Sr. Manager Founder's office

Work Store Limited · India

Job Title

Manager / Senior Manager – Founder’s Office (Strategy & Transformation)

Location: Mumbai

Company: Workstore Ltd

Reporting to: Founders

About Workstore Ltd

Workstore Ltd is a fast-growing Indian enterprise representing globally reputed brands across professional lighting, facility automation, industrial cleaning, hygiene, and safety solutions . With partners such as Dyson, Lindhaus, Showa, Voltalux and others, Workstore operates at the intersection of manufacturing, distribution, technology, and B2B services , serving enterprise customers across India.

As we enter our next phase of growth, we are building a high-impact Founder’s Office to work directly with the founders on strategic, cross-functional, and transformational initiatives that shape the future of the group.

Role Overview

This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role for individuals with exceptional academic credentials and a proven ability to conceptualize, structure, and execute complex initiatives at speed.

You will work directly with the Founders , acting as a force multiplier , driving critical projects across strategy, operations, technology, GTM, transformation, and governance . The role requires comfort with ambiguity, sharp problem-solving, strong stakeholder management, and an obsession with outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategy & Business Transformation

• Work with the Founders to define, structure, and execute strategic priorities across businesses, functions, and geographies
• Break down ambiguous problem statements into clear hypotheses, execution roadmaps, and measurable outcomes
• Drive enterprise-level transformation initiatives across operations, supply chain, sales, digital, and finance

2. Execution & Program Ownership

• Own end-to-end execution of high-impact initiatives from concept to rollout
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and outcomes with extreme execution discipline
• Ensure speed without compromising quality; results matter more than presentations

3. Stakeholder Alignment

• Work closely with CXOs, functional heads, external partners, and founders
• Act as the single-threaded owner ensuring alignment, decision velocity, and accountability
• Prepare crisp, data-backed updates for leadership and board-level discussions

4. Technology & Data Enablement (Hygiene Factor)

• Leverage technology, analytics, automation, and AI tools to improve decision-making and execution efficiency
• Drive adoption of dashboards, MIS, process automation, and digital workflows
• Translate business problems into tech-enabled solutions (hands-on coding not mandatory, clarity of thinking is

5. Special Projects

• New business launches, GTM strategy, pricing & profitability deep dives
• Process redesign and cost optimisation initiatives
• M&A support, integration projects and founder-led pilots

What We’re Looking For

• Outstanding academic background (IITs, IIMs, Tier-1 global or Indian institutions strongly preferred)
• 3+ years of experience in Founder’s Office / CEO’s Office / Strategy & Ops / Consulting / High-growth startups / Transformation roles
• Demonstrated ability to take ideas from 0 → 1 or 1 → 10
• Strong structured thinking, problem solving, and communication skills
• High ownership mindset no task is “not my job”
• Comfort working at high speed with senior stakeholders

Educational Qualifications

• Education from Premium A+ Grade institutions is strongly preferred
• Combination of Engineering (any discipline) and a Master’s degree (MBA / PGDM / equivalent) from top-tier Indian or global institutions
• Candidates from IITs, IIMs, ISB, XLRI, SPJIMR, top global universities, or equivalent premier institutes will be highly preferred

Good to Have

• Experience across multiple functions (Ops, Product, GTM, Supply Chain, Digital, Analytics)
• Exposure to manufacturing, B2B, infrastructure, or platform businesses
• Strong data orientation (Excel, Power BI, SQL, Python, no-code/automation tools, Gen-AI tools)

What We Offer:

• Exposure to diverse industries across 3 high-growth companies.
• Opportunity to work with leadership and drive strategic hiring & engagement initiatives.
• Growth opportunities in a group HR structure with expanding businesses.

Location: Worli, Mumbai (Next to Acharya Atre Chowk Metro Station, Aqua Line)

Working Days: 5 Days a Week + 1 Working Saturday (3rd Saturday of Every Month)