About the Role

We are looking for a sharp, detail-oriented, and highly driven professional to join the Founder’s Office in Gurgaon. This role is ideal for a candidate who is preferably a qualified lawyer or has a strong legal background, with prior experience in an M&A consulting firm, transaction advisory, corporate advisory, strategy consulting, or a similar deal-focused environment.

The candidate will work closely with the Founder on strategic initiatives, business expansion, partnerships, investments, transactions, governance, and high-priority cross-functional projects. This is a high-impact role that requires strong judgment, analytical ability, commercial understanding, legal awareness, and excellent execution skills.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Projects

1. Work directly with the Founder on business-critical projects, including growth strategy, new initiatives, business expansion, partnerships, fundraising, and inorganic opportunities.
2. Prepare research notes, investment memos, business cases, strategy documents, board materials, and decision notes.
3. Track execution of key initiatives across teams and ensure timely follow-through.
4. Convert strategic discussions into clear action plans with ownership, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
5. Support the Founder in evaluating new markets, business models, partnerships, and acquisition opportunities.

Legal, Commercial & Transaction Support

1. Support M&A, investment, fundraising, joint venture, and strategic partnership discussions.
2. Review and coordinate legal and commercial documents such as term sheets, shareholder agreements, investment documents, NDAs, vendor contracts, commercial agreements, and partnership agreements.
3. Work with external legal counsel, consultants, investors, bankers, and advisors.
4. Assist in due diligence, deal structuring, documentation, negotiation support, and transaction closure.
5. Identify key legal, commercial, financial, and operational risks in transactions and strategic initiatives.

Business & Financial Analysis

1. Conduct market research, competitor analysis, industry benchmarking, and business feasibility studies.
2. Analyze financial, legal, operational, and market data to support strategic decision-making.
3. Build or review financial models, valuation notes, business plans, transaction summaries, and investor-facing materials where required.
4. Prepare concise summaries and recommendations for the Founder based on data, research, and stakeholder inputs.

Founder Support & Execution

1. Act as an extension of the Founder in coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders.
2. Manage high-priority communication, meeting preparation, follow-ups, and project tracking.
3. Work across functions such as finance, legal, operations, sales, product, marketing, and HR to drive execution.
4. Ensure that important decisions, discussions, and action items are properly documented and followed through.
5. Help the Founder prioritize key initiatives and maintain visibility on progress, blockers, and risks.

Governance, Compliance & Documentation

1. Support corporate governance, regulatory, compliance, and policy-related initiatives.
2. Coordinate board, investor, and stakeholder reporting where needed.
3. Maintain proper documentation for strategic projects, transactions, contracts, and key business decisions.
4. Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable laws, policies, and governance standards.

Ideal Candidate Profile

1. Qualified lawyer or law graduate preferred.
2. Prior experience in M&A consulting, transaction advisory, corporate law, investment banking, management consulting, founder’s office, or corporate strategy roles.
3. Strong understanding of corporate transactions, commercial contracts, legal documentation, due diligence, and business strategy.
4. Ability to combine legal thinking with commercial judgment.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
6. Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving abilities.
7. Comfortable working in a fast-paced, ambiguous, founder-led environment.
8. High ownership mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
9. Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to work with senior leadership, advisors, investors, and external partners.
10. Discreet, trustworthy, and capable of handling confidential information.

Preferred Background

Candidates from the following backgrounds would be highly suitable:

1. Corporate lawyer with M&A, private equity, venture capital, commercial contracts, or transaction experience.
2. Consultant from an M&A consulting, transaction advisory, due diligence, corporate finance, or strategy consulting firm.
3. Professional who has worked closely with founders, CEOs, investors, promoters, or boards on strategic initiatives.
4. Experience with startups, high-growth companies, investment firms, family offices, or founder-led businesses would be an advantage.

Skills Required

1. Corporate law and transaction documentation
2. M&A / investment / fundraising understanding
3. Commercial contract review
4. Business strategy and commercial analysis
5. Legal and financial due diligence
6. Market and industry research
7. Financial modelling and valuation understanding
8. Stakeholder coordination
9. Strong drafting and presentation skills
10. Project management and execution discipline
11. Risk identification and problem-solving
12. Strong Excel, PowerPoint, and written communication skills

What We Offer

1. Opportunity to work directly with the Founder on strategic and high-impact projects.
2. Exposure to business strategy, investments, transactions, partnerships, governance, and company-building.
3. Fast learning curve with cross-functional ownership.
4. Entrepreneurial work environment with significant responsibility and visibility.
5. Opportunity to work on legal, commercial, financial, and operational aspects of the business.

Application Note

Interested candidates should share their resume along with a brief note highlighting their experience in legal, M&A, consulting, transactions, corporate advisory, or founder-level strategic work.