Founders Office - Strategic Operations Lead

Job Title: Strategic Operations Lead

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About the Role

Strategic Operations Lead

mission-critical role

Key Responsibilities

🔹 Strategic Planning & Founder Support

• Translate the Founder’s vision into executable strategic plans across each business entity.
• Manage the founder’s strategic calendar – aligning quarterly goals, investor milestones, partnerships, and internal execution plans.
• Prepare briefing notes, investor decks, business models, board presentations, and communication memos.
• Act as a thought partner to the Founder on key business, policy, and market decisions.
• Lead strategic reviews with leadership across group ventures

🔹 Program Management & Execution Oversight

• Own and track cross-functional programs across tech, marketing, legal, ops, and product.
• Define OKRs and build dashboards (automated/manual) for real-time tracking.
• Conduct weekly, monthly, and quarterly business reviews with internal teams.
• Flag execution gaps, proactively troubleshoot bottlenecks, and ensure accountability.
• Create war-room-style reporting for time-sensitive investor or go-to-market initiatives.

🔹 Business Analysis & Intelligence

• Analyze business data, financial reports, investor reports, and dashboards to derive insights.
• Provide scenario analysis, competitive benchmarking, and business forecasting.
• Support investment decision-making, new product launches, and market entries with quantitative backing.

🔹 Stakeholder & Partnership Management

• Liaise with external partners including VCs, regulatory bodies (SEBI, FIU, RBI), legal consultants, custodians, and international advisors.
• Lead documentation and coordination for strategic MoUs, JV structures, exchange listings, and investor due diligence.
• Manage and track legal, compliance, audit, and financial workflows in coordination with respective leads.

🔹 Special Projects & Confidential Mandates

• Handle founder-driven confidential or high-impact projects discreetly and independently.
• Execute M&A evaluations, product strategy pivots, or joint venture structuring when required.
• Prepare competitive research papers, investor pitches, or regulatory dossiers as part of these projects.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Education

• MBA/PGDM from a Tier-1 institution (IIMs, ISB, INSEAD, etc.) OR
• Engineering/Finance/Consulting background with deep exposure to strategic roles

Professional Experience

• 6–10 years of work experience in any of the following:
• Management consulting (MBB, Big 4, boutique strategy firms)
• Founder’s office / Chief of Staff roles in high-growth startups
• Strategic Ops, BizOps, or VC-backed growth companies
• Exposure to financial services, blockchain, cybersecurity, or global operations is a plus

Core Competencies

• Exceptional problem-solving and structured thinking ability
• Strong business judgment and analytical acumen (Excel, financial models, KPI tracking)
• Excellent verbal and written communication for investor and board-level material
• Extremely organized with high ownership and ability to prioritize in ambiguity
• Discreet, trustworthy, and capable of handling confidential and sensitive information
• Highly self-motivated and capable of working long hours when required

Traits We Admire

• You don’t wait for instructions—you figure things out and get things done.
• You switch between strategic thinking and hands-on execution with ease.
• You enjoy solving complex problems across sectors, from crypto to logistics to fintech.
• You operate like a mini-CEO: responsible, accountable, discreet, and resilient.

Success Metrics

• Strategic project outcomes delivered on time, within scope, and with measurable impact.
• Founder satisfaction in terms of reduced operational load and effective delegation.
• Timely and insightful investor, board, and market-facing materials.
• Process alignment, inter-team coordination, and measurable execution efficiency.
• Consistent ability to pre-empt issues, manage ambiguity, and drive clarity.