General Manager - Business Development - IIT/IIM/MDI

Experience in Core Java and Spring Boot.

 • Extensive experience in developing enterprise-scale applications and systems. Should possess good architectural knowledge and be aware of enterprise application design patterns. 

• Should have the ability to analyze, design, develop and test complex, low-latency clientfacing applications. 

• Good development experience with RDBMS.

 • Good knowledge of multi-threading and high-performance server-side development.

• working knowledge of Kafka

• Excellent problem solving and coding skills. 

• Strong interpersonal, communication and analytical skills. 

• Should have the ability to express their design ideas and thoughts.

About the Role

We at AkbarTravels.com are looking for a Marketing Manager to lead and execute marketing initiatives across digital, brand, and performance channels. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in campaign planning, customer acquisition, content strategies, and driving measurable growth outcomes. This role requires strong analytical thinking, creativity, and the ability to collaborate across teams including Product, CRM, Design, and Sales.

Key Responsibilities

1. Marketing Strategy & Planning

• Develop and execute the annual/quarterly marketing plan to drive brand growth and revenue.
• Identify new opportunities across channels—digital, partnerships, social, SEO, CRM.
• Monitor market trends, customer behavior, and competitor activities to refine strategies.

2. Digital & Performance Marketing

• Plan and manage campaigns across Google Ads, Meta, Affiliate Networks, and Display.
• Work with internal and external teams/agencies to optimize ROI, reduce CAC, and scale profitable campaigns.
• Track performance metrics such as CTR, CPC, CPA, Conversion Rate, and ROAS.

3. Social Media & Content

• Oversee content strategy for Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
• Plan monthly content calendars, creatives, reels, and engagement-driven campaigns.
• Manage influencer collaborations and community-building initiatives.

4. CRM, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing

• Work closely with the CRM team to design journeys and automation using tools like CleverTap, WebEngage, or MoEngage.
• Support retention initiatives such as emailers, push notifications, SMS campaigns, and loyalty programs.

5. Campaign Execution & Coordination

• Coordinate with Product, Design, Tech, and Holiday/Flight teams for marketing requirements.
• Lead seasonal campaign strategy (e.g., long-weekend sales, festival offers, big travel events).
• Ensure all campaigns align with brand guidelines and deliver a consistent customer experience.

6. Reporting & Analysis

• Create weekly/monthly marketing performance dashboards.
• Analyze data from GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, and CRM tools to generate insights.
• Present performance insights and recommendations to senior management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or equivalent. (MBA preferred)
• 4–6+ years of hands-on marketing experience in travel, e-commerce, OTA, consumer tech, or similar verticals.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, paid campaigns, CRM, and analytics.
• Proficiency in GA4, Google Ads, Meta Ads, CleverTap/WebEngage, and social media analytics tools.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and creative briefing skills.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and make decisions.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, campaigns, and vendors simultaneously.
• Passion for travel and customer-focused marketing.

We're Hiring: Assistant Manager - Sales (Building Automation Solutions)

Location: Chennai

Experience: 8+ years

Key Responsibilities:

- Drive sales & marketing for Building Automation Solutions (BAS)

- Build & maintain client relationships, conduct demos & presentations

- Provide technical support (BAS & ELV systems)

- Market research & competitor analysis

Qualifications:

- BE/B.Tech in Instrumentation/Electronics/Automation

- Proven sales experience in BAS / ELV / Project Sales

- Strong knowledge of HVAC & BAS systems

• You hold an MS/Ph.D. degree in a STEM domain and 5+ years in a relevant position
• You share your ideas and continuously improve yourself and the team around you.
• Experienced in building and scaling data teams across multiple locations and domains.
• You have a good understanding of evolving an organization’s culture based on analytics and data insights
• Natural and comfortable leader, have excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills
• Passionate about data improving business and engineering practices like continuous delivery, traceability, and observability
• Strong communication skills, high integrity, and great attention to detail

You’ll get to work with:

• Consumer-facing, as well as core platform, finance, and distribution business units
• Marketing and product teams, across to our engineering teams
• Modern infrastructure (Kubernetes, AWS, GCP)

What we offer

• We offer you a chance to be part of a truly amazing journey in a company that sets very high targets and works hard to achieve them. You will be able to work with smart, motivated, and engaged co-workers from all over the world, in an intense and very energetic environment. This leads to you having a tangible impact on the way that we operate and expand our business.

Some of the highlights of the package include:

• Strong technical culture of continuous innovation and improvement
• Chance to become a shareholder of Gelato!
• Flexible festive holidays, swap days off according to your values and beliefs.
• Work at one of our hub city offices or even remotely
• And much more!

Job Description:

• Expert level knowledge of JavaScript
• We use Airbnb style to code
• Should be strong in Problem solving skills, data structure and algorithms
• Strong Proficiency in Node.js with detailed experience in Express, loopback, swagger, PM2
• Should have well understanding on Asynchronous Programming
• Experience with Socket.io, engine.io (Preferred)
• Working knowledge of Promise, Callback hell and ways to avoid it
• Solid experience with RDBMS (PostgreSQL)
• Experience with Redis, MongoDB (Preferred)
• Understanding of the design Principles of a scalable system
• Exposure to GCP/ AWS is must
• Excellence in Programming, Debugging and Maintaining the code
• A strong ability to quickly learn new technologies and to keep yourself updated with the latest in tech
• A go-getter attitude with oceans of optimism, humility, and self-motivation
• Passion for code quality and attention to detail
• Experience with Code versioning tool like Git, SVN is preferred