Job Description: Chief of Staff – Founder’s Office

Location: Delhi NCR

Experience: 5–7 years

Reporting to: Founders

Work Mode: On-site

About the Company

A profitable, high-growth AI and technology company developing advanced software solutions for national security, defence, intelligence, law enforcement, and enterprise clients. The company manages large-scale, multi-year projects and is expanding its international presence while investing in emerging technology areas, including AI and robotics.

Role Overview

We are looking for a high-impact Chief of Staff to the Founders who can drive strategic initiatives, manage cross-functional programs, and ensure effective execution of key business priorities.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a Founder’s Office or Chief of Staff role within a funded technology startup, with a proven ability to manage large-scale programs, navigate ambiguity, and establish effective leadership operating processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Execution: Translate the founders’ priorities into actionable plans, track progress, and ensure timely delivery of critical business initiatives.
• Cross-functional Program Management: Lead high-value programs involving multiple teams, managing planning, execution, dependencies, risks, and outcomes.
• Founder’s Office Support: Work closely with the founders on strategic planning, business priorities, and company-wide initiatives.
• Leadership Operating Rhythm: Establish and manage weekly business reviews, goal tracking, performance dashboards, and leadership reporting.
• Stakeholder Management: Coordinate across business, technology, operations, finance, and other functions to drive alignment and accountability.
• Business Analysis: Identify execution gaps, analyse business performance, and recommend practical solutions to improve organisational effectiveness.
• Investor and Board Reporting: Support the preparation of leadership updates, business performance reports, and investor or board-level presentations.
• Zero-to-One Initiatives: Drive new initiatives from conceptualisation through implementation, building processes and structures where required.

Required Qualifications and Experience

• 5–7 years of overall professional experience, with substantial experience in a Founder’s Office, Chief of Staff, or similar generalist role at a funded startup.
• Demonstrated ownership of at least one ₹10 crore+ cross-functional program, involving three or more teams, from planning through delivery.
• Experience establishing and running leadership operating rhythms, including goal-setting, weekly reviews, and performance reporting, for at least one year.
• Experience working in a funded technology company, preferably in B2B, enterprise technology, AI, SaaS, or government-facing technology businesses.
• Strong project and program management capabilities, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to operate independently, handle ambiguity, and drive measurable outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Profile

• Experience in a Series A to pre-IPO startup environment.
• Exposure to large enterprise or government-facing projects and multi-year contracts.
• Experience working directly with founders and senior leadership.
• Strong execution orientation, structured thinking, and the ability to build initiatives from scratch.

Additional Details

• Location: Delhi NCR.
• Work Mode: On-site.
• Notice Period: Candidates with shorter notice periods preferred.
• Interview Process: Includes a mandatory assessment of zero-to-one experience, followed by further interview rounds.

Ideal Candidate: A hands-on, execution-oriented professional who has personally driven complex, cross-functional initiatives to completion and can act as a trusted execution partner to the founders.