Business Development Executive

About us:

IndieFolio is disrupting the traditional creative agency model by allowing leading brands to assemble custom creative teams, delivering world-class quality. We connect top brands with India's finest creative talent in design, video, and content, leveraging advanced technology and industry expertise to streamline the process. Our curated network of professionals, combined with a data-driven approach, ensures exceptional results and unmatched efficiency. With a proven track record and a commitment to innovation, IndieFolio is transforming how businesses access and collaborate with top-tier creative talent. We are scaling our team and operations, seeking independent, responsible, and accountable individuals to join our dynamic team.

About the role:

As our Account Director, you will play a pivotal role in fostering unparalleled client satisfaction and revenue growth. You'll lead a team of talented Account Managers and Executives, cultivating a dynamic environment that fosters continuous learning and innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and cultivate a portfolio of client accounts, acting as a trusted partner to ensure client satisfaction and retention through exceptional communication and strategic guidance.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of Account Managers and Executives, establishing goals, training, and celebrating achievements.
• Develop and implement strategic client engagement initiatives to achieve and surpass revenue targets, driving project conversions.
• Oversee seamless project execution, ensuring adherence to the highest quality standards and timely delivery while effectively managing resources.
• Foster strong collaboration with internal teams across Sales, Marketing, and Talent Acquisition to deliver exceptional client experiences.



Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive experience managing client accounts within advertising, marketing, or consulting. A strong understanding of the creative industry is a plus.
• Proven track record of exceeding revenue targets through strategic client engagement and relationship management.
• Demonstrated leadership abilities with a history of coaching, mentoring, and developing high-performing Account Management teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and trust with clients and colleagues at all levels.
• Exceptional organizational skills with the proficiency to manage multiple priorities, prioritize tasks effectively, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen eye for detail and a commitment to ensuring top-notch project execution and delivery.
• Familiarity with creative project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall) and a passion for working in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in CRM software (e.g., Salesforce, HubSpot) and experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, Trello) is a strong asset.

Why Join Us?

• Work with the best: Collaborate with some of the best global brands and top leadership in the industry.
• Hypergrowth Opportunity: Be part of a company experiencing explosive 500%+ annual growth with the potential to scale by 100x in just 3 years!
• Continuous Development: Refine your skills and leadership through continuous training and the support of a collaborative team.
• Own Your Impact: Enjoy a high-trust environment where your contributions are valued, your voice is heard, and your ownership mindset is celebrated.
• Flexibility & Autonomy: Embrace a remote-first culture that empowers you to design your ideal workday, focusing on results and maximizing your productivity.
• Vibrant & Collaborative Community: Connect with a passionate team of creative thinkers and innovators who share your dedication to excellence and making a difference.
• Competitive Compensation & Perks: Benefit from a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for professional development to fuel your growth.

Days 1-30: Accelerated Learning and Relationship Building

• Get to know IndieFolio: Conduct a comprehensive review of our client base, service offerings, and internal processes.
• Shadow Top Performers: Gain invaluable insights by shadowing experienced Account Managers and learning best practices in project management methodologies.
• Establish Stakeholder Relationships: Cultivate strong working relationships with key stakeholders by attending meetings and fostering open communication channels. This will allow you to gain a comprehensive understanding of ongoing projects and client expectations.

Days 31-60: Client Relationship Management and Value Creation

• Assume Ownership of Key Accounts: Take full responsibility for managing a portfolio of key accounts. Focus on fostering strong, long-term relationships and consistently exceeding client expectations.
• Conduct Client Needs Assessments: Employ in-depth analysis to identify client needs, pain points, and long-term goals. This will help you tailor solutions and deliver exceptional value.
• Foster Collaborative Client Partnerships: Collaborate seamlessly with design and technical teams to ensure project execution aligns flawlessly with client objectives.
• Implement Effective Communication Strategies: Establish regular communication channels with key accounts to build trust, maintain transparency, and address any concerns promptly.

Days 61-90: Strategic Growth and Innovation

• Optimize Account Management Processes: Develop and implement efficient account management processes to maximize your impact, streamline workflows, and improve overall effectiveness.
• Identify New Business Opportunities: Utilize your understanding of target industries to actively identify and cultivate promising new business opportunities.
• Develop Compelling Presentations: Craft persuasive pitch decks and presentations that effectively showcase IndieFolio's value proposition and secure new client partnerships.
• Onboard New Clients Seamlessly: Implement a well-defined onboarding process for new clients to ensure a smooth transition and set the stage for long-term success.

By Day 90:

• You will have established yourself as a trusted partner to key accounts, consistently exceeding client expectations and fostering long-term partnerships.
• Your proactive approach to client needs and implementation of innovative solutions will have demonstrably increased client satisfaction and retention.
• You will have actively contributed to revenue growth by securing new business deals through the development of compelling pitches and effective onboarding strategies.

PENTOZ is a leading business innovation firm for new business ideas. More than 2500+ people world wild are ready forging their own path to success. We offer opportunities, the support of a corporation that is family owned, that is financially stable and has been in business for over 6 year. PENTOZ is a global community, operating in more than 100 countries and territories, ready to offer support and a compensation plan that has paid out more bonuses than any other direct selling company.

Roles and responsibilities:      

·        Actively seek out new sales opportunities throught cold calling, networking and social media.

·        Set up meeting with a potential client and listen to their wisher and concerns.

·        Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on services.

·        Create frequent reviews and report with sales and financial data.

·        Negotiate\Close deals and handle complains or objections and Collaborate with team members to achieve better results.

·        Gather feedback from customers or prospects and share it with internals team.

·        The main focus will be selling technology services and Negotiating and closing multiple sales deals to achieve high revenue.

·        Ability to approach and engage potential customers with excellent interpersonal skills by submitting monthly and annual territory analyses, daily call reports, weekly work plans, and monthly and annual performance reports, you keep management updated.

·        Retaining position relationship with clients so that future sales will be assured, Focuses on maximizing sales by studying potential and existing dealer volumes.

·        Conduct virtual meet-ups to build new business relationships.

·        Increase your productivity by integrating the appropriate technologies into your sales activities.

       Sales Representative Qualifications/Skills

·        Customer service

·        Meeting sales goals

·        Closing skills

·        Territory management

·        Prospecting skills

·        Negotiation

·        Self-confidence

·        service knowledge

·        Presentation skills

·        Client relationships

·        Motivation for sales

Education, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:

·        12+ and any degree University degree with a concentration in marketing, promotions, advertising sales, or business administration preferred.

·        One to three years of IT Service based sales experience.

                  Our Company motivation:

                       “IF OPPORTUNITY DOESN’T KNOCK, BUILD A DOOR.”

Our client is a rapid growth stage Edtech start-up focused on solving the teacher shortage crisis in the US education system using technology by bringing teachers to the classrooms and giving them access to the right tools to teach students in a highly engaging manner.

They have a development center in Mumbai and they are looking to scale up the teams in Pune and Bangalore as well.

What does the role entail:

●Lead requirement/task and guide junior software engineers in the development process.

● Design, develop and maintain user interfaces for web and mobile applications.

● Strong understanding of UI design principles and best practices.

● Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, design solutions, and implement new features.

● Develop and implement unit tests and integration tests to ensure software quality.

● Troubleshoot and debug applications.

● Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.

● Mentor junior software engineers and help them grow their technical skills.

Required Skills:

● B.E/B.Tech/master’s in computer science (or equivalent).

● 4 - 7 years of experience

● Skilled with one of Front end Technologies: Angular 10+/Flutter/React/Vue.

● Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript or Dart.

● Experience with state management libraries.

● Experience with UI testing frameworks such as Cypress.

● Experience with responsive design and developing mobile-first user interfaces.

● Knowledge of UI accessibility guidelines and experience implementing accessibility features.

● Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.

● General understanding of Agile software development methodologies.

● Understanding of development and operational support best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Work on design and develop scalable solutions using efficient Design Patterns
• Adept in handling Non-functional requirements (performance etc.)
• Excellent aesthetic capability with UX designing and development experience
• Have a good understanding of all aspects of the application like rendering big datasets, fetching data using and authentication.
• Identify improvement areas within the application and work to implement the same
• Flexibility in adapting to team requirements

Requirements:

• Comprehensive knowledge of UX and responsive UI design with an emphasis on intuitive design
• Ability to write cross-browser and standards-compliant code that meets flexibility, scalability, and performance requirements
• Highly skilled at front-end engineering using a client-side technology stack including AngularJS, JQuery, HTML, CSS
• 5+ experience in Angular developing responsive Single Page application
• Experience working with REST API
• Experience working with JSON
• Experience with SVN/Git, Node.JS
• Knowledge of Agile and/or SCRUM methodologies
• Dedicated, self-driven and willing to take responsibility and ownership of the application
• Strong Problem identifying and solving ability and excellent communication skills

Job Type: Full Time, Onsite

We are looking for Laravel Developer ( Immediate Joiner - 0 to 7 days )
Requirements -

• Must have 2 years to 3 years of Experience in Laravel, PHP, core PHP & Codeigniter
• Code quality codes
• Must have skills on - Laravel, PHP, Core PHP, Codeignitor, Javascript, HTML, CSS, Mysql

Responsibility-

• Completion day to day tasks
• Will be working on live projects

Despite the global pandemic, Flexiple has been growing ~25% month on month for the last 6 months and has grown its fully distributed network of highly skilled tech talent across ~50 countries now.

Our Marketplace & Talent Operations team till date has been led by https://www.linkedin.com/in/suvansh-bansal/">Suvansh Bansal, right now assisted by a 10 member team. We are now looking to add a leader to the team who can help us hire, grow, nurture, and retain quality operations talent. Additionally, you will play a key role in leading the strategy and execution to ensure that high-quality freelance talent is onboarded and optimally placed to meet client demands (average deal size of ~US$30000).

You have the opportunity to be a part of a company that is leading the remote work revolution and be the revenue-driving force in the premium B2B services industry Flexiple operates in. We expect to grow to $15 million by end of FY22-23.

Kindly note, this is a remote position.

• Attracting & Retaining Talent - Build and execute a strategy to effectively attract, onboard, and retain talent to meet the speed and quality expectations of our clients. This includes collaborating with our screening teams to optimize the process for sourced talent. Your strategic and analytical thinking will contribute to the formulation of unique solutions to streamline such processes.
• Optimize matching process - Lead a fully distributed team and ensure work practices are designed to encourage revenue optimization. The focus thus, needs to be on assessing client needs, finding the "right" freelancer, so that we can match freelance talent to meet the speed and quality expectations of our clients. A key work area would be to do supply planning in alignment with forecasted client demand.
• Collaboration with Sales team - Build robust feedback loops with the Sales team to ensure that both teams work in the same direction. Your success will be measured by exceeding established KPIs for the supply and the demand teams.
• Driving improvements with the Marketing team - Lead efforts while working with the founders to dramatically scale the inbound funnel. Your role will be prioritize the different methods of talent acquisition to meet the forecasted client demand. Your insights will help the marketing team build landing pages and site resources to attract and retain targeted talent.
• Work with the Founders - Share feedback backed by strategic and analytical thinking with the founders on tech products (for freelancer success, onboarding, and matching), technical screening, talent success (laying out a clear path for success for our community).
• Team - Lead by example, hire/ train/ mentor mentor junior team members, and provide instant, relevant feedback on areas of improvement for processes and performance.

Expectations in Week 1

1. Understand our business model and way of working.
2. Work with key teams to learn the core of Flexiple's talent operations and sales capabilities.

Expectations in Month 1

1. Take ownership of a set of freelancer leads and work on the process followed for them.
2. Complete a current state assessment of the structure and functions that define attracting, onboarding, and retaining talent.
3. Pick up necessary tech skills that are needed for the industry.

Expectations till Month 3

1. Take ownership of a set of client leads and work on finding the best matches for them.
2. Complete a current state assessment of the structure and functions that define the Talent Matching process.
3. Work with the existing Talent Operations team to help them improve their sales ability, industry knowledge, and tech understanding.
4. Get the team in the habit of hitting their targets every month.
5. Build up on the tech skills you picked up in the first month.

Expectations till Month 6

1. Assess, develop, and execute strategies to effectively onboard, and retain talent while adapting to the specialized needs of our clients.
2. Begin to assess, develop, and execute strategies to effectively matching talent while meeting the speed and quality expectations of our clients.
3. Gain a deep understanding of the supply/ demand dynamics within Flexiple to assist with prioritization of matching activities and optimal supply planning.
4. Build up on the tech skills you picked up in the first 3 months.

Expectations in Year 1

1. Take ownership of the talent attraction, on-boarding, retention, and matching teams to meet changing demands and drive revenues.
2. Develop and nurture robust feedback loops between the Talent Operations team and the Sales teams to efficiently run the matching process.
3. Evaluate the current team and bridge shortfalls by hiring, training, growing, and retaining internal talent for the Talent Operations team.
4. Develop supply models to ensure we can meet client expectations for current and future needs.

• 5+ years of experience in business operations/ management consulting, developing and executing strategies, leveraging analytics and KPIs to inform decision-making and performance management.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to problem solve to inform supply planning decisions so that priorities can be set are mandatory.
• Ability to lead a global team, provide motivation and clear direction to meet expectations by instilling accountability for quality, sense of urgency, and deepening of customer relationships with both clients and freelance talents.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively and develop strong cross-functional relationships, especially with Operations and Sales functions.
• Accustomed to working in a metrics-driven environment and success in developing methods to achieve KPI expectations.
• Expertise in building a replicable playbook to hire, train, mentor junior team members.
• Ability to adapt to changing business priorities and environments.

• A fully remote (work from anywhere) role
• Receive a more-than-competitive salary plus benefits
• A flat and transparent culture
• Support for setting up home office
• Laptop on joining
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• Enjoy a culture with opportunities for growth and learning