Founding People & Operations Lead (HR + Admin)

About Us

We are building a next-generation AI-driven trading platform

founding team of builders

The Role

We are looking for a Founding People & Operations Lead (HR + Admin)

hands-on execution-first role

What You’ll Do

• HR & People Operations

• Handle hiring processes

  : job postings, candidate screening, offer letters, onboarding, and documentation.
• Draft and manage

  employment/contractor agreements

  , including

  equity-based agreements

  in compliance with Indian labor laws.
• Support

  team culture-building

  , performance processes, and conflict resolution.

• Administration & Compliance

• Coordinate with CAs, attorneys, and advisors

  on company compliance, contracts, and filings.
• Support

  statutory compliance in India

  (labor law, contractor vs. employee status, PF/ESI if required).
• Assist in

  equity and cap table management

  in partnership with founders.

• Operations & Coordination

• Partner with U.S.-based leadership to manage overlapping work hours

  and ensure smooth India-U.S. operations.
• Support investor-related administration (document preparation, compliance data rooms).
• Manage relationships with third parties (brokers, payroll, accounting, and benefits vendors as the company matures).

• DIY Startup Execution

• Be the go-to operator

  who ensures nothing falls through the cracks.
• Adapt quickly, take ownership of unstructured problems, and design lightweight processes that scale.
• Balance

  long hours and ambiguity

  in exchange for equity ownership in a potential category-defining startup.

What We’re Looking For

• 6–10 years of experience

  in

  HR, People Ops, or Admin

  , preferably in startups.
• Strong knowledge of

  HR best practices, compliance, and statutory requirements

  in India.
• Experience drafting contracts and working with

  CAs/attorneys

  .
• Comfortable handling

  end-to-end HR cycles

  (hiring, onboarding, performance, exits).
• Strong operational capability: can manage

  multiple admin functions simultaneously

  .
• Excellent communication skills to work with a

  cross-border team (India & U.S.)

  .
• A

  DIY, Swiss Army knife mindset

  : hands-on, resourceful, entrepreneurial, and execution-driven.
• Willingness to work in an

  equity-only, pre-funding startup environment

  .

Why Join Us

• Be the

  first People & Ops leader

  in a startup that aims to transform retail trading.
• Build the

  HR and admin backbone

  of a company from the ground up.
• Work directly with founders and core product/tech leadership.
• Partial

  equity-based compensation

  at pre-angel stage — high risk, high reward.
• Own a

  broad scope of responsibilities

  and grow into a leadership role as the company scales.