About Kirana Club

Kirana Club is India's largest community-led B2B commerce platform, with a network of 40 lakh+ kirana stores. We've been at this for a while - building the layer where community trust meets retail commerce, and where brands find their most loyal advocates. We're now scaling into new markets and new product lines, and the operating complexity that comes with that is exactly why this role exists.

About the Role

We are looking for a high-agency Strategic Projects Lead to work directly with the founders on the initiatives that matter most. This is not a coordinator role. It's a role for someone who can take a messy, high-stakes problem - a new market entry, an org redesign, a broken cross-functional process - and see it through from first-principles to execution.

You will sit at the center of the company, work across every function, and be one of the few people with full visibility into what is actually moving and what is stuck. If you are energized by that kind of leverage, and can operate without needing a formal mandate to get things done, this role is built for you.

What You'll Own

- Lead high-priority cross-functional projects end-to-end - from scoping and structuring the problem to tracking execution and closing the loop.

- Work directly with founders to convert ambiguous problem statements into clear workstreams, owners, timelines, and outcomes.

- Run the operating rhythm for company-wide initiatives: weekly reviews, decision logs, blocker escalations, and action trackers.

- Drive business reviews, org planning cycles, and strategic hiring initiatives - not support them.

Identify where things are slowing down, diagnose why, and move fast to unblock them - with or without formal authority.

- Build repeatable systems and processes as the company scales so that coordination becomes a structural strength, not a bottleneck.

- Synthesize information across teams and give founders sharper, faster visibility into the state of the business.

What We're Looking For

- 4-7 years of experience in roles that demanded high ownership and judgment: founder's office, early-stage operations, consulting with startup exposure, or investing with hands-on execution.

- Strong written and verbal communication - able to write a crisp one-pager and run a sharp meeting, often on the same day.

- Ability to simplify messy, multi-stakeholder discussions into clear decisions and next steps.

- High follow-through - you close loops without being reminded, and you know which loops matter most.

- Comfort operating in ambiguity and fast-changing priorities without waiting for perfect information.

- Strong judgment on when to push, when to escalate, and when to get out of the way.

- Low ego. High trust. You know this role is about outcomes, not credit.

Good Backgrounds

We care more about how you've operated than where you've been. That said, people who have thrived in roles like these tend to do well here:

- Founder's office or business operations at a fast-scaling startup.

- Early operator at a 0-to-1 or 1-to-10 stage company.

- Former founder who built something and learned what real execution feels like.

What This Role Is Not

- This is not a pure coordination role. You are expected to have a point of view and act on it.

- This is not a deck-making role. Decks are a means to an end here, not the end.

- This is not a traditional project management role. PMs track. This role unblocks.

- This is not for someone who needs a clear mandate and formal authority to get things done.

Success Looks Like

- Important projects move faster with less founder follow-up.

- Meetings result in clear decisions, owners, and next steps - every time.

- Cross-functional blockers are caught early and resolved before they compound.

- Founders have sharper, real-time visibility into what is moving and what is stuck.

- Teams feel more aligned and less burdened - coordination is an asset, not overhead.