Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)

Wishup

United States

Remote

USD 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

About Wishup

Wishup provides high-quality remote talent from India to companies across the world. With a selection rate of 0.1%, this top talent is further upskilled and managed through an in-house AI-based remote work management tool. Wishup specializes in the following roles - Virtual Assistants, Operation/Admin managers, Executive Assistants, Project Managers, Bookkeepers, and Accountants. Our founding team consists of Vivek Gupta (IIM Ahmedabad, IIT Madras) and Neelesh Rangwani (IIT Madras).
In the last 3.5 years, Wishup has

Grown its revenue by >1000%
Increased the headcount 4X
Closed pre-series A round of funding of $1Mn from Orios Venture Partners
Increased our client base 3X, the majority of them being from the US.

You have an opportunity to be part of India's first and biggest remote work platform!

About the role, Key notes:

Profile – Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR)
Role – Full-time
Grade – Manager / Sr. Manager
Location – Remote - Work from home / anywhere
Work hours – Mon to Fri / UK Shift (1 pm to 10 pm IST)

What you’ll do?

Lead, plan & execute new initiatives & projects– Plan, develop, and lead projects based around key products and initiatives ensuring timely delivery, within budget, and meeting project goals and vision

Work closely with the founders – Help the founders identify implementable solutions to various bottlenecks to help scale the organization. Analyze and solve moderately complex problems create new solutions, leveraging and, and adapting existing methods and procedures. Assist the Founders with developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives

Lead 0 to 1 initiatives– Initiatives such as, new business models, partnerships, transformation projects, etc. that require cross functional collaboration, execute successful POCs, derive learnings, layout the long-term processes and hand over to long term owners

Support special projects – Responsible for supporting all special projects needs of the Founders, acting as liaison with key stakeholders, analysis of market trends and internal performance, the analysis of data in collaboration with experienced data analysts, and the production of written reports and oral

Reporting and other duties – Prepare weekly/monthly reports as requested by the management. Perform any other duties as and when assigned.

What are we looking for?

Bachelor's degree from a Tier 1 institute (preferably IITs, BITS)
2 to 5 years of experience in product or program management, preferably for a start-up
Problem solving - Ability to breakdown complex problems into smaller pieces and layout clear game plans
Analytical Skills - Comfort with big datasets and ability to understand what data to pull and analyze to derive business insights. You can operate excel in your sleep.
Develop Business Cases - Deal with ambiguity and layout a clear thought process to translate input efforts into output business KPIs
Stakeholder & Team Management - Ability to manage stakeholders across levels and teams to deliver on tight execution plans
Excellent written and verbal communication skills - You will set the agenda in critical meetings and will need to drive action effectively

What’s in it for you?

A fully remote (work from anywhere) role
Receive a more-than-competitive salary plus benefits
Performance driven and transparent work culture
Enjoy a culture with opportunities for growth and learning

Job Pre-requisite -

Wifi - 100mbps internet speed
Laptop with 8gb ram(windows) or 3gb ram(mac)
Minimum I3 8th gen processor @ 2.4Ghz, minimum 256mb internal GPU
Good camera and Headset
Quite and well-lit workspace