Program Manager – Strategy or Chief of Staff

Role: Program Manager – Strategy or Chief of Staff

Location: Bangalore (2-3 days/office) or Remote with (1 visit every month 5-7days/each month)

Experience: 5+ Years

Employment Type: FTE or Contract (Dedicated on single project)

Role Overview

We are looking for a sharp, driven Program Manager – Strategy to work closely with the leadership team,

drive strategic initiatives, connect cross-functional teams, and translate business priorities into execution.

This is a high-ownership role requiring strong strategy, structured problem-solving, program management,

and executive communication skills.

Mandatory Skills

• 5–7 years of experience, including 2–3 years in Strategy Consulting, Strategy, or Business

Operations.

• Strong structured problem-solving and strategic thinking skills.

• Proven experience driving cross-functional initiatives end-to-end.

• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.

• Excellent PowerPoint / Google Slides skills with strong storylining and executive presentation

capabilities.

• Strong Excel / Google Sheets skills and comfort working with data.

• Ability to operate independently with minimal direction and take ownership of outcomes.

• Strong ability to manage multiple priorities, timelines, and stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive strategic initiatives end-to-end, from problem definition through execution, timelines,

stakeholder alignment, and delivery.

• Act as a force multiplier for leadership by supporting prioritization, key meetings, decision tracking,

and execution follow-through.

• Bring structure to ambiguous problems by developing hypotheses, analyses, recommendations, and

action plans.

• Establish and manage the operating rhythm, including business reviews, goal tracking, leadership

meetings, and performance dashboards.

• Develop board- and leadership-ready presentations for executives, investors, and internal

stakeholders.

• Work across Product, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, and HR to align priorities and

resolve blockers.

• Proactively identify gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities and translate them into actionable

recommendations.

• Lead special and high-priority projects, including market analysis and new initiative launches.

Good-to-Have Skills

• Experience in CPG / FMCG, either in-house or through consulting engagements.

• Experience with brand portfolio strategy, Go-to-Market, Supply Chain, or channel/distribution

strategy.

• Strategy consulting experience from MBB, Big 4 strategy practices, or boutique consulting firms.

• Exposure to BI tools.

• MBA or equivalent from a Tier 1 (IIM/ISB/FMS/MDI/NMIS/IMT/IIT/NIT/IIIT) is preferred.

Other Skills

• Highly analytical, structured, and intellectually curious.

• Excellent written and verbal communication.

• Ability to simplify complex information for senior executives and operational teams.

• High ownership, initiative, and execution orientation.

• Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive information

Pay: ₹1,000,000.00 - ₹1,200,000.00 per year

Work Location: Remote