Business Associate, Founder's Office

CleanStart; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CleanStart seeks a highly driven Business Associate to work closely with the CEO, shadowing meetings, calls, and strategic conversations while representing him in select engagements. This role centers on supporting Go-to-Market execution, business development, and customer engagement to give you hands-on exposure to scaling a fast-growing cybersecurity startup.

You will coordinate outreach, prep briefing materials, align on priorities, and help drive follow-ups to closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Admin, Marketing, or related field.
• 2–5 years in BD, Sales Ops, Customer Success, Founder's Office, or similar client-facing role.
• Excellent English communication and ability to engage senior executives.
• Experience with CRM platforms (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM) and MS Office/Google Workspace.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced startup.

Responsibilities

• Shadow the CEO across internal and external meetings, calls, and strategic conversations.
• Represent the CEO in select meetings with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Track GTM and business priorities, ensuring timely execution of action items.
• Research prospective customers and target accounts; conduct LinkedIn outreach, email campaigns, and outbound calls.
• Coordinate meetings, product demos, and maintain regular follow-up with prospects.
• Prepare briefing documents ahead of customer meetings and capture key discussion points.
• Attend meetings, ensure follow-ups are closed within timelines.
• Assist with sales presentations, proposals, and customer-facing collateral; support CEO's LinkedIn and events.

Skills

English communication

CRM experience

Business development

Sales operations

Customer success

Startup experience

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration / Marketing / Communications

Tools

HubSpot

Salesforce

Zoho CRM

MS Office / Google Workspace

Job description

About CleanStart

CleanStart is a fast-growing cybersecurity company securing modern software supply chains and cloud-native environments for global enterprises. As we scale, we're looking for passionate professionals who thrive in a fast-paced startup environment.

Location: Bangalore, India.

Employment Type: Full-Time.

Shift: As per CEO's work hours.

Experience: 3-6 years.

About The Role

We are looking for a highly driven, business-oriented Business Associate to work in close proximity to the CEO - shadowing him through meetings, calls, and strategic conversations, representing him where needed, and driving follow-ups to closure.

Beyond this day-to-day partnership, the role centers on supporting the CEO's Go-to-Market (GTM) execution, business development, and customer engagement - giving you first-hand exposure to how a high-growth startup scales.

Shadowing & Founder Support

• Shadow the CEO across internal and external meetings, calls, and strategic conversations to stay closely aligned with priorities.
• Represent the CEO in select meetings with customers, partners, and internal stakeholders, and independently drive post-meeting follow-ups to closure.
• Track key GTM and business priorities, ensuring timely execution of action items.

Business Development & Customer Outreach

• Research prospective customers and target accounts; run LinkedIn outreach, email campaigns, and outbound calls to generate qualified opportunities.
• Coordinate meetings and product demos, and maintain regular follow-up communication with prospects.

Meeting Preparation & Briefings

• Prepare briefing documents ahead of customer meetings, researching organizations, decision-makers, and the competitive landscape.
• Attend meetings, capture key discussion points, and ensure follow-ups are closed within agreed timelines.

Sales & Marketing Coordination

• Assist with sales presentations, proposals, and customer-facing collateral.
• Coordinate the CEO's LinkedIn presence and support webinars or events as needed.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in Business Development, Sales Operations, Customer Success, Founder's Office, or a similar client-facing role - startup experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication, with strong business acumen and confidence engaging senior executives.
• Experience with CRM platforms (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho CRM, or similar) and proficiency in MS Office / Google Workspace.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment.