Position: Program Manager / Chief of Staff

Job Location: Mumbai

Reporting To: COO & Co-Founder

About Us:

We are surrounded by the world's leading consumer companies led by technology - Amazon for retail, Airbnb for hospitality, Uber for mobility, Netflix and Spotify for entertainment, etc. Food & Beverage is the only consumer sector where large players are still traditional restaurant companies. At Rebel Foods, we are challenging this status quo as we are building the world's most valuable restaurant company on the internet, superfast.

The opportunity for us is immense due to the exponential growth in the food delivery business worldwide which has helped us build 'The World's Largest Internet Restaurant Company' in the last few years. Rebel Foods' current presence is India & Middle East with close to 45 brands and 4500+ internet restaurants built on The Rebel Operating System.

While for us it is still Day 1, we know we are in the middle of a revolution towards creating never seen before customer-first experiences. We bring you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to disrupt the 500-year-old industry with technology at its core.

We urge you to refer to the below to understand how we are changing the restaurant industry before applying at Rebel Foods.

https://spirit.rebelfoods.com/why-is-rebel-foods-hiring-super-talented-engineers-b88586223ebe

https://spirit.rebelfoods.com/how-to-build-1000-restaurants-in-24-months-the-rebel-method-cb5b0cea4dc8

https://spirit.rebelfoods.com/winning-the-last-frontier-for-consumer-internet-5f2a659c43db

https://spirit.rebelfoods.com/a-unique-take-on-food-tech-dcef8c51ba41

Role Overview:

We are looking for a high-agency Program Manager / Chief of Staff to work closely with the COO & Co-Founder in driving high-priority strategic and operational initiatives across the organization. This role goes beyond traditional program management and requires the individual to act as an extension of the leadership office - owning cross-functional execution, enabling decision-making, driving alignment, and ensuring organizational priorities are translated into measurable outcomes.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-ownership environments and wants to combine structured program management with strategic problem-solving and executive-level execution.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Management:

- Strategize, implement and maintain program initiatives that adhere to organizational/functional objectives

- Maintain organizational/functional standards of satisfaction, quality, and performance

- Oversee multiple project teams, ensuring program goals are reached

- Work closely with project sponsor, cross-functional teams, and assigned product managers to plan and develop scope, deliverables, required resources, work plan, budget, and timing for new initiatives

- Identify key requirements needed from cross-functional teams and external vendors

- Develop and manage budget for projects and be accountable for delivering against established business goals/objectives

- Work with business, product and technology teams to identify risks and opportunities across multiple projects within the department

- Analyze, evaluate, and overcome program risks, and produce program reports for management and stakeholders

Chief of Staff Responsibilities:

- Partner directly with the COO & Co-Founder on strategic priorities, special projects, and business-critical initiatives

- Act as a force multiplier for the leadership office by driving follow-through on key decisions and ensuring execution discipline across teams

- Prepare leadership reviews, business updates, operating cadences, and executive dashboards to enable effective decision-making

- Coordinate across business, product, operations, finance, and technology teams to ensure alignment on top company priorities

- Drive agenda-setting, action tracking, and closure for leadership meetings and cross-functional reviews

- Identify gaps, bottlenecks, and opportunities across the organization and proactively recommend solutions

- Support the COO in solving ambiguous, high-impact problems that require structured thinking, stakeholder management, and rapid execution

- Serve as a central point of coordination for strategic initiatives, ensuring visibility, accountability, and momentum

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Engineering or related field from a Tier I institute

- Exceptional leadership, time management, facilitation and organizational skills

- Minimum 2+ years in a program management, strategy, consulting, founder's office, or chief of staff role

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous business problems

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with comfort working directly with senior leadership

- High ownership mindset with the ability to independently drive complex initiatives from idea to execution

- Strong business acumen and the ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution

- Prior experience in high-growth startups, consulting, product, operations, or founder's office roles will be a plus

Who Will Thrive in This Role?

- Someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of strategy and execution

- Someone who can manage details without losing sight of the bigger picture

- Someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and can create structure in fast-moving environments

- Someone who wants to work closely with senior leadership and influence high-impact business outcomes

- Someone who can move seamlessly between program management, problem-solving, stakeholder alignment, and executive support

The Rebel Culture:

Finally, but most importantly, Rebel is not a usual workplace. The following slides will give you a sense of our culture, how Rebel conducts itself and who will fit into the company. Please go through it before you make up your mind. It's not everyone's cup of tea.