Operations Manager

Nextstep HR is hiring Operations Manager for a men's skincare brand in its pre-launch phase, with products being finalised and launch planned for early next year. The team is small and founder-led, and the role sits right next to the founders.

About the Role

This is a high-ownership, founder's-office-style role. You won't have a narrow job description. You'll work across functions to help take the brand from pre-launch to launch, picking up whatever needs to get done.

Location:-Goregaon (shifting to Andheri in the coming months)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Operations: Coordinate and manage day-to-day pre-launch activities
• Sales: Support sales initiatives, outreach and business development
• Marketing: Assist with marketing strategy, campaigns and execution
• Social Media: Support content planning, execution and brand communication
• Product / R&D: Assist with product finalisation, research and coordination with stakeholders
• Launch Preparation: Support the founders in everything needed to get launch-ready
• Founder's Office: Own ad-hoc projects, research, coordination and execution across functions

Who Can Apply -

• Motivated freshers: strong intent to learn, comfortable wearing multiple hats, self-driven, take ownership without waiting for instructions
• Experienced candidates: background in a founder's office, startup, operations, brand or D2C environment, with proven ability to run and coordinate projects independently

Must-Haves

• Excellent communication and articulation
• Quick comprehension of instructions and concepts
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset
• Strong ownership and execution ability
• Comfort with ambiguity in a fast-moving startup
• Works independently, with no need for constant hand-holding
• Ability to multitask across functions

Good to Have

• Exposure to D2C, beauty/skincare or consumer brands
• Basic familiarity with social media, Excel/Sheets and market research

What You Get

• Direct access to the founders and real ownership from day one
• Ground-floor exposure to building and launching a consumer brand