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.