About Bright Money Bright Money is a consumer fintech built for middle-income consumers. Our platform helps consumers build credit, manage debt, and access suitable loans and credit cards
- addressing the key financial needs of people living paycheck to paycheck. Bright is a profitable, India-built fintech serving the U.
S. market, with a clear trajectory toward $100 million in revenue. Our business model combines subscription revenue with a financial-services marketplace across loans, credit cards, and credit-building solutions. We have launched an AI-powered money assistant and agentic AI experiences that simplify access to credit. Our ambition is to build the first AI-driven consumer-fintech platform for middle-income consumers. Founded in 2019, Bright’s founding team includes leaders from McKinsey’s Banking Practice
- Petko Plachkov and Avi Patchava
- and data science leaders from InMobi. Bright is backed by leading global venture capital firms and technology investors across the U.
S., Europe, and Asia. With a data-driven, high-ownership, and fast-paced culture, we are building a global consumer-fintech company from India. What is the role about? We are looking for a Chief of Staff (with a path to Chief Operating Officer) to work directly with Bright’s CEO and leadership team as a strategic partner and force multiplier. You will drive the company’s operating rhythm, translate strategy into execution across functions, and lead the high-priority initiatives that shape Bright’s next phase of growth. This role is designed as a path to Chief Operating Officer. You will begin by driving strategy and execution alongside the CEO, and progressively take direct ownership of functions, teams, and P&L; as you build the operating track record to step into the COO seat. We are looking for a seasoned operator who combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution, influences senior stakeholders without formal authority, and is ready to carry line accountability. What will you do?
• Strategic partnership: Act as a thought partner to the CEO on company strategy, priorities, and key decisions—framing problems, analyzing options,



and driving decisions to closure.
• Operating cadence: Own the company’s planning and review rhythm, including annual and quarterly goal-setting, OKRs, business reviews, and leadership meetings, with clear accountability and follow-through.
• Cross-functional execution: Lead high-priority initiatives from scoping through delivery, aligning Product, Engineering, Data Science, Growth, Finance, and Human Potential teams.
• Board & investor readiness: Prepare board decks, investor updates, and leadership communications with Board-level rigor and clarity.
• Performance insight: Track key business metrics and surface risks, bottlenecks, and opportunities early, with data-backed recommendations.
• Special projects: Own strategic projects such as new product or market evaluations, organizational design, and process improvements.
• Leadership leverage: Manage the CEO’s priorities and time, serve as a point of escalation, and represent the CEO in internal and external forums as needed.
• Path to COO: Progressively take direct ownership of functions, operating teams, and P&L;, stepping into the Chief Operating Officer mandate as the business scales. Ideal candidate profile Experience & Background:
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Experience:
12+ years of qualified experience, with a strong foundation in management consulting, investment banking, or strategy and operations roles at high-growth technology companies.
• Leadership exposure: A proven track record of working closely with CXOs and executive leadership; prior experience as a Chief of Staff or in Strategy or BizOps leadership is strongly preferred.
• Domain: Experience in fintech, consumer internet, or financial services is a strong plus; exposure to the U.
S. market is an advantage.
• Analytical depth:



Strong quantitative and problem-solving skills; comfortable with financial models, business metrics, and data-driven decision-making.
• Communication: Exceptional written and verbal communication, including Board-level presentations and executive storytelling.
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Education:
Degree from a leading institution; an MBA is preferred.
• Operating scope: Experience owning a function, business line, or P&L;, and building and leading teams; the ambition and readiness to step into a COO mandate. Mindset & Operating DNA:
• Ownership: Treats company outcomes as their own and closes loops without being asked.
• Structured thinking: Brings clarity to ambiguous problems and turns them into actionable plans.
• Bias for action: Moves quickly, prioritizes ruthlessly, and balances speed with rigor.
• Influence without authority: Builds trust across teams and aligns senior stakeholders through credibility rather than hierarchy.
• Discretion & judgment: Handles sensitive information with integrity and makes sound calls under pressure.
• Leadership scale: Ready to move from influence to direct accountability—setting standards, building teams, and owning outcomes end to end. Non-Fit Profiles
• Profiles focused mainly on executive assistance, scheduling, or administrative support.
• Candidates who prefer advisory work without hands-on ownership of execution and outcomes.
• Those uncomfortable with ambiguity, shifting priorities, or a fast-paced, high-cadence environment.
• Candidates seeking a long-term staff or advisory seat, with no appetite for line ownership or P&L; accountability. What Bright Offers?
• A profitable sub-unicorn with U.
S. market scale – liquidity potential at $1–3B valuations.
• Real ownership: You grow into running your own BU with an independent P&L.;
• Wealth creation: Equity at an inflection stage of scale.
• A data-driven, high-cadence culture that combines consulting rigor with FinTech speed.
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Benefits:
Excellent benefits package in line with sector best practice.

📌 Chief of Staff (Bengaluru)
🏢 Bright Money
📍 Bengaluru