Founder's Office Associate
Elements Energy
Founder's Office Associate
Work directly with founders and leadership across strategy, operations, business development, technology, sustainability, and high-impact special projects.
Explore other opportunities
Who we are?
Elements Energy is a climate-tech company building practical sustainability solutions across energy, carbon, air, and water. Based at and incubated by IIT Madras, we work with real-world institutions and utilities to help make cleaner operations simpler, smarter, and measurable.
IIT Madras
Based & Incubated
Govt. of India
Ministry of Power Supported Pilot
Top 20
Startup at India AI Summit
Job Description
Role Overview
The Founder's Office Associate will work directly with the founders and leadership team across multiple business verticals including strategy, operations, business development, technology, sustainability, architecture, and special projects.
This is a high-responsibility role designed for individuals who aspire to become future business leaders, entrepreneurs, or startup operators. The candidate will often represent the founders in meetings and drive critical initiatives independently.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist founders in strategic planning and execution
- Lead and coordinate cross-functional projects
- Represent founders during meetings, client interactions, and stakeholder engagements
- Prepare reports, presentations, proposals, and business analyses
- Track key organizational initiatives and ensure timely execution
- Support fundraising, partnerships, government programs, and startup ecosystem engagements
- Coordinate between internal teams and external stakeholders
- Conduct market research and competitive intelligence
- Drive special projects from concept to execution
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Energy, Engineering, Management, Architecture, Economics, Finance, or related disciplines
- 0–5 years of experience in consulting, startups, operations, project management, or business strategy
- Exceptional communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong analytical and organizational capabilities
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Experience working in startups, consulting firms, or founder-led organizations
- Familiarity with sustainability, energy, technology, or infrastructure sectors
- Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills
- Direct mentorship from founders and leadership
- Exposure to company strategy, operations, technology, business development, and fundraising
- Opportunity to lead high-impact initiatives from day one
- Fast-track career growth with significant ownership and responsibility
0-5 years
Salary
Location
IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
Type
Full-Time
Skills
Strategic PlanningBusiness DevelopmentOperations ManagementProject CoordinationStakeholder ManagementMarket ResearchBusiness AnalysisStartup OperationsLeadership SupportFundraising SupportProposal WritingPresentation SkillsCross-functional CoordinationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills
Apply for this role