Lead Product Designer

Role Description:

We are just getting started! This not just an opportunity to be part of the startup journey but

help shape the journey by building things from scratch. We are looking to hire a core team

member to facilitate our partnership with schools.

Schools are the focal point of the company's growth at this point – as we are able to serve parents

with this innovative monthly fee payment plan, only of the schools we have tied up with. So,

the opportunity is to be an instrumental part of charting the growth path of a potentially large

impactful organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• School sales : Primary responsibility is to sell to schools and bring them onboard

o Tie up with schools and onboard them so that we can offer the company's plan to

the parents in the school

o Negotiate and get into commercial agreements with schools

o Upsell our other payment products in the schools

• Stakeholder Management in Schools:

o Enable the company to liaison with the schools tied up with, for close to

everything from meeting the parents, doing events etc.

o Forge a strong relationship with the school management and principal

and be their first port of call on anything to do with finances

• Team Building- Build a high quality sales team and lead it in that city.

What are we looking for?

• Self-starter with a high sense of ownership → Comfortable to work with minimal

supervision and do sales independently

• Ability to drive sales and closures → Have the capability to do standalone

meetings with school management and drive closures

• Hungry to learn and grow → Passion to learn & be a better version of oneself;

motivated to succeed

• Bias for action → Have the temperament to experiment and execute in uncertainty
• Hustler → Ability to generate resources to solve a problem
• Intellectual honesty → Always seeking and presenting truth irrespective of personal

POV or beliefs

• Mission-oriented → Deeply care about delivering value and making an impact on

customer’s lives

Desired Qualifications

• 3+ years of doing b2b sales
• Entrepreneurial mindset - the ability to be able to crack school deals

independently and work to get tangible results without too much handholding

• Willingness to be on the ground most of the time and doing field sales
• Relevant experience of selling to schools is desirable but not a requirement

Benefits

• Becoming a part of the early core team
• Competitive salary plus ESOPs
• Work with colleagues from strong backgrounds & hungry to succeed
• Opportunity to interact with and learn from high-pedigree investors & mentors -

o VCs: Elevation Capital (erstwhile SAIF Partners), Matrix Partners

o Select angel investors: Kunal Shah, Nithin Kamat, Amit Ranjan

Key Details

• Role: Manager – School Partnerships
• Location: Bengaluru / Hyderabad / Chennai
• Compensation: Negotiable based on candidate profile (structured as Fixed +

Variable + ESOPs)

• Reporting directly to one of the founders
• Date of Joining: ASAP

Required Skills

• Experience in developing business solutions using Salesforce Commerce Cloud (Demandware).
• Good knowledge of SFCC / Demandware Script, Java OOP/Node.js.
• Expertise in RESTful web services, Ajax-driven client applications, and includes Advanced JavaScript architectures.
• Good experience in SFRA
• Strong background of World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), accessibility guidelines, model view controller (MVC), agile development, and tools.
• Experience in using Pipelines, JS controllers, ISML templates and real-time data exchange using web services.
• Hands-on experience of integrating custom services into SFCC. Good exposure of payment, tax, and operation management suite (OMS) integrations.
• Good understanding of Business Manager and configuring jobs.
• Strong SQL knowledge.
• Exposure to technical reports and understanding of Demandware limitations, such as quotas.
• Proficient in Demandware foundational concepts with good knowledge of SiteGenesis, UX Studio, content assets or slots, and Demandware Catalog.
• SFCC certifications would be preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Motivated to complete tasks independently.
• Candidates ready to join sooner will be preferred.

● Write Effective Codes In C++, Develop Software For Embedded Systems Based On STM32, NRF
● Support And Improve Existing Software
● Prepare Documentation For The Created Software. Qualifications
● Confident Knowledge Of C++ 17, Object-Oriented Programming, Embedded Software Development
● Proficiency With Microcontrollers Of The STM32 And / Or NRF Series
● Experience With RTOS
● Familiarity With Git, Linux
● Technical English
● Knowledge Of Python As An Advantage
● Any Experience With UAS \ UAV \ Drones is much appreciated

About Shankar Mahadevan Academy 

Founded by Indian singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan, this 11-year old music academy has pioneered online music education for Indian music. Shankar Mahadevan Academy has brought music to over 10,000 students in over 88 countries with more than 3,00,000 virtual classes.  With its mission “Joy of Music”, the Academy has also brought music to the underprivileged and the underserved with its various non-profit initiatives.  

Website: www.shankarmahadevanacademy.com

Shankar Mahadevan Academy is inviting passionate growth and outreach professionals to join our Admissions team. 

At Shankar Mahadevan Academy you will be a part of a dynamic and entrepreneurial team that works at the crossroads of arts, education and technology. Your career at Shankar Mahadevan Academy will contribute to spreading music and Indian arts, while you get an opportunity to learn all aspects of growing an online business for a globally recognised brand. 

The ideal candidate will have strong spoken and written communication skills, have 6 months - 3 years of experience with B2C sales, and be able to handle 70-80 cold calls per day. 

About the role 

• Work hours: 6 days a week, including weekends. U.S. Shift (7:00 - 4:00 p.m.) OR India Shift (12:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.) 
• Work location: Located off MG Road, Easy access to Trinity Circle Metro Station
• Work from Office only, no work from home/ Hybrid model 
• Benefits: Health Insurance and PF cover 
• We follow a culture of fun, engagement and growth with emphasis on work-life balance and healthy living. You also get fruits, activities every week, regular team outings and learning opportunities 

Goals / What you will do 

• Acquire new customers by handling inbound and outbound calls, and walk-in inquiries 
• Actively generate leads and seek out new sales opportunities through cold calling, networking and social media 
• Possess a strong understanding of our products, and showcase our value to our customers in the form of counseling 
• Gather market and student information and provide feedback on buying trends and competitive advantages
• Representing SMA at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations

Skills required / Must-haves for the role 

• 6 months to 3 years of work experience in B2C sales 
• Good spoken and written communication in English with good listening skills 
• Team player who likes to work with like-minded people 
• Good at objection handling and sales closure 
• Multi-language skills added advantage 
• Willing to pick up new skills 

We need candidates to join immediately to 15days

Salary: Upto 10 LPA

Industry: Fintech

Roles and Responsibilities:

• 2-3 years of Android development experience.
• Kotlin, Android SDK, Java
• Rest API, JSON, XML, Retrofit
• MVVM
• SQLite, Room, Offline storage, Encryption
• Google APIs, Maps, Navigation, Google Play Optimization
• Live Data, Dagger, Co-Routines, Multithreading
• Memory management and optimizations using Data Structures and Algorithms
• Espresso, JUnit, kotlin, work manager, Co-Routines,, data structure, multithreading.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• Should have develop professional applications in PHP using CodeIgniter.
• Additional advantage if worked on frameworks like Laravel and Zend
• Extensive knowledge with JavaScript, jQuery or Angular
• Advance Level SQL knowledge
• Additional advantage if familiar with Server Configuration and Monitoring
• Should have working on Git Repository
• Candidate should have exceptionally good debugging skills.
• Clear about Object Oriented Programming Concepts.

SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITIES :-

• Ability to work independently and take ownership of the project.
• Should be capable to work in a team.
• Must have strong communication skills.
• Should be enthusiasts and able to take challenge.