Sales Development Manager

REVIEW CRITERIA:

MANDATORY:

• Strong Senior Brand Strategist Profile
• Must have 4+ years of pure brand strategy experience at branding/strategy agencies (not advertising/campaign-only roles)
• Must have hands-on experience with brand strategy frameworks for new brand creation and rebranding initiatives (brand persona, positioning, narrative, tone of voice, guidelines)
• Must have experience conducting and leading brand workshops, integrating research inputs (primary + secondary) into insights and brand positioning
• Must have B2C brand strategy experience (B2B exposure is highly preferred but optional)
• Must have strong writing and storytelling skills to translate brand positioning into compelling narratives, messaging, tone, and strategic decks.
• Must be able to manage end-to-end brand strategy projects, including research synthesis, workshop facilitation, positioning, framework creation, and collaboration with design teams for visual translation.
• Must have a portfolio or compilation of case studies showing rebranding projects, positioning frameworks, workshop involvement, research synthesis, and strategy-to-design translation
• Preferably a degree/master’s in Marketing, Brand Strategy, Design, or Communication from reputed institutes (e.g., MICA, NID, Srishti, or similar).
• Must come from Branding Studios, Brand strategy firms, Strategic design consultancies, branding agencies etc.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

We are looking for a senior brand strategist professional, who can help us deliver innovative strategic directions that benefit our client’s business with measurable results. The candidate should have thorough knowledge and experience in the methods and application of tools to deliver an effective programme. Candidates should have experience with both mass and premium brands as well as FMCG, durables, and service categories.

Experience with digital-first or digitally marketed brands is an advantage that we look forward to.

ROLES & EXPECTATIONS-

• Drive brand and business strategy processes in our firm.
• Thorough practical knowledge and experience in implementing methods, tools and processes with capabilities to handhold teams to deliver at the highest standards.
• Proficient in conducting research programs to uncover customer and user needs, business and market findings, drawing insights for branding, service and CX design for digital and traditional applications.
• Conduct primary and secondary market research in marketing, sales and consumer experience.
• Programming workshops, conducting them and creating a comprehensive outcome report with insights and recommendations.
• Bring an idea to life on a whiteboard, articulate it, create systems and deliver.
• Strong understanding of pan-India markets across a wide range of verticals and categories.

IDEAL CANDIDATE:

• Excellent storytelling skills, capable of good verbal and written communications, client interfacing and presentation skills.
• Proficient in putting together presentations and strategy decks.
• Good articulation and writing skills.
• Understanding business, data tools and analytics (The math of it)
• Capable of managing and building relationships with senior client executives with strong domain-level competence along with a well-informed worldview.
• Team player capable of working across verticals with leadership skills.

ADVANTAGEOUS / OPTIONAL SKILLS-

• Experience in ethnographic, observational and behaviour studies.
• Management skills, idea creation, directing and delivering through a creative team.
• Interest in trends and analysis of brands, brand strategies and staying up-to-date and well-informed.
• Experience in analysing the brand and marketing landscape and writing advisory and opinion articles on branding and brand communication.
• Well-informed and knowledgeable with a world view.
• Observant and aware of current trends and their evolution.

Role And Responsibilities

• Validate vendor invoices and processing vendor payments on time with all required approvals.
• Handle Day to day accounting activities.
• Validate and Process vendor payments on time with all required approvals
• General ledger review
• Apply knowledge of Taxation, TDS deductions and quarterly e-TDS filing, GST returns filing, PF, PT and Advance tax computation
• Support Financial & Tax Audits
• Prepare month close reports
• Responsibilities include month end closing activities General accounting and ensure proper monthly/quarterly/annually reconciliations.
• Hand on experience in Intercompany Reconciliation, Balance Sheet Reconciliation and Fixed Assets.
• This position will support the Management in all aspects of financial accounting, reporting systems, procedures, and the policies.
• Audit support internal and external audits.
• Adhere to company accounting policies, US GAAP, and other external requirements.
• Periodical MIS preparation and circulation to team
• Keeping books of account upto date and maintaining invoices and other company documents in an organized manner.
• Maintain fixed asset schedule, bank reconciliations, investment schedule, closing inventory etc.

Required Education and Skills

• B. Com / M. Com with CA or CPA preferred
• Min 1 to 3 years of experience
• Prior experience in General accounting
• Knowledge of financial controls and procedures, GAAP, NetSuite
• Experience working in Finance & Accounts with any ERP environment, typically obtained in 2-3 years
• High integrity, open, communicative & team player
• Strong time management, commitment, and organizational skills
• Previous experience working hands-on in the areas of Taxation, TDS deductions and quarterly e-TDS filing, GST returns filing, PF, PT and Advance tax computation
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word & Powerpoint)

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

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Own end-to-end

execution, measurement, reporting, and optimization of campaigns across

channels with goals to increase New users Acquisition, Scale GMV across the

campaign, and deliver platform GMV & ROAS

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Partner with

internal teams to optimize campaign performance (targeting, optimization,

creative direction, etc.)

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On a day-to-day

basis, you will be expected to optimize campaigns based on data breakdowns and

insights.

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Understand ways to

scale campaigns across platforms in an optimal manner.

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Perform interest

research in Facebook using audience insights and ads manager.

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Create audiences on

Facebook for custom, lookalike, and saved audiences.

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Perform keyword

research using keyword planner and any other tools

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Understand

operations of Facebook business manager, Google ads, pixels, etc.

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Create a digital

media plan based on requirements across multiple platforms

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Understand how

content works across different social media platforms

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Create insightful

reports based on data from performance marketing campaigns

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Tag with your copy

and art partners to achieve a digital-first creative output on campaigns.

Eligibility

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Strong communication

skills

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Strong creative and

analytical skills

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Be able to take 100%

ownership of the process from start to finish

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Strong quantitative

mindset & data-driven approach to digital marketing; expert in excel-based

data modeling, analytics tools.

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Ability to multitask

in a fast-paced work environment.

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Punctual and

dedicated to meeting goals & deadlines.

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Able to effectively

work independently, and as part of a team.

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An early adopter

attitude towards technology