Founder's Office Associate

Introduction

$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

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, have witnessed tremendous success over the past decade doing $ Billion+ disbursements weekly and cumulatively valued over $50 Billion.

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.

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!

The opportunity:

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

Join a high performance, dynamic and collaborative work environment that throws new challenges on a daily basis

Build a business ground-up - be part of the founder’s office, work directly with them for driving company’s success

Grow into a business leader role within the organisation

Key Role and Responsibilities:

Undertake key capability building and growth initiatives for the company from time to time depending on business priorities - execute select initiatives end-to-end

Work with different functions from time to time to help them setup best-in-class processes

Inform company’s business strategy – Continually evaluate market opportunities, business models, competing product propositions, key go – no-go decisions

Provide decision support on new initiatives through data gathering and analysis, and presenting considerations to relevant stakeholders

Over time, grow into a leadership role in the company

Skills/ Qualities Required:

Entrepreneurial bent of mind: Someone who is looking to build a company ground up and is passionate about the SME lending space

A First-principles thinker: Has ability to structure complex problems, analyse and synthesize available data and come up with practical and quality answers

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!

Gets things done: Has the knack for getting the job done – A combination of grit, hustle and problem-solving skills to deliver results

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

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

Preferred qualifications

Graduate/Post Graduate degree from a Tier 1 institute, with 0 -1 years of execution experience in operational role and/or management consulting role

Experience in program management and customer success

Experience in leading initiatives and delivering results in time-bound manner

Prior exposure to Financial services a plus