Head of Finance Strategy & Optimization

About RateGain

RateGain Travel Technologies Limited is a global provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions for travel and hospitality that works with 3,200+ customers and 700+ partners in 100+ countries helping them accelerate revenue generation through acquisition, retention, and wallet share expansion. RateGain today is one of the world’s largest processors of electronic transactions, price points, and travel intent data, helping revenue management, distribution, and marketing teams across hotels, airlines, meta-search companies, package providers, car rentals, travel management companies, cruises and ferries drive better outcomes for their business. Founded in 2004 and headquartered in India, today RateGain works with 26 of the Top 30 Hotel Chains, 25 of the Top 30 Online Travel Agents, 4 of the Top 5 Airlines, and all the top car rentals, including 16 Global Fortune 500 companies in unlocking new revenue every day.

The Mission :

Drive RateGain’s Finance Strategy & Transformation agenda, partnering with the CFO to reimagine how financial efficiency, automation, and technology-led decision-making can unlock scalable, profitable growth. This role will lead the Finance Strategy Office, focusing on optimizing IT & operating costs, embedding automation, and building a governance framework that delivers measurable efficiency and long-term financial excellence.

Key Responsibilities :

Strategic Finance & Efficiency Leadership

• Partner with the CFO to design and implement RateGain’s multi-year financial efficiency roadmap.
• Lead enterprise-wide initiatives in cost optimization, automation, and process transformation across all business units.
• Translate financial insights into actionable programs that enhance profitability and cash flow.

IT, Cloud & Vendor Optimization

deliver 20–30% annual reduction through rightsizing, contract renegotiation, and vendor consolidation.

Automation & Process Excellence

Workforce Productivity & Operating Model Design

Governance, Reporting & Transformation Office

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Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on grounds of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying disability, or any other basis covered by law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.