Executive Assistant to CEO – Founder’s Office

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Role

Executive Assistant to CEO – Founder’s Office

Experience

1–2 Years

Location

Hyderabad, India

Industry

D2C / Healthtech / Consumer Devices

ROLE SUMMARY

We’re looking for a highly organized, sharp, and execution-focused Executive Assistant to work directly with the CEO and Founder’s Office.

This role goes beyond calendar management.

You will act as a strategic execution partner — helping drive priorities, coordinating across teams, supporting finance-related activities, and ensuring operational follow-through across the organization.

The ideal candidate should have:

  • Strong business understanding

  • Excellent stakeholder management

  • High ownership mindset

  • Finance/accounting exposure

  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES (KRAs)

Founder’s Office Coordination (Core Ownership)

  • Work closely with the CEO on:

    • Strategic priorities

    • Business reviews

    • Cross-functional execution

    • Internal follow-ups

  • Drive closure on key action items across teams

You are responsible for:
“Ensuring founder priorities move fast and efficiently.”

Calendar, Meetings & Communication Management

  • Manage:

    • CEO calendar

    • Meetings

    • Travel schedules

    • Internal and external communications

  • Prepare:

    • Meeting agendas

    • MOMs (Minutes of Meeting)

    • Follow-up trackers

You are responsible for:
“Keeping the CEO highly organized and effective.”

Business Review & Reporting

  • Create:

    • Dashboards

    • Reports

    • Business summaries

    • Weekly/monthly review trackers

  • Support leadership in decision-making with structured data and insights

You are responsible for:
“Ensuring data-driven execution and accountability.”

Cross-Functional Coordination

  • Work closely with:

    • Marketing

    • Operations

    • Finance

    • Legal

    • HR

    • Product & Growth teams

  • Track deliverables and timelines across departments

You are responsible for:
“Driving alignment and execution across teams.”

Process & Operational Excellence

  • Identify gaps in workflows and coordination

  • Build systems, trackers, SOPs, and execution frameworks

  • Improve operational efficiency within the Founder’s Office

You are responsible for:
“Creating structure in a fast-moving environment.”

KPIs (HOW YOU’LL BE MEASURED)

Core Metrics

  1. Task Closure & Follow-Up Efficiency

  2. Calendar & Meeting Management Accuracy

  3. Timeliness of Reports & Business Reviews

  4. Cross-Functional Coordination Effectiveness

  5. Founder Bandwidth Optimization

  6. Operational Process Improvements

  7. Turnaround Time on Critical Requests

  8. Accuracy in Financial & MIS Reporting



Requirements

WHAT “GOOD” LOOKS LIKE

  • Highly proactive and detail-oriented

  • Strong ownership mindset

  • Excellent communication and coordination skills

  • Comfortable handling confidential information

  • Ability to multitask under pressure

  • Structured thinker with execution focus

  • Strong understanding of business operations and finance

Can answer:
“What is the current status, blocker, and next step?”


WHAT WE DON’T WANT

  • Passive coordinators

  • People who require constant follow-up

  • Poor communication and lack of ownership

  • Candidates uncomfortable with startup pace and ambiguity

MUST-HAVE SKILLS

  • Strong communication & stakeholder management

  • Advanced Excel / Google Sheets / PowerPoint

  • Experience with:

    • Business coordination

    • Founder’s Office / EA roles

    • Finance or accounting exposure

  • Strong organizational and execution skills

BONUS (BIG PLUS)

  • Experience in:

    • D2C / Startup / Healthtech ecosystem

  • Exposure to:

    • MIS reporting

  • Familiarity with:

    • Productivity & project management tools

FINAL NOTE

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working closely with leadership, solving problems proactively, and driving execution in a fast-growing company environment.

You will be at the center of strategy, coordination, and execution across the organization.