Head of Strategy (Business Head — Strategy)
Reports to: Executive Director Location: Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai
Role summary
Lead strategic direction and transformation of Aurum PropTech’s rental living businesses — Nestaway and Helloworld. The focus is to accelerate growth, drive profitability, optimize occupancy, and expand through technology, partnerships, and new models. This role will shape and operationalize the long-term roadmap of established, multi-city, high-volume rental businesses.
Key responsibilities
• Drive business transformation through clear, data-led strategies aimed at revenue growth, asset utilization, and sustainable profitability.
• Identify expansion opportunities across cities, formats, and customer segments, aligning with market demand and occupancy trends.
• Conduct competitor benchmarking (Stanza, NoBroker, Zolo, etc.) to identify whitespace and strategic differentiators.
• Build and own the 3-year business strategy — including product innovation, digital integration, and partnership-led expansion.
• Collaborate with Business Finance to build P&L impact models and track ROI of strategic initiatives.
• Support the CEO in board and investor presentations by preparing key strategic insights and market updates.
• Establish OKRs, drive performance governance, and ensure smooth cross-functional execution
Must-have skills & experience
• 10–15 years in corporate strategy / consulting / business leadership, ideally within PropTech, Real Estate, Hospitality, or Consumer Platform sectors.
• Proven experience managing or advising large-scale rental / living / co-living businesses.
• Strong financial acumen and commercial thinking; ability to translate strategy into measurable business outcomes.
• Excellent leadership, analytical, and presentation skills.
Nice-to-have
• Prior experience in rental/managed living
• Experience with data-product driven growth loops; familiarity with tech product teams.|
Qualification
• MBA/PG in business, or equivalent. Consulting + operator background preferred.
• Background in Consulting or prior startup leadership experience preferred.
