Executive Assistant - Founder Office - FMCG/Retail

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage the Founder & MD's office end to end, including meeting preparation, correspondence and documentation.

- Travel with the Founder & MD for important business meetings, industry events, plant and market visits, and own the ground plan and follow-through.

- Coordinate cross-functional operations and drive every action from the Founder's office to closure.

- Own PR and corporate communication: manage the PR agency, media relations, press and launch communication, awards and speaking engagements, and the Founder's content and public profile.

- Build and maintain dashboards, MIS and flash reporting for the Founder.

- Run market, category and competitor research on business questions the Founder wants tested.

- Prepare board-quality presentations, decision notes and business summaries.

- Lead special projects assigned directly by the Founder, from problem definition to implementation.

- Handle confidential business, financial and people information with absolute discretion.

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

- 5 to 10 years of experience, including 3 or more years in an EA to CEO / MD, Founder's Office, Chief of Staff or Corporate Communication role.

- Graduate from a reputed institute. MBA or equivalent postgraduate qualification preferred.

- FMCG, Foods, D2C, QSR, retail, quick commerce or Hospitality background preferred.

- Strong Excel and financial literacy, with the ability to read a P&L, build dashboards and manage the PR.

- Sharp PowerPoint and structured storytelling, with board-ready output quality.

- Excellent written and spoken English fit for external and media-facing communication.

- Experience of managing a PR agency or handling media and public-facing communication.

- Proactive, high-ownership, and comfortable working with influence rather than formal authority.