Founder's Office

Astratinvest; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Astratinvest in Mumbai invites Final-year MBAs to join the Founder's Office, a broad hands-on role spanning fund operations, growth, investor relations, and compliance.

You will support the team, learn NAV computation, investor materials, and onboarding, while building relationships with family offices and channel partners.

This role offers practical exposure to how a SEBI-registered AIF operates, with mentorship from founders and a path to grow into fund management or fintech.

Qualifications

• Final-year / 2026 batch students eligible.
• MBA (Finance preferred) or strong candidates from other streams.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in Excel; basic scripting a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support growth and business development activities.
• Prepare investor materials and updates.
• Assist fund operations, NAV computation, and reconciliations.
• Coordinate investor onboarding and due-diligence responses.
• Support compliance tasks and audit preparations.

Skills

Strong communication

Relationship building

Excel proficiency

Initiative & learning

Education

MBA (Finance preferred)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Founders Office Full Time Posted Jun 14, 2026

Astratinvest is a SEBI-registered Category III Alternative Investment Fund running a quant long-short strategy, with ₹100 Cr+ AUM and growing, based in Mumbai. We're a lean team, which means you'll see how every part of a fund works rather than being boxed into one function. We're looking for someone to join the Founder's Office and grow with us.THE ROLEThis is a broad, hands-on role for someone early in their career who wants to learn how a fund actually runsand help it grow. You'll work closely with the founders and the wider team, starting with support and graduallytaking on more as you find your feet. The work is varied: some days you're helping with fund operations andreporting, other days you're working on growth and business development, preparing investor materials, orpitching in on a project the team is running.It's not a conventional, narrowly-defined corporate role. You'll get exposure across the business and plenty ofroom to grow, with the founders and senior team there to guide you along the way.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNIn your first year, you'll build a genuinely well-rounded picture of how an AIF operates and scales — the kind ofbreadth that's hard to get in a more siloed first job:WHAT YOU'LL WORK ONYou'll start by supporting the team and take on more ownership over time:Growth & Business DevelopmentInvestor RelationsFund Operations & ComplianceGrowth and business development — how a fund raises capital, builds relationships, and grows its AUMFund operations — how NAV is computed, how trades are reconciled, and the mechanics behind a growingAUM bookCompliance and regulation — how a SEBI-registered fund stays compliant, and what statutory audits involveInvestor relations — how investors are onboarded, served, and kept informedResearching and identifying prospective investors, family offices, and channel partnersSupporting outreach, follow-ups, and moving conversations forward alongside the foundersHelping shape how the fund positions and pitches itself to the marketHelping prepare investor materials like monthly factsheets and updatesSupporting investor onboarding, queries, and due-diligence requestsHelping with monthly NAV computation, reconciliation, and reportingAssisting with compliance tasks — audit preparation, filings, and keeping records in orderOtherThe exact mix will flex based on your strengths and what you enjoy — if growth and BD is where you shine, there'splenty of room to lean into it.WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FORPedigree matters less to us than hunger, attitude, and willingness to learn.WHY THIS ROLEPitching in on internal projects and tools that keep the fund runningSupporting the hiring process — coordination, scheduling, and screeningFinal-year / 2026 batch students; MBA (Finance preferred), open to strong candidates from other streamsStrong communication skills and a natural ability to build relationshipsComfort with Excel and a willingness to learn; basic scripting or a technical bent is a plus, not a requirementGenuine interest in markets, finance, and growthSomeone who's eager to learn, takes initiative, and is happy rolling up their sleeves on whatever the week bringsDirect access to the founders and a real understanding of how a fund works and grows, from the insideBroad exposure across growth, operations, compliance, and investor relations, rare in a first jobA real chance to own the growth side as you prove yourselfA strong launchpad for a career in fund management, fintech, or further study like an MBA abroad