About the Team :
Meesho's ecosystem spans millions of sellers, consumers, logistics partners, and content creators across Bharat - many at early stages of their digital journey. The Foundation takes a 20-year view, leveraging Meesho's distribution, technology, data, and partnerships to create outsized social impact with limited resources. This is not a traditional CSR function. It is a platform-adjacent social venture built from scratch.
About the Role :
Democratise internet commerce for all consumers, businesses, and ecosystem partners, not just limited to Meesho, by bridging gaps that market forces cannot solve - through access, affordability, and resilience.
What Youll Do :
- Build the Foundation from zero: Build the strategy and operating model
- Launch 2-3 pilot interventions in the first 90 days based on Meeshos strategic advantages (distribution, tech, data)
- Own government and institutional partnerships: such as but not limited to NITI Aayog, state livelihood missions, multilateral funders and credible NGOs
- Leverage Meeshos platform capabilities to design DPI-style solutions for digital literacy, insurance distribution, seller onboarding, and training at scale
- Catalyse ecosystem change: open-source data for researchers, pilot with govt funding/NGOs, nudge companies to invest in Bharat
- Lead and hire the Foundation team including a cross-functional pod (tech, product, design, data science)
- Manage compliance and governance: CSR committee reporting, board-level impact reporting
What You Will Need :
- 10-15 years in the Indian development ecosystem with deep, trust-based relationships across government (central + state), credible NGOs, and institutional funders
- Demonstrated ability to design and execute programs at scale that measurably improved lives not just grant-making or compliance
- Comfort operating in a fast-paced tech company with quarterly OKRs, product managers, and engineers
- Builder mindset - this is a 0-to-1 role with no existing team, processes, or legacy programs
- Experience at the intersection of technology and development - digital public, social enterprises, or tech-forward corporate foundations
- Experience with micro-entrepreneurs, small sellers, gig workers, or logistics networks
- Familiarity with impact measurement methodologies and financial inclusion programs
Ideal Background Archetypes :
- Development Sector Leader - Led programs at a credible foundation (Tata Trusts, Azim Premji, Dell Foundation) with exposure to tech-enabled interventions. Strong NGO and funder networks.
- Social Enterprise Builder - Built or scaled a social enterprise in financial inclusion, last-mile logistics, or digital literacy for Tier 2+ India. Builders mindset + ground-level Bharat understanding.
- Govt-to-Practice Leader - Served at NITI Aayog, a state livelihood mission (JEEViKA, Kudumbashree), or policy think tank, then moved into execution. Deep govt relationships.
Why This Opportunity Is Unique :
- Meeshos distribution to millions of ecosystem partners across Bharat is a platform most foundations would take a decade to build
- Technology is a first-class lever - youll have a dedicated tech, product, and design pod to build DPI-style solutions
- You report directly to the CxOs, with full access to Meeshos leadership, data, and resources
- The Foundations mission extends Meeshos core purpose to populations the business cant yet reach profitably
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