Urban Company - Senior Category Manager

Job Description

Urban Company is a technology platform offering customers a variety of services at home. Customers use our platform to book services such as beauty treatments, haircuts, massage therapy, cleaning, plumbing, carpentry, appliance repair, painting etc., all delivered in the comfort of their home and at a time of their choosing. We promise our customers a high quality, standardized and reliable service experience. To fulfill this promise, we work closely with our hand-picked service partners, enabling them with technology, training, products, tools, financing, insurance, and brand, helping them succeed and deliver on this promise. Our Mission is to empower millions of service professionals by delivering services at-home in a way that has never been experienced before. Service partners are the backbone of our platform. Our service partners are typically individual professionals working in one service category. We operate a full-stack platform to help them succeed and provide the following -1-Training & Certification2-Technology3-Supplies and products4-Insurance and Financing support5-Market access and brand6-Scale of Operations and Growth OutlookUrban Company is present in the top 47 cities in India, and 9 cities internationally. The platform serves approximately 1.5 million+ customer bookings every month through a fleet of 40,000 highly trained service professionals, for a variety of home service needs. The business is growing rapidly at >75% YoY, and has demonstrated significant resilience in the last two years despite the COVID-19 pandemic (Urban Company was awarded The Economic Times Startup Award for COVID led business transformation in 2021, read more here). The company has raised significant growth capital last year, which is still untouched and sitting in the bank, and has a very clear path to profitability for its India business over the next few quarters. Its frugal approach and years of secured runaway allows the UC team to build with a multi-year horizon in mind, while focusing on growth with profitability.Our Commitment to Building a Diverse and Inclusive WorkplaceUrban Company is committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and creating an inclusive work environment. We endeavor to -provide equal and fair opportunities for employment to all qualified applicants.maintain a work environment free from harassment based on age, colour, physical ability, marital status, parental status, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.As a Senior Manager, your role will be to work on key central projects which will unlock the next phase of growth for the Salon business of Urban Company. The north star will be profitable and sustainable growth. This will involve large amounts of analytical thinking, problem solving and collaboration with cross functional teams to ensure swift and robust execution. Who can apply - Smart people who love solving complex business problems and have a curious bent of mind.- Achievers who have consistently demonstrated strong growth tracks in their previous stints and have completed their graduation from Tier 1 colleges.- Young and hungry folks with 3-4 years of work experience. People who have fire in the belly and want to create tangible impact through their work. What to expect - Solving complex problems through a first principles based approach - Steep learning, amazing exposure and the thrill of building something new - Opportunity to be a part of a hyper-growth business journey - Working with a stellar & driven team. Work with Business Leaders - You will interact with the AVP, Business Head & VP on various projects which gives you an excellent opportunity to learn- A high performance, high velocity environment with massive ownership and growth opportunities- Work on key initiatives such as pricing, portfolio expansion, etc- Health insurance benefits for our employees and their family- Growth opportunities within UC via our robust internal mobility program- Competitive salary with bi-annual performance reviews,

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health insurancegrowth capitalpromotion planninginternal mobilityequal opportunities