Manager

Job Description :

About Flipkart
In 2007, we started the Flipkart journey by selling books online. But now, over a decade
Later, our story is quite different. Today, Flipkart is India's largest online marketplace
and one of India's leading technology powerhouse that is disrupting the way India shops
online. What has got us here The dynamic, passionate and talented folks we call
Flipsters!
Our core values define our identity and form the basis of our actions and reflect in
everything that we do at Flipkart. Values enable us to shape the desired organizational
culture in which each Flipster can thrive and be at their best.
We believe in taking bold bets and changing the paradigm, having a sense of urgency
to solve problems strategically and putting great ideas into action. We look at the world
from our customer's point of view and keep customers at the heart of everything we do.
About the team
Corporate Development (M&A and Investment) team facilitates the development of long
term growth strategy through key investment initiatives at Flipkart. The team
collaborates and works directly with the top management of Flipkart to drive strategic
investment initiatives.
About the role
Corporate Development (M&A and Investment) team facilitates the development of long
term growth strategy through key investment initiatives at Flipkart. The team
collaborates and works directly with the top management of Flipkart to drive strategic
investment initiatives.This role will be responsible for sourcing, evaluation and execution
of inorganic opportunities across all of Flipkart's business groups. The selected
candidate will drive the end-to- end investment process,including building a pipeline of
external opportunities, conducting industry research, determining strategic fit with
Flipkart, driving valuation analyses, organizing due diligence, presenting
recommendations to Flipkart business leadership teams and transaction execution.
What you'll do:
. Identify, assess and execute potential investment and acquisition transactions
. Drive all stages of the investment process including origination, valuation, due
diligence,transaction execution and integration
. Lead deal origination by building deep ties across the startup ecosystem -
entrepreneurs,VCs, bankers, accelerators/incubators, and other industry
participants
. Collaborate with internal teams to evaluate opportunities, analysing the
opportunity and presenting recommendations based on strategic fit, deal
structure and transactional issues
. Manage relationships with professional advisors including bankers, lawyers and
consultants
. Create optimal deal structures that will ensure long-term value creation for
Flipkart and ensure that investee companies and their representatives will be
aligned with Flipkart
. Post investment work closely with the investee companies in ensuring value
creation and realization for Flipkart
What you should have
. The ideal candidate for this role would have experience working with Investment
Banks in Technology vertical, venture capital, private equity or corporate
development team at a technology company
. Understanding of the technology landscape and a strong network within the
Indian startup ecosystem, including entrepreneurs and investors
. Good understanding of overall investment process including term sheets,
diligence and definitive documentation
. Think Big - identify new areas of opportunity for Flipkart, create investment
strategies and evaluate key targets in partnership with business teams.
. Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on deal strategy and all execution
related aspects.
. Bachelor degree is required. MBA from top-tier universities is preferred.