Business Development Executive

+ About Us

At Pathfinder we identify with the need to build Strategy for Innovative Ventures in a ‘Digital Native’ manner. Our frameworks provide holistic guidance to startups navigating the challenging 0-1 terrain. We imbibe the adage – Strategy is what you see & not what you say, and transforming our frameworks into intuitive playbooks is the act at the end of the play.

+ Role Overview

We are looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented specialist to join our team as a Venture Analyst. In this role, you will work with innovative ventures and play a pivotal role in our advisory team to build compelling cases that foster strategic initiatives. You will conduct client interviews, develop case wireframes, and structure work to represent strategic paths. The ideal candidate should possess the following capabilities – critical thinking, logical reasoning, and a keen business acumen.

+ Key Responsibilities

• Proficient in framing questions for RFIs: Skilled in identifying critical data requirements and crafting precise & insightful questions to gather essential information from clients through Requests for Information (RFIs)
• Process Documentation: Develop and record systematic methodologies for analysing business cases to ensure consistency across projects
• Team Collaboration: Foster a collaborative environment across teams to develop effective solutions to engagement pain points that improve client satisfaction and retention
• Report Presentation: Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to understand their requirements and present your findings. Engage with both parties to ensure their needs are met and effectively communicate your work

+ Qualifications

Education: ·Master’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Statistics or a related field

Experience: 2-4 years of experience as a business analyst role within a start-up or management consulting firm

Skills & Capabilities:

• Understanding of business and innovation concepts
• Good knowledge of representing qualitative and quantitative info sets
• Proficiency in data visualization tools and software (e.g., MS Office, Tableau)
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills
• Familiarity with financial analysis and projections

+ Attributes

• Entrepreneurial mind-set with a passion for start-ups
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• High level of professionalism and integrity.

+ Why Join Us?

• Impact: Create industry-first propositions that propel start-ups towards exponential growth.
• Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
• Culture: Be part of a collaborative and supportive team that values innovation and creativity.
• Compensation: Competitive salary and benefits package.

Company Overview:

Our client is a global leader in AI Assisted Conversational messaging solutions, transforming the way professionals and institutions engage with customers. With cutting-edge technologies like Conversational AI and Chatbots, they have amassed 5000 customers across SMBs and Mid-market sectors, integrating seamlessly with top CRMs like Salesforce, Zoho, and Hubspot.

Position Overview:

As a rapidly growing company, we are seeking a dynamic professional to join our leadership team as a Director, Business Intelligence. In this role, you will oversee the organization's Data and information systems operations, focusing on data, tools, and analytics supporting stakeholders across Product, Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Finance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and implement data architecture and management strategies.

- Establish master data management (MDM) processes for a single source of truth.

- Lead system integration aligning data systems with business goals.

- Collaborate with senior management, defining KPIs and leading data initiatives.

- Identify data trends, patterns, and insights using visualization tools.

- Evaluate, select, and manage vendors for effective service delivery.

- Implement data governance practices, including quality assurance and lifecycle management.

- Build and manage a high-performing systems and information team.

Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field.

- 10+ years of experience in systems management, preferably in SaaS/D2C industry.

- Proficiency in data analysis methods, tools, and best practices.

- Experience with Salesforce and Power BI is essential.

- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

- Knowledge of industry best practices and emerging trends.

- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams.

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits:

- Competitive Salary

- Performance-Based Incentives

- Bonus Compensation

- Comprehensive Insurance Coverage

- Shift Allowance

- Emphasis on Work-Life Balance

The VP Presales is a leadership role who ll work closely with the founders & CXOs on various strategic initiatives.

• Setting up the inbound, outbound process globally 
• Setting up smb sales engine for global markets 
• Expert in defining GTM initiatives and rolling this out with proper tracking 
• Liaisoning with marketing, sales and finance team to track ROI and optimise cac 
• Using best of technology and practices to scale the operations  

• Overall experience of 8-10 years out of which atleast experience of 3 to 4 years in setting up the process for a SaaS company in india selling to global markets 
• Working out of bangalore office and mostly in Usa time zone with overlap for india markets 
• Hands on experience to pick initiatives and work himself and then train team on calling pitch, email formats, campaigns creation and handling inbound engine.
• Is deeply analytical, comfortable navigating data and working in ambiguity.
• Exemplary communication and relationship building skills at all levels from senior executives to Individual Contributors. 

You will closely work with the founders. You will provide constant updates to the board and the other Sr management teams. 

Xoxoday is a rapidly growing fintech SaaS firm that propels business growth while focusing on human motivation. Backed by Giift and Apis Partners Growth Fund, Xoxoday offers a suite of three products - Plum, Empuls, and Compass. Xoxoday works with more than 2500 clients across 10+ countries and over 2.5 million users. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Xoxoday is a 300+ strong team with four global offices in San Francisco, Dublin, Singapore, Dubai.

We look forward to connecting with you. Once we review your resume, the next step will be a discovery call followed by detailed interviews. There ll be three rounds of interviews. 

Job Role : Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow multiple engineering teams committed to building the innovative products
• Work effectively cross-functionally to drive change and influence product and process decisions.
• Help to shape thinking around designing scalable products and business processes/programs to support KlearNow rapid growth.
• Be both a deep technical leader and a thoughtful people manager.
• Champion engineering excellence, establishing business metrics, and drive continuous operational improvement.

Minimum Qualification

• BS/MS degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Overall 10+ years of Software engineering background.  
• 5+ years of management experience -Team Management: Lead a team of 6 – 8
• 3+ years of experience growing and managing multi-team organizations.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in core programming languages such as, Java, Python, go, SQL

Preferred Qualification

• Proven track record of creating and managing high performing teams.
• Experience with logistics domain
• Interest in people and organizations.
• Demonstrate creative problem solving and analytical skills.

If you wish to know more on the opportunity and like to pursue this further, then I would suggest that you share your updated CV and suggest a good time when we could connect.

About Company

KlearNow is pioneering “Logistics as a Service” (LaaS) by creating the industry’s first fully cloud-based digital network that can be used across the entire array of supply chain participants to simplify the transit of goods worldwide.

• KlearNow transforms outdated B2B logistics processes—simplifying lives.
• KlearNow turns daunting logistics paperwork into powerful information to move more goods through customs and drayage with just a few clicks.
• Its smart Logistics as a Service (LaaS) AI-powered platform eliminates wasted time and money, reduces costs, and enhances customer experiences by enabling new levels of visibility, productivity, and collaboration.

We are headquartered in the heart of Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, California with locations in India, Canada, UK. This year we will be expanding to multiple countries.

Why us

KlearNow is operational and a certified Customs Business provider in US, Canada and UK with plans to grow in many more markets in near future.  Be a part of a rapidly growing company where you will have the opportunity to extend our leadership position and fast-track innovation behind AI-powered intelligent supply chain solutions.

Over and above the core customs clearance solution, KlearNow is also providing consolidated freight visibility, data and document management and intra-port activity for efficient Drayage.

To know more about KlearNow, please visit our website https://www.klearnow.com/">https://www.klearnow.com/ 

As KlearNow grows, we’re looking for an Engineering Leader who is passionate about people growth and organizational development. This is a unique opportunity to help build the products and practices that will support KlearNow growth over the next round of funding. In this role, you will reimagine enterprise logistics software and build global products that enable KlearNow expand in Americas, Europe and Asia.

• Take full ownership for creation and ongoing maintenance of the End User Manual for Corridor Platforms software.

• The content writer will need to work closely with the Head of Products and developers to document the functional use of platform capabilities from an end user perspective. Updates to the End User Manual are done at every major product release.  

• On an ongoing basis, it will be the responsibility of the content writer to keep the End User Manual in-sync with platform capabilities as it evolves across releases. 

• As a secondary responsibility based on bandwidth, the content writer will also help in development of professional marketing materials, social media content (blogs, website content as example) and support online branding of the firm. 

• 2-5 yrs experience in content development

• Proven record of best-in-class writing skills demonstrated in a professional portfolio with impeccable grasp of the English language, including idioms and current trends in style and expressions of writing. 

• Strong interpersonal skills and willingness to work collaborate with multiple stakeholders across tech, product managers and data scientists. 

• Strong ability to structure concepts and articulate them in well designed and logically flowing blocks of documentation which includes text, images and videos (as necessary). 

• Strict adherence to the style guides of Corridor Platforms and their policies for publication. 

• Good time management skills, including prioritizing, scheduling, and adapting as necessary. 

• Proficiency with computers, reasonable familiarity with Markdown text and development environments like Visual Studio as well as desktop publishing tools. Familiarity with using Google G suite and Microsoft Office 365 Solution suite would also be highly preferred. 

• A Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism or technical writing would be preferred but not necessary 

• Lastly, we are looking for intellectually curious people who care about technology products and are willing to learn everyday in a dynamic startup setting! 

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, architect and develop advanced software solutions in a cross functional Agile team supporting multiple projects and initiatives
• Collaborate with product owners and/or the business on requirements definition, development of functional specifications, and design
• Collaborate on or lead development of technical design and specifications as required
• Code, test and document new applications as well as changes to existing system functionality and ensure successful completion
• Take on leadership roles as needed

Skills & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, preferably in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years of software development experience using GoLang/Java programming language
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/GCP/Pivotal Cloud Foundry/any private cloud) and containerization is required
• Experience with a micro-services architecture is a plus
• Excellent communication, collaboration, reporting, analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience with PostgreSQL or other Relational Databases
• Test-driven development mindset and a focus on quality, scalability and performance
• Strong programming fundamentals and ability to produce high quality code
• Solid understanding of Agile (SCRUM) Development Process required

- 2+ years experience in application support on Asp.Net and SQL

- Should be able to debug production issues and bug fixes

- Should be able to write queries for extracting data using joins

- Interact with stakeholders and provide regular status updates on call logs to on-site and offshore project co-coordinator

- Provide daily status updates and time-sheets to on-site and offshore project

- Ready to work in shifts

- Knowledge Transfer / Training to stakeholders

- Good communication skills

- Highly committed and able to work independently and as a team

- Positive attitude towards learning

- Deadline orientated and escalate in advance in case of delays 

- Contribute towards improving quality, standardization and documentation for all 

changes & Support activity

- Ability to remain calm in a fast-paced and highly pressure environment