Position: Chief of Staff & Product Specialist
Onsite Location: Gurgaon, India

About KNR & Zorpa.ai
KNR is an executive search firm built on deep specialization in senior talent placement. Zorpa.ai is KNR's venture, an early-stage, AI-native HR tech startup building an end-to-end platform spanning HRIS, ATS, sourcing & recruitment, video interviewing, and employer branding. KNR serves as Zorpa's design partner and early customer, which gives this role a direct line between real-world search operations and product development.

About the Role
We're looking for a versatile operator to serve as Chief of Staff at KNR while also acting as a Product Specialist for Zorpa.ai. You'll split your time between running point on strategic and operational priorities at KNR, and translating that on-the-ground recruitment expertise into product input for Zorpa. This is a rare dual-vantage-point role for someone who wants direct founder access, real ownership, and exposure to both a specialized services business and an early-stage AI product.

Key Responsibilities:

As Chief of Staff, KNR




• Partner directly with the founder on strategic priorities and special projects
• Drive operational efficiency and process improvement across the search practice
• Own key internal reporting, planning, and cross-functional coordination
• Represent leadership in select client and partner conversations
• Support research, business development initiatives regularly

As Product Specialist, Zorpa.ai
• Translate KNR's recruitment and executive search expertise into product requirements and feedback for Zorpa
• Support product research, specification, and testing across the modules in Zorpa
• Help pilot current Zorpa features within KNR's own workflows as an early design-partner testing loop
• Conduct competitive and market research across HR-tech and AI recruiting
• Enable the GTM strategy for the launch and include in the core team
• Turn customer and user feedback into structured input for the product road

📌 Chief of Staff + Product Specialist (Gurugram)
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