About Masters' Union:

Founded in 2020, Masters' Union is a new-age, industry-led university focused on business, technology, engineering, and entrepreneurship. Built around learning by doing, the institution combines academics with real-world projects, startup building, and global exposure, with the ambition of becoming one of the world's top business schools and multidisciplinary universities over the next two decades.

Today, Masters' Union has nearly 3,500 students across undergraduate, postgraduate, and executive programs, with almost half being experienced professionals. Spread across nearly 5 lakh square feet in Gurgaon and Manesar, the institution houses the PwC Center for Generative AI, a Bloomberg Lab, Gurgaon's premier maker space, AI and robotics infrastructure, advanced bioengineering workshops, and startup incubation spaces.

The institution is chaired by Manoj Kohli, former CEO of Bharti Airtel and former Country Head of SoftBank India. Its leadership ecosystem includes founders, CEOs, investors, and policymakers who actively contribute to teaching and institution building.

Masters' Union's flagship postgraduate program has recorded the highest average salary among MBA-equivalent programs in India, with graduates placed at firms such as Bain & Company, Boston Consulting Group, Google, and Microsoft. The institution has also built one of the country's strongest student startup ecosystems, with 10+ students pitching on Shark Tank India and 20+ students raising external funding for their ventures, alongside several successful creators and internet entrepreneurs.

About the role:

We're looking for entrepreneurial and execution-oriented professionals to join the Founder's Office / Strategy team at Masters' Union.

This is a high-impact role designed for individuals who thrive in fast-paced, entrepreneurial environments and enjoy solving ambiguous business problems. You will work directly with leadership on strategic initiatives across institutional growth, operations, new business building, partnerships, and special projects.

The role is ideal for individuals who have operated in high-growth startups, founder-led environments, consulting, venture ecosystems, or business strategy roles and are excited by the opportunity to build from 0- 1 and scale from 1- 10.

Specifically, this role will involve:

- Working closely with the Founder's Office and leadership team on high-priority strategic initiatives.

- Driving cross-functional projects across growth, operations, partnerships, expansion, and institutional scale-up.

- Identifying business opportunities, operational bottlenecks, and process improvements across teams.

- Supporting execution of new initiatives, pilots, and business verticals from concept to implementation.

- Conducting market research, competitive benchmarking, and strategic analysis to support decision-making.

- Working with internal and external stakeholders including founders, investors, faculty, operators, and ecosystem partners.

- Building structured problem-solving frameworks and execution roadmaps for complex business challenges.

- Creating business presentations, strategic notes, operating reviews, and leadership updates.

- Driving accountability and execution across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-moving environment.

- Supporting leadership hiring, strategic partnerships, and ecosystem-building initiatives where required.

Ideal candidate will have:

- Strong academic pedigree from a premier institution.

- 2-6 years of experience in startups, consulting, founder's office, strategy, venture capital, private equity, or high-growth operating roles.

- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and structured thinking abilities.

- High ownership mindset with the ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to move quickly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution.

- Strong business acumen and understanding of scaling organizations.

- Prior experience working directly with founders or senior leadership teams is preferred.

- Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong bias for action and execution.

Why Join Us?

- Work directly with founders, industry leaders, and decision-makers.

- Lead high-visibility projects with significant ownership and autonomy.

- Be part of a fast-growing institution reimagining higher education in India.

- Operate in an entrepreneurial, high-performance culture that values speed, ambition, and innovation.

- Gain exposure across strategy, operations, business building, partnerships, and institutional growth.

If you're excited by the idea of solving complex problems, building at scale, and working at the intersection of education, entrepreneurship, and business - we'd love to hear from you.