Head Of Finance & Capital Strategy

Head of Finance & Capital Strategy

Solar Mobility Hub (SMB) | India

About Solar Mobility Hub (SMB)

Solar Mobility Hub (SMB) is building an integrated platform designed to accelerate one of the most important transitions of our time:

Petrol Dependency → Clean Mobility → Distributed Solar Energy

• We are not building a trading business.
• We are engineering a new economic pathway that enables households and businesses to move away from fossil fuel consumption through:
• check mark Structured petrol 2-wheeler buybacks
• check mark Electric mobility adoption
• check mark Embedded scrappage economics
• check mark Bundled residential solar systems
• Every transaction is designed to reduce emissions, improve affordability, and reshape energy consumption behaviour.
• This is a business with measurable financial outcomes and measurable environmental impact.

Role Mission

• We are seeking a Head of Finance & Capital Strategy to architect and control the capital engine of SMB.
• This is not a reporting or compliance role.
• This is a mission-critical leadership position responsible for designing how capital flows, survives, and scales within a uniquely complex operating model.
• You will directly influence:
• check mark Cash survival & liquidity stability
• check mark Working capital efficiency
• check mark Growth feasibility & velocity
• check mark Unit economics integrity
• check mark Funding & debt strategy
• check mark Capital risk management
• Finance at SMB is not accounting.
• It is business physics, capital architecture, and strategic decision design.

What You Will Own

Capital & Liquidity Architecture

• Design forward-looking cash flow systems
• Anticipate capital stress under growth
• Build liquidity buffers & resilience mechanisms
• Protect runway during scale transitions

Working Capital & Cash Cycle Strategy

• Engineer efficient cash conversion cycles
• Align inventory, payables & receivables dynamics
• Prevent growth-induced capital distortion
• Partner deeply with operations & distribution

Unit Economics & Margin Intelligence

• Protect contribution margins
• Detect cost leakage & margin erosion early
• Build sensitivity & scenario models
• Quantify strategic trade-offs

Debt & Funding Strategy

• Structure working capital lines & instruments
• Engage lenders & capital providers
• Optimize cost of capital decisions
• Support future fundraising processes

Scenario & Downside Modelling

• Stress-test business assumptions
• Evaluate policy & subsidy timing risks
• Build investor-grade financial intelligence
• Enable rational decision-making under uncertainty

Ideal Candidate Profile

• We are looking for a capital strategist and builder, not a controller.
• You should bring:
• check mark Deep comfort with cash flow & working capital dynamics
• check mark Experience in capital-sensitive or asset-heavy models
• check mark Strong analytical & modelling capability
• check mark Strategic and commercial finance instincts
• check mark Calmness under financial uncertainty
• Highly relevant backgrounds may include:

• Marketplace / platform businesses
• Consumer durable / hardware models
• Mobility / automotive ecosystems
• Renewable / solar / infra businesses
• Fintech / structured finance environments

Who Thrives in This Role

• check mark Individuals energized by complexity & scale
• check mark Finance leaders obsessed with capital efficiency
• check mark Builders who challenge assumptions
• check mark Operators who think in economic systems
• check mark Professionals seeking meaning beyond spreadsheets

Why This Role Matters

• SMBs ability to scale responsibly, survive capital stress, and deliver sustainable impact will depend heavily on the quality of financial architecture designed here.
• This role directly shapes:
• check mark Business survival
• check mark Growth stability
• check mark Profitability trajectory
• check mark Capital efficiency
• check mark Investor confidence
• check mark Long-term impact
• Few finance roles offer this level of influence over both economic and environmental outcomes.

Compensation Philosophy

Competitive fixed + performance-linked incentives + meaningful long-term wealth creation through direct equity (Not options through ESOPS) participation.

We reward ownership, clarity of thinking, and capital discipline.

Closing Thought

Careers are built in many ways.

But only a few opportunities allow you to influence how capital, technology, and sustainability converge to create real-world change.

Do you want your financial expertise to merely measure outcomes — or to help shape a transition that will define the next decade