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.