Leap Finance Hiring for Operations Associate (LS BOFU) at Bengaluru, Karnataka Full Time

We are building this and this and this

In short, we are building the platform to drive global careers for millennials from emerging economies We work at the exciting intersection of the 2 hottest trends around – edtech & fintech! And we love that we succeed as a business while powering the dreams of talented students!

Founder Profile

Arnav Kumar is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. Leap is his second company and he has raised more than $30M in capital for his startups. In his last role, he was a VC investor with SAIF Partners (Now Elevation Capital), which is an early investor in paytm, meesho, urban company, unacademy and many other unicorns. He thinks and tweets about Product, Business Models and Company Building, here

Vaibhav Singh is a graduate of IIT Kharagpur. He spent his first 6 years at DeutscheBank, across Singapore & Sydney to manage a $3Bn flow book. He has built 2 fintech startups before, as a founding member of CapitalFloat and Incred, both pioneering businesses valued >$500Mn The Leap team has a fine balance of industry experience (edtech, fintech, study abroad) and technical skills (engineering, product, design)

Job Description

About Us:
Leap supports future global leaders in their quest for global impact. We are backed by Sequoia India, Jungle Ventures, Owl Ventures, and a clutch of marquee advisors. We are building the platform to drive global education and careers for millennials from emerging economies. Leap’s mission is to ensure every student with a global ambition gets the right guidance, financial support, and career support to win.

The founders, Arnav Kumar and Vaibhav Singh have past experience in shipping successful products and the present team has people from IDP Education, Canam, Edwise, Chopras, and Manya as well as top MNCs such as McKinsey, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, and CitiBank.

Responsibilities:
Process Improvement: Identify areas for process optimisation and efficiency enhancement, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement streamlined processes and best practices.

Data Analysis: Gather, analyse, and present data to support decision-making processes, including market research and and performance metrics evaluation.

Reporting and Documentation: Generate accurate reports, maintain documentation, and update internal databases to facilitate effective tracking and communication of key business metrics.

Project Coordination: Assist in coordinating various projects by organising resources, managing timelines, and ensuring successful project completion within established deadlines.

Training and Support: Provide training and support to team members on operational processes, tools, and systems, ensuring their proficiency and productivity

Required Skills –

Past experience of 1-2 years with fast growing startups

Hands on with excel

Effective cross team communication

Adaptability

Stake Holder Management

Problem Solving

Life @ Leap

Mutual Respect

We love people who are ‘relentlessly resourceful’. Find your way out. Focus on the possibilities instead of the problems.

Bias for action

We take calculated risks backed by data and information available and encourage fail fast to find the best solutions as soon as possible

Learn & get better

Continuous learning and improvement is the key. We don’t stop learning. We treat feedback as a gift and as an opportunity to get better.

Growth mindset

We operate with a growth mindset and not a mindset of fear or judgement. You are in control of your own ability to learn and improve. We love Resilience.