Director — Capital, Partnerships & Business DevelopmentFounder's Office | South Goa We are building an unconventional portfolio across destination hospitality, breweries, land and real estate, sustainability, agriculture, creative production, media and public-interest initiatives. Some projects need capital. Others need customers, strategic partners, buyers, brands, lenders or operators.

You will build your career in South Goa—working on ambitious businesses close to nature, culture and a growing community of entrepreneurs and creators.

What This Role Really Is You will work inside the Founder's Office, closely with the Founder, Head of Founder's Office and Finance Controller.

You must understand each project well enough to answer:

What are we building, and why should anyone care

This role combines business development, capital raising, sales, partnerships, dealmaking and entrepreneurial problem-solving. You will receive direct mentorship and exposure to strategy, finance, negotiation, operations and venture building.

Build a targeted pipeline for each project rather than sending generic mass messages.

Initiate conversations through calls, email, LinkedIn, events, referrals and unconventional outreach.

Coordinate pitch decks, financial models, data rooms, site visits and due diligence.

Partnerships and New Business

Identify brands, operators, landowners, developers, institutions and strategic collaborators.

Generate leads for hospitality, property, creative and other portfolio businesses.

Negotiate commercial terms within an approved framework.

Understand the business model, economics, risks and competitive advantage of every project you represent.

Adapt your pitch for investors, lenders, buyers, brands and operating partners.

Commercial Intelligence

Research markets,



comparable businesses, investors and partnership models.

Work with Finance to test project economics and develop credible structures.

Track conversion rates, sales cycles, objections and reasons for rejection.

Turn market conversations into useful intelligence for business decisions.

Mentorship and Opportunity You will learn by working on real projects and real commercial conversations.

Practical mentorship in fundraising, sales, negotiation and financial thinking.

Regular feedback on outreach, pitches, pipeline and execution.

Access to high-stakes commercial discussions.

Pipeline quality and conversion.

Commercial intelligence generated from the market.

Understands margins, cash flow, returns and basic financial modelling.

Can quickly identify what makes a business commercially attractive.

Operates well with incomplete information and limited supervision.

Wants responsibility earlier than a conventional career normally offers.

Is excited to live and work in Goa while building serious businesses.

Exceptional early-career candidates are welcome. Capability, hunger and evidence of action matter more than age, degree or years spent in an office.

You could come from enterprise sales, startups, a Founder's Office, fundraising, investment banking, venture capital, hospitality, real estate, wealth management, strategic partnerships, transaction advisory,



implementation-focused consulting—or your own failed or successful venture.

A prestigious MBA, conventional career path, particular accent or elite college is not required. Fast-Track Career Opportunity High performers may progress into:

Founder's Office leadership.

Project-linked participation in exceptional cases.

You exaggerate returns or conceal risks.

You dislike maintaining records and CRM discipline.

Compensation and Upside

Fixed compensation: Performance incentives: Long-term opportunity: High performers can lead capital, partnerships or a portfolio venture and may earn project-linked participation.

Mentorship: Direct access to experienced business leaders and real commercial decisions.

Location and Working Style This is a full time, primarily on-site role in South Goa, with travel where deals require it. It is not a remote lead-generation position.

You will visit projects, understand what is being built and represent opportunities you genuinely understand.

South Goa offers a rare combination: serious work, an entrepreneurial and creative ecosystem, and the space to think clearly. end it near the sea, hills, food, art and culture that make the region distinctive.

Your résumé or LinkedIn profile.

- A two-to-three-minute video introducing yourself and pitching something you believe in.
- You have been asked to generate 5 crore of capital for an unconventional destination hospitality project. Your current and expected compensation, willingness to work from South Goa, and why the location appeals to you.

We are searching for someone whose ambition is bigger than the opportunity their career has given them—and who wants the mentorship, responsibility and environment to turn that ambition into something real.

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