Account executive

Designation: Account Director Team: Account Management

Grade: 6

Job Location: Mumbai/ Gurugram

Reporting Manager: Business Head

Job Purpose

The Account Director is responsible for maintaining a leadership position in the market by contributing to:

● Success of a set of assigned client accounts, leading to account renewals and upsells

● Building of capable, independent and motivated teams

● Accurate internal planning, budgeting and forecasting

Role Responsibilities & Deliverables

1. Strategic ● Create plans, budgets & forecasts for internal consumption and usage ● Review & vet decoded client briefs of existing clients every quarter and of new clients as they come in ● Create and communicate Annual Operating Plans (AOP) basis the clients’ decoded briefs. Update the AOP incase of significant modifications in the client’s brief or digital platform policies during the course of the year ● Create quarterly execution plans based on internal plans and decoded client briefs ● Update resource planning basis quarterly FTE and utilization mapping ● Maintain monthly client P&Ls ● Ensure achievement of billing targets by the team ● Ensure timely renewal of contracts. Identify any obstacles to contract renewal well in advance, and resolve (or escalate) the same

2. Communication & Coordination

● Monthly / Quarterly (as pre-defined) meetings with clients to build relationship, understand client’s strategic / growth plans and identify upsell opportunities ● Monthly communication with clients to provide updates and collect feedback ● Ensure timely and proactive response to client emails (by self and by team) Mumbai | Gurugram

3. Account Management

● Brainstorm (when required) with relevant teams for client pitches and execution of briefs ● Ensure accurate referencing and industry benchmarking by the team ● Upsell offerings to existing clients based on specifically identified needs of the client ● Strategic intervention and inputs to the competitor analysis process. Identify process improvements, new potential offerings and internal training needs basis the same

4. Finance ● Follow up with the client for any overdue payment and ensure it’s release incase the Associate AD isn’t able to ● Review quarterly financial trackers and update the management on the same. Provide necessary inputs and course correction where required

5. Team ● Hire capable, independent resources that can understand, communicate and execute client briefs accurately ● Create a team culture of research and self-development ● Work with the L&D team to structure training programs that directly impact work quality along with specific competencies

Core Competencies

1. Business & Financial Acumen ● Fluency in comprehending, tracking and maintaining financial data ● Keenness in understanding Client business with the aim at linking team efforts with Client revenue

2. Leadership & Team Management ● Lead by example & mentor team members ● Keep team members motivated at all times ● Ensure quality resources are brought on board ● Provide appropriate level of feedback concerning team progress (via performance reviews and on the job feedback) ● Train, mentor and motivate the team Mumbai | Gurugram

3. Industry Knowledge ● Monitor competitor offerings and identify potential business avenues ● Update self and the team on the latest industry trends

4. Customer Focus ● Keep client needs in mind while framing strategies ● Timely resolution of client escalations

5. Planning & Organizing ● Tactfully prioritise tasks and projects to manage work across brands ● Deliver quality work within deadlines with the available resources

6. Communication ● Excellent written and verbal skills ● Ability to clearly articulate complex ideas and strategies to clients and the team ● Ability to sell work and ideas, and respond positively to feedback

Desired Qualifications & Expereince

1. UG - Any Graduate - Any Specialization OR PG - Any PG Course – Any Specialization; Post Graduation Not Mandatory.

2. Candidates with 5+ years of work experience can apply. Should have preferably been involved in Client Servicing, Strategy and Execution – All three

3. Prior team management experience preferred

4. Proven & demonstrable experience of being able to work under pressure and multi-task. Should be comfortable with handling pressure since the role demands it

Requirements

At least 5+ years of experience as a Product Designer, User Researcher or comparable role

1. Bachelor's/Master's degree in Interaction/ Experience/ Visual/ Product design or related field
2. Must have worked on large projects as an individual or in the team for mobile and web-based platforms
3. Experience of working cross-functionally in agile framework with design, product management, and engineering
4. Expertise in digital design tools (Figma, Invision, etc) and well-versed in design systems, pattern libraries, and

design methodologies.

1. Good command over visual design and knowledge of the design process
2. Portfolio of previous work must be presented incorporating product/design/sketches that demonstrate an

understanding of design thinking, wireframing, interaction design, visual design, and best practices.

Roles and responsibilities

Candidate should be able to manage cross-functional products

1. Candidate should be responsible for research and discovery of assigned product verticals

- creating user journey, user persona, user scenarios, user stories, page flows, and document them and share with

experience designers, PMs, and engineers.

- design and develop design thinking for assigned projects and uplift associate designers skills

1. Candidate should be able to manage and execute interface design for assigned product verticals

- visualize and prototype ideas to communicate concepts, conveying design ideas via sketches, wireframes, hi-

fidelity mockups, prototypes, and/or animations

- design and develop design system for assigned projects and uplift associate designers skills

- communicate with associates designers to convert ideas into high fidelity design

1. Candidate should be able to manage and execute usability testing of assigned product vertical

- conduct usability testing and responsible for writing interview scripts.

About us 

GRG India is a leading provider of end-to-end loyalty management services in India. We help large and mid-size companies acquire, engage, retain and influence their customers, employees and channel partners. Our clients include some of India’s top brands across BFSI, FMCG, Construction, IT, Agro Chemicals, and Automotive industries. 

Following are examples of what we do: 

• Design a mechanic loyalty program for a large auto ancillary company, wherein the mechanic gets incentivized every time he influences the vehicle owner to buy original OEM spare parts 
• Send promotional offers to customers of large banks to make them use specific banking channels (e.g. Net Banking, Mobile App etc.) or products (e.g. Remittance, Loans etc.) 
• Acquire and grow the customer base of a large MNC agro chemical company by using farmer referral programs and instant gratification rewards.
• Engage HNI customers of a large real estate company with high-end exclusive benefits, privileges, and rewards 
• Assist one of India’s top credit card issuing company to reduce employee attrition and increase sales across multiple sourcing channels 

With a reputation that’s been built over a decade of providing successful loyalty management solutions, we’re now embarking upon a journey of creating highly modular, scalable, and mostly standardized products.  

We have recently launched a SasS product  Lets Buzzz, an employee engagement platform that helps drive performance and innovation at the workplace. It is a comprehensive product designed to empower business. from accelerating employee engagement to helping appreciate good work and motivating employees to deliver on business objectives.  

If making a difference to the working culture across companies sounds exciting, then this is the job for you. 

We expect you  to play a critical role in developing the sales strategy. You will be responsible for all Sales Activity, more specifically, identifying, developing and closing new opportunities. In addition to having a successful track record in business acquisition working with middle and senior level management, you will also demonstrate a proactive approach to building new relationships. Essential that you are a focused performer who is in the habit of beating Sales targets.

Reports to 

AVP - Product Sales  

3 best things about the job 

1. Work in a rapidly evolving industry where scalable tech products have a huge impact 
2. Have complete ownership of product sales  
3. Potential for the role to evolve into a business leadership role 

Measures of success 

• Building and implementing a successful Sales Strategy. 
• Healthy pipeline of clients and prospective business opportunities. 
• Over achieving sales targets assigned. 
• Win long term business deals. 

Responsibilities of the role 

• To constantly keep oneself updated with key trends in the market.  
• Establish key relationships with corporate clients and agencies to ensure maximum exposure and increase revenue. Networking within assigned client organizations to understand organizational structures and prospective business needs and sale opportunities. 
• Devise strategies and execute tactics to pitch and secure new business.  

• Liaise with the rest of the team on a day to day basis to obtain all new sales leads and proactiveness in putting forward suggested actions to achieve sales targets 
• Responsible for reporting as per business requirements. Assessing assigned client contractual situations to ensure the best possible agreement structure is in place to lock in clients 

What you will need  

• You are self-motivated and have high levels of energy about what you do and the products you are presenting.  
• A great balance of business and commercial acumen along with understanding of technology and SaaS products 
• A strong bias for using relevant analytical tools and taking data-driven decisions 
• Ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

Job Description:

Mandatory Skills:

Should have strong working experience with Cloud technologies like AWS and Azure.

Should have strong working experience with CI/CD tools like Jenkins and Rundeck.

Must have experience with configuration management tools like Ansible.

Must have working knowledge on tools like Terraform.

Must be good at Scripting Languages like shell scripting and python.

Should be expertise in DevOps practices and should have demonstrated the ability to apply that knowledge across diverse projects and teams.

Preferable skills:

Experience with tools like Docker, Kubernetes, Puppet, JIRA, gitlab and Jfrog.

Experience in scripting languages like groovy.

Experience with GCP

Summary & Responsibilities:

 Write build pipelines and IaaC (ARM templates, terraform or cloud formation).

 Develop ansible playbooks to install and configure various products.

 Implement Jenkins and Rundeck jobs( and pipelines).

 Must be a self-starter and be able to work well in a fast paced, dynamic environment

 Work independently and resolve issues with minimal supervision.

 Strong desire to learn new technologies and techniques

 Strong communication (written / verbal ) skills

Qualification:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

4+ years of experience in DevOps and AWS.

2+ years of experience in Python, Shell scripting and Azure.