Company Secretary

Warm Greeting,

We are Hiring for Sr. Manager-Product Engineering # Leading payment company

Location: Chennai

Exp: 15-18 years
Notice period: 30days or < 30days

Essential Competencies

1) Proficient knowledge on Core Acquiring process for Banks & ISOs/Aggregators
2) Sound knowledge of Payments Domain, Payment/Switching, banking and finance domain (POS, IPG , UPI.....)
3) Knowledge on Acquiring Solution & Systems for Merchant Management , Asset Management , Support Management , Payouts & Recovery , Staging & Settlements , end to end Recon
4) Knowledge on Incoming/Outgoing files to VISA, Master , Rupay and AMEX Scheme
5) Added advantage to have knowledge on Interchange Cost calculation based on Scheme Manual
6) Handling Team size of min 10 -15 resource inclusive of Team Leads , Developers & Tech Supports
7) Process orientation and clarity of thoughts.
8) Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
9) Analytical and methodical in approach
10) Attention to detail and must be able to report & address problems quickly and accurately.
11) Able to handle pressure.
12) Experience with Jira test management tool.
13) Experiences in designing, describing and documenting unit test cases.
14) Strong follower of SDLC Process, Bug Tracking, Ticketing.
15) Experience in single & multiple release project life cycles.
16) Ability to interact and coordinate with employees at different levels, different groups, and different geographical locations within the company.
17) Resource tracking for improving delivery outputs with focus on learning from each wastage encountered during deliveries
18) Ability to adapt to waterfall or agile model of Project delivery as per the need of the hour
19) Significant contribution as an individual performer as well as a team player

Technical Competencies

1) Technical expertise in Apache , PHP , Jquery , Javascripts and hands on in managing web based applications
2) Added advantage if worked in Vtiger Framework concepts
3) Strong expertise on Object Oriented on MVC Application Language preferably PHP with hands on experience
4) Client side programming like Javascript ,CSS, HTML 5 , API Services ,JQuery + Bootstrap (UI Components)
5) Proficient in PL/SQL with hands on experience in Posgres,Oracle
6) Proficient in Linux OS commands
7) Hands on experience in distributed and in-memory computing
8) Proficient in encryption logics , API integrations , secure coding
9) Expertise in designing product solutions
10) Knowledge on PCI standards for Payment Applications
11) OWASP standards
12) Dev-Ops model for release management

Job Description

1) Should be able to review and track multiple projects from development point of view.
2) Liaise with multiple stakeholders on an ongoing basis and track the progress of the Business Delivery.
3) Develop and deliver progress reports & various productivity parameters
5) Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assignment.
6) Develop best practices for execution and management.
7) Motivates team to work together in the most efficient manner
8) Identify the training needs and plan for the same
9) Ability to influence customers and cross-functional teams without formal authority
10) Ability to get deeply involved and go to the lowest level to sort out critical issues

Regards,

Saranya R

(People First)

Job Summary:

A Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, and closing projects while ensuring they meet their objectives, are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. They lead cross-functional teams, communicate with stakeholders, and manage project risks.

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning:

Define project scope, goals, and deliverables.

Develop a detailed project plan, including schedules, budgets, and resource allocation.

Create a project timeline and set milestones.

Team Leadership:

Assemble project teams and assign responsibilities.

Provide clear direction and motivation to team members.

Foster collaboration and effective communication among team members.

Resource Management:

Allocate and manage project resources, including personnel, equipment, and materials.

Monitor resource utilization and adjust as needed to meet project goals.

Risk Management:

Identify potential project risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.

Proactively address issues that may impact project success.

Budget Management:

Create and manage the project budget.

Monitor project expenditures and ensure they stay within budget constraints.

Quality Control:

Establish and monitor project quality standards.

Conduct regular quality assessments and take corrective actions as needed.

Communication:

Maintain open and clear communication with stakeholders, team members, and project sponsors.

Provide regular project status updates and reports.

Documentation:

Maintain accurate project documentation, including project plans, schedules, and reports.

Ensure all project documentation is organized and easily accessible.

Change Management:

Handle changes to project scope or requirements and assess their impact on the project.

Seek approvals for changes when necessary.

Project Closure:

Ensure all project deliverables are met and approved.

Conduct a project post-mortem to evaluate the project's success and identify areas for improvement.

Regards, 

HR Team 

ACE Online 

Content Operations Specialist 

Location: Work from home

Type: Primarily contract based 

Nature of work: Full-time.

As a Content Operations Specialist at Pratilipi Marathi, you will closely work with our Content Operations lead and other language owners to ensure delighting millions of readers via content curation. You will be the one who gets to decide which content list goes on our App and Website homepage. You will run writing competitions for thousands of authors. You will focus on the health and hygiene of your language by filtering content from the backend. You will get to decide which content goes into our social media. 

In short - you will own a content funnel in Pratilipi Marathi. We are looking for extraordinarily creative and logical personalities to create great experiences for our authors and build great reading experiences for our readers. 

What we are looking for in a person:

You must be passionate about stories and literature. Strong and commendable verbal and written communication skills in both Marathi and English are a MUST. You are hungry for growth and learning. You should be super organized, take ownership of each initiative, and have a curious mindset to learn new tools and techniques. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and G Suite is required, as is the ability to prioritize tasks and frequently multitask. You must have a deep love for Pratilipi, aspire to work with authors and make a positive impact in the language literature world.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be closely working with our Content Operations team and take end-to-end ownership of Writing competitions in your language. You will work on ideas around writing competitions, You will create and translate drafts, rules, and value systems around competitions. You will be in charge of competition results and rewards mechanisms. 
• You will understand user funnels and take up focused initiatives to scale event participation and published content numbers. 
• You will do regular content sanity checks based on necessary metrics and choose the best content for the Pratilipi Premium section.
• You will do awesome vibrant translations of articles whenever required, by fully understanding the content needs.
• You will choose which story goes in front of readers on our Facebook channel. You will select creatives to engage readers in each story. 
• You will be an admin of our large social media page and group, where you will approve daily published content and establish communication and customer success. 
• You will be working on the health and hygiene of the platform by removing pirated content, hate speech, and explicit content. 
• You will read all event content and curate the highest quality event results based on necessary metrics and what is best suited for the Pratilipi community.
• You will reply to user queries over email and help them with any kind of issues related to Pratilipi events. 
• You will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day content needs of our product managers in order to run different experiments. Your content would go to millions of readers each day. 

What we offer:

• Work opportunity in a high-growth start-up environment. Be a part of something big, exciting, and meaningful.
• Learn new skills, take on challenging tasks, grow as an individual, and grow within the organization.
• Career development in Content operations, Linguist, Content Management, Community operations, Content writing, or similar fields. 
• Dynamic, creative, and collaborative work environment. Supportive leadership.
• Flexible work hours and better work-life balance
• Work from Anywhere
• Salary 20-25k per month. 

Interview process:

• We won’t look for an experience.
• We would take interviews over a few phone calls and Zoom. 
• Expect one or two assignments once you clear the first round of interviews.

Product Manager

Experience - 2 - 3 years 

Job Location - Vashi, Navi Mumbai

Skills Required - Product Management, Product Strategy, Product development, Business Analysis, Agile/Scrum, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) 

Role description: Primary responsibility of the role would be to define the product roadmap & backlog, work with business and functional teams to design and implement changes that drive user acquisition, user experience & monetization.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead a development team to implement product changes while working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders like Design, Sales, Operations & Management.
• Analyze data to derive product & business insights and use them to strategize changes. 
• Analyze data to derive product & business insights and use them to strategize changes. 
• Iteratively improve on the product by running tests.
• Be responsible for prioritization of features based on an assessment of business impact & effort.
• Report findings & periodic reviews with Management. 
• The ideal candidate would have the following qualities   
  
  
• Understanding and experience of Digital Product Development Life Cycle.
• Excellent business analysis & problem-solving skills.
• Result-driven, goal-oriented work ethic.
• Customer empathy, ability to think from the user's point of view.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, including technical writing skills.
• Understanding of technology and exposure to software coding.
• Experience in Business Requirement Specification documentation/product backlog (Epics, User stories).
• Experience of working in an agile environment is preferred.
• Understanding of user experience (UI/UX).
• Product development experience including experience in digital product building/tech delivery is preferred. 

• Should be responsible for Scrum Master role and taking care of proper Daily Stand Up Meeting with the team and ensure team efficiency & unblock them by resolving their concerns.
• Taking care of complete Product backlog of the Product which is going to be developed or under development.
• Should be able to define proper Sprint Cycle & timeline for particular sub-part of the Product. Should be able to plan the Sprint items in such a manner that there is some needful & working sub-part of the Product is coming out at the end of every Sprint Cycle.
• Should be able to update Product Owner timely if there is any issue/challenge in the development team.
• Should be able to timely raise alarm / red flag to Senior Management/Product Owner if there is any major challenge in the Product.
• Should be able to manage team leave plans and then accordingly planning the Sprint Cycle.
• Take care of end-to-end timely and quality delivery of the complete product.
• Additionally , should be responsible for validating the product and ensure the quality of the product by identifying the bugs in the product. Should be able to timely update the development team for the bugs and push the dev team to timely resolve the bugs/issues.

We are looking for a passionate PMO Lead to be part of Enterprise PMO which responsible for the entire organization support function on compliance , adherence and Governance of Standards, Operations, Policies and Procedures. We are looking for very dynamic and energetic PMO Lead to drive the delivery governance and excellence  as per Business Objectives.  Looking of people with high level accountability and ownership to drive the things for very fast growing start-up services company in India.

The ideal candidate for this position will have at least 8
years of program management office (PMO)  with an ability to think tactically as well as strategically while leading cross functional teams in a matrixed environment. He is single point of contact for Delivery PMO and Process Governance. The primary goal of this candidate is to achieve benefits from standardizing and following project management policies, processes, and methods to be leveraged by multiple project owners. The candidate should have the ability to provide a decision support information for stakeholders (including executives) to make appropriate decisions. The candidate should also could underpin the project delivery mechanisms ensuring that all business change in an organization is managed in a controlled way.

Responsibilities:

• Transparency: providing information with a single source of the truth. Information should be relevant and accurate to support effective decision-making by stakeholders (including senior management).
• Reusability: stopping project teams from reinventing the wheel by being a central point for lessons learned templates and best practice.
• Delivery : making it easy for project teams to do their jobs by reducing bureaucracy, mentoring and process compliance. This includes the better coordination between two of delivery teams (One time Implementation and Managed Services) and other cross functional teams for SOP compliance and adherence.
• Governance: ensuring that communication to different stakeholders (including senior management) & decisions are taken by the right people , based on the right information presented. The governance role can also include audit or peer reviews, developing project and program structures, Standard Operating Procedures and ensuring accountability including of Information Security Management System as per ISO standards.
• Traceability: providing the function for managing documentation, project history and organizational knowledge.

• Create, Maintain and Own the PMO Delivery and Process Governance Metrics which includes Project Financials, Task and Ticket Metrics, Process KPI, Process Improvements, Delivery Governance and Excellence

Skills

• Gathering data about project progress and producing reports
• Developing standards and processes
• Encouraging (or enforcing where necessary) the use of those standards and processes
• Delivering training and mentoring Delivery and Process Governance PMO members and lead the team.
• Managing dependencies across multiple projects across delivery team

• MBA in Project/Operations/Systems/MIS or MCA Or equivalent
• 8-12 years’ experience in Service Desk/PMO environment, in a fast-paced though structured environment
• Strong Process and Agile Project Methodologies knowledge for managing multiple projects
• Superior verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Reporting on financial information such as Project Profitability, Claims and Invoicing
• Experience in working with agile lifecycle and/or tracking and process management tools, e.g. Zoho Projects & Desk or JIRA
• Identify and analyze opportunities and make tactical/strategic recommendations
• Hands on project management approach that includes a proven track record of project/program execution
• Need to have good understanding Competencies (AWS) and Industry specific foundations (ISMS, ISO 27001, GDPR) 
• Ability to quickly switch tasks, multi-task, be highly organized and detail oriented. 
• Ability to adapt communication style to effectively work with multiple levels within an organization 
• Experience preparing high visibility, executive level presentation materials 

• Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for the growth of Factory Acquisition product, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning,
• positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
• Identify, Plan and execute side Product Hacks to speedup Factory Acquisitions
• Assess current competitor offerings, seeking opportunities for differentiation
• Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective
• Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements, revenue, and ROI
• Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams
• Build product flows for seamless factory onboarding at scale
• Collaborate closely with engineering, production, marketing, and sales teams on the development, QA, and release of products and balance of resources to ensure success for the entire organization
• Drive the Factory CAC Metric
• Implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments
• Appraise new product ideas and strategize appropriate to-market plans
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• Engineering or an MBA graduate from a reputed university
• 4+ years of product management experience, preferably with consumer and/or b2b startups that have attained scale
• Experience identifying business opportunities, building a product strategy, and influencing deliver against a multi-year roadmap
• Understands core technologies utilised in their product domain and is fluent in pros and cons of technical alternatives
• Good understanding of acquisition and retention funnels
• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a fast paced and an unstructured environment. Thrives in ambiguity and rapidly changing environment
• Hands-on experience of both qualitative and quantitative research methods such as AB testing, data analytics, and user research
• Robust understanding of complex and scalable technical architecture for web and mobile applications
• Problem solver with strong analytical skills and comfort with data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About the Role

Responsible for Resource management, management reports and supporting the consistent execution of project management practices across organisation.