Founder's Office Associate – Strategy & Research
Role Overview
The associate works directly with the founder on research and strategy for a new peer-to-peer consumer technology marketplace platform that is pre-seed funded and in its build phase.
This is a hands-on early-career role involving startup exposure and turning open questions into actionable answers.
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Role overview
The associate works directly with the founder on research and strategy for a new peer-to-peer consumer technology marketplace platform that is pre-seed funded and in its build phase.
This is a hands-on early-career role involving startup exposure and turning open questions into actionable answers.
What you'll do
- Run competitor research and teardowns covering products, pricing, positioning, and growth tactics.
- Size markets, build simple defensible models, and research and propose pricing options.
- Conduct user interviews and surveys and turn findings into insights.
- Support positioning and go-to-market thinking.
- Prepare memos, decks, and data for internal decisions and investor conversations.
- Handle other strategic and operational work required by the founder.
Who you are
- MBA/PGDM graduate, or a strong graduate with 1–2 years in consulting, research, or a startup.
- Structured thinker who can break messy problems into clear analysis.
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills and comfort with numbers.
- Clear, concise writer; comfortable talking to users, not just doing desk research.
- High ownership.
Work location
- The stated work location is in person.
Compensation
- Pay is ₹35,000–₹55,000 per month.
About the company
Zlan Creations is a Kochi-based strategy, growth, and creative firm building a new consumer technology marketplace venture.
The role starts in the Founder's Office, with a possible path into the growth team based on performance and interest.
The opportunity offers direct founder access, ownership, visible impact, and exposure to strategy, product, pricing, and growth.
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