About the Role
We are looking for an entrepreneurial, commercially minded CFO to lead and build the Finance function in India. This is a growth- and investment-oriented role with particular ownership of capital strategy, fundraising and the financial architecture that supports business expansion.
You will own the India capital agenda within approved mandates: working with India and Group leadership to secure financing and lead transactions through to financial closure. You will combine strong capital-raising capability with sound financial stewardship, governance and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Financial Leadership
- Serve as a key member of the India leadership team, driving financial strategy that supports growth and long-term enterprise value
- Develop and execute the financial and capital strategy for India, linking business expansion to the right sources of funding
- Partner with business leaders on investments, expansion plans and commercial opportunities, providing insight and constructive challenge
- Build scalable financial structures, processes, controls and planning capabilities for a high-growth organisation
Fundraising and Capital Raising
- Lead capital-raising strategies across growth equity, strategic investment, corporate debt, and project or asset finance (JV/SPV equity, infrastructure debt, construction finance)
- Build and maintain relationships with PE and VC firms, institutional investors, family offices, banks, financial institutions and structured-finance providers
- Lead investor and lender engagement, financial presentations, due diligence readiness, structuring and negotiations through to financial close
- Develop financial models, investment cases and business plans, and evaluate funding structures, financing costs, dilution and returns
- Report on funds secured, financing terms, transaction progress and deployment of proceeds
Corporate Finance and Strategic Transactions
- Structure and financially govern JVs and SPVs, including shareholder funding, cash waterfalls, distributions and investor reporting
- Contribute to M&A, strategic partnerships, restructuring and exit readiness, working with legal, tax, banking and advisory partners
Planning, Performance and Cash Management
- Lead budgeting, long-term planning, forecasting and scenario modelling
- Track business and project performance against approved investment cases and recommend corrective action
- Manage cash flow, liquidity, working capital, banking relationships, drawdown conditions and covenant headroom
Governance, Compliance and Team Leadership
- Establish robust financial controls, policies and governance
- Ensure compliance with Indian accounting, taxation, corporate and regulatory requirements, and oversee statutory reporting and audits
- Build and develop the India Finance team, and manage auditors, tax advisors and external consultants
What We're Looking For
Must-have
- 20+ years of progressive experience in finance and corporate finance
- Minimum 5 years in a CFO, Group CFO, Finance Director, VP Finance or equivalent senior finance role
- A proven track record of personally leading and closing equity, debt, structured-finance and/or project-finance transactions
- Direct experience raising external capital in India, with hands-on engagement with VCs, PE firms, family offices, institutional investors, banks, FIs or strategic partners
- Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA (Finance), CFA or an equivalent professional qualification
- Strong knowledge of Indian taxation, corporate law, and regulatory and compliance requirements
- Experience in technology, data centres, cloud, digital infrastructure, telecom, energy or other capital-intensive, high-growth sectors
Strongly preferred
- JV/SPV structuring, financial due diligence and financial governance experience
- M&A experience
- Experience in an international or multinational environment, working with global leadership
- Familiarity with AI, HPC or cloud businesses
Key Competencies
- Capital strategy, fundraising and investment structuring
- Financial modelling, valuation and investment appraisal
- Investor relations and senior stakeholder management
- Negotiation, executive presence and sound judgement
- Ability to build finance functions and teams from the ground up
- Integrity, discretion and comfort in an entrepreneurial, fast-evolving environment
Why This Role
- Own the India capital agenda and shape the growth story of a global AI infrastructure player
- Work directly with India and global leadership
- Build the Finance function in one of the world's fastest-growing digital infrastructure markets
Pay: Up to ₹10,000,000.00 per year
Experience:
- Personally closed capital raising: 10 years (Required)
- Entrepreneurial finance leadership: 10 years (Required)
- Project and infrastructure finance structuring: 10 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
