Implementation Manager

Athena is India’s largest institution in the premium undergraduate study abroad space. Founded 10 years ago by two Princeton graduates, Poshak Agrawal and Rahul Subramaniam, Athena is headquartered in Gurgaon, with offices in Mumbai and Bangalore, and caters to students from over 15 countries.

Athena’s vision is to help students become the best version of themselves. Athena’s transformative, holistic life coaching program embraces both depth and breadth, sciences and the humanities. Athena encourages students to deepen their theoretical knowledge and apply it to address practical issues confronting society, both locally and globally.

Through our flagship program, our students have gotten into various, universities including Harvard University, Princeton University, Yale University, Stanford University, University of Cambridge, MIT, Brown, Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Chicago, among others.

Our legacy as pioneers in the study-abroad process, coupled with a creative, open environment and professional growth opportunities, makes Athena a perfect place for those looking to build a lasting career in education. 

If you are excited to work in a dynamic educational environment and love expanding your horizons of emotional and strategic counseling, we look forward to hearing from you!

Learn more:

https://www.athenaeducation.co.in/article.aspx 

Overview of the role: We are looking for someone who will support Athena's Knowledge center 

• Helping/ mentoring Athena students to build mobile applications
• Helping build a state-of-the-art web portal and apps for students and counselors
• Support in building Edtech products for Athena

This is ideal for technology enthusiasts who want to make an impact, broaden their skills to learn about project management, client management; who love teaching and mentoring students, and also who love building creative tech products. The ideal person would have a deep, driving desire to make an impact and believes in the power of education.

Key Responsibilities

As a Technology Mentor and Developer, you will play a crucial role in guiding Athena students to build mobile applications

• Mentoring and Guiding Students:
• Provide personalized guidance and mentorship to students interested in mobile application development.
• Foster a positive and collaborative learning environment to enhance students' understanding and skills in technology.
• Collaborate with students on real-world projects, offering technical expertise and guidance throughout the development process.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Collaborate with consulting teams internally to learn about students, conceptualize projects & take them to fruition 
• Communicate effectively with students, counselors, and other stakeholders to gather feedback and continuously improve technology solutions.
• Own, innovate and support the students with their technology projects 
• Conceptualize the apps, guiding them on coding and stepping them when needed
• Creation of New Algorithms for solving Real World problems.
• Mobile App Development - Android and iOS
• Hybrid mobile applications (both IOS & Android) using ionic, Flutter and react native (preferred).
• Integrate data from various back-end services and databases
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Guiding students to project completion
• Tuned into the latest developments in the desired area including but not limited to application development, database technologies, devops, robotics, etc.

Key Skills-

• Strong fundamentals and knowledge of hyrbid mobile application (both IOS & Andriod), data structures, algorithms, logical flow, and architecture 
• Good communication skills - Ability to motivate and mentor students
• Extremely hands-on in coding 
• Ability to learn, take feedback, and improve
• Knowledge of programming language and technical terminology
• Able to solve complex problems.

Education and Experience: 

• B.Tech/B.Sc/M.Sc (CS), Engineering, or a related field from a good institute
• Good to have experience in teaching and mentoring students in Computer Science modules
• Experience in Android Development
• Preferred 1 year development experience

Why should you be interested?

Impact

• Working with Athena will provide you with an opportunity to bring about a positive impact in the lives of the best students in the country - the future pioneers of the world.
• Opportunity to mentor budding writers

Team and Culture

• We are a young and daring collection of adventurers dedicated to excellence and growth. We are always efficient and occasionally funny.
• The candidate will get a chance to work in a multicultural environment with ex-pats from different corners of the globe.

Professional Advancement

• We believe in providing opportunities for team members to build their skills and become independent drivers.
• We also offer the opportunity to collaborate across our group organizations- Hora.ai (Tech) and Sitare Foundation (education non-profit)- and learn from like-minded, passionate people who have all come together to create an impact. 

Location & Work Environment

The Vatika Triangle; Gurgaon, India

• We have built creative space in a top corporate building in a prime location in Gurgaon. 
• The office is on M.G. Road, a 2-minute walk from the M.G. Road Metro Station.

Our team comprises of creative and colorful characters, all goal-oriented and hungry for growth (and healthy snacks). The work environment is a mixture of formal and playful, as we all strive to get things done while sipping Italian coffee brewed in-house.

Role Description

India Accelerator is seeking a talented Product Designer (UI/UX) to join our team full-time in Gurugram for a hybrid role. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to design, develop and implement user-centered designs for our learning platforms. They will be responsible for wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and the overall user interface design. Additionally, they will work closely with the product and engineering teams to ensure consistent and intuitive user experiences across all interfaces. Remote work accepted when necessary.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in designing web and mobile applications, with emphasis on user experience design
• Portfolio of compelling and intuitive designs which reflect a clear understanding of user-centric design processes
• Ability to translate concepts into wireframes and prototypes
• Expertise in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe Creative Suite
• Understanding of HTML, CSS and JavaScript is an asset
• Prior experience in edtech is a plus but not required
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
• Bachelor's degree or higher, in Design, HCI, UX, or a related field.

JOB SUMMARY

Take part to the development and the maintenance of the FM SAAS Platform.

·    Write technical designs (conception, architecture, data model)

·    Maintain/enhance CI/CD processes ( Basic Knowledge is mandatory)

·    Develop and maintain the platform

·    Support UI developers

·    Identify and resolve incidents

·    Representing FM in global UI architecture meetings

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Customers

Delight our customers by:

·      Delivering high quality, bug free software

·      Respecting customer commitments

·      Respecting UX designs

·      Assisting operations (incl. support, delivery and pre-sales) with subject matter expertise when needed

·      Providing expected effort to solve customer issues

• Understanding fully the FM Strategy

Teamwork

Work together by:

·      Providing a transparent reporting to both the scrum team and the UI team

·      Helping other team members to achieve their commitments

·      Sharing knowledge

·      Driving other UI developers

• Working closely with his/her scrum team
• Working closely with the FM UI team
• Working closely with QA
• Working closely with SRE
• Working closely with the global UI team
• Working closely with the UX team

Innovate

Innovating by:

·      Keeping in touch with latest technologies

·      Sharing (business/technical) ideas with the team and the management

·      Proposing new development tools

·      Proposing enhancement to our CI/CD processes

Improve (KPI’s)

Constantly improving by:

·      Being proactive and autonomous

·      Actively participating to retrospective

·      Communicating with other BT UI teams

·      Helping others

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Required Skills

·      IT Master’s Degree or equivalent such as Engineering school

·      Strong/proven knowledge of Javascript development language

·      Strong/proven knowledge of React and its usual ecosystem

·      Basic knowledge of Docker

·      Strong analytical and algorithmic skills

·      Strong communication skills

·      Autonomy

·      Adaptability

·      Team working skills

·      Ability to propose and discuss API contract with backend tech leads

·      Heightened sense of client service

·      Quality and documentation

·      Sense of responsibility

·      Strong attention to detail

Good to have Skills

·      Rigorous, methodical and organized

·      Ability to work both independently and within a team

·      Knowledge about Single spa

·      Knowledge about Kubernetes

·      Knowledge about GitLab

·      Knowledge about ArgoCD

·      Knowledge of SWIFT banking environment would be an advantage

·      Knowledge of Open Banking would be an advantage

·      Mastery in software engineering tools

• Generates sales leads through Company–sponsored (walk-ins and TI’s) and employee sponsored outreach programs and promotions
• Maintains accurate records of all Company-sponsored and employee-sponsored leads
• Follows up on all prospects by using established sales systems
• Conduct Club tours using established sales systems
• Conduct telephone inquiries using established sales systems
• Establish and maintain a minimum of 3 lead boxes/ tie-ups in the community on a monthly basis
• Must establish and maintain a minimum required referral program as defined by Company standards
• Maintain Membership Coordinator planner using established sales systems
• Successfully completed the Membership Coordinator Training courses
• Complete all formalities of a member that joins / transfers / renews his membership
• Makes courtesy calls to all new members once a month to maintain relationships and ensure the members is regular in using the club
• Enter Guest courtesy forms in software

Make regular weekly reports

Overview Of Responsibilities:

Create the vision and product roadmap for the next generation of ground operations solutions; articulate and evangelize it across internal and external stakeholders

Work closely with Operations and Planning teams to improve business processes and network design

Work closely with Data, Engineering and Design teams to define and build products that help us deliver high - precision and low cost services

Be the key driving force behind building additional products service capabilities

Qualifications:

A degree in engineering or a related technical discipline from Tier - I institute a must

8 - 12 years of product management experience in internet startups/supply chain organization / SaaS products or e-commerce; B2B / B2B2C experience preferred.

Strong communication and organization skills, as well as the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, multi-task, and prioritize

Sound business judgment, attention to detail, proven ability to influence others, demonstrated experience engaging and influencing senior executives, and a strong analytical mindset

Proven track record of independently building and launching technology products from the ground up; delivering within time, budget, and quality

Demonstrated ability to turn customer needs and pain points into innovative products

The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, along with the tenacity to develop ideas independently and the conviction to drive them to completion is crucial for this

Retrieve and analyze data, and establish key business metrics to measure product success and drive alignment across all teams to improve their role

Domain knowledge of supply chain/logistics is preferable, but not required,