Chief of Staff

We at ZestIOT are focused on driving innovation in aviation industry with a vision to build the world’s leading connected aviation platform for aircrafts, airport ground operations, passengers & baggage handlers. We believe IoT is the link that connects emerging technologies like big data, cloud and analytics and sets the foundation of digital age of aviation. Our platform empowers the aviation eco-system with real time visibility into operations, improvedOTP, efficiency gains and improved compliance standards. We are enabling aviation industry to automate, manage and optimize their operations for business excellence and competitive advantage.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, leading strategic initiatives and support in driving business goals and objectives.
• Drive metrics driven performance management & act as a liaison between the CEO and senior leadership, ensuring that information flows effectively across departments
• Lead and manage cross-functional initiatives, ensuring timely execution and alignment with ZestIOT’s strategic vision.
• Oversee day-to-day operations, ensuring that company-wide projects and initiatives are completed on time and within budget.
• Support business growth and innovation strategies, working closely with product, engineering, and operations teams to boost revenue growth, improve margins, competitive strength of company business
• Drive meetings for performance reviews across different departments of company representing founder/CEO office & actions closure for effective execution of company business across different departments
• Foster a culture of ownership, global product first technology company delivering consistent value to customer through innovation, RoI, user experiences, best in class product with value creation for shareholders.
• Manage and drive company-wide change management efforts, ensuring smooth transitions for new initiatives

Qualifications & experience:

Must Have:

• Overall 8+ years of experience across Operations, Performance management (using KPIs & financials, operations, delivery metrics), working with leadership team for strategic initiatives & improvements projects, investors relation & fund raise compliance
• 3+ years of experience in a chief of staff/operations head supporting Founder & CEO
• 3+ years of business performance management using KPIs & performance metrics
• Active role in at least 1 round of fund raise managing investor relations, pre & post close activities with teams across multiple companies
• At least delivered 3 strategic initiatives/improvements with a positive impact to revenue improvement or cost reduction or competitive strength
• At least 4 years of experience in technology/software product company in delivery/leadership/sales or operations management
• Strong financial acumen with a good hold on numbers: Revenues, margins, Account receivables, Cashflow & working with external auditors
• Strong communication skills – verbal, written & presentable

Desirable:

• MBA from premier institute or at least graduation degree
• Relationship oriented collaboration
• CA Certification
• Strong business acumen and the ability to translate strategic goals into operational plans
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Experience working in fast-paced environments with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• A passion for technology and innovation, particularly in IoT, big data, and cloud-based solutions.
• High emotional intelligence and a collaborative leadership style.

Experience of 5 to 10 years in a leadership or operational role, ideally in aviation, or technology-driven industries.

Location - Hyderabad