Founder's Office - Generalist

Background

Praan (Praan, Inc.) is an impact focused deep-tech startup democratising clean air using breakthrough filterless technology. The company is backed by top tier VCs and CXOs globally and currently operates between the United States and India. Our team puts extreme attention to detail and loves building technology that's aspirational. Praan's team and culture is positioned to empower people to solve large global problems at an accelerated pace.

Why

Everyone worries about the dooms-day in climate change which is expected to occur in the 2050s. However, there's one doom's day which is the reality for millions of people around the world today. Air pollution takes more than 7 Million lives globally every single year. Over 5% of premature children's deaths occur due to air pollution in developing countries. Everyone has relied on governments or experts to solve the problem, but most solutions up until today have either been too expensive or too ineffective. Praan is an attempt at making the future cleaner, healthier, and safer for the generations to come.

The Generalist role in the Founder's Office plays a critical role in ensuring the founder's time and energy are strategically focused on advancing the company's mission. This multifaceted position requires a proactive and dynamic individual who can navigate the complexities of a rapidly evolving startup environment. You will be at the forefront of our operations, ensuring smooth communication, effective coordination, and overall efficiency within the organization.

Job Description

• Partner with the Founder to drive strategic initiatives and execute the company's highest-priority priorities
• Own special projects from idea to execution, solving ambiguous business problems and driving outcomes across functions
• Lead program management for key company initiatives by building project plans, coordinating stakeholders, tracking milestones, managing dependencies and ensuring timely execution
• Support fundraising and investor relations efforts, including investor research, data room management, preparation of fundraising materials and stakeholder follow-ups
• Work closely with customers and internal teams to identify opportunities, solve problems and drive product, operational and business improvements
• Establish systems, processes and operating cadences that improve organizational efficiency and scalability
• Support hiring across functions, including sourcing candidates, coordinating interviews, managing recruitment processes and helping close exceptional talent
• Support business development and partnership initiatives, including outreach, evaluation, negotiations and execution
• Analyze business metrics and conduct market, competitor, customer and technology research to generate actionable insights and support strategic decision-making
• Step into new challenges and solve problems wherever additional leverage is needed

Who We Are Looking For

• Highly curious, resourceful and proactive individuals who enjoy solving ambiguous problems
• Strong owners who take initiative and drive outcomes with minimal supervision
• Excellent communicators who can work across teams and stakeholders
• Fast learners who can quickly become effective in unfamiliar domains
• Comfortable switching between strategy and execution depending on what the business needs

Skill Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Economics or a related field
• 4+ years of experience in startups, consulting, product, operations, venture capital, investment banking, or similar high-ownership environments
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and project management skill

Praan is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, caste, gender, disability or any other criteria. We just care about working with great human beings!