Senior Manager – Impact Measurement, Accelerate, LiftOff

Wadhwani Foundation

Senior Manager/Manager leading impact measurement for Accelerate & LiftOff initiative supporting startups & SMBs. Focused on business growth, job creation, and operational maturity.

Posted 5/7/2026full-timeBangalore • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Impact Operations for Accelerate & LiftOff
Own the end-to-end MEL agenda for India’s Accelerate & LiftOff initiative
Operationalize outcome frameworks covering business growth, job creation and enterprise maturity
Partner closely with Accelerate & LiftOff program leadership to align impact measurement with strategic priorities
Ensure Impact data is timely, accurate and decision-useful for reviews and planning
Proactively identify risks in outcome reporting
Manage baseline, in-journey, end-line and outcomes tracking across cohorts, portfolios and delivery models
Design and implement low-friction data collection mechanisms suitable for founders and SMB operators
Coordinate with internal engineering teams and external research or validation partners
Ensure data pipelines are robust, consistent and audit-ready
Establish and run Quality Assurance protocols on outcomes data
Identify and mitigate risks that may arise during program operations
Build early warning indicators for response drop-offs, quality degradation or system failures
Partner with analytics teams to develop dashboards and insight views for leadership
Translate outcomes data into clear narratives and recommendations for product and program improvements
Support leadership reviews with executive ready analyses highlighting what is working, what is not and why not
Represent Impact Operations in program reviews and leadership discussions
Work closely with internal stakeholders to align measurement with delivery realities and embed impact tracking into workflows
Liaise with external agencies on audits, surveys and/ or validations, as required
Map and refine impact operation workflows to improve timeliness, accuracy and scalability
Drive continuous improvements as Accelerate & LiftOff evolve towards platform-led and SDS models
Identify opportunities for automation & standardization without compromising outcome credibility

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master’s degree in business, Public Policy, Economics, Development, Statistics, or a related field preferred
6–10 years of progressive experience in impact measurement, operations, analytics, consulting or program management
Demonstrated experience designing and running scalable systems to measure the impact of advisory interventions on startups/ SMBs performance and revenue growth
Exceptional operational and systems-thinking capability
Advanced proficiency in Excel and Power BI; familiarity with SQL/Python/R a plus and qualitative data analysis tools such as NVivo, AtlasTI
Understanding of outcome measurements, attribution challenges, and evaluation concepts (depth can be built in the job)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

impact measurementdata collection mechanismsoutcome frameworksbaseline trackingdata pipelinesQuality Assurance protocolsautomationstandardizationdata analysisscalable systems

Soft Skills

operational capabilitysystems-thinkingrisk identificationcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingnarrative translationcontinuous improvementstakeholder alignmentleadership representation

Certifications

Master’s degree in businessMaster’s degree in Public PolicyMaster’s degree in EconomicsMaster’s degree in DevelopmentMaster’s degree in Statistics