Associate, Founders Office – Josh Talks

Josh is on a mission to help people from underserved communities live high-quality lives by nurturing human talent with the power of technology. We started out in 2015, giving Bharat’s youth access to relatable role models in vernacular languages through the Josh Talks platform. Over the years, we have evolved to also provide affordable employability enhancing skills through our Android app, Josh Skills. Our platform enables our users to achieve their dreams and fulfill their aspirations. Our best in class courses have generated strong user feedback with industry leading course completion rates, unlocking employment opportunities for them.

As of December 2021, about 120Mn people watch Josh Talks every month and over 175,000 individuals are enrolled in our online courses.

More information about our work can be found on www.joshtalks.com.

Awards & Recognition

Forbes India 2020: Most Powerful Self-Made Women (CEO Supriya Paul)

National Media Award 2019: President of India

Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia: Batch of 2018

In the Media

Economic Times: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/startups/newsbuzz/new-energy-1-5-million-pre-series-a-round-to-help-josh-talks-go-international/articleshow/74334163.cms

Economic Times: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/why-josh-talks-has-the-energy-to-be-bigger-better-than-ted-talks/articleshow/55936596.cms 

Inc42:

https://inc42.com/startups/how-josh-talks-vernacular-upskilling-product-gained-1-lakh-subscribers-in-a-year/ 

Experience: 1-3 years

Position Summary

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial Associate for our Founders Office team. In this role, you will work across a variety of business aspects including organizational strategy, setting up new businesses, fundraising, IP strategy, and hiring and organizational structuring. It presents a unique opportunity to drive high impact despite being an early-career role and is for ambitious people who wish to compress years of learning in a short period of time and use raw problem solving skills to tackle complex issues. You will get to participate in critical discussions on the direction of the organization and have the rare chance to get an exposure to organization wide issues.

The Job Role and Responsibilities

As an Associate you will: 

• Coordinate with a diverse set of people, including the founders, business heads, lawyers, finance professionals and HR executives to execute critical projects and tasks.
• Prepare critical notes and documents such as strategy notes, investor MISs, variance analyses, and hiring documents.
• Strengthen decision making by conducting thorough research on competitors, users, investors, industries and new business opportunities.
• Gain a thorough understanding of our businesses and participate in decision making on aspects ranging from setting processes to identifying ways to tap into new growth opportunities.
• Take charge of data gathering and sharing for use cases such as fundraising, internal reviews, securing IP rights and press releases.

Competencies and Skills Required

You are a good fit if you have:

• Analytical bent of mind – extremely comfortable with numbers and data
• Ability to handle multiple work streams concurrently through sound organization skills and meticulous planning
• Super strong communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced working environment
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills
• Ability and willingness to work with people at all levels and different backgrounds
• Available to travel occasionally
• Willing to step up and take responsibilities other than mentioned above

Preferred Qualifications

1-3 years of prior experience in strategy and project execution at start-ups.
Bachelor’s degree.

Other Details

This is a full-time role, based in our Bangalore office. We actively seek teammates from diverse backgrounds and only hire extremely driven people.

The Josh core team is composed of people who are ambitious and intend to create something that is bigger than themselves. Things that will last forever and will go on to impact and change the world. We have big dreams that are backed by our relentless pursuit to achieve them.

We like no-nonsense, get shit done kind of people and keep things simple. If you are super interested you can also write to me directly at sheenabh@joshtalks.com.