Founder's Office
4 days ago
Location:
Pune (Hybrid)
Function:
Strategy, Execution & Team Management
Reports to:
CEO & Founding Team
About Black Panda
Black Panda Enterprises is a next-generation growth partner for startups and scale-ups across SaaS, Healthcare, Education, and D2C. We build lean, data-driven, and high-impact systems through a mix of consulting and fractional resourcing. With a team of 30+ consultants and execution partners across domains, we specialize in turning ideas into investable, scalable, and globally competitive businesses.
Our ethos is built on agility, radical candour, human-centered design thinking, and a challenger spirit.
Role Overview
We are seeking a
Team Lead – Founders' Office
to act as the
execution partner to the founding team
and a
management anchor for the consultant team
. This is a high-ownership role where you will operate at the intersection of strategy and execution - translating vision into action while ensuring team performance and operational excellence.
The person in this role will:
- Work closely with the CEO on strategic priorities, projects, and business growth initiatives.
- Lead, coach, and manage a team of consultants across multiple client engagements.
- Build processes, track execution, and ensure delivery against aggressive timelines.
- Act as a multiplier—amplifying the impact of the founders by bringing structure, clarity, and execution discipline.
Key Responsibilities
1. Founder's Execution Partner
- Translate Leena's strategic vision into actionable projects, timelines, and outcomes.
- Own follow-ups, project management, and ensure cross-team alignment.
- Manage special projects (internal and client-facing) directly from the CEO's office.
2. Team Leadership & Management
- Manage and mentor a team of consultants working across diverse client projects.
- Build performance tracking systems, run stand-ups, and ensure client deliverables meet Black Panda's quality benchmarks.
- Coach the team on decision-making, ownership, and execution rigor.
3. Operations & Systems
- Design and refine internal processes to make the firm more efficient.
- Work closely with data, operations, and marketing pods to ensure smooth delivery.
- Bring in structure across reporting, feedback loops, and knowledge management.
4. Culture & Growth
- Embody Black Panda's values of resilience, curiosity, radical candour, and big-picture thinking.
- Foster a high-performance culture with empathy, accountability, and collaboration.
What We're Looking For
- 2 - 3 of experience in managing teams, operations, strategy, or startup leadership roles.
- Strong project management and team leadership skills - able to drive multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Exceptional communication, problem-solving, and decision-making ability.
- Comfort working in ambiguity and creating clarity for others.
- Experience in fast-paced consulting/startup environments is a strong plus.
Why Join Black Panda
- Work directly with the founding team on high-impact, multi-sector projects.
- Be at the heart of strategy, execution, and people leadership.
- Shape the growth of a challenger consultancy that is redefining how startups scale globally.
- Fast career progression, exposure to diverse industries, and the opportunity to grow into senior leadership roles.
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