Founder's Office Intern

**About FoodNEST(S)**:
FoodNEST(S) is an innovative and fast-growing startup revolutionizing the AI landscape across businesses. As a dynamic and ambitious company, we are looking for a highly capable and proactive individual to join us in the Founder's Office.

**Role: Founder’s Office Associate - Strategic Operations & Business Growth**

The Founder's Office Associate will be the right hand to the founder, handling day-to-day operations, leading cross-functional teams, and ensuring seamless coordination across various departments. As part of the Founder’s Office, you will be at the centre of the company’s operations and most important priorities. You will work directly with the Founders to help manage day-to-day operations and strategic projects across Product, Marketing, Sales, Strategy and Business Operations.We are looking for a highly strategic and execution-driven professional to join the Founder's Office and drive high-priority business initiatives. This role requires a mix of structured problem-solving, project ownership, and operational excellence. You will work across marketing, finance, business development, operations, and internal growth to ensure smooth execution, optimize workflows, and enable high-impact decision-making and tangible outcomes.

**What you’ll do**
- Act as the central point of contact between the Founder and various internal & external stakeholders.
- Take ownership of **key business initiatives** across multiple functions, including sales, marketing, finance, client operations, and internal growth.
- Break down **complex challenges** into clear execution roadmaps, ensuring seamless cross-team alignment.
- Proactively assess **risks and roadblocks**, implementing **preventive solutions** before they escalate.
- Create and manage **performance dashboards** to track project progress, **optimize workflows**, and improve **operational efficiency**.
- Manage daily operations and **ensure smooth execution** of strategic priorities.
- Work closely with teams to maintain high execution quality, delegating effectively while ensuring accountability.
- Manage and engage cross-functional teams across Engineering, Sales, Marketing, and Operations.
- Lead **cross-functional collaboration**, ensuring projects are delivered **without micromanagement**.
- Monitor **KPIs, work quality, and feedback loops** to continuously refine internal processes.
- Support **team dynamics and culture**, ensuring smooth people operations and workflow stability.
- Identify inefficiencies in **CRM, project management tools, and performance tracking systems**.
- Implement **automation and digital solutions** to streamline repetitive tasks and improve execution speed.
- Ensure **smooth invoicing, financial workflows, and budget adherence** where required.
- Serve as the **stabilizing force** when unexpected challenges arise, maintaining operational clarity.
- Compartmentalize and **prioritize effectively**, focusing on high-value tasks.
- Make **strategic decisions on resource allocation**, ensuring time and company resources are **optimized**.
- Excellent **communication and interpersonal skills**, with the ability to build relationships with leaders, and a complex set of stakeholders, customers in order to drive organizational change
- Assist in decision-making processes by providing insights, research, and analysis.
- Negotiate and communicate effectively with customers, partners, and other external stakeholders.
- Handle critical escalations and conflict resolution both internally and externally.
- Maintain a strong executive presence with impression-creating physical attributes.
- Work closely with the Founder on strategic initiatives and business expansion.
- Ensure flexibility in work hours as per work demands.
- Should be willing to take up external meetings with customers, stakeholders across the country and city.

**Who We're Looking For**:

- **Structured Deep Thinker**: You break down **complex problems** into actionable steps.
- **Highly Proactive & Solutions-Driven**: You **anticipate challenges** and **solve problems** before they escalate.
- **Strong Delegation & Leadership**: You **drive execution** by ensuring the right people get things done.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills esp. with customers, leadership, stakeholders etc.
- **Help drive key priorities of the Founders’** by program managing & coordinating with leaders across the organisation; acting as gatekeepers and ensuring the Founders’ involvement in a project or decision-making process at the right moment
- **High Emotional Intelligence (EQ)**: You navigate **teams, stakeholders, and high-pressure situations** with clarity. High problem-solving aptitude with a proactive mindset.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with a dynamic and engaging personality.
- **Tech-Savvy & Automation-Oriented**: You are comfortable with **CRM, project management tools, cloud products such as google suite and financial dashboards**.
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