Strategic Partnerships (Operations)

Navi; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Navi's Strategic Partnerships team collaborates with investors and financial institutions to secure capital and to build tech-backed partnerships that fuel Navi's lending business.

As part of this team, you will drive operational excellence, ensure reporting accuracy, and maintain partner trust across cross-functional stakeholders, enabling scalable growth while staying compliant and efficient.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Excel / Google Sheets.
• Knowledge of writing simple analytical queries and automation.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative management style.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end partnership ops: invoicing, reconciliation, DLG validation, and escrow management.
• Ensure accuracy, compliance, and smooth partner coordination.
• Manage lender due diligence and liaise with cross-functional stakeholders to problem solve, execute and automate tasks related to co-lending ops.
• Leverage the latest tech to streamline and automate day to day ops.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

MS Excel/Google Sheets

Analytical queries

Attention to detail

Job description

The Strategic Partnerships team at Navi works with external stakeholders, including investors and financial institutions, to secure capital and funds & to establish tech backed strategic partnerships essential for driving the Lending business. Their efforts ensure that the business has the financial resources needed to support and expand Navi's lending offerings, ensuring smooth operations and sustainable growth.

About the Role

As part of this team, you will drive operational excellence, ensuring seamless execution, reporting accuracy, and partner trust. This role is at the intersection of business, operations, and technology, offering a unique opportunity to shape how Navi scales its lending partnerships while maintaining speed, compliance, and efficiency.

You'll work cross-functionally to enable high-impact outcomes, support strategic fundraising initiatives, and build scalable processes for growth.

What We Expect From You

• Own end-to-end partnership ops: invoicing, reconciliation, DLG validation, and escrow management; ensuring accuracy, compliance, and smooth partner coordination.
• Playing a key role in stakeholder management (both internal & external).
• Manage lender due diligence, liaise with cross functional stakeholders to problem solve, execute and automate tasks related to co-lending ops
• Leverage the latest tech to streamline and automate day to day ops.

Must Haves

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Strong proficiency in MS Excel/Google Sheets
• Knowledge of writing simple analytical queries, automation and process streamlining
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative management style
• High attention to detail in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

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.