Position: Founder's Office - Senior Executive

Location: Mumbai (Andheri)

Key Responsibilities:

- Own the founder's calendar end-to-end, including prioritizing schedules, protecting focus time, and resolving conflicts across time zones.
- Coordinate and track founder-led projects across functions, following up with stakeholders and proactively flagging delays.
- Scout, qualify, and build a pipeline of relevant investors and investment banks aligned with Distacart's fundraising stage and sector.
- Manage and nurture relationships with existing and prospective investors and investment banks, including scheduling, follow-ups, data room access, and relationship tracking.
- Build and maintain relationships within founder communities, industry forums, and curated networks to create visibility and support deal flow.
- Manage ESOP and secondary share sale processes, including documentation, vesting schedule tracking, employee communication, and coordination with Finance and Legal teams.
- Prepare investor updates, board decks, and presentations for external stakeholders in a polished and source-verified format.
- Act as a gatekeeper and first point of contact for external requests directed to the Founder's Office.

Must-Have Skills & Tools

- Advanced proficiency in MS PowerPoint and Excel, with the ability to create board-level and investor-quality presentations.
- Strong business writing skills for investor updates, briefing notes, and professional follow-up communication.
- Working knowledge of cap tables, ESOP mechanics, and basic fundraising processes, including data rooms, term sheets, and due diligence.
- Strong CRM or contact-management discipline using tools such as structured spreadsheets, Notion, Airtable, or similar platforms.




- High level of discretion while handling confidential and sensitive information.

AI Tools & Modern Skill Sets

- Familiarity with AI research assistants such as Perplexity, ChatGPT, and Claude for investor, company, and market research.
- Experience with AI meeting assistants such as Otter.ai, Fireflies, or Fathom for transcription and follow-up tracking.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted deck and document generation tools such as Gamma and Beautiful.ai.
- Exposure to cap table and equity management platforms such as Carta or Qapita.
- Comfortable using AI writing tools to improve efficiency while maintaining a polished and professional communication style.

Good to Have

- Prior experience in a Founder's Office, Investment Banking, VC/PE, Startup Business Development, or Strategy role.
- Familiarity with the Indian startup and investor ecosystem.
- Exposure to cross-border commerce, D2C, or FMCG businesses.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for someone who is highly organized, proactive, discreet, and comfortable working in a fast-paced workplace with shifting priorities. The ideal candidate should have strong follow-up skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to engage confidently with senior internal and external stakeholders.

Success Metrics First 6 Months

- Founder calendar managed efficiently with minimal coordination-related double bookings or rescheduling.
- A qualified investor and investment banking pipeline built and actively maintained.
- At least one investor update cycle and one board-ready deck independently delivered end-to-end.
- ESOP and secondary sale process documentation organized and maintained in an audit-ready manner.
- A founder project tracker successfully adopted and kept updated across active initiatives.

Contact Person - Yamini HR

Email ID - [email protected]

📌 Founders Office - Senior Executive (Mumbai)
🏢 Distacart
📍 Mumbai