Freelance Reporter

Background :

Praan (Praan, Inc.) is an impact-focused deep-tech startup democratising clean air using breakthrough filterless technology. The company is backed by top-tier VCs and CXOs globally and currently operates between the United States and India. Our team puts extreme attention to detail and loves building technology that's aspirational. Praan's team and culture is positioned to empower people to solve large global problems at an accelerated pace.

Why :

Everyone worries about the doomsday in climate change which is expected to occur in the 2050s. However, there's one doom's day which is the reality for millions of people around the world today. Air pollution takes more than 7 Million lives globally every single year. Over 5% of premature child deaths occur due to air pollution in developing countries. Everyone has relied on governments or experts to solve the problem, but most solutions up until today have either been too expensive or too ineffective. Praan is an attempt to make the future cleaner, healthier, and safer for the generations to come.

Job Description :

• Create B2B target lists and prospect lists for Praan's MKII or HIVE product lines
• Conduct outbound prospecting activities, including cold calling, emailing, and networking, to generate new leads and opportunities.
• Research and identify key decision-makers within target industries and companies to pitch our products and solutions.
• Engage with prospects to understand their business needs, challenges, and pain points, and effectively communicate how our offerings can address their requirements.
• Develop and maintain a deep understanding of our products, services, and competitive positioning to effectively articulate our value proposition.
• Qualify leads based on predefined criteria to ensure alignment with our target market and ideal customer profile.
• Effectively communicate the features, benefits, and value of our products and solutions to prospects.
• Build and nurture relationships with prospects through consistent follow-up and engagement strategies.
• Coordinate and schedule meetings between qualified leads and our CEO or other key stakeholders.
• Provide regular updates and reports on lead generation activities, pipeline status, and conversion metrics.

Skill Requirements :

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Marketing, or related field.
• Proven track record of success in a sales or lead generation role in a B2B environment.
• Strong sales acumen with excellent communication and negotiation skills.
• Ability to build rapport quickly with diverse stakeholders, including C-level executives and decision-makers.
• Demonstrated experience conducting outbound prospecting activities, including cold calling, emailing, and networking.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on achieving and exceeding sales targets and goals.

Praan is an equal-opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, religion, caste, gender, disability or any other criteria. We just care about working with great human beings!

Required Skills:

· Experience in implementing Object-Oriented Python, Django.

· Good understanding on Django ORM.

· Experienced in interfacing with *third party API’s using REST

· Worked with varieties of Relational Databases (RDBMS) like SQLite, MySQL, PostgreSQL.

· Experience in Version Control with Git and Bitbucket.

· Experience with JIRA the development progress and tracking deadlines of the project

Requirement :

• Good knowledge of Java and Spring F/W (Spring Boot, Spring Security, Spring ORM, Spring Rest, Spring Cloud)
• Good knowledge of relational database design and query via both SQL and ORM (hibernate, spring data)
• Good knowledge of ElasticSearch or other document-oriented database
• Good knowledge of Microservice architecture, including REST API design
• Good knowledge of asynchronous data pipelines using Kafka or AWS SNS/SQS or similar modern messaging framework
• Good knowledge of AWS or other public cloud environment
• Hands-on experience with Redis Cache, Memcache or Ehcache
• Good knowledge of domain-driven design is a huge plus
• Web services & API standards (REST/OAuth/JSON)

At Source.One, we are building an E-commerce 3.0 platform for Industrial raw materials. There are some major differences in the B2B E-commerce market vs a B2C market (like Amazon, Flipkart etc). For instance, in the B2B market, it is very difficult to push customers to adapt to a new technology given that the smallest customer is a HNI (High Networth Individual). Another example is the volume of trade. In B2C, the average transaction value maybe around Rs. 100-500. In B2B market the minimum transaction value would be around Rs. 5 Lakhs. There are several such interesting differences which makes working in this market a very unique and fun experience.

 JD

1. Drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
2. Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototype construction and final product development by engineering teams
3. Create product strategy documents that describe business cases, high-level use cases, technical requirements.
4. Develop, implement, and maintain production timelines across multiple departments.
5. Analyze market data to develop sales strategies, and define product objectives for effective marketing communications plans
6. 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

Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in product design or engineering
• Strong experience in a dynamic product management role
• Proven experience overseeing all elements of the product development lifecycle
• Highly effective cross-functional team management
• Previous experience delivering finely-tuned product marketing strategies
• Exceptional writing and editing skills combined with strong presentation and public speaking skills

What you get:

• Core Team Member of the Fastest Growing Tech-Commerce in India.
• Attractive Salary + eSOPs
• Profit-Sharing participation, with NO Upper Cap.
• Mindshare with the Best Brains in Tech-led Distribution Business.
• Free-hand in designing and implementation Regional Strategies

Our client acts as an all-in-one OKR platform that focuses on aligning the client’s strategic priorities, projects and goals and thus to drive exceptional results & culture, without changing the team's behaviours. Some of their products include OKR software, performance reviews, engagement insights, 1:1 meetings, CoffeeConnect etc. They have served 500+ companies from 60+ countries. Some of their clients are Dunzo, Plum, Udaan, KhataBook etc.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, our client was founded in 2018 by well-experienced entrepreneurs, one of whom is an IIT-Delhi graduate and the other is a NIT, Trichy graduate.

• Partnering with Customer Success team to establish relationships with current account contacts, ensuring smooth transition of closed deals
• Confidently networking within customer accounts to identify opportunities and navigating throughout the organization
• Qualifying leads, converting to opportunities and closing deals for new business in existing customer accounts while maintaining visibility over overall account activity
• Presenting demo software platform to various industries and executives
• Conducting market research to identify selling possibilities and evaluating customer needs
• Leveraging internal resources to help accelerate sales process or mitigate risk
• Ensuring sales processes and documentation are accurate and timely for transparency throughout the account team
• Collaborating with Marketing by providing feedback and input on customer marketing campaigns

What you need to have:

• At least 4-10 years of inside sales experience, particularly for a SaaS product selling in India market
• A positive and energetic personality, excellent listening skills, and professional presentation skills
• Ability to explain cloud software and technical concepts to a wide-ranging audience
• A proven track record. You can't wait to tell us how awesome you are at generating new business    

• Bachelor’s degree 

• Assess go-to-market readiness, identify gaps in preparedness, and build plans to perform annual goals successfully.
• Work with teams to identify, qualify, and prioritize coverage for business opportunities. Participate in opportunity review meetings to provide insight into how to secure the technical win best.
• Maintain customer satisfaction.
• Resolve product problems affecting customer satisfaction.
• Build trust with customers and influential relationships.

Location: Pune

We are looking for skilled iOS developers who are passionate about solving digital payment problems for over a billion Indians.

Requirements:

• At least 4 years of experience in developing, releasing, and maintaining iOS mobile applications.
• Ability to write efficient, reusable, and maintainable code in Swift.
• Excellent expertise in iOS SDK frameworks and fundamentals.
• Amazing debugging skills with the ability to write unit test cases Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Startup friendly i.e self-starter, quick learner, hard-working, and passionate.