Enterprise Sales Leader (SaaS, Founding Team), Z

Eligibility:

• Only IIT / NIT graduates
• Immediate joiners preferred

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong experience in Core Java
• Spring Boot & Microservices
• REST APIs
• SQL / Relational Databases
• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Experience in designing scalable backend applications

Good to Have:

• Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Kafka / Messaging Systems
• Docker & Kubernetes

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria can share their updated resume along with:

• Total Experience
• Current CTC
• Expected CTC
• Notice Period
• Current Location

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong experience in Python (4+ years).
• Hands-on experience with any database (SQL or NoSQL).
• Experience with frameworks like Flask, FastAPI, or Django.
• Knowledge of ORMs, API development, and unit testing.
• Familiarity with Git and Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with the Kafka tool (Added Advantage)

• 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.

JoVE is the world-leading producer and provider of science video solutions with the mission to improve scientific research and education. Millions of scientists, educators, and students use JoVE for their research, teaching, and learning. Our institutional clients comprise over 1,000 universities, colleges, and biopharma companies, including such leaders as Harvard, MIT, Yale, and Stanford. As a rapidly growing company, with offices in the USA, UK, Australia, and India servicing clients in over 60 countries, we are seeking talented and ambitious individuals to join our company.

The Role

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative Marketing Specialist with a passion for the biopharma sector. This role will focus on promoting JoVE’s unique solutions to biopharma companies. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in B2B marketing, particularly within the life sciences, and will excel in creating content and executing lead-generation marketing campaigns that resonate with biopharma audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute marketing strategies tailored to biopharma companies
• Design and implement multi-channel marketing campaigns, including email marketing, social media, and paid ads to drive lead generation and audience engagement
• Create completing content for case studies, newsletters, blogs, social media, ads, and email campaigns
• Collaborate with the sales and product teams to align marketing initiatives with business goals
• Engage with industry professionals through events, webinars, and strategic partnerships to expand JoVE’s presence in the biopharma market
• Organize and deliver webinars and events at conferences
• Analyze marketing performance data and leverage insights to optimize strategies. Monitor KPIs such as lead generation, engagement, and conversion rates, providing actionable recommendations for improvements

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or life sciences
• 5+ years of experience in B2B marketing with a strong focus on the biopharma sector
• Strong understanding of the biopharma industry, including R&D processes and market trends
• Proficiency in marketing automation tools (such as HubSpot)
• Experience with Salesforce and B2B prospecting tools, such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Why Join JoVE?

• When working with JoVE, you can expect a compensation package competitively placed within the local market.
• You will make a direct impact in accelerating science research and in improving student learning in science education.
• Opportunity to work with global teams and in an environment that promotes innovation and collaboration.
• Our strong promotion from within culture draws a clear path to advance your career with us.

Job Description

• 2+ years of relevant programming experience in an online environment, preferably in the gaming industry.
• Good knowledge of HTML5 and Javascript.
• Should have worked on Phaser.io HTML5 framework.
• Should have worked on at least one HTML5 game.
• Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, SVG, XML.
• Knowledge of HTML5 porting into Android and iOS through available plug- in.
• Ability to develop and deploy HTML5 on iOS, Android and Web.
• Strong attention to detail and knowledge of robust quality assurance practices.
• Strong testing, debugging, and analytical skills.

This person MUST have:
 

• B.E Computer Science or equivalent
• Cloud architect with hands on development background.
• Build a collaborative relationship with different stakeholders
• Experience on React JS and Python Programming
• Exposure to Python/Django +  NodeJS + ReactJS
• Ensure and drive completions of all committed tasks and deliverables
• Run daily stand-ups and bring teams into an agile cadence of frequent iterations
• Increase team productivity by removing obstacles and keeping processes lean.
• Able to prioritise different tasks and communicate it to the different verticals of the organisation.
• Regularly assess risks and opportunities; understand best practices, drive for process improvements, and find new ways of operating,
• with a focus on simplification and productivity.
• Excellent written and oral business communication and people skills
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Experience:

• Min 7 year experience
• Not more than 15 year experience.
• Startup experience is a must. 

Location:

• Remote 

Timings:

• 40 hours a week but with 4 hours a day overlapping with client timezone.  Typically clients are in California PST Timezone.

Position:

• Full time/Direct
• We have great benefits such as PF, medical insurance, 12 annual company holidays, 12 PTO leaves per year, annual increments, Diwali bonus, spot bonuses and other incentives etc.
• We dont believe in locking in people with large notice periods.  You will stay here because you love the company.  We have only a 15 days notice period.

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

• Understand functional and non-functional testing requirements (for UI, API, and Database) for web, mobile, and mobile web applications.
• Understand and document test automation requirements for functional and non-functional (including load, stress, and performance) testing
• Develop frameworks to test UI, API services, and databases
• Develop and execute automated test scripts using a pre-defined framework
• Participate in test automation code reviews
• Good understanding of testing platforms such as TestNG and automation tools or help develop custom tools used for integration testing purposes
• Work with build automation tools such as Maven
• Design, implementation, and execution of load, performance, volume, and scalability tests using industry-standard tools
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and making recommendations for performance tuning
• Raise PR and merge code into local and master branches, as required
• Collaborates with other quality and development engineers to build, evolve, and maintain a scalable continuous build and deployment pipeline
• Troubleshooting Jenkins, test failures, and build configurations
• Work closely with members of the development team to solve any issues identified. This includes deploying diggable build in test environments, understanding and debugging application code is required to resolve any blockers.

Requirements

• Programming language (one or more) - Java, Python, JavaScript
• Unit testing - Junit
• API or UI test automation tools and frameworks - Selenium, Appium, Rest Assured, Postman, SoapUI, Karate, Robot
• Performance testing tool - JMeter
• Database - SQL
• Configuration management - GIT
• Build management - Maven
• Continuous Integration - Jenkins