Chief of Staff

Job Title: Chief of Staff

Location: Lower Parel, Mumbai

Note: Please send your CV to aarya.jain@finavenue.in to be considered for this role.

Chief of Staff

strategic advisory

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Execution:

• Partner directly with the Fund Manager to define, prioritize, and drive the firm's strategic business objectives, ensuring alignment with the investment mandate and growth goals.
• Translate strategic decisions into concrete action plans and monitor execution across various departments (Research, Compliance, Investor Relations).

Executive Support & Gatekeeping:

• Act as a gatekeeper for the Fund Manager's time, optimizing their schedule to focus on high-impact activities (e.g., investment committee meetings, key investor engagements, portfolio company oversight).
• Manage and prepare materials for executive meetings, ensuring clear agendas, actionable follow-ups, and timely distribution of synthesized information.

Operational Excellence:

• Identify operational inefficiencies across the fund's processes and implement best practices and systems to enhance organizational productivity and effectiveness.
• Oversee high-priority projects (e.g., technology adoption, internal process audits, new regulatory compliance initiatives) from conception to successful completion.

Communication & Alignment:

• Facilitate efficient and effective communication flow across functional teams (Research, Operations, Legal/Compliance) and act as a critical liaison between the executive team and the rest of the organization.
• Ensure all stakeholders are informed and aligned on key decisions and strategic shifts.

Experience & Qualifications:

• Experience:

  A minimum of

  3 years of experience

  in a high-intensity environment such as Management Consulting, Investment Banking, Equity Research, or a Chief of Staff role within a financial services firm or high-growth startup.

• Education:

  Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Business, or a related field is preferred.

Ideal Candidate:

• Strategic Acumen:

  Proven ability to understand complex business problems and contribute to high-level strategic decision-making.

• Project Management:

  Exceptional organizational skills with a track record of managing multiple concurrent high-stakes projects to successful completion.

• Communication:

  Superior verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interface confidently with investors, senior management, and external partners.

• Financial Literacy:

  Strong foundational knowledge of investment management, financial modeling, and fund operations is highly advantageous.