Job title: Founder's Office Associate – Strategy & Research
Experience: 0–2 years
Education: MBA / PGDM

About us
Zlan Creations is a Kochi-based strategy, growth and creative firm. We're now building a recent consumer tech venture: a peer-to-peer marketplace platform, pre-seed funded and in its build phase. This role sits in the Founder's Office and works directly with the founder on that venture.

The role
You'll be the founder's right hand on research and strategy. You'll turn open questions into clear answers the team can act on. This is a hands-on role for someone early in their career who wants zero-to-one startup exposure, not a slow ramp-up.

What you'll do
Run competitor research and teardowns: products, pricing, positioning, growth tactics
Size markets and build simple, defensible models
Research and propose pricing options
Conduct user interviews and surveys, and turn them into insights
Support positioning and go-to-market thinking
Prepare memos,



decks and data for internal decisions and investor conversations
Handle other strategic and operational work the founder needs

Who you are
MBA/PGDM graduate, or a strong graduate with 1–2 years in consulting, research or a startup
Structured thinker: you break messy problems into clear analysis
Solid in Excel/Google Sheets and comfortable with numbers
Explicit, concise writer
Comfortable talking to real users, not just doing desk research
High ownership

Growth path
You'll start in the Founder's Office. As the company scales, there's a path into the growth team, depending on your performance and interest.

Why join
Work directly with the founder from day one
Real ownership and visible impact at the earliest stage
Broad exposure across strategy, product, pricing and growth

Pay: ₹35,000.00 - ₹55,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person

📌 Founder's Office Associate – Strategy & Research Kochi
🏢 Zlan Creations
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