs on time, within scope, and with clear transparency.

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; eager learners welcome.
• Strong ownership: manage multiple priorities with accountability.
• Analytical and data governance skills in fast-paced environments.
• Excellent communication to drive cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Program & governance execution: Develop and maintain PM processes, tools, and documentation for Secured Loans initiatives to ensure delivery on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Milestone & financial tracking: Track project milestones, deliverables, and budgets; oversee end-to-end business costs
• Stakeholder & vendor interface: Partner with key stakeholders to align on project objectives, serve as the operational interface for external vendors, and present regular status reports to senior management.
• Risk & data management: Identify and escalate project risks or issues promptly; oversee purchased-book data management and handle compliance and regulatory data requests.
• Cross-functional operations: Manage ad-hoc requests and coordinate initiatives across Risk, Tech, Finance, and Product teams.

Skills

Ownership

Analytical skills

Communication

PM methodologies

Office tools

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Secured Loans team at Navi builds simple, fast, and transparent lending solutions backed by property. The team works across Product, Risk, Technology, Finance, Operations, and external partners to deliver strategic initiatives, strengthen governance, and scale the business. Program management is central to translating business priorities into timely, measurable outcomes.

About the Role

As Program Manager – Secured Loans, you will drive the planning, governance, and execution of high-impact initiatives across the Secured Loans business. You will establish project-management mechanisms, track milestones and ensure risks are identified and resolved early.

You will partner with internal stakeholders and external vendors, create and oversee workflows , and track critical business data along compliance and regulatory requirements . If a problem appears, you jump in—whether that means solving a cross-functional bottleneck, developing business roadmaps, unblocking a vendor, solving or escalating a delivery risk.

Your goal is clear: identify initiatives, deliver programs on time, within scope, and keep senior leadership informed with clear, regular status updates.

Key Responsibilities

• Program & governance execution. Develop and maintain project management processes, tools, and documentation for Secured Loans initiatives to ensure delivery on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Milestone & financial tracking. Track project milestones, deliverables, and budgets; oversee end-to-end business costs
• Stakeholder & vendor interface. Partner with key stakeholders to align on project objectives, serve as the operational interface for external vendors, and present regular status reports to senior management.
• Risk & data management. Identify and escalation project risks or issues promptly; oversee purchased-book data management and handle compliance and regulatory data requests.
• Cross-functional operations. Manage ad-hoc requests and coordinate initiatives across Risk, Tech, Finance, and Product teams.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Experience: No experience mandatory, we are looking for eager people willing to learn
• Ownership: Ability to manage multiple priorities, drive accountability across teams, and deliver with attention to detail.
• Analytical & operational skills: Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and data governance capabilities within fast-paced environments.
• Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to drive cross-team collaboration and report to senior leadership
• Technical & methodological mastery: Strong command of project management methodologies and proficiency in basic office tools

About Navi

We are on a mission to make finance simple, accessible and affordable for a billion Indians. Guided by a strong customer-first approach, we are building tech-first solutions that work at scale. Our offerings include a range of financial products and services across Loans, Insurance, Mutual Funds, Digital Gold and UPI.

Founded by Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal in 2018, we are one of India’s fastest-growing financial services organisations. But we’re just getting started!

Our Culture

At Navi, we’re a place where ambition meets opportunity and ideas turn into impact quickly. We empower people with high ownership from the start, encouraging them to solve meaningful problems and build with excellence. Teams here work in an environment that values speed, collaboration and craftsmanship, while celebrating learning, growth and shared wins along the way. Whether you’re shaping the future of fintech products or driving innovation behind the scenes, life at Navi means being part of a high-energy, talent-driven workplace where your contributions truly make a difference.

We’re guided by our own operating system - The Navi OS - a set of principles that shape how we work and win together. You can explore them at navi.com/our-values to see what drives us every day.

If this feels like you, Navi is the place to grow, thrive and make a real impact.