As the Managing Director (Emerging & Expanding Business), your primary objective is to lead the organization's transformation and scale-up journey, aiming for a 3X growth over the next 34 years and preparing the enterprise for a successful IPO. This role involves taking full ownership of the P&L and all organizational functions, setting strategic direction, ensuring operational excellence, strengthening governance, and delivering sustainable, profitable growth while maintaining stakeholder confidence. Additionally, you will drive product and technology evolution to ensure the portfolio is future-ready, competitive, and aligned with market trends.
Roles & Responsibilities: - Strategic Leadership & Growth: - Define and execute long-term strategy for achieving 3X growth, including market expansion, new product development, and entry into new geographies.
• P&L Ownership: - Hold full accountability for end-to-end P&L, driving revenue growth, profitability, cost optimization, and capital efficiency.
• Enterprise Leadership (All Functions): - Provide leadership across core functionsmanufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing, finance, HR, R&D, and qualityensuring alignment with business goals.• IPO Readiness & Corporate Governance: - Lead the organization's IPO journey, strengthen governance frameworks, financial transparency, compliance, and investor readiness.• Operational Excellence & Scale-Up: - Drive efficiency across multi-plant operations, capacity expansion, quality improvements, and adoption of best-in-class manufacturing practices.• Product & Technology Strategy: - Lead the development of a future-ready product portfolio, investing in innovation, R&D, and technology to stay competitive and meet evolving customer needs.• Business Development & Market Expansion: - Expand domestic and global markets, build strategic partnerships, and strengthen relationships with key customers and OEMs.• Leadership & Organization Building: - Build and mentor a high-performing leadership team; drive succession planning and organizational capability development.• Stakeholder & Investor Management: - Engage effectively with the Board, investors, lenders, and external stakeholders; represent the organization in strategic forums.• Risk Management & Compliance: - Ensure robust risk management practices, regulatory compliance, and adherence to corporate governance standards.• Transformation & Digitalization: - Drive enterprise-wide transformation initiatives including digital adoption, automation, and process optimization.• Culture & Performance Management: - Foster a high-performance culture centered on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.Candidate Requirements:
• 25+ years of progressive leadership experience, with a strong focus on the automotive/manufacturing sector.
• Deep expertise in automotive (OEM/Tier-1/Tier-2) industry; exposure to allied high-precision industries is advantageous.
• Proven track record as MD/CEO/Business Head with full P&L responsibility.
• Experience managing large-scale operations with multi-plant setup and significant revenue scale.
• Demonstrated success in driving high-growth journeys and business transformation initiatives.
• Strong exposure to IPO readiness, corporate governance, compliance, and board management.
• Functional expertise in manufacturing operations, supply chain, sales, finance, and R&D.
• Experience working with global OEMs, export markets, and international customers.
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performing leadership teams with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Key attributes include being a strategic thinker with strong execution capability, high ownership, resilience, and decision-making ability suitable for a dynamic, growth-oriented environment. As the Managing Director (Emerging & Expanding Business), your primary objective is to lead the organization's transformation and scale-up journey, aiming for a 3X growth over the next 34 years and preparing the enterprise for a successful IPO. This role involves taking full ownership of the P&L and all organizational functions, setting strategic direction, ensuring operational excellence, strengthening governance, and delivering sustainable, profitable growth while maintaining stakeholder confidence. Additionally, you will drive product and technology evolution to ensure the portfolio is future-ready, competitive, and aligned with market trends.
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Strategic Leadership & Growth: - Define and execute long-term strategy for achieving 3X growth, including market expansion, new product development, and entry into new geographies.
• P&L Ownership: - Hold full accountability for end-to-end P&L, driving revenue growth, profitability, cost optimization, and capital efficiency.• Enterprise Leadership (All Functions): - Provide leadership across
