Founder’s Associate

Location: Dubai, UAE Reporting to: Founder & CEO Experience: 2–4 years About the Company The company is building a growth operating system for restaurants selling through third-party delivery platforms.

Our platform helps restaurant brands understand their performance, identify growth opportunities and improve how they manage sales, marketing and operations across delivery channels. It operates with a lean team and as a result, this role offers significant exposure, autonomy and direct influence across the business. We are looking for a highly driven and entrepreneurial Founder’s Associate to work directly alongside the Founder and CEO. The Role The Founder’s Associate will support and lead high-priority initiatives across strategy, finance, operations, commercial development, investor relations and product research. You will work closely with the Founder and collaborate directly with stakeholders across product, technology and commercial functions. You will also engage with company’s existing investors and venture capital stakeholders, helping to provide clear reporting, prepare strategic materials and support fundraising and investor communications. This is not an administrative or traditional support role. You will be expected to take loosely defined business challenges, create structure around them and independently drive projects through to completion. This role requires someone who is equally comfortable analysing financial performance, building an internal reporting system, researching a market opportunity and leading a commercial initiative. The scope of the position will evolve alongside the company, creating a clear opportunity to build new capabilities and develop into a senior strategy, operations or leadership role within the company. Key Responsibilities Business Reporting and Performance Management ●Build, manage and maintain internal reporting systems across finance, operations and commercial performance. ● Develop dashboards, management reports and operating processes that provide the Founder, leadership stakeholders and investors with clear visibility over company performance. ● Improve the quality, accuracy and accessibility of internal business data. ● Identify performance gaps and translate data into clear recommendations and actions. ● Support budgeting, forecasting, cash-flow planning and broader business planning. ● Coordinate the collection of information required for board, shareholder and investor reporting. ●Prepare investor updates, board materials, performance reports and strategic presentations that help communicate company performance, key developments, challenges and strategic priorities clearly and accurately. Revenue and Commercial Initiatives ●Lead strategic revenue initiatives, including pricing, payment facilitation and new monetisation opportunities that facilitate improvements across revenue growth, margins and commercial efficiency. ● Build financial and commercial models to assess the potential impact of new initiatives. ● Track the performance of revenue initiatives and recommend improvements based on results. Strategic and Operational Projects ●Own and manage internal projects that directly improve business performance and operational efficiency. ● Create project plans, define deliverables and drive initiatives through to completion. ● Identify inefficient or unclear processes and implement more scalable ways of working. ● Introduce structure, documentation and reporting where required. ● Step into high-priority areas of the business where additional ownership is needed. What We Are Looking For ●2-4 years of relevant professional experience. ●A degree in finance, business management or related discipline. ●Experience in management consulting, venture capital, project management, corporate strategy, startups or another analytical and fast-paced environment. ●Strong financial acumen and experience producing commercial models and management reports. ●Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. ●Strong project management skills and a track record of taking ownership from idea through to execution. ● Must currently be based in the UAE. The Person You are likely to succeed in this role if you are: ● Highly driven, ambitious and motivated by responsibility. ● Entrepreneurial and comfortable operating without a detailed playbook. ● Proactive in identifying problems rather than waiting to be assigned tasks. ● Comfortable working in a lean company where individual contribution is highly visible. ● Able to move quickly between strategic thinking, analysis and hands-on execution. ● Confident in communicating with investors and other external stakeholders. ● Commercially minded and focused on measurable outcomes. ● Comfortable challenging assumptions. ● Highly organised and capable of managing several important initiatives simultaneously. ● Able to work independently while communicating progress, risks and decisions clearly. ● Excited by the opportunity to build systems, processes and commercial initiatives from the ground up. Why Join Us? ● Work directly with the Founder and CEO on the company’s most important priorities. ● Gain meaningful exposure to investors, fundraising, strategy and company-building. ● Operate with significant autonomy and ownership from the beginning. ● Work closely with a lean and experienced group of product, technology and commercial stakeholders. ● Influence decisions across finance, operations, product and go-to-market strategy. ● Build internal systems and initiatives that will directly shape how company scales. ● Gain broad operating experience within a growing B2B technology company. ● Develop toward a senior strategy, operations, commercial or leadership role as the company grows. How to Apply Please submit your CV, cover letter, and a short note explaining: ● Why are you interested in this position? ● An example of a project or initiative you independently led. ● Why do you believe you would succeed in a highly autonomous and entrepreneurial environment?