Founder's Office

Varaha; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Varaha in Gurugram, India is seeking a Founder's Office professional who will work directly with the founders to drive priority initiatives across strategy, operations, partnerships and growth.

You will build dashboards, manage P&L-linked projects, craft playbooks, and coordinate cross-functional teams to execute high-impact projects end-to-end, from analysis to implementation. This role suits a high-ownership problem-solver with strong execution bias.

Qualifications

• Graduates from premier institutes; non-MBA preferred.
• 2–5 years in a fast-paced, P&L-led business; operations-heavy startups preferred.
• Proven track record of owning business outcomes (e.g., P&L, growth, partnerships).
• Strong problem-solving, structured thinking and execution bias.
• Excellent communication, presentation and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-priority strategic initiatives with the founders and leadership.
• Design SOPs, playbooks and track adoption across geographies and projects.
• Identify, structure and manage partnerships with implementation partners and corporates.
• Support business development across priority sectors; structure proposals and models.
• Build and own dashboards and reviews for KPIs; turn data into actions for leadership.
• Build financial models, track unit economics and drive cost optimization.
• Coordinate with technical, product, legal, operations and finance teams.
• Prepare presentations and investor materials for the founders.

Skills

Problem-solving

Structured thinking

Advanced Excel

Financial modelling

SQL

Dashboarding tools

Communication

Presentation skills

Storytelling

Education

Graduate from premier institute such as IITs, BITS, NITs, NSUT, DTU or equivalent

Job description

Company Introduction:

Varaha is a global, leading, climate tech venture focused on carbon removal solutions such as - regenerative agriculture, afforestation, biochar, and enhanced rock weathering - that support smallholder land stewards at scale. In just the third year of operation, we are removing and avoiding more than 1 million tons of CO2 and distributing the majority of the revenues to more than 100,000 smallholder land stewards in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Backed by leading global investors, our founding and management team comes with a stellar track record of successfully scaling projects and products to millions of smallholder land stewards at leading Agriculture and tech businesses.

Job Title: Founder's Office

Location: Gurugram, India

Experience: 3-8 years (graduates from premier institutes; non-MBA preferred)

Industry: P&L-led consumer, quick commerce, marketplace or mobility businesses, Strategy, Venture Building

Function: Strategy, Operations, Partnerships and Growth

About the Role:

We are looking for a sharp, high-ownership problem solver to join the Founder's Office and work directly with the founders and leadership team. This is a cross-functional role that sits at the intersection of strategy, operations, partnerships and growth, and is suited to someone who enjoys owning a business problem end to end, from the first analysis to the last mile of execution. You will drive high-priority initiatives across the business: tightening on-ground operations, building and managing strategic partnerships, supporting commercial growth, and putting in place the metrics, playbooks and financial discipline that let us scale. This opportunity is ideal for candidates who have run or closely supported a P&L and bring both structured thinking and a strong bias for execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive Strategic Initiatives: Work directly with the founders on the company’s highest-priority problems; scope them, build the analysis, align stakeholders and own execution through to outcomes.
• Operational Excellence: Diagnose bottlenecks and drive efficiency across our project operations. This includes designing SOPs and playbooks tailored to geography and project type, and tracking their adoption.
• Partnerships & Strategic Alliances: Support the identification, structuring and management of partnerships with implementation partners, corporates and institutions; coordinate day-to-day execution and keep partner commitments on track.
• Growth & Business Development: Support business development across priority sectors and customer segments; build and manage a pipeline, structure commercial proposals and partnership models, and support negotiations through to closure.
• Metrics, Data & Reporting: Build and own dashboards and reviews for operational and commercial KPIs (e.g., farmer count, cost per enrolment, retention, delivery risk, pipeline health), and turn them into clear actions for leadership.
• Financial Analysis & Unit Economics: Build financial models and business cases, track project-level P&L and unit economics, and drive cost optimization. Help compare projects on efficiency, impact and risk.
• Cross-functional Coordination: Work closely with technical, product, legal, operations and finance teams to move initiatives forward, ensuring transparent communication between internal and external stakeholders.
• Leadership Communication: Prepare high-quality presentations, briefs, investor materials and documentation for the founders and leadership team.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Graduate from a premier institute such as the IITs, BITS, NITs, NSUT, DTU or equivalent. Non-MBA candidates are preferred for this role.
• 2-5 years of experience in a fast-paced, P&L-led business. Preference will be given to candidates from operations-heavy startups. Candidates with strong execution exposure will also be considered.
• A track record of owning business outcomes, such as a city or category P&L, supply or field operations, or a growth or partnerships charter.
• Strong problem-solving and structured thinking, with the ability to break down ambiguous problems and drive them to closure.
• Strong analytical skills with advanced Excel and financial modelling; comfort with SQL or dashboarding tools is a plus.
• Commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills, with excellent communication, presentation and storytelling.
• A high-ownership, execution-first mindset; comfortable working with ambiguity and willing to travel to project geographies when needed.
• Interest in climate action, sustainability, carbon markets, agriculture or social impact is a plus.

Please note this job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Varaha is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not discriminate in employment and personnel practices based on race, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.