Strategic Partnerships in India

About Zinnov Zinnov is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations make decisions that actually get used — and deliver results that matter. For over two decades, we’ve partnered with leading enterprises, high-growth technology companies, and investors to answer some of the toughest questions they face: Where should we invest? How do we scale globally? What capabilities will win in the next decade? Our work shapes market entry strategies, global operating models, M&A decisions, and long-term growth bets. We’re known for being data-led, execution-focused, and outcome-driven — not opinion-heavy slideware. At Zinnov, how you work matters as much as what you deliver. We value independent thinking, crisp communication, and early ownership. With 450+ professionals across 10 global offices, we work across industries including Digital Services, ER&D, Enterprise Software, Semiconductors, Healthcare, BFSI, Automotive, Media & Telecom, and Private Equity. Zinnov isn’t for everyone. It’s for people who want steep learning curves, honest feedback, and the chance to see their work influence real business decisions — not just presentations. Why Strategy Zinnov’s Strategy practice is where you help leadership teams define and execute growth agendas using structured, data-backed problem solving—especially in technology services. In this practice, you’ll get: Work on high-impact topics like long-range strategy, positioning, M&A advisory, capital raising, and growth strategy for technology businesses. Lead strategic transactions across buy-side, sell-side, private capital raises, and strategic partnerships within the technology ecosystem. Work closely with founders, CXOs, private equity funds, venture capital investors, and strategic acquirers on transformative transactions. Contribute to market-facing thought leadership through industry research, conferences, leadership roundtables, and client engagements. Role: Engagement Manager – Inves

About Us: Paytm is India’s leading mobile payments and financial services distribution company and a pioneer of the mobile QR payments revolution. Paytm builds technologies that empower small businesses with payments and commerce solutions. Our mission is to serve half a billion Indians and bring them into the mainstream economy through technology. About the team: Paytm Loyalty & Rewards is a B2B engagement and retention platform that enables enterprises to acquire, engage, and retain customers, partners, and employees through data-driven loyalty programs. The team builds and manages end-to-end solutions including loyalty infrastructure (points, cashback, tiers, gamification), a large rewards marketplace (vouchers, travel, merchandise, experiences), and campaign engines (cashback offers, referrals, scratch cards). It also powers incentive programs for sales teams, dealers, and employees, with seamless digital fulfilment via Paytm Wallet, UPI, and vouchers. Serving brands across FMCG, banking, fintech, telecom, and e-commerce, the team helps drive customer lifetime value, repeat engagement, and measurable business outcomes through scalable, tech-led loyalty solutions. About the Role: We are seeking results-driven and relationship-oriented candidates to drive strategic partnerships in the loyalty and rewards ecosystem. The role involves identifying, negotiating, and onboarding brands, merchants, and corporate partners to expand our loyalty program offerings, enhance member engagement, and drive incremental revenue. Key Responsibilities: Partnership & Acquisition Identify and target potential partners across industries (FMCG, retail, travel, e-commerce, BFSI, hospitality, etc.) for loyalty tie-ups. Pitch the value proposition of our loyalty solutions and negotiate win–win partnership agreements. Build multi-sector partner portfolios to enhance member redemption and earning opportunities. Account Management & Relationship Building Manage key partner accounts to e

Lead the marketing, branding, partnerships, and experiential engagement agenda across MIAL and NMIAL. The role will be responsible for developing large-scale marketing campaigns, securing strategic brand partnerships and sponsorships, enhancing airport brand visibility, and creating unique customer experiences that drive passenger engagement, commercial revenues, and destination appeal. Source: Adani Group | Job ID: 55760

At Franklin Templeton, we believe success is built through powerful partnerships. As a forward‑thinking asset manager, we build dynamic relationships with clients, understand their goals, and navigate complex markets together. We leverage cutting‑edge strategies and deep insights to unlock opportunities for long‑term wealth creation. Our talented, global teams bring expertise that is both broad and unique. From our welcoming, inclusive, and supportive culture to our globally diverse business, we offer opportunities not only to help you reach your potential, but also to contribute to our clients’ success. About Enterprise Vendor Management The Enterprise Vendor Management team drives firm-wide strategic sourcing and vendor optimization to support Franklin Templeton’s global investment operations. We partner with technology, business, legal, and risk teams to secure high‑quality vendor services while managing cost, risk, and performance. Team members collaborate across regions, work on high‑value commercial initiatives, and gain exposure to complex negotiations and global sourcing strategy. Joining this team provideas hands‑on experience with high‑impact negotiation, supplier management, and enterprise‑wide transformation initiatives. How will you add value? Core Responsibilities: Manage a large technology spend portfolio Partner with technology and business teams to understand requirements. Lead & Drive Strategic Sourcing initiatives with key stakeholders. Manage assigned technology spending, including software and services. Lead & Oversee end‑to‑end supplier relationships. Review

Role Overview As the Head of Channel Partnerships at Pi Commerce, you will own the critical partnerships that give our platform its infrastructure channels and its global reach. This role comprises two halves, but carries one strategic mandate: secure and deepen the structural platform and carrier relationships that power our messaging core, while simultaneously building out the regional partner networks that scale our product across new geographies. Core Responsibilities & Ownership  Platform & Carrier Partnerships: Directly manage structural relationships with Meta (WhatsApp), Jio, and key telcos/aggregators backend infrastructure for SMS, RCS, and Voice. Own commercials, rate cards, technical access layer negotiations, BSP/ISV statuses, and co-marketing entitlements. Your success means securing better commercial terms, enhanced platform access, and early roadmap visibility.  Channel GTM Partnerships: Recruit, sign, and rapidly enable high-performing resellers, Systems Integrators (SIs), and distribution partners across the UAE and the wider GCC region. Build the full partner lifecycle framework from scratch, including partner selection, custom commercial matrices, enablement programs, and joint pipeline mechanics.  Partner-Sourced Revenue Pipeline: Carry a direct revenue quota. At Pi Commerce, partnerships are treated as a primary revenue generator, not a relationship maintenance cost center. You will be actively measured on structural channel access secured and net- new partner-sourced annual contract value (ACV). Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate brings a blend of structural ecosystem negotiation experience and high- growth indirect sales execution. You are equally comfortable aligning incentives with massive tech conglomerates and onboarding local localized channel partners.  Industry Domain Expertise: Proven track record of managing platform or carrier relationships specifically within CPaaS, enterprise messaging, or fintech industries. 

The Lead – Supply Chain will support the strategic execution of talent acquisition and supply chain initiatives by managing institutional partnerships and ensuring smooth coordination between external stakeholders and internal teams. This role focuses on operational excellence, program management, and technology-driven processes to meet hiring and training objectives. Source: Adani Group | Job ID: 56805

To drive efficient and cost-effective procurement of Capex, Opex, bulk materials, equipment, and services by executing strategic sourcing, contract management, supplier development, and risk mitigation initiatives. The role ensures timely availability of resources, compliance with procurement policies, value optimization, and strong supplier partnerships to support business and project objectives. Source: Adani Group | Job ID: 57361

The Head of Assets Management will lead the asset management function, ensuring optimal financial performance, operational efficiency, and strategic alignment with the group’s vision. Drive value creation across owned hospitality assets across the group (CSD, Realty & NMDPL). The role will focus on leveraging data-driven insights to enhance asset value, oversee pre-opening activities, and manage brand partnerships of hospitality assets, contributing to the business unit’s growth. Source: Adani Group | Job ID: 50555

Our Channels & Alliances Team’s charter builds and activates a strategic, differentiated and high-impact partner ecosystem for our best-of-breed multi-cloud monitoring product, one partner at a time. As a Senior Partner Manager, you will recruit and develop channel partners that drive new customer adoption and revenue, including Regional and Global Systems Integrators, Managed Service Providers, and Value Added Resellers. At Datadog, we place value in our office culture - the relationships and collaboration it builds and the creativity it brings to the table. We operate as a hybrid workplace to ensure our Datadogs can create a work-life harmony that best fits them. What You’ll Do: Identify and recruit new strategic channel partners in Mumbai to drive revenue growth Enable and activate existing partners through training, planning and joint selling activities Coordinate the technical and marketing aspects of integrated partnership launches Host regular business reviews with partners to drive accountability and report on success metrics Work hand-in-hand with Datadog’s regional enterprise and commercial sales organizations Generate partner-sourced net-new sales pipeline and revenue Who You Are: Experienced in 7+ years of partner-facing, quota-carrying business development, strategic alliances, or channel sales at a cloud services or software as a service organization Proven in driving sales opportunities from lead generation to closure, effectively negotiating agreements and building long-lasting partnerships Able to quickly comprehend technical concepts and architectural scenarios, and explain them to others verbally and in writing Proficiency in managing premier Cloud MSP partners will be advantageous Willing to travel 20-30% of the time Datadog values people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one. That's okay. If you’re passionate about technology and want to grow your skills, we encourage

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Manager, Product Management Overview Mastercard Merchant Cloud and Acceptance represent core strategic priorities for the Asia Pacific region. Our mission is to empower acquirers, merchants, payment service providers (PSPs), and payment facilitators by delivering seamless, best-in-class experiences across both digital and in-person commerce. We aim to position Mastercard Merchant Cloud as the leading platform for acceptance. As an integral part of Mastercard’s regional growth strategy, this role will support sales initiatives across Asia Pacific. Key responsibilities include conducting market research and benchmarking, contributing to go-to-market planning, supporting solution commercialization, and engaging in client-related activities. The individual will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including Product, Operations, Delivery, Compliance, Legal, Marketing, and other internal partners—to drive execution and deliver strategic outcomes. Role - Support the identification and assessment of potential opportunities for Merchant Cloud across APAC through data analysis and insight generation. - Conduct customer segmentation and lifecycle analysis to identify indicators of expansion, cross-sell, or product adoption potential - Analyze transaction characteristics and market data to suppo

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Senior Specialist, Payroll Implementation & Integration-1 Position Summary The Senior Specialist, Payroll Implementation & Integration supports strategic payroll initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), P&C Modernization programs, system implementations, and process improvement efforts. This role serves as a key execution resource responsible for coordinating testing activities, validating payroll and employee data, supporting implementation readiness, and assisting with solution deployments across payroll operations. Key Responsibilities M&A Integration Execution Support • Support payroll workstreams during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and organizational restructures. • Assist with payroll integration planning and execution activities. • Coordinate employee data collection, validation, and migration activities. • Prepare implementation documentation and integration trackers. • Support payroll readiness assessments and integration milestones. • Execute project tasks, risks, issues, and action items. • Assist in stabilization activities following acquisitions. P&C Modernization Implementation Support • Participate in payroll-related activities supporting Workday and P&C Modernization initiatives. • Support configuration validation

Our Purpose Mastercard powers economies and empowers people in 200+ countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we’re helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payments choices, making transactions secure, simple, smart and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships and networks combine to deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses and governments realize their greatest potential. Title and Summary Senior Specialist, Payroll Implementation & Integration-2 Position Summary The Senior Specialist, Payroll Implementation & Integration supports strategic payroll initiatives, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), P&C Modernization programs, system implementations, and process improvement efforts. This role serves as a key execution resource responsible for coordinating testing activities, validating payroll and employee data, supporting implementation readiness, and assisting with solution deployments across payroll operations. Key Responsibilities M&A Integration Execution Support • Support payroll workstreams during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and organizational restructures. • Assist with payroll integration planning and execution activities. • Coordinate employee data collection, validation, and migration activities. • Prepare implementation documentation and integration trackers. • Support payroll readiness assessments and integration milestones. • Execute project tasks, risks, issues, and action items. • Assist in stabilization activities following acquisitions. P&C Modernization Implementation Support • Participate in payroll-related activities supporting Workday and P&C Modernization initiatives. • Support configuration validation

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: What you'll be doing: Who you'll be working with: What you'll need: Who you are: You're open : We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are open-minded: to new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic : We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people – We aim to create a culture in which people can do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunit

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. We work with the world's most valuable brands and have global reach across 100+ markets, with deep local expertise. Our people are the key to our success. We're committed to fostering a culture of creativity, belonging and continuous learning, attracting and developing the brightest talent, and providing exciting career opportunities that help our people grow. For more information, visit WPP.com. Why we're hiring: The role is responsible for leading and overseeing end-to-end cloud operations, ensuring the availability, reliability, security, performance, and resilience of cloud platforms and services. It manages service monitoring, incident response, and incident resolution for production applications and cloud infrastructure, while ensuring operations teams are skilled and enabled to execute cloud-related requests with speed and diligence. The role also provides governance over a large third-party managed services organisation, ensuring delivery against agreed KPIs, SLAs, and operational commitments through effective service reviews, metrics reporting, performance management, and continuous service improvement. What you'll be doing: Responsible for overseeing cloud operations, driving operational excellence, and improving the operational landscape through automation and AI-driven solutions delivered by internal resources and third-party partnerships. Product: Work with product and engineering teams to define operational support patterns for each cloud product. Collaborate with business, archi

To manage end-to-end procurement activities for Capex, Opex, bulk materials, and services by ensuring timely sourcing, cost optimization, vendor development, contract management, and supplier performance monitoring. The role contributes to achieving organizational objectives through strategic sourcing, efficient procurement processes, risk mitigation, and strong supplier partnerships while supporting power plant operations and project requirements. Source: Adani Group | Job ID: 54879