Founder's Office Associate

Founder's Office Associate | ZUMI
Hyderabad | Full-time | 0-2 years experience
About ZUMI
Build the Next Generation of Un-junked Milkshakes
Every milkshake on the shelf today is either loaded with refined sugar or a lactose bomb. ZUMI said no to both - lactose-free, no-refined-sugar, sweetened with monk fruit and jaggery, shelf-stable in a 200ml Tetra Pak. No fridge, no guilt, no compromise. We're a Startups by Tetra Pak Top 5 winner, built by a Babson alumni and we're on a mission to un-junk an entire category.
We've launched our Tetra Pak range and are scaling aggressively across Modern Trade, Quick Commerce, Institutions, and emerging retail channels. Selected under Startups by Tetra Pak and supported by WE Hub, we're a lean, high-ownership, execution-obsessed team. No bureaucracy. No passengers. Just builders.
The role
You'll work directly with the Founder & CEO on whatever matters most for ZUMI at the time. Some weeks that's growing sales on a new platform, some weeks it's launching a flavour, preparing for an investor meeting or opening a new city. This is not an assistant role - you'll own outcomes, not tasks.
What you'll work on
Growth and channels (your home base): Grow ZUMI across quick commerce, D2C, e-commerce and institutional accounts - listings, promotions, partner follow-ups, and tracking what's selling.
Marketing and consumer engagement: Campaigns, content, sampling drives and activations, and bringing consumer feedback back into the business.
Special projects: New city or channel launches, product launches with our R&D team, pricing and cost analysis, new partnerships.
Founder support on strategy: Investor and program applications, business reviews, MIS and dashboards, and preparing for key meetings.
Team coordination: Work with our interns day to day and keep projects moving across functions.
You might be a fit if you
Are a recent graduate or have 1-2 years in a startup, consulting, FMCG or D2C role
Have run something scrappy - a college fest, a side business, a campaign, a community
Are equally comfortable building a spreadsheet, writing a pitch and talking to a store owner
Get things done without being chased, and follow up until they close
Are curious, learn fast, and are unafraid to work at any level
Thrive in ambiguity, take ownership, and close every loop
What you get
A front-row seat to building a consumer brand, working closely with the founder
Exposure to every function - sales, marketing, ops, product and fundraising
Real ownership from day one, with room to grow as ZUMI grows

Work arrangement
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