Business Developer

Apply User-Centric Design Principles: Create multimedia assets that are visually engaging, easy to navigate, and optimized for the learner's experience.

Incorporate Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): Produce multimedia content with an awareness of WCAG and basic digital accessibility considerations.

Contribute to Immersive Design & Gamification Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR) & Gamification: Design and create assets that can be utilized for interactive experiences, including those for AR and VR applications, and incorporate game mechanics and gamification elements as directed.

Task Performance & Self-Management: Manage individual tasks and timelines effectively, monitor personal progress against design goals, and contribute to overall program/project performance.

Design Execution for Learning: Create engaging multimedia assets (e.g., static graphics, simple animations, video edits, presentations, interactive elements) based on provided storyboards, content, and design specifications for learning artefacts.

Application of Design Principles: Apply a solid understanding of design principles, visual communication, typography, color theory, imagery & iconography, and layout & composition to all design outputs within learning artefacts.

Software Proficiency: Utilize industry-standard design software effectively to produce high-quality multimedia content for digital learning.

Content Integration for Learning: Work with provided content to ensure visual assets are integrated seamlessly and effectively support learning objectives within learning artefacts.

Team Collaboration: Collaborate effectively with Learning Architects, ISDs, SME, and other team members to understand program/project requirements and incorporate feedback.

Communication: Clearly communicate design ideas and progress to team members. Actively listen and incorporate constructive feedback on learning artifacts.

Quality Adherence: Ensure all design outputs for learning content adhere to established brand guidelines and project quality standards.

Customer Service Orientation: Strive to understand the needs of internal "customers" (Learning Architects, ISDs, SMEs) and deliver design solutions for learning artifacts that exceed expectations.

Self-Management: Manage individual tasks and timelines to contribute to program/project delivery and monitor personal progress against design goals.

Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Multimedia Design, Visual Arts, or a related field.

3-4 years of professional experience in multimedia design with a strong portfolio, preferably with some exposure to learning or educational content.

Proficiency in key Adobe Creative Suite applications (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro) relevant to multimedia and learning production.

Solid understanding of visual communication principles and best practices for digital learning.

Ability to translate concepts into visually appealing and functional designs, particularly for learning artifacts.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Awareness of WCAG and basic digital accessibility considerations.

Familiarity with creating assets for interactive experiences, including those for AR/VR applications, and an understanding of game mechanics and gamification elements.

Ability to take constructive feedback and iterate on designs. 

Understanding of AGILE methodologies and experience working within a learning, educational technology, or complex content delivery environment.

Senior ETL developer in SAS

We are seeking a skilled and experienced ETL Developer with strong SAS expertise to join

our growing Data Management team in Kolkata. The ideal candidate will be responsible for

designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining ETL processes to extract, transform,

and load data from various source systems into Banking data warehouse and other data

repositories of BFSI. This role requires a strong understanding of Banking data warehousing

concepts, ETL methodologies, and proficiency in SAS programming for data manipulation

and analysis.

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement ETL solutions using industry best practices and

tools, with a strong focus on SAS.

• Develop and maintain SAS programs for data extraction, transformation, and loading.

• Work with source system owners and data analysts to understand data requirements

and translate them into ETL specifications.

• Build and maintain data pipelines for Banking database to ensure data quality,

integrity, and consistency.

• Perform data profiling, data cleansing, and data validation to ensure accuracy and

reliability of data.

• Troubleshoot and resolve Bank’s ETL-related issues, including data quality problems

and performance bottlenecks.

• Optimize ETL processes for performance and scalability.

• Document ETL processes, data flows, and technical specifications.

• Collaborate with other team members, including data architects, data analysts, and

business users.

• Stay up-to-date with the latest SAS related ETL technologies and best practices,

particularly within the banking and financial services domain.

• Ensure compliance with data governance policies and security standards.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Proven experience as an ETL Developer, preferably within the banking or financial

services industry.

• Strong proficiency in SAS programming for data manipulation and ETL processes.

• Experience with other ETL tools (e.g., Informatica PowerCenter, DataStage, Talend)

is a plus.

• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts, including dimensional modeling

(star schema, snowflake schema).

• Experience working with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server) and SQL.

• Familiarity with data quality principles and practices.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Experience with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.

• Understanding of regulatory requirements in the banking sector (e.g., RBI guidelines)

is an advantage.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cloud-based data warehousing solutions (e.g., AWS Redshift, Azure

Synapse, Google BigQuery).

• Knowledge of big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).

• Experience with agile development methodologies.

• Relevant certifications (e.g., SAS Certified Professional).

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic environment.

• Exposure to the banking and financial services domain.

• Professional development and growth opportunities.

• A collaborative and supportive work culture.

Years of experience:2-5 Years
Notice: Immediate -20 Days(Max)
What are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of testing and automation experience.
• Experience with the following coding languages: Java or Python.
• Experience with test methodologies, writing test plans, creating test cases and debugging.
• Experience in creating test strategy - Functional, Non-Functional, Analytics and automation.

          Hands-on experience for UI automation using Selenium and Appium.

• Automation experience for REST-based web services using Java, TestNG, Maven, HTTPClient, REST assured, etc.
• Good to have load test experience using Jmeter/Gatling/ Any other tool.

Job Description:

• Strong working experience in IOS application development is a must. First-hand experience of native mobile apps using Swift must.
• Experience with Swift, RxSwift, Swift UI, and Unit tests.
• Strong system design and architecture skills - specifically for IOS. Curiosity to tinker around, explore new paradigms and strongest for continuous improvement. Strong problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of network connections, Rest API'sand scheduling. Strong knowledge of security standards (e.g. HTTPS) and privacy standards.
• Idea/experience of the unit and instrumentation testing in IOS. Optimizing app performance and memory consumption.
• Leveraging community libraries to efficiently complete development tasks.
• Debugging apps using simulators and related tooling.
• Persisting data for offline-first apps using databases such as Realm.
• Localizing apps to support multiple languages and regions, vernacular libraries and fonts.
• Familiar with Version control systems such as GIT.

Attention: We are looking for Immediate joiners!

Executive Summary

Are you looking to level up? The Senior Product Owner (Digital Transformation) role at FirstPrinciples and the partner that you will be staffed with is a multi-million-dollar digital transformation initiatives on web and mobile with one of the largest Luxury Home Builders in the United States.

About FirstPrinciples & The Role

FirstPrinciples is a Tech Holding company with a Venture Studio as part of its holdings. One part of the Venture Studio business at FirstPrinciples is about working with large enterprises on long-term digital transformation initiatives within their organization. The position that we are currently hiring for involves a multi-million-dollar digital transformation initiatives for one of the largest Luxury Home Builders in the United States. Our scope involves working as expert consultants to advice and execute on upgrading the IT & Tech different internal and stakeholder facing systems within their organization. We are working on both web and mobile platforms.  

Who is This For?

This is for an experienced Product Owner/Manager who is looking to take their career to the next stage by working on a large-scale initiative that will challenge and extend their current capacities.

At FirstPrinciples, we truly act as a Tech Strategic Consultant along with having the operational capacity to implement the suggested recommendations. This role is for someone who is able to provide recommendations to the client while having the ownership of the end deliverables. While we have technical leaders also staffed within this partnership, we are looking for someone who can talk the talk with senior engineers and tech architects and understand their recommendations and its implications.  

Requirements

• One of the following certifications (PRINCE2, CSP, CAPM, CBAP (BABOK), Agile, CSP, CSPO, PMPO)
• Experience in independently managing, End-to-End Business Analysis, Product Analysis, Project Management for complex IT Projects and Products / Apps
• Working with Client to understand provide Consulting or Business Solutions, Problem Solving Approach and Skills, Strong Analytical Skills, should be able to read between the lines
• Managing scope via release management and planning and creating User-Stories, Running Sprints Cycle and Experience working with a team of 15-20 resources
• Requirements Gathering, Requirements Analysis, Requirements Management, Requirements Elicitation, Requirements Matrix (RTMs)
• Experience in Developing Low-Level and High-Level Prototyping using Wireframes tools (using any of the latest wireframing tools, such as JustInMind, Adobe XD, MockFlow, etc)
• Ownership of the Product Backlog & Deliverables and developing the User Stories & Release Planning
• Experience in Writing and Maintaining Business Requirement Documents (BRD) or PRDs and Functional Specification Document (FSD), Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
• Should have experience in creating Project Budgeting, Creating Efforts Estimations (EE), Presentation Decks, and Clean Documentation 
• Experience in Writing Test Cases and Managing UAT and Deployment 
• Analysis: GAP, Fish-bone Analysis, RCA (Root Cause Analysis), MoSCOW
• Experience in Consulting clients on Problem Statements V/s Solution Building based on AS-IS and TO-BE
• Experience converting Business Cases to Technology case and Building Products from scratch thus Translating Business Requirements into Software Requirement Specifications
• Interacting with the Technical team to ensure Delivery and Implementation of the Software Solution/Projects
• Client Relationship Management, Excellent at English Speaking, and Written Communication
• Understanding of Change Management, Risk Management and Project Management

Management Skills

1. Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills and Etiquettes
2. Excellent Presentation Skills 
3. Experience in working with Onshore and Offshore Teams and Experience handling Cross-Functional Projects, Resources and Clients
4. Experience dealing with Pressure and Meeting strict Project Deadlines
5. Leadership and Motivational Skills to ensure the Work is being done by the Resources on time and within the specified budget
6. Conflict and Resolution Management
7. Prior experience in operations management - good to have 
8. Experience working with US Clients

TechStack & Platform

1. MEAN Stack (Web)
2. Native iOS & Android (Mobile)
3. AWS