Sr Manager - Innovations

About The Company

Tata Communications Redefines Connectivity with Innovation and IntelligenceDriving the next level of intelligence powered by Cloud, Mobility, Internet of Things, Collaboration, Security, Media services and Network services, we at Tata Communications are envisaging a New World of Communications

Product Management And Development (Start-up Sandbox Initiative)

• Framework Design & Governance:
  
  

Define and maintain the Inno8Cube sandbox environment, with clear onboarding processes, evaluation criteria, and success metrics.

• Pilot Management:
  
  

Collaborate with internal product and technology teams to prioritize and execute pilot projects; ensure alignment with broader product roadmaps.

• Startup Enablement:
  
  

Facilitate seamless integration for participating startups—managing technical hand-offs, business-model alignment, and stakeholder communication.

• Iterative Feedback Loop:
  
  

Capture insights from pilots and platform users; drive continuous improvements to the sandbox framework and API/services portfolio.

• Co-create use cases in collaboration with customers and validate them through demos and proof-of-concepts (POCs)
  
  

Corporate Foresight

• Technology POVs: Research emerging and disruptive technologies; craft concise, data-driven Points of View and identify high-potential use cases.
• Strategic Influence: Present recommendations to senior leadership, ensuring technology adoption aligns with Tata Communications’ overall strategy.
• POC Leadership: Own end-to-end proof-of-concepts—define scope, partner with business teams, develop rollout plans, and quantify outcomes to inform scale-up decisions.
  
  

Business Case Development & Strategy Execution

• Financial Modelling & Validation:
• Lead robust business-case creation—challenge assumptions on TAM, growth, cost ramps, overheads, and payback timelines.
• Track actual performance versus forecasts; recommend corrective actions to address variances.
• Strategic Advisory:
• Support senior management with scenario analyses, market white-space identification, and strategic decision frameworks.
• Drive cross-functional corporate-strategy projects from scoping through execution, balancing tactical needs with long-term goals.
• Ambiguity Navigator: Thrive in unstructured environments; self-start and lead through uncertainty.
• Structured Problem Solver: Break down complex challenges, prioritize effectively, and propose creative, data-backed solutions.
• Cross-Functional Fluency: Apply working knowledge across finance, marketing, product, sales, legal, and operations.
• Clear Communicator: Articulate ideas succinctly in presentations, reports, and stakeholder discussions.
• Collaborative Team Player: Build trust, foster non-hierarchical teamwork, and resolve conflicts.
• MBA with an engineering background having good exposure to technology with a knack for problem solving
• Prior experience in Product management or consulting/strategy roles is not a must but is a value add