Sr Business Development Executive

GradRight is an ed-fin-tech company committed to driving transparency and accountability in the global higher education sector.

We are the world's first platform that integrates 'Selection' with 'Financing'. and brings students, banks, and universities into a SaaS environment to make smarter decisions. Using data science, technology, and strategic partnerships across the industry, we enable students to find the “Right University” at the “Right Cost”. We are on a mission to aid a million students to find their best-fit universities and financial offerings by 2025.

Our flagship product - FundRight, is the world’s first student loan bidding platform. In just two years, we have enabled students to get the best deals on $ 1 Billion of loan requests and facilitated disbursements of more than $ 120 Million in loans. We are India's largest single pipeline of education loans and are poised to scale up globally.

Our second product, SelectRight, is the world's first MarTech SaaS platform that redefines how students select the right colleges and how colleges find and engage with the right students.

GradRight is a Delaware, USA-registered company with a wholly-owned subsidiary in India.

Brief:

Obsession with customer needs, passionate about customer experience, and thrive on data - if you resonate with these, then we’d love to hear from you. As a product manager, you’ll be the voice of reason for our entire product ecosystem. You’ll join a fast-paced environment and work with cross-functional teams to design and deliver products aligned with the company’s vision and strategy.

Responsibilities:

1. Collect and analyze customer needs, collaborate with key stakeholders to ideate and deliver compelling solutions that create incremental value for customers
2. Create buy-in for product vision across all stakeholders
3. Develop positioning strategies that can drive growth and improve market share
4. Create and maintain detailed product requirements and roadmap
5. Create and track product success metrics and use them to identify problems and opportunities to pursue
6. Work with designers to build wireframes, validate and translate them into full-blown designs
7. Collaborate with engineering teams to drive feasibility analysis and refine product requirements
8. Work closely with engineering teams to deliver the roadmap while optimizing for time-to-market
9. Own the design <> engineering teams hand-off, release timelines, and work with business teams to plan and execute product launches
10. Evaluate marketing and sales strategies to ensure that they are in line with product strategy
11. Standardize the product design process and evangelize the same across all stakeholders

Requirements:

1. At least 6 years experience as a product manager at a B2C startup, with war stories to share
2. Proven track record of managing all aspects of product development lifecycle
3. Strong understanding of software development workflows and ability to work with top-notch engineering teams
4. Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one’s sleeves to get the job done
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills
6. Strong presentational and public speaking skills
7. Bias for experimentation and ability to ask the right questions

Good to have:

1. Both B2C and B2B experience, preferably on marketplace-like initiatives
2. Exposure to edTech and/or finTech domains
3. Worked on products that addressed an international audience
4. Worked on products that scaled to millions of users

Location: Hyderabad

Additional resources:

1. Our team - https://gradright.com/team.html
2. Customer Testimonials - https://gradright.com/testimonials.html

GradRight on social media - LinkedIn, Instagram

Required Skills and Experience:

• 5-7 years of experience in Software Development Engineering in Test (SDET).
• Proven experience in developing and maintaining automated test suites using Selenium.
• Strong proficiency in .NET programming languages (C# ).
• Solid understanding of software testing principles and methodologies.
• Experience with SQL for database testing.
• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex software issues.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience writing manual test cases and creating comprehensive test documentation.
• Understanding of API testing and experience with API test automation.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps and GitHub for version control and CI/CD.
• Experience in performance testing .
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

• Procedures/Scripts/Manual Testing)
• Minimum 3 years of experience in SQA required
• Shares ideas and experiences with colleagues and business units that may improve performance
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in software testing
• Demonstrated ability to independently interpret requirements and technical specifications, translate into thorough test plans and test cases, and execute test cases
• Review project test and implementation schedules

We are looking for a Senior Test Engineer who will work closely with the project team members and ensure the quality of the delivery.

• Develop automated tests for product validation (regression and integration).
• Develop and execute test cases, scripts, plans, and procedures (manual and automated).
• Integrate and execute automated tests in CI/CD environments
• Troubleshoot, and improve existing automation scripts
• Act as a lead team member as the team grows, providing support and training to other team members
• Execute test cases against various software applications and document the results
• Perform ad hoc testing of new and existing features to ensure they meet design requirements, quality,

    and usability standards

• Follow-up with and document resolution of bugs
• Maintain test cases for manual and automated tests
• Communicate defects to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner

• Minimum 3 - 5 years experience in a diverse technology environment in a Quality Assurance role
• Experience developing testing strategies and test plans
• Experience creating and executing automated end-to-end tests, using tools such as Selenium,

    Cucumber, or other automation frameworks

• Exposure to ‘Leapwork’ is good to have. Expertise on Java, OOPS Concepts
• Good understanding of software development lifecycles
• Ability to work in multiple application environments

Strong data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities

• Fluency in written and communication skills in English
• Strong ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Excellent organizational skills including, management of multiple assignments, setting personal goals and

    targets, and document management

• Excellent focus on detail through adherence to quality assurance best practices

i2e1 – Company Brief

i2e1 is one of the fastest growing technology start-ups in the country, founded by IIT and IIM graduates and incubated at IIT Delhi. We at i2e1 have created a platform which provides internet access to over 1.5 Million instances every month and enables offline retailers to get real time insights into their customers, locations, vicinity and industry.

What makes i2e1 a great fit for you?
At i2e1, you will be part of a fast growing team that is working towards impacting 500 million lives by 2022. If you like solving real life challenges and working with a high performance team, i2e1 is the perfect place for you to build your career.

What is Technology at i2e1?
Technology plays a central role at i2e1 and delivering the best experience to users is our guiding principle. As a part of Tech team, you will get a chance to work on multiple consumer centric products like WIOM and i2e1 WiFi solutions. A typical day in tech's life at i2e1 includes- participating in daily scrums, understanding the core business challenge, leveraging tech tools to solve the problem, meeting and discussing solutions with stakeholders and working with multiple teams like Product, Design, Analytics and Marketing team to deliver outstanding experience to our users.

As a team, we collaborate on problem solving and co-create solutions together, working very closely with Product Managers, Developers and other business stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity for a passionate individual to solve real life problems through tech and build outstanding digital experiences.

If you are interested in working on challenging problems in a young high growth startup, i2e1 is the place for you.

More Details about the position:

1. Position – Front-end Developer
2. Location – Saket, Delhi
3. Roles & Responsibilities
4. Plan, review, analyze, design, code and implement simple to more complex internet and e-commerce applications using frontend development tools (HTML5,  JavaScript, Angular 6, CSS etc.) for both traditional browsers and mobile devices.
5. Ensure software meets all requirements of quality, security, modifiable, extensibility etc.
6. Set up and maintain data structures and database environment.
7. Ability to support and maintain existing systems that use a variety of  Angular and .NET technologies.
8. Provide technical expertise to resolve service impacting incidents and problems
9. Collaborate with developers, designers, business team and tailor web solutions to their needs and requirements

1. Qualification
2. a)Bachelors/Master Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
3. b)3-5 years of experience in front-end languages at a scaled B2C company.
4. c)Solid understanding of Web Development Process, A to Z.
5. d)Strong knowledge of  Angular, HTML5, JavaScript, Rest Apis.
6. e)Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL for implementing database driven, web-based applications
7. f)Flexibility, good time management skills, basic project management skills

• Design and document all in-house and client policies, procedures and systems.
• Deploy an HRMS / HRIS system for entire organisation.
• Assist in recruiting the new teams.
• Assist in the development of new HR products and services.

• Formulate strategic and practical plans, and provide advice to clients and employees to address daily issues, and HR matters.
• Conduct research (data collection, surveys etc.) to identify the root cause. Develop and implement HR policies, systems and processes or make modifications to address issues.
• Promote HR programs to create an efficient and conflict-free workplace.
• Devise plans and techniques to drive change and culture management.
• Select and implement suitable HR technology.
• Administer compensation and benefit plans.
• Refurbish knowledge of advancements in the field and present new ideas.

• Conduct recruiting, onboarding, training, off-boarding, and management of personnel.
• Approach, communicate and recruit talent through social networking, job search and portfolio websites.
• Maintain recruitment database, keep track of internal and external job applicants, and respond to speculative recruitment enquiries.

• Initiate and lead human resource programs and projects
• Coordinate Employee Relations and Engagement activities, including rewards and recognition.
• Organize training & development initiatives
• Handle all leave of absence requests from start to finish.
• Maintain employee files and records in electronic and paper form
• Maintain the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
• Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work. Identifying the best people for the job.
• Undertake tasks around performance management.
• Ensure compliance with labor regulations

• Years of Relevant Experience 3+ years of proven experience as an HR Generalist / Consultant
• Education & Work experience** - Relevant degree in HR Management. Additional HR trainings will be a plus. Experience in project management preferably HR related.
• Software and Applications- Tech savvy with outstanding knowledge of MS Office; HRIS / HRMS (e.g. Zoho), ATS, Ticketing System.

• An analytical mind with problem-solving abilities
• Desire to work as a team with a results driven approach
• Should adhere to strict confidentiality in maintaining all company and client data.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal and consulting skills
• Ability to strategise and formulate business plans

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• In-depth knowledge of HR principles, functions, methods and best practices
• Good knowledge of employment/labor laws
• Understanding of research methods and analysis.

What you need to have: