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Rishika Sharma

Strategy-led Founder’s Office & Operations | I turn founder vision into efficient processes, tight teams, and faster turnaround | Process Optimisation

Hyderabad

3+ years of work experience

Usurp tech
Mar 20269 mosPresent

On-site

Run day-to-day operations for the company: lead the team, remove bottlenecks, and partner with the founder on efficiency and growth. - Lead a team across delivery and sales, owning execution quality and unblocking the team to keep mandates moving. - Diagnose and remove operational bottlenecks across the client pipeline. - Onboard the right clients, shape the closing strategy, and brief delivery teams post-sale, while leading active client accounts. - Designed and built an internal operations dashboard that automates reporting and cuts turnaround time, saving 9 hours of manual reporting every week.
Usurp tech
Oct 20241 yr 5 mosFeb 2026

Remote

- Aligned daily execution with the company's strategic goals as the founder's right hand. - Drove client hunting, selection, and deal closures, partnering with brands that fit our quality-first approach. - Served as primary point of contact for key clients, owning project management while prioritizing, retaining, and improving processes end to end. - Oversaw niche hiring mandates across industries, ensuring precision, relevance, and long-term fit for our clients. - Supported the team through operational structure and performance management, while partnering with the founder on growth, business planning, and culture.
Usurp tech
Jan 20249 mosSep 2024

Remote

This role was more than just my start, it was my launchpad into understanding how the recruitment business works. It’s where I learned how the sales cycle unfolds from reaching potential clients to building partnerships that last and create real impact. I worked on lead generation, LinkedIn marketing, and client outreach, focusing on understanding what companies genuinely need when they hire. That phase taught me the core of recruitment strategy, communication, and the importance of aligning the right clients with the right approach. It laid the foundation for everything I do today at Usurp.
DoreMatrix
Mar 20235 mosJul 2023

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

During my internship at DoreMatrix, I blended creativity and strategy to drive brand visibility and client engagement. I contributed by: -Publishing SEO-friendly articles on WordPress and Blogger to enhance online presence. -Building quality backlinks to boost website traffic and brand awareness. -Acquiring clients through targeted LinkedIn outreach. -Managing the company’s social media accounts to amplify engagement and visibility. This role gave me hands-on experience in social media marketing, SEO, and LinkedIn outreach, sharpening my ability to deliver measurable results.
Muskurahat Foundation
Dec 20222 mosJan 2023

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

During my internship with Muskurahat Foundation, I played an active role in supporting fundraising efforts for social causes. My responsibilities included: -Assisting in organizing fundraising campaigns and events to drive awareness and donations. -Engaging with potential donors and supporters to build relationships and promote the foundation’s mission. This experience sharpened my skills in public speaking, event coordination, and fundraising strategies, while allowing me to contribute to meaningful social change.

Education

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer

Bachelor of science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer

20203 yrs2023

12th, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Sarvodaya Paramount School, Kota

20182 yrs2020

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Headline

Strategy-led Founder’s Office & Operations | I turn founder vision into efficient processes, tight teams, and faster turnaround | Process Optimisation

About

I joined Usurp as one of its first business development hires. Two years later, I run operations for the company. I am the person who finds what is broken and fixes it: a stuck deal, a slow process, a team that needs direction. I lead people, tighten how work flows, and turn a founder's strategy into things that actually ship. The business I work in is hiring and staffing, but my craft is operations and process, the engine room that makes a scaling company run. The short version of the journey: started as a Business Development Executive in Jan 2024, bringing in clients across real estate, marketing, interior design, and finance. Grew into the Founder's Office in nine months, owning client management and delivery. By Feb 2026 I was Operations Manager, leading a team of 8 (scaling to 15 this year) and 20+ active client accounts. Along the way I have onboarded 35+ clients across four industries, built the processes the team still runs on, and partnered with the founder on efficiency and automation. Today my job is to keep the business moving: lead the team and unblock them, run sales conversations and onboard the right clients, shape how deals get delivered, and work with the founder on process efficiency, automation, and expansion.

Location

Hyderabad

Work experience

Operations Manager - Founder's Office at Usurp tech, Mar 2026 - Present · 9 mos, On-site, Run day-to-day operations for the company: lead the team, remove bottlenecks, and partner with the founder on efficiency and growth. - Lead a team across delivery and sales, owning execution quality and unblocking the team to keep mandates moving. - Diagnose and remove operational bottlenecks across the client pipeline. - Onboard the right clients, shape the closing strategy, and brief delivery teams post-sale, while leading active client accounts. - Designed and built an internal operations dashboard that automates reporting and cuts turnaround time, saving 9 hours of manual reporting every week.

Founder's Office Associate at Usurp tech, Oct 2024 - Feb 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos, Remote, - Aligned daily execution with the company's strategic goals as the founder's right hand. - Drove client hunting, selection, and deal closures, partnering with brands that fit our quality-first approach. - Served as primary point of contact for key clients, owning project management while prioritizing, retaining, and improving processes end to end. - Oversaw niche hiring mandates across industries, ensuring precision, relevance, and long-term fit for our clients. - Supported the team through operational structure and performance management, while partnering with the founder on growth, business planning, and culture.

Business Development Executive at Usurp tech, Jan 2024 - Sep 2024 · 9 mos, Remote, This role was more than just my start, it was my launchpad into understanding how the recruitment business works. It’s where I learned how the sales cycle unfolds from reaching potential clients to building partnerships that last and create real impact. I worked on lead generation, LinkedIn marketing, and client outreach, focusing on understanding what companies genuinely need when they hire. That phase taught me the core of recruitment strategy, communication, and the importance of aligning the right clients with the right approach. It laid the foundation for everything I do today at Usurp.

Business Development Executive at DoreMatrix, Mar 2023 - Jul 2023 · 5 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, During my internship at DoreMatrix, I blended creativity and strategy to drive brand visibility and client engagement. I contributed by: -Publishing SEO-friendly articles on WordPress and Blogger to enhance online presence. -Building quality backlinks to boost website traffic and brand awareness. -Acquiring clients through targeted LinkedIn outreach. -Managing the company’s social media accounts to amplify engagement and visibility. This role gave me hands-on experience in social media marketing, SEO, and LinkedIn outreach, sharpening my ability to deliver measurable results.

Fundraising Intern at Muskurahat Foundation, Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 · 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, During my internship with Muskurahat Foundation, I played an active role in supporting fundraising efforts for social causes. My responsibilities included: -Assisting in organizing fundraising campaigns and events to drive awareness and donations. -Engaging with potential donors and supporters to build relationships and promote the foundation’s mission. This experience sharpened my skills in public speaking, event coordination, and fundraising strategies, while allowing me to contribute to meaningful social change.

Education

Bachelor of science, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati University, Ajmer

12th, Biology/Biological Sciences, General, Sarvodaya Paramount School, Kota