Position Overview
Position Summary
Women’s World Banking seeks an experienced consultant with expertise in sales, operations or product management of financial services in India. The consultant will support the design & implementation of advisory solutions in the field in collaboration with our Financial Service Partners. The candidate will be expected to understand business and customer needs, design solutions across functional teams, coordinate & lead sales/ channel teams, last mile marketing & sales agencies and bank stakeholders to ensure smooth implementation and drive project results.
The ideal candidate will have a background in payments/ micro-finance/ banking / insurance / financial services or consulting. The candidate must be a strategic thinker with the ability to see the big picture and propose new ideas for ways of engaging Women’s World Banking’s target audience.
Roles and Responsibilities
Scope of Work:
- Design of Financial Solutions - in the space of savings, micro –credit, micro-insurance, digital financial services, or last mile 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
- Establish relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business and customer needs, continually enhance project processes, service offering and delivery for partners.
- Identify, scope and find implementation paths for needed product and/or customer experience enhancements;
- Develop business cases for new product and product enhancements to enable prioritization and justify investments into new and existing products.
- Delivery of Solutions in Field - across various initiatives, locations and stakeholders- to ensure project milestones and metrics are met. drive execution of solutions for low income women with institution partners
- Able to implement project in field across multiple geographies & last mile channels.
- Establish relationships and work with a cross-functional teams (internal and partner bank’s) to ensure timely delivery of milestones.
- Coordinate among various external support organisations such as last mile agencies (training, sales promotions etc.) and local government bodies (state / region level) to drive project success.
- Lead project management including the development, delivery and monitoring of work plans, milestones, targets, budgets, and both internal and external reporting. Projects may vary in number, size and complexity.
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or Master’s degree in related field
- 10+ years or more experience in payments, micro-finance, banking, financial services, consulting or other relevant roles.
- Experience in business development, relationship management, and project management will be valued
- Demonstrated ability to execute and successfully manage multiple projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Proven collaborative, negotiation, and persuasion skills to influence field teams and senior management at partner institutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must be willing to travel extensively within India, and be on-site for extended durations.
How to Apply
Applications must be received no later than June 16, 2025 at midnight IST.
- A brief proposal outlining your capacity to complete this assignment, highlighting relevant experience and similar projects previously completed, along with profiles of the proposed team members.
- Availability and expected monthly rates for the full scope of work.
- A shortlist of at least two professional referees whom Women’s World Banking may contact.
This RFQ does not guarantee or commit Women’s World Banking to proceeding with the above-described work. Due to the overwhelming responses not all candidates will be contacted.
Women’s World Banking is an equal opportunity employer for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
Women’s World Banking will be unable to contract with any individual who is US citizen or resident without an LLC or LP or similar structure.
About Women's World Banking
We believe in being a force for the greater good, devoted to accelerating and growing the financial inclusion of women. With rapidly changing markets, influenced by technology and social behavioral expectations, we are embarking on a new chapter to transform the way we design and implement solutions.
For over 40 years, Women’s World Banking has partnered with financial institutions, showing them the benefit of investing in women as customers. We equip these institutions with in-depth research and data driven insights to develop financial products and educational programs. While our clients are financial service providers, our mission is to engage consumers – women who are marginalized by financial systems.
Women’s World Banking and WWB Asset Management is an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.
