Head of Meesho Foundation

Meesho’s ecosystem spans millions of sellers, consumers, logistics partners, and content creators across Bharat — many at early stages of their digital journey. The Foundation takes a 20-year view, leveraging Meesho’s distribution, technology, data, and partnerships to create outsized social impact with limited resources. This is not a traditional CSR function. It is a platform-adjacent social venture built from scratch.

 

About the Role 

Democratise internet commerce for all consumers, businesses, and ecosystem partners, not just limited to Meesho, by bridging gaps that market forces cannot solve — through access, affordability, and resilience.

10–15 years in the Indian development ecosystem with deep, trust-based relationships across government (central + state), credible NGOs, and institutional funders

Demonstrated ability to design and execute programs at scale that measurably improved lives — not just grant-making or compliance

Comfort operating in a fast-paced tech company with quarterly OKRs, product managers, and engineers

Builder mindset — this is a 0-to-1 role with no existing team, processes, or legacy programs

Experience at the intersection of technology and development — digital public, social enterprises, or tech-forward corporate foundations

Experience with micro-entrepreneurs, small sellers, gig workers, or logistics networks

Familiarity with impact measurement methodologies and financial inclusion programs

Ideal Background Archetypes

Development Sector Leader - Led programs at a credible foundation (Tata Trusts, Azim Premji, Dell Foundation) with exposure to tech-enabled interventions. Strong NGO and funder networks.

Social Enterprise Builder - Built or scaled a social enterprise in financial inclusion, last-mile logistics, or digital literacy for Tier 2+ India. Builder’s mindset + ground-level Bharat understanding.

Govt-to-Practice Leader - Served at NITI Aayog, a state livelihood mission (JEEViKA, Kudumbashree), or policy think tank, then moved into execution. Deep govt relationships.