Chief of Staff

What we offer: 

• A multi-disciplinary role with tremendous opportunity to learn and grow in an early-stage startup.
• An open work culture - We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity. 
• Flexible working hours and leave policy.

Description:

As the Operations Manager, you will analyse the current state operations, propose workflows and tools that drive improvements to the app or for addressing country-specific needs. Identify and execute on opportunities, to streamline workflows and increase collaboration and productivity across the team. You will proactively track risks/issues with development, ensure business requirements are met, and advocate for future enhancements. Support the leadership team in implementing new ideas effectively within the Uable culture and manage change to maximise adoption of new tools or processes. Define operational metrics and develop reporting tools as needed, for leadership to understand business performance.

Your role/responsibilities:

• Understand the operational framework and work on efficient delivery mechanisms for customer support, Event management & programme management
• Build effective processes to handle escalations ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with learning design, product, growth, analytics teams to manage/execute the right processes.
• Ability to partner with global cross-functional business partners, engineering teams, and senior management, to identify and define short-term and long-term solutions to operational challenges.
• Leadership experience in process improvement and programme management experience in startups is a plus
• Coordinating cross function for implementing and execution of events, managing communication, managing event feedback surveys, handling post-event reports.
• Manage our events calendar, assisting with event marketing, monitoring timeframes, and delivering on event brief objectives. 

Skills/Qualifications (good to have):

• Have a proactive outlook to problem-solving and willingness to adapt in a highly demanding, collaborative, and fast-paced environment with rapidly changing direction and new challenges
• Proficient in Office Suite and Lead Management Software & project management skills
• Work with the Product Owners and coordinate with project managers and other departments to get projects released on time.
• Ability to manage, monitors and measures project portfolio status, recommending corrective action as necessary, and communicate portfolio status to their management.
• Ability to participate in interviewing, hiring, and training team members; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise performance; reward and discipline team members; address complaints and resolve problems
• Relentless focus on operational excellence by setting the right processes and improving efficiency at every step and balance attention to detail with swift execution.
• Strong quantitative analytical skills and experience developing dashboards and reporting tools using spreadsheet applications, Tableau, etc. a plus.
• Knowledge of the iOS, macOS, and App Store ecosystem a plus.

Personality: 

• You are a driven and curious person with the aptitude and agility to learn. 
• You are an extrovert and a leader who has built great teams and a team player with great interpersonal skills.
• You are detail and process-oriented person by nature. A natural problem solver and a go-getter.
• You don’t settle with what-is, you constantly strive for excellence.
• You are an explorer with the ability to investigate and get the data; define and work on multiple tasks and complete work within deadlines.
• You are a clear and concise communicator with the ability to synthesize a lot of information quickly, highlight the key takeaways, and disseminate actionable insights.

Rejolut is one of the award-winning fastest-growing tech company which is working on leading technology like Blockchain, ML & AI, Complex mobile & web apps, IoT, etc.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a development team and client coordination.

Roles & Responsibilities:-
• Collaborate with business and functional partners and technology leadership in defining features backlog and specifying requirements
• Taking Ownership of Delivery
• Drive technology discussion and strategy in line with business needs and company reference architecture
• Define execution plan and approach based on project scope, the expected timeline,
• Support execution team with resolution of roadblocks and inter-dependencies Partner with technical and functional teams external to the project to ensure their tasks are completed as required
• Ensure quality of deliverable is verified and matching stakeholder expectations
• Conducting daily scrum calls for smooth delivery.

Desired Candidate Profile:-

• Sprint Planning, Coordinate sprints, retrospective meetings and daily stand-ups, Direct Client Interaction
• Organize and Manage Daily Scrum, Create various types of Project status reports, Manage the scrum board with various graphs, chart
• Experience in managing only Technical projects
• Excellent communication skill 

How we are different 
 We are a young and dynamic team who are obsessed with solving the business problem at scale. We are a technology agnostic company that focus more on finding the optimal solution to the business problem rather than technology.

 Why to join us
 - We provide huge learning curve. Spending 1.5-2 years with us will put you 3 years ahead in the career.
- We work only on cutting edge technology like React, React Native, Flutter, NodeJS, Python, Go, Svelte, ELM
- There are two technology Co-founder in the company who are pretty much hands-on and have earlier bult the Consumer application which is downloaded millions of time and are in leadership position in companies like Samsung, Purplle, Loyalty Rewardz.
- Get mentored by the best in the industry
- Flexible working hours
- Perks best in the industry

Responsibilities:

• Work with the client from the start of each project to ensure you understand the project scope and vision
• Oversee the beginning of each turn-key project, including details like permit submission and design evaluations
• Create the schedule for each project and match talent to the job
• Process change orders
• Collaborate with the architect and construction crew to ensure feasibility of each project
• Conduct meetings on-site with architect, client and construction crew.
• Prepare and submit project estimates to clients

Job Description

Looking for a results-driven Agile Engineering Project Manager to join our team of innate problem solvers. As an engineering expert with an agile mindset, you plan, solve the unexpected, and always innovating new ways to exceed expectation. This role requires individual who is able to empower and motivate the teams in order to bring about successful change.

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like to join an international global organization with a ‘start-up’ mentality. We highly value Openness, Collaboration, Learning Mindset, and partnering with our customers to drive Positive Outcome.

• MUST - SAFe Agile Certification and experience delivering in a SAFe environment
• Good knowledge in SaaS product and evolving trends
• Strong - hands on- project management experience from inception to closure phases
• Technical business analysis experience in consulting and digital transformation solution
• Hands-on technical expertise
• Appetite to learn fast in a changing environment

Job Requirements

Skills / Competencies

• 3+ years of Agile product/project management experience in delivering digital or technology-based solutions
• 5+ years of experience developing applications using Java, Spring Boot, REST Micro Services and Cloud Technologies
• 2 or more engagements as a lead (scrum master, product owner, Kanban lead, etc.) on delivery or consulting projects / product based on Scrum/ Kanban framework
• Work with product managers in developing a strategy and road map to provide compelling capabilities for smarten Spaces community that helps them succeed in their business goals
• Partner with Agile leadership, other delivery leads, Product Owner and other internal / external stakeholders to drive effective adoption of best practices, deployment of processes, methodologies and tools, execution of ceremonies and to drive continuous improvement on delivery engagements
• Work closely with senior engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
• Instil best practices for software development and documentation, assure designs meet requirements, and deliver high-quality work on tight schedules.
• Software Development experience; experience in building and leading strong engineering teams
• Solid software development background including design patterns, data structures, test driven development
• A product mindset for owning the set-up of the end to end delivery process and tools
• Leading multiple projects with revenue, quality and timeline accountability
• Proven in delivering enterprise programs and comfortable working with a remote regional team
• Highly proficient in scope (requirements)/ backlog management, quality management and risks and issues management
• Experience of delivering one or more fixed time, fixed price or SLA based managed services engagements
• Should have experience of leading all Agile ceremonies
• Proficient in delivery and quality metrics, burn down charts, progress and status reporting
• Ability to challenge scope / requirements and review non-technical deliverables such as user documentation, estimates, etc
• Knowledge of 2 or more effort and cost estimation methodologies/ frameworks
• Ability to align the team on the organizational and (or) product vision and lead them to realise stated business outcomes.

Softskills

• Desire to work in fast paced environment along with project and time management skills
• Good attitude toward work and Strong problem solving
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently or with a group
• Should have a clear thinking process
• Should be able to manage a team
• Should have a learning agility

Qualification

• 5 to 8 years of hands-on technical experience using Java, Spring Boot, REST Micro Services
• 3 to 5 years of Agile product/project management experience
• BE / B Tech or equivalent from any recognized university
• SAFe Agilist or SAFe PO/PM Certification

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

• Document business or systems as-is/ to-be process,
• Assessing the business model or its integration with technology.
• Work closely with Product Owners and
• Business stakeholders in preparing Product Backlog items
• Prepare user stories, prepare acceptance criteria for user stories and manage backlog.
• Drive business workshops to define requirements
• Develop product backlog and elaborate functional specifications for an IT solution.
• The candidate should also be able to analyze requirements
• Model as-is and to be process and support business during testing
• For stakeholders and customers, act as a bridge between the business problems and the technology solutions.