AM/Lead - PMO Innovation

We are Licious and we are a Bengaluru based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our founders, foodies and friends. We pride ourselves on being India’s most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country delighting over 32 lac customers with our de-licious fresh meat and seafood! Think you have what it takes to be the magic ingredient in the recipe that is Licious? Read on…

What makes the role meaty?

• Project Governance: Own end-to-end Idea-to-Market (I2M) lifecycle for new product launches, collabs, and pilots.
• Stage-Gates & Tracking: Drive D2C-adapted stage-gates, monitor milestones, risks, budgets, and ensure speed-to-market.
• Cross-Functional Hub: Align Marketing, Growth, R&D, Supply Chain, Ops, and Finance on launch readiness.
• Innovation Portfolio: Maintain pipeline health, track pilots, and report on KPIs, ROI, and consumer adoption.
• Process Excellence: Implement agile tools (Jira, Trello, Notion), standardize templates, and refine I2M playbook

We hope that you have..

• 3–5 years in PMO / Innovation / NPD / Strategy (preferably D2C, FMCG, or consumer tech startups).
• Strong grasp of D2C dynamics: consumer validation, digital campaigns, fast launch cycles.
• Solid project management, risk management & stakeholder coordination.
• Proficiency in project tracking tools (Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, etc.).
• Bachelor’s in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field.
• Prior experience with D2C / digital-first brands / consumer startups is a strong plus