Senior Associate, Founders' Office

Job Description – Senior Associate, Founders' Office

Location: Bengaluru, India (On-Site)
Experience: 2–4 Years
Employment Type: Full-Time

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly driven Senior Associate – Founders' Office to work directly with the leadership team on strategic initiatives, business growth, operational excellence, and cross-functional execution.

This is a high-ownership role designed for professionals who thrive in fast-paced environments, enjoy solving complex business challenges, and can independently execute high-impact initiatives. You will act as an extension of the leadership team, driving projects that influence business growth, operational efficiency, market expansion, and organizational performance.

This role combines strategy with execution and provides significant exposure to business planning, operations, growth, and leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Business Growth & Strategic Initiatives

• Partner with leadership to identify and execute high-impact business initiatives.
• Drive strategic projects focused on revenue growth, market expansion, and operational improvement.
• Support go-to-market (GTM) strategies for new products, services, and business initiatives.
• Identify new revenue opportunities, partnerships, and business development initiatives.
• Assist in pricing, packaging, and commercial strategy development.
• Support customer acquisition, retention, and monetization initiatives.

Business Operations & Execution

• Translate strategic priorities into structured execution plans.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives across business, operations, sales, marketing, finance, and technology teams.
• Identify operational bottlenecks and implement scalable process improvements.
• Support new business launches, pilot programs, and expansion initiatives.
• Monitor project execution timelines and ensure successful delivery.
• Drive execution excellence across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Business Analytics & Performance Management

• Build dashboards to monitor business performance, revenue, operational KPIs, and strategic initiatives.
• Analyze business data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Prepare business reports, presentations, and executive summaries for leadership.
• Support business reviews through structured insights and recommendations.
• Measure performance of growth initiatives and recommend optimization strategies.

Strategic Projects

• Conduct market research, competitor benchmarking, and industry analysis.
• Support mergers, partnerships, expansion planning, and strategic initiatives when required.
• Coordinate special projects directly assigned by leadership.
• Build business cases and financial models for strategic decisions.
• Develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) and execution frameworks.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Engineering, Economics, Finance, or a related discipline.
• 2–4 years of experience in consulting, startups, business operations, strategy, growth, business development, or project management.
• Strong understanding of business fundamentals and commercial decision-making.
• Excellent analytical and structured problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage cross-functional projects.

Required Skills

Business & Strategy

• Business Strategy
• Business Operations
• Growth Strategy
• Revenue Growth
• Business Development
• Go-to-Market (GTM) Strategy
• Commercial Analysis
• Market Research
• Competitive Analysis
• Strategic Planning

Execution & Operations

• Project Management
• Cross-functional Coordination
• Business Process Improvement
• Operational Excellence
• Program Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Execution Planning
• Change Management

Analytics

• Business Analytics
• KPI Tracking
• Dashboard Reporting
• Data Analysis
• Business Reporting
• Financial Modelling (Basic)
• Performance Analysis

Communication

• Executive Presentation Skills
• Business Writing
• Documentation
• Presentation Development
• Client & Leadership Communication

Technical Skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Google Sheets
• Microsoft PowerPoint / Google Slides
• Notion / ClickUp / Asana / Monday.com (Preferred)
• Power BI or Looker Studio (Preferred)
• CRM Platforms (Preferred)
• AI Productivity Tools (ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, etc.)

Ideal Candidate

You will thrive in this role if you are:

• Highly proactive and execution-oriented.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and solving business problems.
• Commercially aware with strong business acumen.
• Analytical, structured, and detail-oriented.
• Curious and eager to learn across multiple business functions.
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working directly with senior leadership.
• Passionate about building scalable businesses.
• An AI-first professional who leverages modern productivity tools to improve research, analysis, and execution.

What This Role Is Not

• A purely administrative or executive assistant position.
• A strategy-only role with limited execution.
• A narrowly defined departmental position.

This role is intended for professionals who enjoy building, executing, solving business challenges, and creating measurable impact across the organization.

Why Join This Opportunity?

• Work directly with founders and senior leadership.
• Gain exposure across strategy, operations, finance, growth, and business development.
• Lead high-impact cross-functional projects with significant ownership.
• Accelerate your career through hands-on business leadership experience.
• Operate in a fast-paced, high-performance, and entrepreneurial environment.
• Contribute directly to business growth and organizational success.

Ideal Candidate Background

Professionals from the following backgrounds are encouraged to apply:

• Management Consulting
• Strategy & Operations
• Founder’s Office
• Business Operations
• Startup Ecosystems
• Business Development
• Growth & GTM Teams
• Corporate Strategy
• Project Management
• Technology or SaaS Companies

Hiring Process

1. Introductory discussion
2. Business case study or practical assignment
3. Deep-dive discussion on business thinking and execution approach
4. Final interaction with leadership

If you are passionate about solving business problems, driving execution, and working closely with leadership to build high-growth organizations, we'd love to hear from you.