Business Development Manager

• Job Description

We are looking for a talented Platform Engineer with a strong background in Python programming and AWS services to join our growing team.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of our cloud management platform
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features and functionality.
• Provide technical support and guidance to internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies.
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Requirements:

• A total of 2-4 years of professional experience in developing applications/platforms using Python programming
• Strong understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, SOLID principles and RDBMS.
• Demonstrated experience in utilizing AWS services, including Lambda, RDS, and DynamoDB.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, infrastructure, and architectural best practices.
• Experience in using source control systems, such as Git.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to debug complex systems.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with team members and stakeholders.
• A constant hunger for learning and staying up-to-date with the latest industry advancements.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
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Nice to have:

• AWS Certified Developer – Associate or other relevant AWS certifications.
• Experience with the AWS Boto3 SDK for Python.
• Experience with other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

About the role:

· Monitor relationships with existing customers through CRM systems

· Ensure the CRM system provides an effective sales funnel

· Develop and implement marketing techniques that will drive new customers

· Plan and manage Welcome Email, calls, escalations, handover/possession etc

· Suggest new methods to address customers’ needs

· Track marketing metrics and trends, like conversion rates

· Assist with organizing promotional events to reach prospective customers

Qualifications:

· Technical expertise with CRM and analytical systems

· Strong communication skills along with a customer-oriented attitude

· Graduate, MBA or PG in relevant field with 2-5 years of experience

JOB PROFILE

Company Overview:

GoProtoz is a World-Class Award-winning UI/UX Design company specialized in User Experience (UX) / User Interface (UI) Design for enterprise and consumer digital products and mobile/web/Desktop applications. 

We are one of the top 5 UI/UX design companies in India with a team of passionate and creative digital product UI UX designers and developers. Our vision is to enable digital product companies to achieve their business goals with well thought user experience design strategies and eventually make the people life better. Clients include: Renault–Nissan, SONY, ICICI Bank, Emaar, Damac, PayTm Money, Licious, Mahindra Comviva, QuEST Global

Website: https://www.goprotoz.com/

Location: https://goo.gl/maps/XXoRHtHB93y

Responsibilities

• Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps
• Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets
• Build page navigation buttons and search fields
• Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like
• Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)
• Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders
• Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)
• Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback
• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

Requirements and skills

• Proven work experience as a UI/UX Designer or similar role
• Portfolio of design projects
• Knowledge of wireframe tools (e.g. Wireframe.cc and InVision)
• Up-to-date knowledge of design software like Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Team spirit; strong communication skills to collaborate with various stakeholders
• Good time-management skills and communication skills.
• Graduction Must be completed.

• Translate business objectives and user needs into clearly written technical requirements
• Evaluate HR systems to identify points of improvement
• IT project management experience to implement improvements 
• Partner with internal stakeholders to develop technology solutions that help to streamline and automate (new) HR processes
• Implement process improvements and policy changes designed to improve efficiency and the user experience with the system
• Serve as the go-to subject matter expert for the system used in the organization (e.g., Workday, Oracle, SAP)
• Serve as a system administrator for HR systems and applications
• Ensuring security, end-user access, and data integrity across all HR platforms
• Work with HR, finance and IT to maintain and improve the HRIS, including configuration, end-user access, security, and system efficiency
• Supports critical system maintenance and operational tasks within the HRIS

Responsibilities

• Managing small to medium teams with a focus on performance and talent retention
• Participate in creation and execution of product and technology roadmap with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product managers and other leads/architects for building and delivering projects
• Ownership of front-end and back-end development work carried out with reusability, scalability, and testability of the projects
• Hire and mentor junior team members and coordinate their training
• Coordinate with external stakeholders for new integrations and tools
• Review and update policies relevant to internal systems and equipment and stay compliant with security regulations
• Monitor reliability and performance of all customer-facing and internal projects
• Manage software development projects by setting requirements, goals, and timelines

Requirements

• Work experience as an engineering manager or in a similar senior-level position at an engineering department
• Experience in the Fintech space
• Extensive experience with cloud technologies (AWS preferred) and server-side technologies (Java preferred)
• Hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development
• Good understanding of SDLC using agile methodologies (SCRUM / Kanban / SAFe)
• Leadership abilities with a strategic mind
• Excellent project management skills
• BSc/MSc in Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field

Desired Candidate Profile

• Minimum of 3 – 4 years in digital marketing
• Excellent communication, listening and time management skills
• Excellent analytical abilities to measure and optimize online campaigns for performance
• Proficiency in MS office suite    

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

Roles and responsibilities:

1. Responsible for development and maintenance of applications with technologies involving Enterprise Java and Distributed  technologies.
2. Experience in Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Elastic Search, SQL, Kibana, Python, experience w/ machine learning and Analytics     etc.
3. Collaborate with developers, product manager, business analysts and business users in conceptualizing, estimating and developing new software applications and enhancements..
4. Collaborate with QA team to define test cases, metrics, and resolve questions about test results.
5. Assist in the design and implementation process for new products, research and create POC for possible solutions.
6. Develop components based on business and/or application requirements
7. Create unit tests in accordance with team policies & procedures
8. Advise, and mentor team members in specialized technical areas as well as fulfill administrative duties as defined by support process
9. Work with cross-functional teams during crisis to address and resolve complex incidents and problems in addition to assessment, analysis, and resolution of cross-functional issues. 

• Experience in PHP & MySQLi, various open source frameworks,
• Strong knowledge in JavaScript, XHTML, CSS, AJAX, SQL,
• Strong Knowledge in Frameworks like Laravel
• Strong skills of APIs Creation & integration
• Knowledge of Cloud Servers like AWS, Digital ocean
• Know how to Secure the PHP Scripts from attacks or injections,