SAP-SF HCM Functional Consultant

Senior Manager / GM – Business Development & Strategic Growth (Defence & Aerospace)

Responsibilities :

Strategic Business Development & Opportunity Creation

● Identify and build business opportunities across:

○ Indian Armed Forces

○ DRDO laboratories

○ Defence Public Sector Undertakings (DPSUs)

○ Domestic and global OEMs

○ System Integrators

○ Defence technology ecosystems

● Build and execute account-based growth strategies for high-value strategic accounts.

● Create and manage a healthy pipeline of defence and aerospace opportunities.

● Identify early-stage platform requirements and align Kokasa capabilities accordingly.

Technical Engagement & Requirement Shaping

● Work closely with engineering teams to convert technical capabilities into customer solutions.

● Engage with:

○ Defence program leaders

○ Procurement stakeholders

○ Platform architects

○ Engineering teams

● Support and influence:

○ Staff Qualitative Requirements (SQRs)

○ Expressions of Interest (EOIs)

○ Technical specifications

○ Platform-level discussions

● Position Kokasa technologies during early design and indigenization stages.

Defence Procurement & Program Capture

● Lead end-to-end business development and capture activities under defence

procurement frameworks.

● Drive strategy and execution across:

○ Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP)

○ Buy (Indian-IDDM)

○ Make procedures

○ Government tenders

○ GeM procurement

○ Technology Development Fund (TDF)

○ iDEX initiatives

○ ADITI and related innovation programs

● Manage the complete bid lifecycle:

○ Opportunity qualification

○ Bid strategy

○ Proposal management

○ Stakeholder coordination

○ Negotiation and closure

Strategic Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

● Develop relationships with:

○ Defence OEMs

○ Aerospace organizations

○ Offset partners

○ Defence MSMEs

○ Technology partners

○ Research institutions

● Identify opportunities supporting:

○ Localization

○ Technology transfer

○ Strategic partnerships

○ Platform integration

Program Coordination & Execution Support

● Work closely with cross-functional teams including:

○ Engineering

○ Manufacturing

○ Program Management

○ Testing teams

● Support trials, field validation activities, and customer engagements.

● Ensure smooth execution from opportunity creation to deployment.

Experience

● 6–12 years of experience in:

○ Defence Business Development

○ Strategic Partnerships

○ Technical Sales

○ Key Account Management

○ Defence Program Management

○ Aerospace Business Development

Required Knowledge

Strong understanding of Defence procurement lifecycle, DAP framework, GeM procurement

ecosystem, iDEX, ADITI, TDF, Government tenders, DPSU ecosystem

Domain Expertise

Strong exposure to one or more of:

● Defence systems

● Aerospace systems

● Defence manufacturing

● Military electronics

● Electromechanical systems

● Electrohydraulic systems

● Aviation platforms

Preferred Skills

● Strong networking and stakeholder management capability

● Excellent communication and presentation skills

● Strong commercial and strategic thinking

● High ownership mindset

● Negotiation and relationship-building skills

● Ability to operate in fast-moving environments

Budgeting and Planning:

• Assist in the development and management of the annual budget process.
• Monitor budget performance and provide variance analysis.
• Collaborate with department heads to develop and manage departmental budgets.

Data Analysis and Interpretation:

• Gather, analyze, and interpret financial data to identify trends and opportunities.
• Use financial modeling and data analysis tools to support decision-making.
• Prepare ad-hoc financial analyses as requested.

Strategic Support:

• Support strategic initiatives by providing financial analysis and insights.
• Evaluate the financial impact of potential business decisions.
• Assist in the development of business cases and financial justifications.

Process Improvement:

• Identify and recommend process improvements to enhance financial reporting and analysis.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures.
• Perform competitive Analysis.

• Email communication: Build rapport with our current clients and create sponsorship packages for them in our newsletter. Here’s our sponsorship page.
• Prospecting New Sponsors: Identify and engage potential sponsors for our newsletter through various channels, inbound, and outbound (cold outreach, warm intros etc.)
• Closing and Processing Sponsors: Take charge of the entire sales cycle - from prospecting potential sponsors to closing deals and facilitating the processing of sponsorships, ensuring a seamless collaboration with sponsors.
• Content Collaboration: Collaborate with the content team to integrate sponsorships seamlessly, ensuring a win-win for both sponsors and our audience.
• Sales Strategy Development: Develop and refine sales strategies based on market trends and feedback, continuously improving our sales approach.

Responsibilities

• Operational tasks
• Should be able to work in the US East Time zone idenpendtly 
• Ensure the day-to-day functioning of team members operating hybrid is seamless.
• Ensure all team members are provided with all the necessary software, applications, assets, etc.
• Make co-working arrangements when the need arises
• Find the best options in the procurement of assets, tools, software, and services with regard to quality and cost.
• Take necessary steps to ensure all the operational tasks are undertaken with an eye on quality and value for money.
• IT Support
• Maintain IT software, tools, and applications repository.
• User management with regards to all the required software, tools, and applications generic and project-specific.
• Purchase, renewal, and cancellation of the software, tools, and applications.
• Ensure all the software, tools and applications have the least possible downtime.
• Logistics
• Take ownership of the logistical arrangements for company initiatives, programs or events. 
• Vendor management
• Team Member Engagement
• Initiate, support, or coordinate events that play a role in team member engagement.
• Collaborate with other support teams, technology teams, and other stakeholders in their initiatives. 
• Own the health insurance platform, its user management, team member support, renewal, and cost optimization by ensuring we are getting the best from the vendor.  
• Other 
• Own timely communications to all stakeholders about new initiatives, changes, downtimes, maintenance, etc. 
• Achieve and maintain quality and efficiency in all tasks assigned.
• Align with the company's core values, respect, and adhere to all company guidelines.
• Operate with utmost integrity, behave ethically, and maintain respect for all.  
• Event management

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field MBA-IT Systems/Operations, BCA with MBA. 
• Good communication skills
• Any prior experience is good to have
• People-oriented and results-driven
• Working knowledge of Google Workspace, Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. 
• Working knowledge of system and data security tools.
• Should be a tech-savvy individual with the ability to learn new tools, software, and applications. Their uses, management, and basic troubleshooting.
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• Resourceful, self-motivated, and proactive.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills.

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• Sound knowledge of working with application aspects i.e., Caching, Asynchronous APIs, Logging etc.

• Experience with web application frameworks like Spring Boot or Dropwizard.

• Unit Testing is an everyday affair and hence demands very good unit testing skills using tools like Junit & TestNG.

• Understanding of relational databases, RESTful services, and build tools like Maven & Gradle

• Knows what and when to mock and has used frameworks like Mockito/Power Mock.

• Understanding of message queues such as ActiveMQ, Kafka, and RabbitMQ.

•  Version Control is treated as important as programming skills. Fluent with version control tools like Git and Bitbucket.

• Exposure to Agile/Scrum, TDD not in theory but in practice.

•  Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment, Static Code Analysis, Jenkins and SonarQube.

•  Willingness to take ownership of the technical solution and ensure technical expectations of deliverables are met.

• Strong communication skills along with the ability to articulate technical designs and concepts.

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• Hands-on experience in application development in an enterprise setup.

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