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Associate Director – Strategy & Planning | P&L Management & Business Finance | Multi-Vertical Operations Strategy

About

A decade of progressive leadership across financial strategy, business planning, and multi-vertical P&L ownership, with a track record of building frameworks from scratch, scaling operations profitably and driving decisions that have moved margin at scale. At Shadowfax, leads the Strategy & Planning across seven business verticals spanning Darkstores, MFCs, Warehousing, B2C and B2B Grocery, Large White Goods, and arbitrage-model vehicle deployment, with accountability for approximately Rs. 90 Cr in annualized revenue and 9+ lakh monthly orders spanning metros and tier 1-4 cities. Delivered a Contribution Margin turnaround from -9% to +15%+ within two quarters by identifying the right operational levers, building the financial architecture to track them, and driving cross-functional alignment to sustain the gains. Owns the full P&L agenda - rate card and unit economics design, Annual Operating Planning, cost-to-serve benchmarking, network expansion strategy across 450+ locations, and board-level reporting to senior leadership. Built and led teams responsible for ~Rs. 5.5 Cr in monthly payouts across last-mile, vehicle, and hub operations. Earlier career in investment banking and hedge fund research established deep capability in financial modelling, investment evaluation, and structured thinking, skills that now underpin the analytical rigor brought to every strategic and operational decision. Currently evaluating Director-level mandates in Strategy, Business Finance, or Planning. Open to high-impact roles with strong organizations in India and globally. 📩 partho015@gmail.com

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Associate Director at Teachmint, Oct 2026 - Present · 1 mo, Sarjapur Road

Associate Director at Shadowfax, Apr 2024 - Jul 2026 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Owning end-to-end P&L across seven verticals in one of India's largest last-mile logistics platforms, from financial model design to live cost governance across ~Rs. 90 Cr annualized revenue. Drove Contribution Margin from -9% to +15% within two quarters across Dark Stores, MFCs, B2C/B2B Grocery, Large White Goods, and arbitrage vehicle deployment. Built rate cards, AOP models, and path-to-profitability frameworks from scratch covering LM, MM, fixed costs, capex/opex across metros and 450+ locations in tier 1–4 cities. Cut LM CPO by ~8 - 10% and in-store CPO by ~10 - 12% through lever identification and weekly tracker governance. Led team overseeing ~Rs. 5.5 Cr in monthly disbursements; built executive dashboards reported directly to senior leadership.

Strategy Associate at Shadowfax, May 2021 - Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos, Built the foundational financial and operational frameworks that now underpin various P&Ls, covering in-store economics, last-mile rider payout design, network expansion modelling, and cross-dock economics

Senior Associate at Golden Hills Capital India Pvt Ltd, Mar 2017 - Mar 2021 · 4 yrs 1 mo, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 10+ strategy engagements for mid-market clients across FMCG, logistics, and consumer tech — market entry, operational efficiency, financial modelling, and C-suite presentations. Quantitative research and back-testing across equity and multi-asset portfolios on a ~Rs. 200 Cr AUM fund; built risk-return models and contributed to asset allocation decisions.

Associate at Verity Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Jul 2014 - Feb 2017 · 2 yrs 8 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Cross-border M&A across TMT, infrastructure, and consumer sectors — due diligence, comps, precedent transactions, DCF/LBO models, and pitch books across 3–4 live deals at a time.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Metallurgical Engineering, National Institute of Technology warangal