About The/Nudge
The/Nudge is an action institute building resilient livelihoods to alleviate poverty. We work with women, farmers, tribals and youth on rural development, agriculture, skilling and economic inclusion, along with 15+ central and state government partners.
Our economic inclusion journey for 25 million Indians, has reached 10 states with $250M of government funding to cover 1.25M people. Our incubator, accelerator and grand challenges have supported 200+ social entrepreneurs including 17 Forbes 30U30, 3 EarthShot Prize winners, 1 Time Magazine cover and more.
Set up with support from 90+ eminent philanthropists , 40+ corporates and 15+ foundations including Gates, Mackenzie Scott, Vinod Khosla, Nandan Nilekani, Tata Trusts, Skoll, Meta, LinkedIn, HDFC, Mphasis, KPMG and L'Oreal, we are contributing towards a "poverty-free India, within our lifetime".
What are we solving for?
We are solving for households in poverty who are also financially and socially vulnerable through a targeted, multi-faceted, and sequenced model called the graduation approach, which has demonstrated that we can durably pull households out of poverty.
At The/Nudge Institute, we have been piloting this program for the past 3 years and are in the process of catalyzing the propagation of the same. Our purpose is to contribute to making the most excluded individuals a contributing member to the economy:
- Enable govt to adopt by providing research, design, and implementation support
- Continue to implement on its own to iterate the design for impact at scale
- Enable more NGOs to adopt technical and capacity-building support
- Continue to generate data on poverty and evidence on graduation approach to nudge governments to adopt at-scale
- Build technology solutions for NGOs and governments to adopt and implement at scale & with quality.
What are some of the principles/ approaches we use?
- First principles thinking
- Human centered design (thoughtful, action oriented, experimental & iterative process) with a gender lens (unbiased and reflective approach)
- Systems thinking (analytical, stakeholder oriented and holistic)
- Strategic planning (result oriented, logical & coherent with clearly defined outcomes, grounded on the current realities)
What will you do?
- Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities within the program, leveraging data and user insights to inform pilots and experiments
- Build and institutionalize standardized processes to enable consistent and scalable products across states
- Design robust feedback loops between Operations and Product to continuously improve product improvement
- Identify high-leverage opportunities within the program and run targeted pilots to validate and scale them
- Collaborate closely with Operations and National Partnerships team to ensure seamless execution and alignment across functions
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with NGOs to support on-ground implementation
- Coach and mentor a team working at the intersection of product and operations, fostering innovation and career growth
Who are we looking for in this role?
- 10+ years of work experience in product strategy, consulting, product management, or entrepreneurial roles from tech startups in education, climate-tech, marketplace, agriculture
- Ability to learn, iterate and pivot based on new information or constraints
- Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
- Passion and hunger for solving big social problems at scale
- Growth mindset to learn new concepts and evolve teams’ thinking
- Ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders
- Written and spoken fluency in Hindi and English
- Willingness to stay and travel in deep rural areas
What We Offer:
- Impact at Scale: Be part of a transformative mission aimed at lifting millions out of ultra-poverty.
- Growth Opportunities: Work with a high-impact, mission-driven team, engaging with diverse stakeholders across India and globally.
- Inclusive Environment: We are committed to diversity and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.