<strong>Entrepreneur in Residence </strong><strong>Business Operations & Growth<br></strong><p><strong>Location:</strong> Dehradun | Full-time, in-office</p><p><strong>Company:</strong> BeginBird</p><p><strong>Experience:</strong> 3–7 years</p><p><strong>Reports directly to:</strong> Founder</p><p><br></p><strong>About BeginBird<br></strong><p>BeginBird is a design-led consumer brand building original products around play, creativity and self-expression. Over the past year, we have launched and scaled products across our own website, Amazon and emerging retail channels.</p><p>We are now entering our next phase: expanding our portfolio of original products, strengthening our operating systems and building BeginBird into a large, globally relevant consumer brand.</p><p>We are looking for an exceptionally driven generalist to work closely with the founder and take ownership of some of the company’s most important functions.</p><p><br></p><strong>The Role<br></strong><p>This is not a conventional operations role.</p><p>As Entrepreneur in Residence, you will operate as the founder’s closest execution partner and take end-to-end ownership of business operations, supply chain, new channel development and cross-functional projects.</p><p>Your primary mandate will be to create a reliable operating engine behind the business. Over time, the scope can expand based on your strengths and the company’s needs.</p><p>You will be expected to identify problems independently, create solutions and ensure that things actually get completed without requiring constant follow-ups.</p><p><br></p><strong>What You Will Own<br></strong><strong>Business Operations</strong><ul><li>Lead day-to-day operations across inventory, order fulfilment, warehousing and logistics</li><li>Create systems for demand planning, inventory allocation and replenishment</li><li>Track operational metrics and identify problems before they affect sales or customers</li><li>Improve processes, turnaround times, accuracy and operating costs</li><li>Coordinate across internal teams, vendors, warehouses and external partners</li></ul><strong>Supply Chain and Product Execution</strong><ul><li>Manage manufacturers, suppliers and packaging partners in India and overseas</li><li>Own production timelines, purchase orders, costing, quality checks and delivery schedules</li><li>Work with the product and creative teams to take new products from concept to commercial launch</li><li>Develop alternate vendors and reduce supply-chain concentration and execution risk</li><li>Negotiate commercial terms while maintaining strong vendor relationships</li></ul><strong>Business Development and New Channels</strong><ul><li>Lead expansion into marketplaces, quick commerce, retail and distribution partnerships</li><li>Identify and evaluate new revenue opportunities</li><li>Own partner outreach, negotiations, onboarding and ongoing performance</li><li>Build business cases for new channels and take successful experiments to scale</li><li>Support potential international expansion and new market testing</li></ul><strong>Founder’s Office and Special Projects</strong><ul><li>Work directly with the founder on the company’s highest-priority problems</li><li>Convert strategic discussions into clear plans, owners and deadlines</li><li>Drive cross-functional projects that do not sit neatly within one department</li><li>Build dashboards and review mechanisms for company-wide execution</li><li>Assist with hiring, team accountability and organisational planning</li><li>Support fundraising, investor reporting and strategic analysis when required</li></ul><li><br></li><strong>What Success Looks Like<br></strong><p>Within the first six months, you should be able to:</p><ul><li>Run core business operations with minimal founder intervention</li><li>Establish clear systems for inventory, procurement, production and fulfilment</li><li>Improve accountability and execution across internal teams and external partners</li><li>Launch or meaningfully expand at least two new sales channels or partnerships</li><li>Bring greater predictability to new product development and production</li><li>Become a trusted thought partner who can independently own important business decisions</li></ul><li><br></li><strong>Who We Are Looking For<br></strong><p>You may be a strong fit if you:</p><ul><li>Have 3–7 years of experience in a startup, consumer business, marketplace, consulting firm or founder’s office</li><li>Have previously owned projects end-to-end rather than only contributing to one part of them</li><li>Are highly structured but comfortable operating in an imperfect, fast-changing environment</li><li>Can move easily between strategy, spreadsheets, vendor calls and on-ground execution</li><li>Are commercially sharp and comfortable working with numbers</li><li>Communicate clearly and follow through reliably</li><li>Take ownership without waiting for detailed instructions</li><li>Have strong judgment and know when to act independently and when to escalate</li><li>Want to build a company, not merely perform a predefined job</li></ul><p>Experience in D2C, ecommerce, consumer products, supply chain, marketplaces or manufacturing will be especially valuable.</p><p>An MBA is welcome but not required. Evidence of ownership and execution matters much more than pedigree.</p><p><br></p><strong>This Role May Not Be Right for You If<br></strong><ul><li>You require a highly defined job description and fixed daily routine</li><li>You prefer managing through meetings rather than getting into execution yourself</li><li>You are uncomfortable being accountable for outcomes</li><li>You need repeated follow-ups to close tasks</li><li>You are looking primarily for a remote or low-intensity role</li><li>You want an impressive title without the ambiguity and pressure of an early-stage business</li></ul><p><br></p><strong>Why Join BeginBird<br></strong><p>This is a high-ownership, leadership-track role for someone who wants to help build and scale a consumer company from the inside. You will work directly with the founder and gain hands-on exposure across operations, product development, supply chain, new channels and company strategy.</p><p>The fixed compensation will be competitive for an early-stage company, although it may not match the highest packages offered by larger organisations. For someone who demonstrates strong ownership and becomes a key part of the leadership team, there will also be an opportunity to earn meaningful ESOPs.</p><p>This role is ideal for someone looking for accelerated learning, substantial responsibility and the opportunity to grow with the company over the long term.</p><p><br></p><strong>How to Apply<br></strong><p>Please send your CV along with concise answers to the following questions at kabir@beginbird.com</p><p><br></p><ol><li>What is the most difficult project you have independently owned from start to finish?</li><li>Describe one situation where you inherited a messy process and made it significantly more reliable.</li><li>If a fast-growing consumer brand repeatedly runs out of its best-selling products while holding excess stock of slower products, how would you diagnose and solve the problem?</li><li>Why do you want to join an early-stage consumer company in an operator role?</li><li>What are your current compensation, expected compensation, notice period and willingness to relocate to Dehradun?</li></ol><ul><li>Please keep your responses specific. We value clear evidence of ownership, speed and problem-solving over generic statements.</li></ul>