Marketing & Portfolio operations lead (Venture fund, 3-7 Years)

profound.me; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,400,000 - 4,600,000; Full time

Job summary

profound.me seeks a Marketing & Portfolio Support Lead to own the firm’s brand presence and portfolio initiatives across India, with a focus on Bengaluru. You’ll work at the intersection of venture, content, ecosystem, and portfolio value creation, shaping external communications and strategic projects for the investment team and portfolio companies.

You’ll identify what matters, structure it, and drive execution without a fixed playbook.

Qualifications

• Experience in building brand and content strategy across multiple channels.
• Ability to turn investment theses into readable content for stakeholders.
• Experience shaping portfolio support and ecosystem initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Own the firm’s brand presence across LinkedIn, X, newsletters, blogs, and essays.
• Translate partner theses into content that founders and operators read.
• Collaborate with the investment team on portfolio projects and execution.
• Create founder NPS surveys, benchmarks, and sector pulse reports.
• Foster relationships with founders, operators, investors, media.

Skills

Brand & content strategy

Partner thought leadership

Portfolio support

Surveys & benchmarks

Ecosystem relationships

Portfolio playbooks

Announcements & communications

New initiatives

Job description

This role is for one of our partner companies, Early stage Venture fund offering upto 40L

About

We’re looking for a Marketing & Portfolio Support Lead to own the firm’s brand presence and portfolio support initiatives across India.

This is a broad, high-ownership role sitting at the intersection of venture, content, ecosystem, and portfolio value creation. You’ll shape how the firm communicates with the market while also working directly with the investment team and portfolio companies on strategic projects.

There isn’t a predefined playbook. You’ll be expected to identify what matters, build the structure around it, and make it happen.

What you'll own

• Brand & content strategy: Own the firm’s presence across LinkedIn, X, newsletters, blogs, long-form essays, and other relevant channels.
• Partner thought leadership: Turn investment theses, sector research, and partner perspectives into content founders and operators actually want to read.
• Portfolio support: Work alongside the investment team on active projects with portfolio companies, bringing structure and driving execution.
• Surveys & benchmarks: Build founder NPS surveys, ecosystem benchmarks, sector pulse reports, and other proprietary content.
• Ecosystem relationships: Build strong relationships with founders, operators, investors, media, and other key players across the startup ecosystem.
• Portfolio playbooks: Develop useful resources around areas such as PR, hiring, and other recurring portfolio needs.
• Announcements & communications: Run portfolio announcement cycles end to end, including founder briefings, press notes, partner commentary, and social content.
• New initiatives: Identify gaps in how the firm wins and supports portfolio companies and take ownership of solving them.

You’ll be a great fit if

• Have operated in a startup, VC fund, or similarly high-ownership environment where you had to build without a playbook.
• Have owned content, communications, brand, community, or ecosystem initiatives end to end.
• Have strong editorial judgment and can maintain a high bar for anything published under the firm’s name.
• Are genuinely plugged into the Indian startup and venture ecosystem, with relationships across founders, operators, investors, and media.
• Can manage ambiguous, cross-functional projects and turn them into clear execution plans.
• Move quickly, test ideas, and iterate rather than spending months planning.
• Have been the sole or primary owner of a function and are comfortable setting your own priorities.
• Use AI and modern tools to increase both the speed and quality of your work.