Executive Assistant to CEO, New Delhi

Ground Zero; New Delhi; On-site; INR 700,000 - 800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (may be included)

Job summary

Ground Zero in Delhi is seeking an Executive Assistant to the CEO. You will work closely with the CEO on priority issues, decisions, and execution, bringing structure to fragmented information and driving priorities to closure.

This role requires 2+ years of EA/Founder’s Office experience, strong problem-solving, and excellent communication. You will manage calendars, travel, and sensitive info with discretion in a fast-paced, high-ambition startup environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in an EA or similar high-ownership role.
• Sharp capability to structure ambiguous problems and transition efficiently to insight and action.
• Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with confidence to interact with senior stakeholders.
• Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, follow-through, and execution discipline.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity environment.
• Strong proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and modern AI/productivity tools.
• High judgement, discretion, and intellectual curiosity; direct experience with a Founder/CEO is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Translate high-level priorities into structured actions, follow-ups, and concrete execution.
• Deep-dive into business, market, and organizational questions; synthesize findings into briefs and recommendations.
• Prepare data, context, options, and analysis to help the CEO make faster, better-informed decisions.
• Drive cross-functional follow-ups and ensure important decisions move from discussion to closure.
• Take ambiguous, time-sensitive problems, bring structure, and independently drive them toward resolution.
• Ensure the CEO has the right context, stakeholders, information, and materials ahead of critical conversations.
• Seamlessly manage the CEO's calendar, priorities, meetings, travel, visas, and logistics.
• Handle sensitive information with maturity and sound judgement.

Skills

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication

Execution discipline

Autonomy

Google Workspace

Microsoft Office

Tools

MS Office

AI productivity tools

Job description

Role:Executive Assistant to CEO, New Delhi
Experience: 2+ years
Salary: 7-8 LPA
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About the role :

You will work closely with the CEO on the organisation's highest-priority issues, decisions, and execution priorities. This role is designed for someone who can think ahead, connect the dots, and drive execution. You will bring structure to fragmented information, drive critical priorities to closure, and ensure the CEO has the necessary context, insights, and preparation to make timely, informed decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• CEO Enablement: Translate high-level priorities into structured actions, follow-ups, and concrete execution.
• Research & Insights: Deep-dive into business, market, and organizational questions; synthesise findings into sharp briefs and recommendations.
• Decision Support: Prepare data, context, options, and analysis to help the CEO make faster, better-informed decisions.
• Executive Coordination: Drive cross-functional follow-ups and ensure important decisions move seamlessly from discussion to closure.
• Problem Solving: Take ambiguous, time-sensitive problems, bring structure to them, and independently drive them toward resolution.
• Executive Readiness: Ensure the CEO has the right context, stakeholders, information, and materials ahead of critical conversations and meetings.
• Operating Rhythm: Seamlessly manage the CEO's calendar, priorities, meetings, travel, visas, and logistics as part of the broader executive operating system.
• Confidentiality & Judgement: Handle sensitive information and high-stakes situations with maturity, discretion, and sound judgement.

Candidate Profile

• Experience: 2+ years in an EA, Business/Management Assistant, Consulting, Strategy, Founder's Office, or similar high-ownership role.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Sharp capability to structure ambiguous problems and transition efficiently from question $\rightarrow$ insight $\rightarrow$ action.
• Analytical Capability: Strong analytical and research skills with the ability to simplify complex information.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, with the confidence to interact with senior stakeholders.
• Execution & Detail: Highly organized with exceptional attention to detail, follow-through, and execution discipline.
• Autonomy: Comfortable working independently in a fast-moving, high-ambiguity environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Strong proficiency in Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, and modern AI/productivity tools.
• Mindset: High judgement, discretion, and intellectual curiosity.
• Preferred (Plus): Direct experience working with a Founder/CEO in consulting, strategy, a startup, or a high-growth organization.

What We Offer & What to Expect

• Culture & Value: We are a social enterprise that values its people as much as its impact. Compensation is competitive within the social startup space and may include equity depending on fit and role level.
• Growth: We help you identify your strengths, grant autonomy to make decisions in those areas, and actively support your growth where you need development.
• Ground Connection: Opportunities to interact directly with field coordinators and ground-level agents.
• Environment: Ideal for individuals who value work culture, freedom, growth, personal and professional development, and collaborative teams.

Hiring Note: Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis. This job is first posted on Sept 7, 2026 on Ground Zero
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