Wadhwani Foundation

Senior Growth Strategist

Wadhwani Foundation  •  Jakarta, ID (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description


Senior Growth Strategist – Portfolio & AI


Role Summary


You will lead growth acceleration for a
portfolio of Indonesian SMEs generating USD 500K–1M+ annual revenue. Using a
combination of consulting frameworks, AI tools, and structured portfolio
tracking, you will design and drive “growth sprints” that help business owners
scale revenue, optimize operations, and unlock new opportunities.


The senior role leads strategy, manages
founder-facing relationships, and ensures portfolio companies progress through
defined journeys and sprints.


Key Responsibilities


1. Growth Strategy & Sprint Development


  • Diagnose
    business challenges using structured consulting frameworks

  • Use
    AI tools to generate insights, models, projections, growth hypotheses, and
    business plan

  • Design
    4–8 week growth sprints tailored for each portfolio company

  • Monitor
    sprint execution and provide strategic recommendations


2. Portfolio Performance Tracking


  • Maintain
    dashboards on portfolio health, revenue indicators, and sprint progress

  • Track
    KPIs aligned to program goals:

    • Businesses
      completing defined sprints

    • Journeys
      accepted

  • Provide
    weekly and monthly portfolio reports


3. Founder Relationship Management


  • Act
    as strategic advisor to business owners

  • Lead
    check-ins, deep dive assessments, and growth discussions

  • Ensure
    high engagement and pipeline conversion


4. Cross-Functional Collaboration


  • Work
    with Growth Success, Services, Marketing & Partnerships teams

  • Provide
    feedback on program improvements and platform enhancement

  • Collaborate
    with CRM & analytics team to maintain clean, actionable data


Qualifications


  • 5–9
    years experience in consulting, business strategy, VC/PE, startup growth,
    or advisory roles.

  • Strong
    analytical and problem-solving skills

  • Hands-on
    experience with LLMs or AI productivity tools for business planning

  • Excellent
    communication; comfortable working with SME founders

  • Ability
    to manage multiple stakeholders and navigate ambiguity


What You’ll Gain


  • Direct
    exposure to CEOs/business owners

  • Hands-on
    AI-assisted strategy experience

  • Opportunity
    to design a scalable growth model for Indonesian SMEs

Pathway to future leadership roles in strategy,
ecosystem building
Wadhwani Foundation

About Wadhwani Foundation

Founded in 2001 by Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dr. Romesh Wadhwani, Wadhwani Foundation is a global non-profit committed to accelerating job growth in emerging economies and enabling millions to earn a family-sustaining wage and lead a dignified life: through its four core initiatives: Entrepreneurship, Skilling, Innovation & Research, and Government Digital Transformation.

Industry
Nonprofit & NGOs
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Los Altos, CA
Year Founded
2001
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