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About Godrej Industries Group (GIG)

At the Godrej Industries Group, we are privileged to serve over 1.1 billion consumers globally through our businesses with market leadership positions in the consumer products, real estate, agriculture, financial services and chemicals industries.

www.godrejindustries.com

About Godrej Capital (GCL)

Godrej Capital is trusted lending partner advocating reliable, transparent, and fair lending practices backed by the legacy and trust of the Godrej Group spanning over 129 years.

www.godrejcapital.com

About The Role

Lead technology initiatives for our Gold Loans product line.
Drive end-to-end delivery of digital platforms, lending systems, and customer journeys.
Sit at the intersection of business strategy and technology execution.
Combine technical acumen with program management expertise in BFSI

Key Responsibilities

Own planning, execution, and delivery of technology projects across the Gold Loans product lifecycle
Manage loan origination systems (LOS), loan management systems (LMS), and customer onboarding journeys
Collaborate with product managers, business stakeholders, engineering teams, vendors, and compliance partners
Translate business requirements into clear technical roadmaps and deliverable milestones
Manage sprint planning, release cycles, and dependencies across multiple cross-functional engineering teams
Track project health through metrics, dashboards, and status reporting to senior leadership
Identify technical risks, integration challenges, and bottlenecks early and drive them to resolution
Ensure solutions adhere to regulatory requirements (RBI guidelines for gold loans, KYC/AML norms, data privacy)
Uphold internal security and audit standards across all deliverables
Oversee vendor management for third-party platforms, valuation tools, fintech partners, and infrastructure providers
Champion engineering best practices around architecture reviews, code quality, testing, and DevOps
Continuously improve delivery processes through Agile, Scrum, or hybrid methodologies

Required Qualifications And Experience

8–10 years of progressive experience in technology project management
Substantial experience delivering software products in the BFSI sector (banks, NBFCs, fintechs, or lending platforms)
Direct experience with gold loan product preferred
Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline (required)
MBA is a plus but not mandatory; equivalent demonstrated business acumen equally valued

Technical Knowledge

Strong working knowledge of microservices architecture, REST and event-driven APIs
Working knowledge of databases and integration patterns common in financial services
Comfortable reading technical designs and challenging architectural decisions
Able to engage in substantive conversations with engineers, architects, and security teams
Exposure to core banking systems, loan origination and management platforms
Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, and modern CI/CD and observability platforms
Working experience with Salesforce.

Skills And Attributes

Strong stakeholder management across technical teams and business leadership
Sound judgment in prioritization, trade-offs, and managing competing demands
Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
Clear, concise communication skills (written and verbal)
Certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, CSM, or SAFe are advantageous but not mandatory

Work Experience

8–10 Years

Benefits

Be an equal parent

Childcare benefits for the birthing parent, commissioning parent (in case of surrogacy) or adoptive parent, and their partners

6 months of paid leave for primary caregivers, flexible work options on return for primary caregivers
2 months paid leave for secondary caregivers
Caregiver travel for primary caregivers to bring a caregiver and children under a year old, on work travel

Coverage for childbirth and fertility treatment

No place for discrimination at Godrej

Gender-neutral anti-harassment policy
Same sex partner benefits at par with married spouses
Coverage for gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy
Community partnerships and advocacy
Persons with Disability (PwD) care

We Are Selfish About Your Wellness

Comprehensive health insurance plans, as well as accident coverage for you and your family, with top-up options
Elder care for those who might need to extend support to senior family members
Preventative healthcare support
Outpatient Department (OPD) coverage, including vaccinations, dental, vision, etc.
Uncapped sick leave
Flexible work options, including remote working and part-time work
Mental wellness and self-care programmes, resources and counselling

Celebrating wins, the Godrej Way

Structured recognition platforms for individual, team and business-level achievements
Digital and offline instant recognition platforms

An inclusive Godrej

Before you go, there is something important we want to highlight. There is no place for discrimination at Godrej. Diversity is the philosophy of who we are as a company. And has been for over a century. It's not just in our DNA and nice to do. Being more diverse - especially having our team members reflect the diversity of our businesses and communities - helps us innovate better and grow faster. We hope this resonates with you.

We take pride in being an equal opportunities employer. We recognise merit and encourage diversity. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, colour, religion, caste, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, or marital status and ensure equal opportunities for all our team members.

If this sounds like a role for you, apply now! We look forward to meeting you.

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