Strategy & Operations Lead - India

OpenAI
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Business OperationsSkills: ["Cross-functional leadership","Accountability","Collaboration","Communication"]

Lead and scale operational excellence across India for APAC. Partner with the India General Manager to translate global strategy into regional execution, establish operating discipline through KPIs and cadences, and build scalable processes across business lines. Identify gaps, drive continuous improvement, support market entry readiness, and enable strategic partnerships through strong operational frameworks. Manage, mentor, and grow a regional operations team.

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Strategy & Operations Lead - India

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Job Summary

Lead and scale operational excellence across India for APAC. Partner with the India General Manager to translate global strategy into regional execution, establish operating discipline through KPIs and cadences, and build scalable processes across business lines. Identify gaps, drive continuous improvement, support market entry readiness, and enable strategic partnerships through strong operational frameworks. Manage, mentor, and grow a regional operations team.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Operations
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and implement India’s operating strategy aligned with APAC and global objectives.
  • •Drive execution across key markets, ensuring consistency while adapting to local needs and dynamics.
  • •Establish KPIs, reporting frameworks, and operating cadences to track performance and improve decision-making.
  • •Build and optimize scalable processes across business lines and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
  • •Lead and mentor a regional operations team while serving as a central point of accountability for operational delivery across India.

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience leading regional or international operations in a fast-scaling, complex environment.
  • •Strong strategic and operational judgment to translate high-level goals into clear execution plans.
  • •Experience operating across multiple markets, functions, and business lines, ideally within India.
  • •A track record building scalable operating systems, processes, metrics, and reporting frameworks.
  • •Strong people leadership experience building and developing high-performing teams.
Skills:Cross-functional leadershipAccountabilityCollaborationCommunication

Company Brief

OpenAI
Develops and deploys advanced generative AI models (including ChatGPT and DALL·E) and AI infrastructure, providing APIs and consumer products to accelerate safe AGI for broad benefit.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2015
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