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Chitra Rajpal

@chitrarajpal

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Chief of Staff building governance, IPO readiness, and new business lines.

India

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What I'm looking for

I’m open to fully-remote Founder's Office / CoS roles globally (IST overlap), focusing on investor-grade execution, governance, and measurable operating cadences—especially where I can build new functions and run org-wide OKR/AOP with founder-level impact.

I’m a Chief of Staff / Founder’s Office operator with 5+ years building corporate infrastructure, running org-wide OKR/AOP cycles, and launching new business lines from zero-to-one in consumer-internet gaming. At Gameskraft, I helped scale a 50+ person corporate function build while keeping governance execution tight and measurable.

In my IPO and investor-readiness work, I co-led financial workstreams and investor engagement—partnering directly with founders and bankers to deliver investor-grade collateral, 3–5 year financial models, KPI architecture, audit/data-room preparation, and governance upgrades. I owned FY26 AOP end-to-end across corporate functions and business lines, translating founder priorities into function-level commitments with a consistent quarterly review cadence.

I’ve also shaped leadership operating rhythms—building the leadership review playbook and running leadership cadence (town halls, connects, and strategic alignment forums). From launching “India’s first offline Rummy League” (player experience, scoring/leaderboards, and real-time interaction flow) to building the corporate backbone from zero at the org level, I focus on execution discipline, cross-functional clarity, and outcomes that hold up under scrutiny.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Associate Director, Founder's Office

Current

Gameskraft Technologies

May 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)

Co-led IPO readiness across financial workstreams and investor engagement by delivering investor-grade collateral, 3–5 year models, KPI architecture, and audit/data-room preparation. Built FY26 AOP and leadership review cadence across 50+ person corporate functions and launched India’s first offline Rummy League (4 regional tournaments, 620+ players, 80+ on-ground staff).

IPO Readiness Financial Modeling OKR Leadership Cadence

Chief of Staff, Founder's Office

Gameskraft Technologies

May 2023 - Apr 2025 (1 year 11 months)

Owned org-wide goal-setting for 2 consecutive years across corporate functions and ran OKR planning for 3 continuous quarters tailored to the operating model. Designed and shipped the Player Stats & Leaderboard System with product and tech, improving fairplay perception and player trust across tournament formats.

OKRs AOP Goal Setting KPI Design Stakeholder Management Program Management

Associate Chief of Staff

Gameskraft Technologies

Jan 2022 - Apr 2023 (1 year 3 months)

Core founding team for WIMO, driving hiring, community design, competitive benchmarking, and cross-functional execution; achieved EBITDA-positive in 3 months and ₹5L profit in month 3. Built Gameskraft’s corporate backbone from zero by establishing Legal, Communications, Policy, HR, and Family Office functions, hiring executive leadership and 50+ staff to raise governance maturity ahead of IPO pla

Community Design Competitive Benchmarking Cross Functional Execution

Associate Chief of Staff

Anzy Global

Mar 2021 - Dec 2021 (9 months)

Improved lead-to-shortlist conversion by 20% and offer-to-join rate by 10% by rebuilding the business funnel and instituting weekly P&L tracking, forecasting, and business reviews with the founder. Reduced role turnaround time by 26% and increased recruiter productivity by 28% through workflow redesign; launched ideathons and candidate-engagement pilots to improve top-of-funnel talent quality and

Workflow Design Recruitment Operations Recruiter Productivity KPI Tracking

Research Associate Intern

Ola Mobility Institute

Feb 2020 - Mar 2021 (1 year 1 month)

Performed qualitative research for a published circular-economy-in-mobility report on ridesharing and sustainable transport. Produced insights that supported analysis and recommendations related to sustainable mobility systems.

Qualitative Research Circular Economy Ridesharing Analysis Sustainable Transport Report Development

Strategy Intern

National People's Party

Nov 2020 - Feb 2021 (3 months)

Conducted field research across 150+ households and produced strategy briefs that informed campaign positioning during the state’s electoral cycle. Translated research insights into actionable recommendations for electoral messaging.

Field Research Campaign Strategy Report Writing

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

National Law School of India University (NLSIU)

Master of Public Policy, Public Policy

2019 - 2021

Grade: CGPA 6.23/7.00

Activities and societies: Merit List (top 3 percentile, batch of 210+).

Completed the Master of Public Policy (2019–2021) at NLSIU, Bengaluru, with a CGPA of 6.23/7.00 and a merit list placement in the top 3 percentile of the batch.