Reports to Founder / Managing Director

Location Hyderabad | Full-time, oce-based

Experience 3 to 6 years in direct Founder / CXO support

Role type

Founder representation, gatekeeping, communication and execution follow-through

ROLE PURPOSE

Operate as an extension of the Founder: represent the Founder professionally, control access, respond quickly within defined authority, and ensure that significant conversations, decisions and commercial follow-ups move to closure. This is a high-trust Founders Oce rolenot an administrative EA position.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Manage the Founders priorities, calendar and access; filter requests and escalate only what requires Founder attention.
- Draft, review and respond to emails, WhatsApp messages, letters and stakeholder communication in the Founders style and within agreed authority.
- Prepare concise pre-meeting briefs with context, previous commitments, risks and decisions required.
- Capture decisions, assign owners and maintain a single follow-up tracker until every critical item is closed.
- Track sales leads, proposals, partnerships, client conversations, payments and commercial actions requiring Founder-level follow-through.
- Coordinate across sales, technology, finance, HR, legal and external stakeholders wherever Founder alignment is required.
- Protect the Founders bandwidth by resolving routine communication, anticipating bottlenecks and surfacing delays early.




- Handle sensitive business and personal information with absolute discretion and sound judgment.

IDEAL PROFILE

1. Has directly supported a Founder, CXO or Business Head in a startup or fast-moving organisation.

2. Writes and speaks with clarity, speed and professionalism; can represent senior leadership confidently.

3. Commercially aware and able to understand sales, partnerships, proposals and business priorities.

4. Assertive to hold the gate & chase closure, while remaining diplomatic with senior stakeholders.

5. Independent, highly organised, emotionally steady, discreet and comfortable with changing priorities.

6. Proficient with Google Workspace, Microsoft Oce, CRM/task trackers and AI productivity tools.

SUCCESS IN THE FIRST G0 DAYS

- Important communications receive fast, professional responses and do not remain unattended.
- The Founder no longer has to remember or personally chase routine follow-ups.
- Every important meeting produces clear owners, deadlines and closure.
- Sales, partnership and client conversations do not go cold due to coordination gaps.
- Founder access is controlled intelligently, and risks are surfaced before they become problems.

Scope clarity: Oce administration, facilities, reception, routine vendor management, basic travel processing and expense filing are handled by separate teams

📌 Executive Assistant To Founder (Hyderabad)
🏢 Terastar Networks
📍 Hyderabad