About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned, high-octane Chief of Staff to serve as a critical force multiplier for the Founder and an organizational catalyst across the company. At 5-7 years of experience, you are not just an executor; you are a strategic leader who can operate with high autonomy. You will serve as the founder's trusted proxy, bridging the gap between vision and execution by driving alignment, managing cross-functional teams, and stepping in to own high-stakes initiatives across AI, technology, and financial services. What You’ll Do
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Proxy Leadership: Act as a central connective tissue across engineering, product, finance, and growth teams. You will drive cross-team alignment, unblock bottlenecks, and ensure company-wide execution of key milestones without requiring the founder’s direct intervention.
• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Independently lead and execute high-stakes, ambiguous projects from the founder's desk, ranging from evaluating technical AI roadmaps to structuring complex financial services frameworks.
• Fundraising & Investor Readiness: Partner deeply with the founder to lead the preparation for our upcoming Series A fundraising round,



managing the financial models, data rooms, pitch strategy, and investor relations communications.
• Operational Excellence: Establish operating cadences, track key business metrics (OKRs), and serve as a sounding board to synthesize organizational challenges into clear action plans. What We’re Looking For
• ⁠Educational Background: Bachelor's or Master’s degree from a tier-1 institution (IIT, BITS, IIM, or equivalent global top-tier universities).
• Professional

Experience:
5-7 years of professional experience, ideally starting in Management Consulting (MBB / Tier-1 firms) or investment banking, followed by operating experience in a high-growth tech workplace.
• Domain Fluency: Deep, hands-on exposure to Artificial Intelligence (AI), technology products, and Financial Services / FinTech. You must possess the maturity to seamlessly speak both "deep tech" with engineering and "unit economics" with finance leaders.
• Core Traits: Exceptional high EQ and collaboration skills. Energetic, authoritative yet empathetic, resilient, and highly adept at managing stakeholders and leading teams

📌 Chief of Staff to the Founder (Bengaluru)
🏢 VAIA
📍 Bengaluru