Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) – Growth

We're hiring a high-caliber Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) – Growth to work directly with the leadership team to identify, strategize, and execute high-impact growth initiatives across product, monetization, and partnerships. This is a zero-to-one, founder's office-type role for someone with strong analytical and operational chops, who thrives in ambiguity and wants to build from scratch. Key Responsibility: ● Work directly with leadership to identify growth opportunities across product, markets, and user segments. ● Define and launch 0→1 initiatives to unlock new revenue or engagement levers. ● Lead deep-dive market research, user studies, and competitor benchmarking. ● Drive high-impact cross-functional projects in D2C/commerce, subscriptions, or new business lines. ● Collaborate with product, marketing, and engineering teams to implement strategic projects. ● Track KPIs, run experiments (A/B tests), and iterate quickly based on data. ● Own the end-to-end lifecycle of special growth projects—ideation to execution. ● Serve as a strategic thought partner to the CBO and Head of Business. Requirements: ● 3–6 years of experience in top-tier strategy consulting (MBB), VC-backed startups, or D2C/eCommerce businesses. ● Exceptional problem-solving and first-principles thinking. ● Strong business acumen and ability to drive data-backed decision making. ● High ownership mindset and ability to operate with minimal structure. ● Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. ● Experience launching or scaling 0→1 initiatives is a huge plus. ● Prior exposure to faith, content, or community-driven platforms is a bonus—but not mandatory.

AppsForBharat, a series B-funded faith-tech startup, is backed by India's best venture capital investors including Fundamentum, Susquehanna Asia VC, Peak XV partners (prev. Sequoia Capital), Elevation Capital, & BEENEXT. Our highly ambitious and audacious team comprises alumni from prestigious institutions like IITs & IIMs, with extensive experience in scaling high-growth startups. We're dedicated to developing mobile and web apps catering to the devotional and spiritual needs of 100s of millions of users across the globe. Our flagship product, Sri Mandir, launched in November 2020, is the world's largest app for Hindu devotees. It serves as a digital sanctuary for millions of devotees worldwide. Our mission is to enrich individuals' spiritual lives through innovative technology, offering seamless access to sacred pilgrims & rituals, divine teachings, and a vibrant community. The overwhelming user love motivates us as we aim to serve 100s of millions more in the coming years.