Accountant

About Us

Founded in 2019 by IIT-B and IIM-A Alumni, Pilgrim is one of the fastest-growing Beauty & Personal Care brands that offers 90+ SKUs across face care, haircare, skincare, makeup and fragrances at over 25,000 pin codes and has grown into a 1000+ offline store omnichannel brand. Pilgrim is known to handpick the world’s best beauty secrets to create exciting and efficacious products that deliver results.

Global Inspiration: We handpick powerful ingredients from around the world (France, Korea, etc.) and use our in-house R&D team alongwith global partnerships to create effective personal care products.

Millennial Connection: The name "Pilgrim" reflects a modern, adventurous spirit. The brand offers a wide range of products curated with ingredients from France, Korea, Spain, Australia, the Amazon Rainforest, and Swiss glaciers.

Strong Customer Base & Ambitious Goals: We serve more than 6 million consumers per month and aim for an INR 1000 crore ARR by 2025.

Well-Funded for Growth: We have secured significant funding (notably a $20 million Series B round) to support the rapid growth trajectory. Our investors include Fireside Ventures, NSFO, Shark Aman Gupta, Rukam Capital, and others.

About the Role

Social Media Executive -Are you passionate about creating engaging content and building impactful brand stories? We're looking for a creative and dynamic Social Media Manager to join our social media team. If you have a flair for copywriting, a deep understanding of social platforms, and a keen interest in the beauty industry, this is the perfect opportunity to take your creative vision to the next level.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Social Media Strategy: Create and implement strategies aligned with business goals. Manage content calendars and optimise engagement based on trends.
• Campaign Management: Plan and execute campaigns (promotions, product launches). 
• Content & Shoots: Work with creatives to develop visuals and videos. Plan and manage photoshoots, including logistics and coordination.
• Community Engagement: Oversee social interactions, build influencer relationships, and monitor trends.
• Analytics & Reporting: Track performance, generate insights, and prepare monthly reports.
• Collaboration: Coordinate with internal teams and external agencies to ensure cohesive brand messaging.

The Ideal Profile

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in managing a Social Media channel for a brand or agency.
• BMM/Design/Marketing degree preferred.
• Strong understanding of current social media trends, platform algorithms, and best practices.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator or Canva is a plus..
• Experience in content creation, including copywriting, graphic design, and video production.
• Proficiency in MS Office
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities:

• Develop cloud-based Python Django software products
• Working closely with UX and Front-end Developers
• Participating in architectural, design, and product discussions
• Designing and creating RESTful APIs for internal and partner consumption
• Working in an agile environment with an excellent team of engineers

Skills:

• Highly proficient with Python 
• Hands-on experience with the Django framework
• Solid database skills in a relational database (i.e. PostgresSQL, MySQL, etc.)
• Strongly preferred exposure with Elasticsearch
• Knowledge of how to build and use RESTful APIs
• Strong knowledge of version control (i.e. git, svn, etc.)
• Experience deploying Python applications into production
• Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure knowledge is a plus

Must-Have Technology Skills:

• OOP Concept, Java 8+, Spring Boot, API development, Agile Scrum knowledge, Strong Databases design concepts of RDBMS, and capable of writing and optimizing complex queries.
  Good understanding of any Database tool e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.,
• DevOps basic knowledge e.g. implementation of logging in the code, Application Performance Management.
• Basic API & Application security, and Basics of tuning application performance.
• Basic Understanding of DevOps concepts e.g. CI & CD, Deployment lifecycle, Basic understanding of unit testing concepts e.g. TDD (test-driven development).
• A basic understanding of Microservices patterns
• A basic understanding of Java scripting.
• Good understanding of UI Frameworks like Angular 8+

Must-Have Soft Skills:

• Verbal & Written English communication, Good Problem-solving skills,
• Good Planning skills,
• Team Player,
• Good leadership skills
• Good written and verbal communication

Job Description

• Good experience as a full-stack developer in DB-centric applications and should be able to write and optimize complex database queries
• Requirement gathering & understanding, effort estimation, technical design, project planning, and monitoring in an Agile environment.
• Work proactively & independently to address project requirements, and articulate issues/challenges with enough lead time to address project delivery risks.
• Providing expertise in technical analysis and solving technical issues during project delivery.
• Customer interfacing - understand customer requirements, and propose technical solutions.
• Full Software Development Lifecycle (Agile).
• Code reviews, test case reviews and ensure code developed meets the requirements.
• Component Design/ Coding/ Unit Testing/ Debugging / Test Driven Development / Continuous Integration.
• Carry out adaptive changes necessitated by changes in Business Requirements and Technology

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing high-quality WIFI applications. They will also be responsible for designing and implementing testable and scalable code.

Job requirement and Skills

• Embedded development in C/C++ on Linux
• Experience with WiFI chipsets (Atheros / Qualcomm / Broadcom)
• Worked with WiFi drivers and WiFi stack
• Strong debugging skills

Experience

• Minimum 5-10 years of experience
• Educational Qualifications: BE/ME
• Experience developing RRM, SON features in WiFi will be great .

• Use prospecting strategies, such as Email Campaigns, Account Based Prospecting, LinkedIn Prospecting, Cold calling, Prospect Nurturing, to lead initial outreach to prospects
• Conduct high volume prospecting to generate qualified leads
• Prospecting to USA & SEA markets. 
• Create & update email templates, message templates, and call scripts from time to time
• Generate new leads: Identify and contact decision-makers, screen potential business opportunities.
• Research and identify new business opportunities - including new markets, growth areas, trends, customers, partnerships, products and services - or new ways of reaching existing markets
• Identify the needs and challenges of the prospective customer
• Identify key influencers and decision makers at target companies and convince them on the benefits of our solutions
• Schedule discovery meetings between prospects and sales manager
• Continuous follow-ups with prospects and clients
• Build relationships by nurturing warm prospects and finding new business opportunities
• Conduct needs assessments calls with specific prospects as assigned
• Qualify leads from marketing campaigns for sales opportunities
• Develop an overall account strategy that will lead to a well-executed, team based selling effort
• Build sales pipeline in accordance with targets
• Submit reports to Business Development Manager on weekly, monthly, and quarterly results
  

• 2+ years of experience in the IT industry
• Candidates should be willing to work evenings & nights to cold call the USA market, as and when required.
• Prior experience as a business development rep with IT Consultancies.
• Self-directing and agile, with the ability to pivot strategies quickly, as needed.
• Passionate, creative thinker with exceptional analytical skills. 
• Team player with superb collaboration and communication skills. 
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Keep current with business development strategies, best practices, and associated resources