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About the organization:
It is India's top new-age media platform for long-form conversations and ideas that explore how the world actually works—across business, technology, economics, geopolitics, and culture. It brings together founders, investors, policymakers, scientists, and thinkers to go beyond headlines and unpack the systems, incentives, and forces shaping modern society.
Through in-depth interviews, essays, and thematic explorations, the platform aims to make complex subjects more understandable while encouraging curiosity, critical thinking, and first-principles conversations.
Role Objective:
They are looking for a Research & Systems Lead to bring depth, structure, and intellectual rigor to the ideas explored across conversations, essays, and thematic projects. This role exists to move beyond surface-level commentary and develop a clear understanding of the systems, incentives, and forces shaping important topics — from business and technology to geopolitics, economics, and culture.
The person in this role will help transform complex subjects into structured insight, compelling questions, and meaningful long-form exploration that informs conversations and projects lead a celebrity Indian Billionaire.
This is not a daily news role. It is closer to research, synthesis, and idea-building .
What You Will Do
Pre-Conversation Research:
Prepare deep research briefs ahead of podcast interviews, conversations, and content series.
Map the key ideas, debates, and tensions within a topic.
Identify unconventional or overlooked angles that can lead to better discussions.
Systems Mapping:
Break down complex subjects into systems, incentives, and actors .
Map:
key stakeholders
power structures
economic incentives
unintended consequences
contradictions within the system
Help identify where narratives differ from reality.
Thematic Research & Investigations:
Lead deep dives into emerging themes across business, economics, technology, and society.
Support the creation of multi-episode or multi-format explorations around major topics.
Build structured research that can feed into conversations, essays, or long-form projects.
Insight Synthesis:
Translate complex research into clear frameworks and insights .
Distill large volumes of information into concise, actionable understanding .
Surface patterns, second-order effects, and long-term implications.
Thought Development:
Help shape discussion frameworks and intellectual scaffolding for conversations and essays.
Identify interesting people, ideas, and schools of thought relevant to ongoing themes.
Contribute to developing the brand's voice as a platform for thoughtful, systems-level exploration .
Ideal Background:
We are looking for someone who is analytical, intellectually curious, and comfortable working across disciplines.
Potential backgrounds include:
Policy research
Economics or political economy
Business or investigative journalism
Think tanks or research institutions
Strategy or macro research roles
Long-form writers or analysts
You should be someone who enjoys understanding how the world works beneath the surface narrative .
What Makes Someone Great for This Role:
Strong analytical writing and synthesis ability
Ability to connect ideas across domains
Comfortable working with ambiguity and incomplete information
Deep intellectual curiosity
Independent thinker with clear reasoning and strong judgment
Ability to convert complex topics into clear frameworks and insights
This role is not for a daily news reporter or someone focused on breaking stories.
It is closer to a researcher, analyst, or intellectual generalist .
Seniority: 5–10 years of experience
Candidates at this stage should already have:
A track record of serious research or analytical work
Evidence of original thinking and synthesis
The ability to operate with minimal direction
What Success Looks Like
Conversations become deeper and more structured
Topics are explored through systems, incentives, and long-term implications
Complex subjects are turned into clear and compelling insight
Brand's builds a reputation for thoughtful, intellectually rigorous exploration
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