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Position

Senior Program Manager - Human Resources

About The Convergence Foundation

Ashish Dhawan is a leading Indian philanthropist, who in his earlier avatar founded and ran ChrysCapital, one of the first private equity funds in India. In the last decade, he has played a pivotal role in building successful institutions, such as Ashoka University, and strategic foundations, such as the Central Square Foundation, which works on ensuring quality school education for all children in India. He set up The Convergence Foundation (TCF) in 2021 to tackle the most important challenges facing India by building pioneering institutions and supporting bold leaders.

The Convergence Foundation seeks to identify the Archimedean levers for Indias growth & development high-leverage opportunities that can catalyze pivotal outcomes. We currently support fourteen organisations through their seed stage across two pillars (direct engines of growth & human capital development). The organisations work on diverse areas, such as labour-intensive manufacturing, science & technology, effective governance and acceleration of Indian philanthropy.

In the next phase of our journey, we aim to exercise our strengths as a philanthropic foundation to drive economic growth in India. While we will continue building institutions, we also aim to drive strategic projects around economic growth and development.

Organisations We Support:

Central Square Foundation (est. 2012)

Air Pollution Action Group (est. 2019)

India Leaders for Social Sector (est. 2017)

Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (est. 2019)

ACT EdTech Ambition Fund (est. 2020)

Accelerate Indian Philanthropy (est. 2021)

Foundation for Advancing Science and Technology (est. 2021)

The Udaiti Foundation (est. 2022)

Foundation for Economic Development (est. 2022)

ChangeINKK (est. 2022)

Sports and Society Accelerator (est. 2022)

The Infravision Foundation (est. 2022)

Centre for Research In Schemes and Policies (est. 2022)

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Position Summary:

The Senior Program Manager level will work as a strategic partner offering expert guidance through an HR consulting lens, focusing on organizational design, culture enhancement, capacity building across organizations, learning and development initiatives, compensation and benefits optimization.

The role will involve collaborating closely with grantee organizations to understand their unique needs, crafting tailored solutions, and implementing strategies that drive organizational effectiveness and employee engagement. With your HR experience and expertise, you will serve as a trusted partner to Org Leadership, facilitating the alignment of HR initiatives with the organization's imperatives, ultimately fostering sustainable growth and success.

This is a great opportunity for those who enjoy working in a start-up environment, enjoy building and scaling organisations, and care deeply about building great places to work. Whether it involves supporting hiring for key roles, strategic planning that will enable organisations to unlock scale, or supporting performance management for all employees, the People and Processes team will work on some of the most exciting and challenging projects in the social impact space.

Responsibilities

The key roles and responsibilities will be:

1. Organizational Design and Development:

• Partner with grantee organization leadership to assess current organizational structures and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and agility.
• Collaborate with Leadership and Org HR SPOCs to design and implement organizational changes aligned with strategic objectives.
• Guide Leaders and HR SPOCs on change management processes to ensure smooth transitions.
• Strategically support in designing and implementing competency frameworks to support talent management processes, including recruitment, performance management, and succession planning.
• Provide training and support to HR teams and managers in utilizing competency frameworks effectively to drive performance and development.

2. Culture Enhancement:

• Ensure culture assessments/pulse checks are implemented by org teams to identify strengths and areas of focus
• Partner with organizations to guide them and share best practices as they build their org culture and implement strategies to nurture a positive organizational culture that supports organizations values and drives employee engagement.
• Provide guidance on initiatives such as diversity, equity, and inclusion programs to foster a welcoming and inclusive work environment across organizations.

3. Leadership Training and Development:

• Design and deliver leadership development programs tailored to address specific skill gaps and leadership competencies.
• Coach and support senior leaders to enhance their leadership skills and getting the best out of their teams.
• Design and drive the Leadership Academy for Leaders across grantee organisations

4. Learning and Development:

• Design and implement comprehensive L&D programs, including curriculum development, delivery methods, and evaluation metrics based on organizations training needs analysis.
• Leverage technology and innovative learning approaches to enhance the effectiveness and accessibility of training initiatives.

5. Compensation and Benefits Optimization:

• Conduct compensation benchmarking surveys to drive compensation positioning and competitive compensation and benefits tailored to orgnizations needs
• Partner with HR SPOCs in the grantee organizations to develop and design strategies to optimize C&B programs, including salary structuring, benefits, employee value proposition.

Desired Qualifications, Skills and Abilities

Ideal candidates should have the following qualifications and skills:

Masters degree in Human Resources or related field from a top-tier institution.

• 9-11 years of relevant experience, with expertise in people management, operational efficiency, and problem-solving.
• Strong ability to build trusted relationships, assess organization needs, develop tailored solutions and build credibility with Leadership.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to think strategically and align HR initiatives with organizational objectives to drive effectiveness.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, change management, and culture transformation.
• Experience in a high-growth startup or as an HR Business Partner (HRBP) is highly desirable.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to leverage data to inform decision-making and measure HR initiative impact

Personal Characteristics and Desired Qualities

• Strong relationship-building skills, with a focus on networking and nurturing talent.
• Ability to thrive in a multi-faceted ever-changing environment, adapting quickly to new challenges and priorities.
• Independent, proactive, and goal-oriented with a strong sense of ownership over HR strategies.
• Creative thinker who is open to new ideas and approaches, with a willingness to challenge the status quo and drive innovation in HR practices.
• Collaborative mindset, with excellent leadership and influencing skills and the ability to support and develop HR resources in grantee organizations.

Compensation

Remuneration will be competitive with Indian philanthropy pay scales and will depend upon the candidates experience.

Location

New Delhi, India

Video & Graphic Designer - Illusto 

About Us 

VideoVerse is a video technology company that is building a suite of powerful AI-based video tools for both enterprises and individual content creators. 

• Magnifi, our broadcaster-facing product, is on a mission to enable seamless, smart broadcasting and content distribution in a multichannel world. Our flagship offering uses AI/ML technology to help Sports and Entertainment broadcasters create key moment clips from Livestream videos and post them to social media and apps instantly. For our clients, this has meant 4.2x higher engagement, a 60% increase in viewership time, and, given that we process millions of videos, 1B+ hours in manpower savings.
• Styck and Illusto, our consumer products, make it easy for influencers, small businesses, and just about anyone with access to a web browser to easily stream video to multiple platforms, and edit clips online with speed, ease, and increasingly, the power of AI. 
• We are revolutionizing how content is created, distributed, and consumed, helping enterprises and individuals create impact and tell immersive stories across all media genres.

We are a fast-growing, diverse, and vibrant team that works hard and are passionate about our vision. We work with some of the biggest names in broadcasting (3 of the top 5 in India and growing quickly in Europe and the USA) and on some of the biggest sporting events in the world like the Indian Premier League (T20IPL), multiple European football leagues, and much more.

Videoverse recently raised 46.8 Million in series B funding and is hiring across all positions. 

Why work with us 

• We are passionate about our vision and our product and have a young, diverse, and vibrant team working towards this vision. 
• We work with some of the biggest names in broadcasting
• We work on some of the biggest sporting events in the world
• We are growing daily-we have scanned 1650m videos, delivered 4.2x higher engagement and 60% growth in viewership time for our clients, along with 1280 Mn hours of manual labor saved 

What are we looking for

We are seeking a talented Graphic Designer with expertise in Illusto, Adobe Photoshop, and video editing to join our growing tech company. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio showcasing their design skills and experience creating visually stunning graphics for digital mediums, as well as motion graphics and video editing skills.

Responsibilities

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• Collaborate with our marketing and product teams to create graphics and designs for web and mobile platforms.
• Design engaging and effective marketing materials, including email campaigns, social media graphics, digital ads, and concept videos.
• Create visual elements for our website and other online channels.
• Design and create motion graphics and animations for various digital media platforms.
• Edit and produce video content for internal and external use.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends and software tools to continually improve the quality of our work.

Background

• Expertise in Adobe suite including Adobe Photoshop, illustrator, after effects and premiere pro Willingness to learn and gain expertise in new tools is a must-have. 
• Proven experience in designing content for all social media platforms and website
• Experience creating motion graphics and animations for digital media.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your design skills and projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• A bachelor's degree in graphic design or related field is preferred.

What we offer 

• Opportunity to work with a dynamic team 

• Opportunity to grow along with the brand 

• Opportunity to work in the exciting space of content & broadcasting, with the biggest names in this space 

Location: Mumbai 

• Develop cutting edge Roku video streaming apps for OTT
• Responsible for the technical design and development of advanced video streaming consumer applications with backend integrations and SceneGraph component customizations to meet the user satisfaction.
• Deliver app solutions across the entire app life cycle prototype to build to test to launch to support
• Keep up to date on the latest industry trends and Device / OS / IDE updates
• Optimise performance and stability as well as non-functional aspects such as logging

Desired skills

• Hands on experience on designing channels using Roku, understanding of the key UI and design principles, and handling remote-control buttons.
• Extensive hands-on experience of creating Roku app custom UI controls, high performing API integrations, advanced state management, cross device support and performance optimisation.
• Complete knowledge of SceneGraph components, XML configuration, handling application events, event loops, threads and controlling screen layouts.
• Usage of Roku advertising component, Roku Ad Library and Roku pay.
• Integration of Roku analytics and Google analytics.
• In-depth knowledge of BrightScript.
• Familiar using VS or Eclipse with Roku-plugins with make file utilities to create build and deploy.
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, SVN etc.

1. Cold Calling to prospective leads & convert them into clients
2. Business Development ideation & execution
3. Freeze the Client Deal
4. Populate & furnish the required documentation – Client Contract. Creative Forms, Project Details & Invoicing Details
5. Follow-up & Closure on generated leads across multiple mediums
6. Arrange client Meetings
7. Pitching , Negotiating & Closure with Clients
8. Client Servicing
9. Client Relationship Management
10. Generating Sales Report
11. Payment track – Ensuring the payment compliance as per the CC Timeline
12. Coordinating with accounts team for payment
13. Pre Event-On Event-Post Event coordination with client for an end to end experience
14. Constantly searching for new ideas & concepts
15. Competitive analysis with regards to the market happenings
16. Market research about the new trends & innovations