Special Project Manager

About Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.:

Godrej is one of India's oldest, most trusted and respected brands.

Our founders, Ardeshir and Pirojsha Godrej started the journey in 1897 with Engineering excellence and a strong pioneering spirit, towards making India self-reliant.

Godrej & Boyce (G&B) positively impacts the lives of one-third of India's population through its diverse presence across 10 industries from building complex bespoke engineering solutions to making branded consumer goods like appliances, furniture, locks and security solutions. With over 14,000 committed employees working in 14 diverse businesses offering consumer, office and industrial products & services of the highest quality across India and across the globe.

KRA:

• Conduct industry and market research activities for G&B-s area of strategic interest.
• Support strategy formulation and implementation so as to help achieve commercial success for G&B-s strategic investments.
• Investment management activities - financial updates, board and shareholder related matters.
• Support fundraising related activities and transaction execution.
• Project management of key initiatives

Job Description:

This role revolves around ensuring commercial success of G&B-s investments in a deep tech battery and a deep tech thermoelectric companies based out of US. - Both of these companies have achieved technology breakthroughs in the recent past and are witnessing early commercial traction. - This role shall be a part of G&B-s Special Projects department, mandated to scale up early success of both the companies, including its investment management. - This is multifaceted role with a mix of industry research, strategy, finance, program management of initiatives, legal aspects etc.

• Provide actionable insights by undertaking wide range of industry research and highlight to G&B the implications of various developments happening in areas of market, technology, policy, competition etc.
• Absorb and assimilate developments happening in battery/energy transition/thermoelectric space by utilizing available subscriptions and a network of experts/consultants.
• Help formulate and implement strategic agenda, business plans, budgets etc. for G&B-s current (or potential) investments.
• Financing (and external fund raising) activities for both the companies.
• Working on ad-hoc / one time requests
• Program management of one - two important initiatives
• Working with Technology / Operations team on simple matters, example-cost analysis etc.
• Supporting legal/CS matters like intellectual property rights or transaction agreements etc.

Essential Qualification & Experience:

• BE & MBA (Finance / Marketing)- Full time degree is must
• 3 to 5 years of work experience post completion of Masters
• Experience in market research organizations, corporate planning / strategy cells of large conglomerate.

Essential Skill Set:

• Industry research and market analysis
• Financial modelling and financial analysis
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to engage with cross functional teams
• Dexterity to handle small matters on technology, operations, legal etc.