Sr. Manager Founder's office

Work Store Limited; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Exposure to diverse industries across

Leadership exposure

Group HR growth opportunities

Job summary

Workstore Ltd in Mumbai invites applications for a high-ownership Founder’s Office role (Strategy & Transformation). You will work directly with the founders to shape strategic priorities across functions and geographies, driving cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

This role combines leadership, problem-solving, and hands-on execution across strategy, operations, tech enablement, and governance.

Qualifications

• Outstanding academic background from premier institutes.
• 3+ years in Founder’s Office / CEO’s Office or strategy roles in high-growth startups.
• Proven ability to take ideas from 0 -> 1 or 1 -> 10.
• Strong structured thinking, problem solving, and communication.
• Willingness to own tasks end-to-end in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute strategic priorities across businesses and geographies.
• Own end-to-end execution of high-impact initiatives with milestones and risks.
• Align CXOs and founders; prepare data-backed updates for leadership.
• Lead technology/data enablement and automate decision workflows.
• Drive special projects including new ventures, GTM, and cost optimization.

Skills

Academic excellence

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Ownership mindset

High-speed execution

Education

IITs/IIMs or top-tier institutions

Engineering + MBA/PGDM

Tools

Power BI

SQL

Python

Gen-AI tools

No-code automation

Job description

Job Title

Manager / Senior Manager – Founder’s Office (Strategy & Transformation)

Location: Mumbai

Company: Workstore Ltd

Reporting to: Founders

About Workstore Ltd

Workstore Ltd is a fast-growing Indian enterprise representing globally reputed brands across professional lighting, facility automation, industrial cleaning, hygiene, and safety solutions. With partners such as Dyson, Lindhaus, Showa, Voltalux and others, Workstore operates at the intersection of manufacturing, distribution, technology, and B2B services, serving enterprise customers across India.

As we enter our next phase of growth, we are building a high-impact Founder’s Office to work directly with the founders on strategic, cross-functional, and transformational initiatives that shape the future of the group.

Role Overview

This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role for individuals with exceptional academic credentials and a proven ability to conceptualize, structure, and execute complex initiatives at speed.

You will work directly with the Founders, acting as a force multiplier, driving critical projects across strategy, operations, technology, GTM, transformation, and governance. The role requires comfort with ambiguity, sharp problem-solving, strong stakeholder management, and an obsession with outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy & Business Transformation

• Work with the Founders to define, structure, and execute strategic priorities across businesses, functions, and geographies
• Break down ambiguous problem statements into clear hypotheses, execution roadmaps, and measurable outcomes
• Drive enterprise-level transformation initiatives across operations, supply chain, sales, digital, and finance

2. Execution & Program Ownership

• Own end-to-end execution of high-impact initiatives from concept to rollout
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and outcomes with extreme execution discipline
• Ensure speed without compromising quality; results matter more than presentations

3. Stakeholder Alignment

• Work closely with CXOs, functional heads, external partners, and founders
• Act as the single-threaded owner ensuring alignment, decision velocity, and accountability
• Prepare crisp, data-backed updates for leadership and board-level discussions

4. Technology & Data Enablement (Hygiene Factor)

• Leverage technology, analytics, automation, and AI tools to improve decision-making and execution efficiency
• Drive adoption of dashboards, MIS, process automation, and digital workflows
• Translate business problems into tech-enabled solutions (hands-on coding not mandatory, clarity of thinking is

5. Special Projects

• New business launches, GTM strategy, pricing & profitability deep dives
• Process redesign and cost optimisation initiatives
• M&A support, integration projects and founder-led pilots

What We’re Looking For

• Outstanding academic background (IITs, IIMs, Tier-1 global or Indian institutions strongly preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in Founder’s Office / CEO’s Office / Strategy & Ops / Consulting / High-growth startups / Transformation roles
• Demonstrated ability to take ideas from 0 -> 1 or 1 -> 10
• Strong structured thinking, problem solving, and communication skills
• High ownership mindset no task is “not my job”
• Comfort working at high speed with senior stakeholders

Educational Qualifications

• Education from Premium A+ Grade institutions is strongly preferred
• Combination of Engineering (any discipline) and a Master’s degree (MBA / PGDM / equivalent) from top-tier Indian or global institutions
• Candidates from IITs, IIMs, ISB, XLRI, SPJIMR, top global universities, or equivalent premier institutes will be highly preferred

Good to Have

• Experience across multiple functions (Ops, Product, GTM, Supply Chain, Digital, Analytics)
• Exposure to manufacturing, B2B, infrastructure, or platform businesses
• Strong data orientation (Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, no-code/automation tools, Gen-AI tools)

What We Offer:

• Exposure to diverse industries across 3 high-growth companies.
• Opportunity to work with leadership and drive strategic hiring & engagement initiatives.
• Growth opportunities in a group HR structure with expanding businesses.

Location: Worli, Mumbai (Next to Acharya Atre Chowk Metro Station, Aqua Line)

Working Days: 5 Days a Week + 1 Working Saturday (3rd Saturday of Every Month)