Nodal officer

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong Design / Tech / Marketing Project Manager Profiles (Design is preferred)
• Must have 6+ years of experience in project management, handled design / Tech / marketing projects (Design Project is preferred, If Tech Projects, look for some design aspects in the project)
• Must have 3+ YOE in Client Management role dealing with founders, CMOs, VCs and Government
• Must have expertise in taking project briefs, scope/proposal creation and execution
• Must have experience in drafting project scope, budgets and timelines
• Must have experience in Team Management, managing timeline and work allocation
• Design studio, Design agencies, Web Development Agencies, Marketing studio or agencies, Advertising agencies or studios
• Design Project is preferred. If Tech Projects, look for some design aspects in the project.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

The ideal candidate will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing projects within the decided-upon budget, timeline, and scope. They will also effectively monitor and present project updates to relevant stakeholders, clients, or project team members.

JOB DESCRIPTION-

Your job will entail the following broad deliverables:

• Project management
• Business Development
• Support services

You will work under and report directly to the Business Manager at Company Design

Project Management-

• Schedule and manage the project with the client team regularly.
• Gather creative briefs from the client and supervise as well as oversee their execution by the design team.
• Deliver project through strategy and design team assigned to the project.
• Managing project planning to completion and client communication for a wide variety of projects - both simple and complex and large and small - independently or as part of a team.
• Participate and assist the team in creating presentations
• Coordinate between all teams to work seamlessly
• Bring a fresh point of view to our client’s challenges and ensure the brand image is always ahead of the curve in terms of knowledge, expertise and insight
• Participate and contribute towards Strategy and concept directions and creativity to meet the end goal of a successful project delivered in time at high company Design standards.
• Create weekly reports with your Business manager to the CEO of company Design.
• Gather project status, develop mitigation strategy and hold weekly meetings with the team with the Business manager.
• With high client satisfaction and good relationship management, increase scope and billing or acquire additional projects.
• Ensure billing and payment cycles are maintained as per schedule. Work closely with the Accounts Department to deliver the same.

Business Development-

• Marketing: A large part of Business Development at company Design happens through marketing. This function will require you to strategize on how to market company Design to get the maximum impact. Besides overall strategy, the task will involve making a quarter-wise calendar programme, breaking it down into how each vertical at company Design gets promoted to designing the communication and delivering it across various channels.
• Solicitation of new businesses: with the business manager. Being a key driver behind the process of winning new work, creating opportunities and organising and making pitch meetings. This would broadly involve handling new business communication, creating opportunities, designing and creating strategy of approach, planning bespoke proposal and process making, and sales initiatives for different verticals of company design.
• Client acquisition: This will involve interacting with a client prospect, understanding the brief or requirement, business development with strategy pitches, creating a scope of work and timesheet and creating a detailed proposal. Interact with client prospects and bag the project.
• Newsletter: The task will also involve strategizing the newsletter structure, and planning and delivering the same on a monthly basis.
• Company Design website: Coordinate and manage content
• Awards: Shortlist relevant national and international awards company Design should participate in, prepare budgets, design, and deliver the entries.
• Anthony Brand: Promote Anthony as a brand ambassador and principal of company Design. Create a strategy and plan in fructifying the same. This will include, Jury members, Talks, Lectures, workshops, etc.
• For the work above, you will work along with the Business Manager. Also, report to her for planning, progress reporting and delivery. You will also work with the company Design strategy, content and design team to deliver various aspects required. You will assist the Business Manager in creating formal weekly reports to the CEO of company Design.

Support Services-

• Support HR: As part of your involvement with teams and clients, you will be called upon to conduct interviews and coordinate on induction-related support and manage programmes around it.
• Support Administration as and when required in context to projects, facilitating teams, organising transport/tickets, and meeting clients.
• Company Design from time to time organises FORUM and mini-conferences at the studio or online. You will need to organise and manage such events along with the Business Manager with support from the rest of the team.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Strong human relations skills
• Strong business acumen in project planning and management
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience + post-graduation/master's degree is a plus
• Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills
• 6-12 years of Project management experience in similar organizations/similar fields
• Should have managed 4-5 designers directly under them, reporting to them.
• Client-facing experience for design and creative projects is essential, with the ability to take creative briefs from clients and manage delivery with designers.
• Should have worked in design studios or agencies managing design projects.

Overview:

We are currently seeking an energetic Sales Development Representatives. This position is an integral part of our sales engine. SDRs are a specialised group of individuals always “hunting” for high-value opportunities.

SDRs are focussed on the front end of the sales cycle and be the face of KEKA. This individual must be highly motivated, self-starter who is able to identify and develop opportunities from multiple sources including prospect lists, discovery and individual research.

A typical day at KEKA being an SDR would involve:

1. Generating qualified opportunities for the company by rigorously prospecting and researching In the given region/market
2. Striking and initiating conversations with high-profile personas of companies you are prospecting into
3. Be the face of KEKA and introduce the company and the products to the prospects
4. Getting creative with writing emails/ Inmails and grabbing the attention of prospects
5. Being adaptable to change and have the thirst to learn new things/ways to reach the prospects and have them on board for a meeting

Requirements:

• 1-4 years of work experience in any customer-facing sales like Sales/inside sales/cold calling/business development
• Clear, concise, and effective written and oral communication skills.
• Empathy towards customers and understanding their needs.
• Interest, curiosity, and openness to learning new technologies.
• Prior exposure to tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, DiscoverOrg, ZoomInfo, etc.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders as well as end customers.
• Learning mindset and the right attitude that will help you thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
• Ability to handle rejections and stay focused and driven.
• Ability to multi-task and manage your tasks effectively.
• Flexibility working in different shifts/regions. This is absolutely mandatory 

Good To Have:

• Prior work experience in SaaS product companies in domains relevant to Keka products.
• A proven track record of consistency in overachieving targets.

Responsibilities:

Design, develop and maintain software applications using Java programming language

Write well-designed, testable, efficient code

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, prioritize and execute tasks in a timely manner

Troubleshoot and debug software issues

Ensure software quality by performing thorough testing and code reviews

Keep up-to-date with new technologies and programming languages

Participate in the full software development lifecycle, including planning, designing, coding, testing, and deploying software

Document software development processes, procedures and code changes

Provide technical guidance to team members

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Minimum of 3 years of experience in Java development

Strong knowledge of Java programming language and related frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, etc.)

Proficient in using development tools (Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, etc.)

Experience with relational databases (Oracle, MySQL, etc.)

Familiarity with software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, etc.)

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

Strong communication and teamwork skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Experience with microservices architecture

Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.)

Knowledge of cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)

Experience with DevOps practices and tools (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.)

1. Understand customer environment – Install Products, configure in customer Network and Troubleshoot problems faced during demonstration, Good understanding on network configuration, troubleshooting, Install devices in Customer environment & Diagnose issues in Windows & Linux O/S.
2. Understand the new requirements (Projects) and implement suitable solution by making suitable modifications in product hardware, software, driver and Firmware by coordinating with Business, Customization team members.
3. Conduct Training to partners and regional sales members regularly on current and new products and solutions.
4. To operate from Bangalore; Travel KA, AP-TS, TN & KL on regular basis and Support Regional Sales Members & Partners on Epson Products and Solutions.
5. Drive business as a product specialist by enabling the sales team
6. The candidate should have mid-level experience in IT solution designing, especially in networking with familiarity to security domain.
7. Good understanding of customer requirements and understanding of technical qualifications, solutions, compliances etc.
8. Willingness to continuously learn technology.
9. Work for meeting deadlines

Who we look for

• Strong technical expertise and building ability 
• Ability to envisage how your technical knowledge could be applied outside of academia - with a focus on impact/disruption
• Ability to explain and articulate complex ideas, simply
• Ability to digest difficult questions/information