Co-Founder

Cofounder-Negotiation & Relationships | AtmanitiBangalore-based | Full-time | Co-founder role with equityWe are building Atmaniti, a premium Leadership and Wellness residential retreat for India's founders, promoters and senior executives.For five days, a small group steps away from boardrooms and phones and is looked after in mind, spirit and body, using three of India's oldest systems of knowledge:

• Arthasastra (The Mind): classical strategy applied to modern leadership decisions
• Vedanta (The Soul): purpose, calm and steadiness under pressure
• Ayurveda (The Body): doctor-led care and a daily routine a busy leader can keepThe three disciplines work as one team, observe the group together, and shape the programme around the people in the room. We make no promise of transformation. We build the conditions in which a leader can think without interruption and reach their own view. Discretion comes first.WHY THIS ROLE EXISTSAtmaniti will be won or lost on two things: the partners we contract and the people we reach. This co-founder owns both.WHAT YOU WILL OWN1. Venue and partner negotiation
• Identify, visit and shortlist premium resort properties
• Negotiate the venue agreement end to end: rates, inventory flexibility, deposit and cancellation terms, and confirmation timelines
• Negotiate agreements with senior faculty, physicians and assessment partners
• Bring every critical agreement to signature inside the first 15 days2. Relationship-led client acquisition
• Open doors to founders, promoters, family offices, private wealth managers and CXOs through your own network
• Design and run small, curated private previews
• Build corporate-sponsored enrolment with HR and leadership-development heads
• Set up and manage a trusted introducer network with clear, ethical terms3. Guest and faculty experience
• Be the trusted point of contact for every guest from enquiry to arrival
• Coordinate closely with faculty and the delivery team before and during the retreat4. Founding-team responsibilities
• Share accountability for go/no-go decisions at each gate
• Work with the founder on commercial terms, pipeline reviews and Retreat 2 planningWHO YOU ARE
• 8+ years in luxury hospitality, premium wellness, high-end events or MICE, private banking or wealth advisory, corporate partnerships, or enterprise sales to senior leaders
• Proven negotiator: you have closed complex vendor or partner contracts and know when to hold a line
• A real network among senior decision-makers, and the credibility to hold a peer-level conversation with a promoter or CXO
• Discreet by instinct. You understand that trust is the product
• Comfortable with an honest brand: no hype, no inflated claims
• Entrepreneurial, hands-on, and at ease with ambiguity
• Respect for Indian knowledge traditions is essential. Being a practitioner is notCOMPENSATION
• Equity as a co-founder, with a vesting schedule and cliff, agreed in writing before launch
• Salary begins after the first retreat is delivered and settled, with the structure discussed openly during our conversations
• Until then, this is a build-phase commitment. Please be comfortable with that before applyingTHE COMMITMENTThe first 90 days are an intensive build, from setup to first delivery. DO NOT APPLY if you cannot give these 90 days full time. This is not a side project, an advisory role or a part-time engagement.HOW TO APPLYSend a short note with:1. Share Resume2. Two negotiations or partnerships you are proud of, and why3. The kind of leaders you can credibly reach through your own network (no names or confidential details needed)4. Why AtmanitiApply via DM or message us directly. All conversations are treated in strict confidence.#Cofounder #Leadership #Wellness #Ayurveda #Vedanta #Founders #Bangalore #Hiring