Associate Business Manager

About Melli Gold
Melli Gold is building and scaling multiple complementary business lines across fintech, retail,manufacturing, and marketplace models. We are looking for a high-caliber Associate Business Manager to work directly with senior leadership in shaping, structuring, and operationalizing new business initiatives.

About This Role

This role is not administrative. It is a hands-on execution and business-building positiondesigned for someone who thinks like an owner, operates with speed, and turns ambiguity into structured progress.

You will work across multiple verticals at different maturity stages — from early-stage concept validation to structured growth and operational scaling.

Key Responsibilities

1. Business Structuring & Planning

• Translate high-level business ideas into structured business plans and executable roadmaps
• Develop financial models, unit economics, and scenario analyses
• Define clear milestones, KPIs, and success metrics for new initiatives
• Support pricing, margin, and competitive positioning decisions

2. Market & Competitive Intelligence

• Conduct deep market research and competitive analysis
• Identify strategic advantages and defensible positioning
• Benchmark business models and extract actionable insights
• Evaluate partnership and channel opportunities

3. Execution & Delivery Management

• Break down strategic goals into concrete execution plans
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (Product, Marketing, Ops, Finance) to ensure delivery
• Track progress rigorously and remove bottlenecks
• Drive initiatives to completion with strong follow-through

4. New Business Launch & Growth

• Support validation and go-to-market strategies for new ventures
• Help design customer acquisition and monetization frameworks
• Monitor performance metrics and iterate rapidly
• Identify operational inefficiencies and propose structural improvements

5. Strategic Problem Solving

• Structure ambiguous problems into clear hypotheses and action plans
• Prepare decision memos and executive-level analysis
• Anticipate risks and propose mitigation strategies
• Build scalable frameworks instead of one-off solutions

Requirements

• 3–6 years of experience in strategy, consulting, business development, venture building, or fast-scaling startups
• Strong experience in financial modeling and business case development
• Experience working closely with founders or senior executives is a plus
• Exposure to fintech, retail, marketplace, or manufacturing business models is preferred
• Exceptional analytical and structured thinking ability
• Strong business judgment and commercial awareness
• High ownership mindset with strong bias toward action
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and create clarity
• Execution excellence — consistently delivers on time and at high quality