Stanza Living - Associate Vice President - Founder's Office - IIT/IIM

Role : Associate Vice President Founder's Office (Strategy)

Experience : 5 - 8 years

Reports to : Founder

Function : Founder's Office Strategy & Growth

About the Role :

We are looking for an Associate Vice President to join the Founder's Office, working directly with the leadership team on the company's highest-priority strategic and growth initiatives. This is a high-ownership, high-visibility role for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and can operate as a strategic thought partner to the founders while also driving execution on the ground. You will work across functions, strategy, growth, operations, pricing, and new business lines translating leadership priorities into structured problem-solving and on-ground impact.

What You'll Do :

• Own and drive strategic projects end-to-end: market entry/expansion strategy, pricing and unit economics, cost optimization, and new business line development.
• Act as a thought partner to the founders on key business decisions, backed by data and structured analysis.
• Lead 0-to-1 initiatives from problem framing to solutioning to on-ground rollout.
• Build board-ready and investor-ready strategic narratives, business cases, and performance dashboards.
• Drive cross-functional execution, working closely with Operations, Marketing, Product, and Finance teams.
• Identify and evaluate growth levers, new markets, partnerships, or adjacent business opportunities.
• Bring structured, consulting-grade problem-solving to fast-moving, often ambiguous startup situations.

Who We're Looking For :

Mandatory Pedigree :

• Engineering degree from IIT.
• MBA from IIM (Preferably Ahmedabad, Bangalore or Calcutta).
• 5 - 8 years of total professional experience, including a stint at a top-tier management consulting firm - Preferably Bain & Company, McKinsey & Company, Oliver Wyman, or BCG.

Additional Attributes :

• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, honed through consulting engagements.
• Demonstrated track record of quantifiable business impact (cost savings, revenue growth, margin improvement).
• Prior exposure to founder's office, chief of staff, or 0-to-1 strategy roles is a strong plus.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, less-structured startup environments with a bias for action.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills - ability to work directly with founders and senior leadership.
• Ownership mindset - willing to go beyond slide decks and drive execution on the ground.

Why Join Us :

• Direct, unfiltered access to the founders and leadership team.
• Ownership of high-impact, company-defining projects from day one.
• Fast career progression in a high-growth environment.
• Opportunity to shape the strategic direction of a scaling consumer business.