Marketing Head (CMO)

Qrata is a talent startup that partners with fast moving digital companies globally to scale their teams. Since 2016, we have served over 100 funded startups ( top brands, some unicorns too!) hire teams in the spaces of engineering, growth, design and product. Our mission is to be the top curated talent marketplace while fostering a collaborative, diverse, and inclusive workplace.

About the role: Qrata is looking to hire a recruiter who should be an experienced, motivated that can help source and hire for top funded companies globally. Ideal candidate is a high- energy, strong communicator with a knack for engaging experienced professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for End to End Recruitment (Sourcing, screening of profiles, scheduling of interviews).

• Responsible for understanding and analyzing the requirements in different technical

skill set categories.

• Creative sourcing methods like Linked-In, internal database, referrals, head-hunting,

networking.

• Take steps to ensure positive candidate experience

• Willing to take challenges in Recruitment & closing the demands on time.

Candidate requirements:

• The ideal candidate should have zeal to grow in technical Recruitment world.

• Must have IT recruitment/Non IT hiring experience and expertise in Screening,

shortlisting, negotiation and coordinating with the Recruitment process.

• Experience in working on Job Portals is mandatory

• Experience in full-cycle Recruiting, Sourcing

• Proficient in the use of social media and job boards

• Aggressive and talented professionals with excellent communication skills.

• Well-organized & capable of managing Quality and Volumes of open positions

About us:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 8300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview: 

We're looking to on-board an enthusiastic Customer Success Specialist who loves delighting customers. The role requires hand-holding customers during on-boarding and making them Astra-nauts (yes, that's what we call our customers & team members!) who are well versed with Astra's platform. 

The role will also require collaboration with our sales, security and marketing team. We're a cyber security company with CTOs, engineering leaders & CISOs as our ICP, hence we'll prefer candidates who come with some understanding of principles of computer science.  

Roles & Responsibilities: 

• Ensuring a smooth customer on-boarding
• Championing product adoption
• Maintaining high NPS
• Ensuring renewals of the accounts assigned to you
• Understanding customer requirements and translating them into deliverables.
• You will be attending to customer emails and phone calls on a daily basis
• You will be looking after stakeholder management between various teams and customers.
• Experience working with brand image and promoting value through customer experience
• Building a rapport with the customers
• You will be up-selling and cross-selling complementary Astra products
• You will be ensuring timely delivery by communicating across teams
• Diligently maintain customer success platform

Requirements for this role:

• 1-3 years of experience in customer success
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Technical knowledge required to work in a cyber security organization’s customer-facing role
• Ability to build rapport with the stakeholders
• Willingness to work in a remote setup

Benefits of joining the Astra Squad:

• Embrace the cosy remote work lifestyle.
• Feel the startup adrenaline pumping through your veins.
• Revel in our open, growth-centric ambiance; it's like a digital playground.
• Dive deep into the captivating world of cybersecurity.
• And yes, get ready for some unforgettable workcations—think Chikmagalur & Jim Corbett.

Location: Remote - based in India

Plobal Apps is a SaaS platform that helps online stores build mobile apps in minutes with zero code. We help brands leverage their mobile app as a strong revenue channel for their business. As one of the largest app builders in the Shopify ecosystem, we power mobile apps for some of the world's fastest growing brands like Steve Madden, Forever 21, Kyte Baby, and Show Me Your Mumu. We enable mobile commerce journeys and help our merchants drive installs, engage customers and scale their revenue.

We closed our seed funding round in 2021 backed by Bessemer Venture Partners and Elevation Capital, and are now looking at aggressively scaling our business.

About the Role

Position: Sales Representative, SMB (Asia & Middle East)

Location: Pune (Remote) 

Timings : Must be able to work in the eastern time zone to overlap with key stakeholders 

What You Will Do:

• Identify and target SMB customers in Asia and the Middle East, with a focus on India.
• Conduct market research to understand SMB needs and buying behaviors.
• Generate leads through proactive outreach, leveraging various channels.
• Deliver compelling product demonstrations and presentations.
• Tailor solutions to address customer requirements and ensure satisfaction.
• Build and maintain strong customer relationships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sales efforts.
• Stay updated on industry trends and provide insights for sales strategies.
• Meet or exceed sales targets, driving revenue growth.
• Maintain accurate records and provide regular sales reports.

Who we are looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or related field.
• 2-3 years of B2B SaaS sales experience in India.
• Strong understanding of the SMB market in Asia, specifically India.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Results-driven with a focus on customer satisfaction.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently or in a team.
• Proficiency in CRM systems (ideally Salesforce) and sales productivity tools (ie. Outreach).
• Willingness to travel within assigned regions.
• Fluency in English, additional language skills a plus.

Benefits:

• Remote first work culture
• Health Insurance Coverage of INR 5,00,000 
• 21 Paid Personal leaves + 10 Paid National Holidays per calendar year
• Maternity and Paternity Leave

Ready to help us build the next generation of mobile commerce?

Operations Executive

• Candidates will have to collect and coordinate with resources across the company.
• Will attend client meetings and project kickoffs.
• Record minutes of the meeting : client-related meetings and internal company related. 
• The candidate will also be responsible for building a connection with the prospects or customers through email, and phone.
• Should be very good in Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Maintain company data across multiple teams.
• Audit the company project folders on a weekly basis.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to multitask
• Good to see if you have used CRMs like PipeDrive, HubSpot, Salesforce, and Zoho etc.
• Comfortable in using Proofreading tools like Grammarly, ProWritingAid, Hemingway App, etc.

Responsible for end to end ownership of project deliverables and regular interactions with the clients to provide project status updates Work on the estimations for a given project Identify the risks and provide a mitigation plan promptly Responsible for generating reports, invoice and billing People responsibilities include ensuring optimal retention of talent and improving the performance of team members through continuous feedback Timely reporting of the projects to the client and management

Responsibilities include:

• Coordination and completion of projects on time within budget and scope. 
• Oversee all aspects of projects. Set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor, and summarize the progress of the project. 
• Prepare reports for clients and internal stakeholders regarding the status of the project. 
• Work on the estimations for a given project. 
• Identify the risks and provide a mitigation plan promptly. 
• Generation of reports, invoices, and billing. 
• People's Management includes ensuring optimal retention of talent and improving the performance of team members through continuous feedback.
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Experience and Expertise: 

• Overall 7-12 years of experience and at least 4 years of project delivery management experience. 
• Should have worked on SaaS products and have experience in handling a team (at least 10-15). 
• Sound knowledge of SDLC, and quality process with respect to delivery management.
• Experience in Mobile application development and programming knowledge is a plus.
• Good presentation skills, Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interact with customers at all levels

Job Description : Agile Expertise Experience managing requirements in an agile format from discovery through to delivery in an ongoing successful/sustainable model Experience as a scrum master & running Agile ceremonies, keeping stakeholders updated wrt to status Capabilities must include: Definition, importance & role ownership of Ceremonies, Scrum recognized and otherwise.  This would encompass, at minimum, Grooming, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Demo & Retrospective. Deep understanding of a user story & anatomy therein (Actor, Action Taken, Behavior, Business Value Justification acceptance criteria Business Analysis Capabilities 5+ years of business analyst experience performing requirements gathering, elaboration, story creation, acceptance validation etc. 3+ years of Hands-on experience with agile tools like Jira or equivalent Strong discovery experience Process/Sequence diagramming Postman and SOAPUI experience is a plus Diverse group facilitation Should be able to drive consensus around variety of Virtusa and Client business/technical leaders/SMEs

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the app(Android & iOS)
• Maintain quality of code
• Collaborate with other engineers in building applications.
• Attend daily stand up meetings.
• Discuss and write specifications for tasks.
• Assist system lead with system design.
• Conduct code reviews as requested.
• Test sites and applications in different browsers and environments.
• Learn and test new technologies, frameworks, and languages.
• Stay up to date with new trends and advancements in app development

Skills and Qualification:

• Knowledge of Dart Language
• Familiarity with version control
• Basic understanding of Flutter architecture, Widget trees
• Familiarity with app architecture (MVVM, MVP, MVC, etc...)
• Understanding of a sync operations
• Familiarity with local storage (like Dio, shared preferences, etc... )
• Familiarity with Flutter state management approach (BLoc, provider, etc...)

Job Profile - We are in search of a smart and highly motivated project manager with 5+ years of experience in the IT industry, who can effectively coordinate our internal resources and the third parties for the flawless execution of projects.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, business, or a related field, with at least 2 years of experience in project management and related areas. 
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies.
• Ability to delegate and allocate responsibilities efficiently to manage projects end to end.
• Resource management skills and ability to handle complex / sensitive issues
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is preferred.
• Awareness about the latest technologies for product development and execution.

• Manage project work in alignment with the Statement of Work (SOW) obligations and ensure accurate team reporting.
• Develop and manage a detailed project schedule and work plan with proper cost and time estimates.
• Ensure that all projects/releases are delivered on-time within the scope to attain customer satisfaction.
• Meet with client teams and gather requirements, conduct regular team meetings and track project progress.
• Ensure teams follow the correct procedures, policies and documentation requirements across project phases.
• Build and structure project teams to ensure maximum performance. 

The Technical Lead should be well versed with Node.js, React js, AWS, Microsoft Azure, flutter, scalable cloud architecture.

He/she will be working directly under the CEO and will act as both a technology and business expert, making decisions that will impact the current and future operations of the company. 

Responsibilities:

• Setting a vision for how technology will be used in the company.

• Ensuring that the tech team meets the company’s short and long term needs.

• Outline the goals for research and development. 

• Creating timelines for the development and deployment of all product requirements. 

• Acting as a mentor to the tech team members. 

• Maintaining a consumer-focused outlook and aiding in the delivery of new features.

• Managing technology budgets and time frames.

• Driving and planning sprints and ensuring a high tech team velocity.

• Staying on top of technology trends and developments.

• Ensuring all technology practices adhere to regulatory standards.

• Ensuring that there is no system downtime and all products are working seamless.

Requirements /Qualifications:

• Exceptional communication skills (both verbal and written). 

• Self-motivated with diligent work ethic, a business acumen, enthusiastic and passionate, exceptional team management skills. 

• Should be well versed with Node.js, React js, AWS, Microsoft Azure, flutter, scalable cloud architecture.

• Extensive industry knowledge with an eye towards the future.

• Proactive and efficient time management.

• Ability to delegate efficiently. 

• Should have managed and set up teams. 

• Process orientation.

• 5+ years of experience as an Engineering head.
  
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