Founder's Office

Job Title:

Founder's Office

Location:

About Chefouse:

Chefouse is redefining the future of food manufacturing in India with a growing network of small-scale, high-efficiency food production units. As we expand across regions, the Founder's Office plays a crucial role in translating vision into execution.

Role Overview:

This is a high-impact, cross-functional generalist role within the Founder's Office. The person will act as the execution arm of the founder, ensuring that projects, departments, and strategic initiatives are running as per plan — with special focus on project execution (e.g., construction of units) and cross-departmental accountability.

The ideal candidate is a natural enabler who thrives in ambiguity, can work across teams, push things forward without authority, and be the eyes and ears of the founder across operational fronts.

Key Responsibilities:

1 . Execution Oversight & Cross-Team Alignment

• Ensure all departments (Sales, Marketing, Production, Customer Care, etc.) follow through on their tasks and priorities
• Coordinate weekly progress check-ins and escalation follow-ups
• Maintain visibility on KPIs, task trackers, and timelines
• Act as a bridge between the Founder and Department Heads

2 . Department Progress Analysis & Reporting

• Track and review

  weekly progress

  of each department against their plans and KPIs
• Maintain a

  central dashboard

  summarising progress, pending actions, and key decisions
• Share weekly updates with the Founder and assist in

  driving structured review meetings

3 . Project Monitoring

• Oversee timelines, vendor performance, material delivery, and execution quality for ongoing projects (e.g., new unit construction)
• Ensure tasks are followed through as per plan; highlight bottlenecks early
• Track daily/weekly milestones with vendors, internal teams, and consultants

4 . Task Management & Accountability

• Push team members to close action items on time — politely but firmly
• Maintain project dashboards or Kanban boards (Notion, Trello, Excel)
• Flag underperformance or process breakdowns across teams

5 . Process Facilitator

• Step in to lead stand-ups, review meetings, or process mapping sessions
• Keep things moving in moments of ambiguity or inertia
• Support department heads with structure and follow-through

6 . People Coordination

• Build strong working relationships across teams
• Support the founder in identifying people issues, misalignment, or coaching moments
• Step in temporarily across teams when needed to fill execution gaps

What Success Looks Like:

• Projects are delivered on time and to quality benchmarks
• Departmental OKRs/KPIs are consistently met
• Bottlenecks are identified early and resolved quickly
• The Founder is freed from daily execution stress and informed with clear updates
• Teams feel supported but held accountable

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience in general management, operations, or project coordination
• Strong execution skills: gets things done without constant supervision
• High ownership, initiative, and follow-up
• Excellent people skills: can communicate across hierarchies and push without friction
• Comfortable with project tracking tools and collaborative documentation (Excel, Notion, Trello)
• Flexible mindset – willing to adapt to emerging priorities
• Startup experience is a plus
• An engineering background is a plus

Reporting To:

Founder