Position: Specialist, Advisory Services

Organization: Women’s World Banking 

Apply: https://womensworldbanking.tfaforms.net/279132

Responsibilities:

1. Design of Financial Solutions – in the space of savings, micro –credit & micro-insurance solutions for low income women that are viable & scalable for Financial Service Providers:
   • Develop research based perspective on financial products for low income women- the current context, challenges for women, trends & solutions for increasing financial inclusion of women in this sector.
   • Conduct industry assessments that provide detailed insights into the competitive landscape and best practices; Collect and analyze complex data in the sector that can help define solutions
2. Drive adoption of solutions- Basis own experience & perspective- support the discovery and development, and drive execution of solutions for low income women with institution partners
   • Develop data driven business models for new product and product enhancements to enable prioritization and justify investments into new and existing products.
   • Identify, scope and find implementation paths for needed product and/or customer experience enhancements;
   • Establish relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business and customer needs, continually enhance project processes, service offering and delivery for partners.
   • Develop business cases for new product and product enhancements to enable prioritization and justify investments into new and existing products.
3. Deepen relationships with existing financial services partners and provide expertise that helps build new relationships and alliances
   • Partner with existing financial service partners, understand their vision, align and communicate our project objectives and drive mutual collaboration for project progress.
   • Influence senior management at existing partner institutions to act on insights & data from the field and bring in technical expertise to support key conversations.

Required Qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s degree in related field
• 5-8 years of work experience
• 3+ years of product management of financial products
• Interest in the field of financial inclusion, including gender;
• Must be willing to travel extensively within India and other developing countries; and
• Fluency in English, a must. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to present fact-based recommendations in a clear, logical and concise way to tell a story with the data;
• Demonstrated ability to execute and successfully achieve objectives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with aggressive timelines;
• Track record of superior creativity and problem solving abilities;
• Clear, fast business communications expertise including written analysis, meeting management and presentations;
• Collaborate with various partner teams to inform end customer experiences based on our data capabilities;
• Proven collaborative, negotiation, and persuasion skills;
• Demonstrated ability to work independently; and ability to work with remote teams.