About this role
About PhonePe Limited:
Headquartered in India, its flagship product, the PhonePe digital payments app, was launched in Aug 2016. As of April 2025, PhonePe has over 60 Crore (600 Million) registered users and a digital payments acceptance network spread across over 4 Crore (40+ million) merchants. PhonePe also processes over 33 Crore (330+ Million) transactions daily with an Annualized Total Payment Value (TPV) of over INR 150 lakh crore.
PhonePe’s portfolio of businesses includes the distribution of financial products (Insurance, Lending, and Wealth) as well as new consumer tech businesses (Pincode - hyperlocal e-commerce and Indus AppStore Localized App Store for the Android ecosystem) in India, which are aligned with the company’s vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.
Culture:
At PhonePe, we go the extra mile to make sure you can bring your best self to work, Everyday!. And that starts with creating the right environment for you. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. PhonePe-rs solve complex problems and execute quickly; often building frameworks from scratch. If you’re excited by the idea of building platforms that touch millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!
Job Description
PhonePe is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Category Manager to join our Personal Loan Lending team. This role will be crucial in forging and managing strategic alliances with banks and NBFCs to build a robust lending platform. You will be responsible for identifying growth opportunities, building trusted client relationships, and delivering scalable revenue outcomes.
Responsibilities
• Lead strategic sales and growth initiatives for consumer lending business.
• Evaluate and forge alliances with financial institutions (banks/NBFCs) to cater to the platform’s supply requirement
• Work closely with the category team to identify partner funnel issues improving SRs
• Drive revenue growth and market expansion through effective product, policy and data science interventions.
• Manage the governance of the account , planning monthly numbers along with category team, tracking repayments and collections of the portfolio closely
• Drive Prod/Eng tracks which are growth enablers for business expansion
Qualifications
• 4-8 years of experience in driving enterprise partnerships, managing high-value accounts, and executing strategic initiatives across the fintech and lending ecosystem.
• Proven ability to identify growth opportunities, build trusted client relationships, and deliver scalable revenue outcomes.
• Adept at stakeholder communication, solution-based selling, and navigating complex deal cycles in fast-moving environments.
• Strong