Founder's Office Associate

Maharashtra, IndiaOn-SiteFull-time0–1 yrs experiencePosted 4w ago

Job description

<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Introduction<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">$11 trillion of money flows every year between companies in India.

It typically takes avg. 70 days for a business to get paid, and it’s increasing 5% every year. Formal funding options are limited, and cover &lt; 5% of the addressable market.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are building India’s largest B2B Payments Platform that transforms how businesses pay and get paid.

The platform already processes INR 20,000+ Crores of invoices every month, across 300,000 MSMEs and 1200+ corporates; with 30+ lenders plugged in for credit. Globally, companies in this space, like Coupa, Bill.com, Melio, C2FO, Tipalti, &nbsp;have witnessed tremendous success over the past decade doing $ Billion+ disbursements weekly and cumulatively valued over $50 Billion.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">You will join our core team that currently consists of ex-BCG and ISB / IIM alumni with a team of industry veterans serving on the advisory board.

We are backed by Elevation Capital (one of the most successful VCs in India) and General Catalyst ($15 Billion+ global fund, and early investors in Stripe, Airbnb etc.). We share our lineage with HCS, a 25 year old investment bank and a registered NBFC. We are a team of passionate problem solvers and we’re building a technology company with a strong product innovation mindset.<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are looking for someone who loves a challenge, is ambitious, super tenacious and persistent.

S/he is a self-starter, thrives in a dynamic, small start-up environment, has a knack for understanding customer needs, and is result-oriented. If you check these boxes - we want to talk to you!<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The opportunity:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Solve a complex $100+ billion problem at the cutting edge of Fintech innovation, and make a tangible difference to the small business landscape in India&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Join a high performance, dynamic and collaborative work environment that throws new challenges on a daily basis</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Build a business ground-up - be part of the founder’s office, work directly with them for driving company’s success</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Grow into a business leader role within the organisation</li></ul><div> </div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Key Role and

Responsibilities:

<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Undertake key capability building and growth initiatives for the company from time to time depending on business priorities - execute select initiatives end-to-end</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Work with different functions from time to time to help them setup best-in-class processes</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Inform company’s business strategy – Continually evaluate market opportunities, business models, competing product propositions, key go – no-go decisions</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Provide decision support on new initiatives through data gathering and analysis, and presenting considerations to relevant stakeholders</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Over time, grow into a leadership role in the company</li></ul><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Skills/ Qualities Required:<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Entrepreneurial bent of mind: Someone who is looking to build a company ground up and is passionate about the SME lending space</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">A First-principles thinker: Has ability to structure complex problems, analyse and synthesize available data and come up with practical and quality answers</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">A “Figure things out” kind of person: If you are looking for a well-defined, structured role with fixed responsibilities we are probably not the right fit.

We will expect you to come figure stuff out with us!&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Gets things done: Has the knack for getting the job done – A combination of grit, hustle and problem-solving skills to deliver results</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">An Infinite Learner: Willing and able to rapidly learn new skills and adapt to new roles as and when required by the business.

If you are not hungry to learn, we won't be a good fit. We want to be able to learn from you as well, so we'll love it if you come with some deep knowledge or domain expertise from a previous job&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">An eternal optimist with a big imagination: Finally, we want someone who can imagine what the future would look like, and then push the boundaries of what’s possible to get there, not someone who finds a 100 ways of why it cannot be done</li></ul><div> </div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Preferred qualifications<ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Graduate/Post Graduate degree from a Tier 1 institute, with 0 -1 years of execution experience in operational role and/or management consulting role&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience in program management and customer success&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Experience in leading initiatives and delivering results in time-bound manner</li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Archivo, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Archivo,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Prior exposure to Financial services a plus</li></ul>

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Founder&#39;s Office Associate

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Founder's Office Associate