Digital Marketer

Company Description:

KGiSL Institute of Technology is a higher education institution located in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. As part of the KGISL Campus, the institute is committed to delivering quality education in the field of technology. With a focus on both theoretical and practical learning, KGiSL Institute of Technology aims to produce skilled professionals who can meet the demands of the industry.

Job Summary:

The Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, guiding research, contributing to academic administration, and fostering innovation in the field. The role demands a strong commitment to academic excellence, research contributions, and mentorship of students, in line with the vision and mission of the university.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Teaching & Learning:

Deliver high-quality lectures and laboratory sessions in core and advanced areas of Computer Science & Engineering.

Prepare lesson plans, teaching materials, and assessment tools as per the approved curriculum.

Adopt innovative teaching methodologies, including ICT-enabled learning and outcome-based education (OBE).

2. Research & Publications:

Conduct independent and collaborative research in areas of specialization.

Publish research papers in peer-reviewed journals and present in reputed conferences.

Apply for funded research projects from national/international agencies.

3. Student Mentorship & Guidance:

Supervise B.Tech, M.Tech, and Ph.D. dissertations/projects.

Mentor students for academic, career, and personal development.

Guide students in participating in hackathons, coding competitions, and innovation challenges.

4. Curriculum Development:

Contribute to syllabus design and revision as per industry needs and latest technological trends.

Ensure alignment with AICTE/UGC/NAAC/NBA accreditation requirements.

5. Administrative & Institutional Responsibilities:

Participate in departmental and institutional committees.

Assist in organizing seminars, workshops, FDPs, and conferences.

Contribute to accreditation, quality assurance, and academic audits.

6. Professional Development:

Keep abreast with emerging trends in CSE and higher education pedagogy.

Engage in continuous learning through FDPs, MOOCs, and industry collaborations.

Eligibility & Qualifications (As per AICTE/UGC Norms)

Educational Qualification: Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering

Experience: Minimum of 8 years teaching/research/industry experience, with at least 6 years at the level of Assistant Professor.

Research: Minimum of 7 publications in refereed journals as per UGC-CARE list and at least one Ph.D. degree awarded or ongoing under supervision.

Other Requirements:

Good academic record throughout.

Proven ability to attract research funding.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Work Location: [KGiSL Educational Institution]

Employment Type: Full-time

Remuneration: As per university norms and AICTE/UGC pay scales (7th CPC).

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹65,000.00 - ₹80,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

Managing software delivery operations for AI projects. The job requires managing the delivery process by gathering customer requirements and working with the engineering team to manage the delivery process. Requires experience in managing hi-tech software project operations management experience.

Srijan is hiring for a Scrum Master/Senior Scrum Master role with a permanent WFH option.

A notice period of 30 days or less is preferred.
Remote working option available.


Roles and Responsibility:

 Backlog Maintenance

• Create and Manage Backlog
• Backlog grooming: Manage/Update “sprint-backlog” and “project-backlog” regularly after client calls and demos
• Plans forward-looking technology investigations (spikes / POC)
• After each sprint demo work with the dev team to estimate and re-estimate the backlog
• Facilitate prioritization of backlog first time;
• Facilitate prioritization of backlog during planning n+1 sprint with client
• Creating mock-ups/wireframes/Sketch images to illustrate or to detail for getting clarity from the client, and for communicating the task to the dev team
• Use JIRA for all backlog (no use of Google spreadsheets)

Daily Stand-ups

• Drive daily-stand-ups
• Ask what was done yesterday, what is the plan for today
• Ask probing questions in the stand-ups and outside of it
• Identify potential roadblocks or challenges that may come up
• Consult Group Lead and raise your concerns
• Implement advice by GL
• Ensure that the team is working towards completion of the sprint; each stand-up well did, will suggest if the velocity is enough to complete Sprint or no
• (Maintain and) Update the “information radiator board (with stickies)” for all sprints

Sprint Demos

• Run sprint demos
• Calls must be marked on the client and team’s calendar; no ambiguity in when calls happen
• Every member must be present on calls at least 2-mins before the scheduled time on the calendar; be the first to join the call as moderator
• If you are unable to join, ensure that the session is recorded; if it cannot be recorded, ensure the team has captured all feedback during the demo

Business Analysis

• Understand the business of the client and the project
• This will enable you to question business needs that clients communicate
• Validate and record agreements in stories, acceptance criteria
• Create mock-ups/wireframes/Sketch annotations to illustrate or to detail --  for getting clarity from the client; and for communicating the task to the dev team -- put these in stories in JIRA

Project Management

• The Plan -- Do -- Check -- Act (Complete control on the project)
• Create Physical boards “information radiator board (with stickies)
• Plan deliverables (JIRA/Sprint) along with the team
• Organize the Sprint, get re-estimates done,
• Plan Sprint n+1 with the client -- prepared stories for the n+1 sprint to be taken up by dev team; work with QA in
• Learn to read JIRA Burndown Charts to know if the project is on time or is there likely to be a delay
• If there is likely to be a delay, speak to the Agile Coach / Group Lead to decide the nature of communication to be sent to the client
• Release Planning - define release goals

Quality Assurance

• Detail out stories with acceptance criteria
• Ensure all stories have acceptance criteria
• Work with QA in improving quality of acceptance criteria
• Work towards zero-defect sprints
• Defect triage - accept/reject
• Support the Dev+QA team in testing yourself
• Use JIRA for all these activities
• Drive testing strategy
• Deliver stories piecemeal for testing throughout the sprint
• Validate technical architecture by asking relevant questions

Stakeholder Management

• Send out weekly Status emails to internal and external clients -- must be on SM’s calendar
• Red, Amber, Green status
• Budget consumption
• Key activities this week
• Pre-empt and document roadblocks that you/team foresee
• Raise/Flag issues to clients and work aggressively within the team/org to mitigate this
• Coach clients on agile/scrum, our model, align them on our practices, using Jira, etc

Engineering Practices

• Drive towards Unit Testing
• Drive towards Continuous Integration (CI) using Jenkins; leads to a clear release and deployment strategy/plan
• Piecemeal UAT strategy
• Drive Intrinsic quality like Code, stories written, test scenarios written
• Continuously monitor and improve them. Question people on them
• Use Jira rigorously to track stories, defects, and manage it end to end.

People, Process and Tool Coach

• Coach people to improve in their role
• Challenge and question people on the way they are working to make it better
• Run sprint-retros
• During retros listen for “cause” behind the words; by asking probing questions
• Continuously strive to improve yourself
• Handhold team on Scrum way of doing
• Strategize which tool to use for what purposes.

• 8+ years of experience as a Scrum Master
• Must have experience leading a team of around 15-20 team members in an Agile environment.
• Experience working in multi-geo or offshore environment
• JIRA experience
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Proven success in delivering projects within budget and specified timeframes, while ensuring customer satisfaction
• Proven problem-solving skills from problem assessment to solution selection
• Ability to identify alternatives and make contingency plans
• Capacity to embrace change and quickly adapt to new situations, changes in direction, and altering priorities
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking, providing options and recommendations relating to resolving issues, mitigating risks, and resolving escalated items.
• CSM (Certified) or PMP (Certified) Good to have

• 5+ Years of experience of relevant experience.
• Understanding of the mobile advertising ecosystem, mediation & bidding setup, a keen eye for gaps in the app monetization strategy, and an innovative mindset to fill them.
• Should be highly-skilled ad revenue management professional with a proven ability to strategize & execute your vision.
• Strong experience in a mobile ad revenue and monetization role.
• Hands-on experience in managing monetization across a portfolio of mobile products.
• Knowledge of Ad Networks, Mediation and RTB.
• Understanding of the Google AdMob framework and experience in dealing with ITV issues.
• Excellent communication skills 
• Ability to ideate & execute    
• Experience in managing & executing monetization across multiple apps (products) and use cases is a big plus