Sustainability Manager (Carbon accounting, ESG) – Apparel Retail

Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of marketing executives to ensure business development goals and sales targets are met.

Business Growth: Identify new business opportunities through field visits, cold calling, and networking, and guide the team to execute strategies effectively.

Sales Management: Promote and sell products/services, assisting the team in closing deals and fostering customer loyalty.

Customer Relationship: Build and nurture strong customer relationships, ensuring exceptional after-sales support for long-term satisfaction.

Strategic Planning: Develop and implement marketing strategies in collaboration with the marketing team to execute campaigns, promotions, and on-ground activations.

Market & Competitor Analysis: Oversee market research efforts to identify trends, emerging opportunities, and competitive insights.

Performance Monitoring: Monitor and track sales activities, ensuring team members maintain accurate records of leads, calls, and meetings.

Collaboration & Reporting: Work closely with senior leadership and the marketing team for content, campaign strategies, and event planning. Submit detailed reports on team performance and key metrics.

Job Title: Finance Manager / Head of Finance

Experience Required: Minimum 10+ years in Finance, Accounting & Strategic Financial Leadership

Employment Type: Full-time

Location: Bangalore

About LXL Ideas :

LXL Ideas has been revolutionizing the educational sector for over two decades, creating impactful in-school and digital experiences that integrate life lessons into educational journeys. Leveraging films, events, research, training, and publications, we provide a dynamic learning environment. Our flagship initiative, School Cinema, uses cinematic storytelling and engaging activities to promote the holistic development of students in grades K-10.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Finance Manager to lead our finance function, oversee all financial operations, and support long-term business growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial planning, accounting, budgeting, and compliance, with proven experience in managing financial risks and ensuring the organization’s financial health. Excellent leadership and communication skills are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the overall financial strategy, planning, and analysis for the organization.
• Prepare and oversee financial statements, reports, and forecasts to guide business decisions.
• Maintain transparency and integrity in all financial reporting.
• Develop and implement financial policies, systems, and internal controls to ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Manage budgeting processes, cost control initiatives, and variance analysis.
• Oversee cash flow management, working capital, and investment planning.
• Liaise with auditors, banks, investors, and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, tax regulations, and internal controls.
• Provide strategic insights to the leadership team on financial performance and growth opportunities.
• Manage and mentor the finance and accounts team, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Partner cross-functionally with operations, sales, and other departments to align financial goals with organizational objectives.
• Support fundraising, capital allocation, and investor relations activities.
• Serve as a key point of contact for investors, auditors, legal counsel, and banks.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strong knowledge of accounting standards, taxation, and corporate finance.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
• Proficient in financial software and ERP systems, with strong expertise in Tally and Microsoft Excel.(e.g., SAP, Oracle, Tally, QuickBooks).
• Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA); Semi Qualified CA with relevant Experience; Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in finance and accounting, with at least 3–5 years in a leadership role.

We are seeking an experienced Business Central Techno-Functional Consultant with 4-8 years of relevant experience to join our team. As a Business Central Techno-Functional Consultant, you will be responsible for providing technical and functional expertise in the implementation, customization, and support of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly known as NAV) solutions. You will work closely with clients to understand their business requirements, configure the system, and ensure successful deployment and user adoption.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with clients to gather business requirements and understand their processes, workflows, and pain points.
• Design and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central solutions to meet client needs, ensuring alignment with best practices and industry standards.
• Provide technical expertise in customizing and extending the functionality of Business Central through extensions, integrations, and other development tools.
• Conduct system testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution during implementation phases to ensure system functionality and data integrity.
• Assist in data migration and data integration activities, ensuring accurate and seamless transfer of data from legacy systems to Business Central.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, functional consultants, and project managers, to deliver successful projects within defined timelines and budgets.
• Conduct end-user training sessions and provide ongoing support and guidance to users post-implementation.
• Stay updated on the latest releases and features of Business Central and provide recommendations for system enhancements or upgrades.
• Contribute to the development and documentation of best practices, templates, and guidelines for Business Central implementations.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Proven experience as a Techno-Functional Consultant working with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (formerly NAV) for a minimum of 4-8 years.
• Strong knowledge of Business Central functionality, including financials, supply chain management, manufacturing, and project management modules.
• Proficiency in developing extensions using AL language, C/SIDE, and C/AL programming.
• Experience with data migration and integration tools, such as RapidStart, SQL Server, or Power Platform.
• Familiarity with Azure, Power BI, and other Microsoft technologies related to Business Central is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with clients, stakeholders, and team members.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate or Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer Associate, are preferred.

If you are a motivated and skilled Techno-Functional Consultant with a passion for implementing and optimizing Business Central solutions, we would love to hear from you

Job Description:

1. Engages in superior customer service by making information readily available
2. Management of content in all social media channels, website and sales collateral
3. Persists in sales even in the face of failure
4. Demonstrates products and services as deemed necessary by airlines and management
5. Schedules appointments and meetings as necessary
6. Management of sales questionnaires and answers to questions from clients
7. Makes product knowledge readily available to self and other sales people through various resources
8. Finds ways to sell products in the face of a down market
9. Researches client base to find new types of customers and sells to them accordingly
10. Creates a plan for gaining customers and then retaining them based on warranties or guarantees

Candidate Description:

• MBA Graduate with one plus years of experience in Software Product Marketing and Sales.
• Good Analytical and creates a plan for engaging the target market
• Analyzes the competition to create a plan for engagement
• Makes product appeal to the target market
• Optimize the sales process with learnings from each win and loss
• Regularly scans information on the web for ideas on best practices in sales, marketing and product management
• Plans and sets up booths at trade shows and demonstrates the quality or uses of a product
• Demonstrates superior time management skills and meets deadlines

• Collaborate with Dev, QA and Data Science teams on environment maintenance, monitoring (ELK, Prometheus or equivalent), deployments and diagnostics
• Administer a hybrid datacenter, including AWS and EC2 cloud assets
• Administer, automate and troubleshoot container based solutions deployed on AWS ECS
• Be able to troubleshoot problems and provide feedback to engineering on issues
• Automate deployment (Ansible, Python), build (Git, Maven. Make, or equivalent) and integration (Jenkins, Nexus) processes
• Learn and administer technologies such as ELK, Hadoop etc.
• A self-starter and enthusiasm to learn and pick up new technologies in a fast-paced environment.

Need to have

• Hands-on Experience in Cloud based DevOps
• Experience working in AWS (EC2, S3, CloudFront, ECR, ECS etc)
• Experience with any programming language.
• Experience using Ansible, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes
• Experience in Python.
• Should be very comfortable working in Linux/Unix environment.
• Exposure to Shell Scripting.
• Solid troubleshooting skills

• Get involved in the entire customer lifecycle from on-boarding through the duration of their subscription period 
• Provide product training to enable the customers to realize the potential of the company
• Identify product usage gaps and provide actionable solutions to the customers 
• Build value-based relationships with customers and create company champions 
• Conduct Strategic Business Reviews (EBRs and QBRs) to understand customer lifecycle milestones, communicate the value of our product, showcase ROI, 
• Drive desired customer outcomes through a consultative approach 
• Ensure customer retention by negotiating and closing renewals 
• Identify opportunities of upselling and cross-selling along with the Account Managers 
• Identify appropriate business use cases where the company can be deployed 
• Establish deployment goals and desired success outcomes and then develop a plan to carry them out successfully 
• Have a strong business sense to keep looking out for new use cases and solutions using a company to create a win-win situation with customers 
• Communicate and brain-storm with the product team on customer feedback and help refine product roadmap 
• Work with the marketing team to execute customer surveys, case studies, etc 
• Identify and Process Success milestones for the customers 
• Optimize existing processes within the company and actively enhance all Customer Success initiatives 
• Drive customer advocacy through reviews, testimonials, customer meetups; and create a center of excellence within the customer's organization 

Our ideal Customer Success Manager: 

• Has relevant 3 to 7 years of work experience (CSM - 3 to 5 yrs; Sr CSM - 4 to 6 yrs; Lead or Principal CSM - More than 7 yrs)  in a high-touch Customer Success / Strategic Consulting role in a B2B SaaS or Tech Product based company 
• Being an organization that believes in a flat hierarchy, we have only 1 people manager per region for the CS team and everyone else, including those with 15+ yrs of Customer Facing experience add value to the company and its customers in the capacity of an individual contributor 
• Should be open to aligning with the US / EU time zone (5 PM to 2:00 AM / 1 PM to 10 PM IST). Note - The company does provide free lunch + dinner, and a cab drop facility with an additional allowance for the ones working in the US time zone. 
• Showcases exemplary written and verbal communication skills to work along with Global Customers 
• Has worked directly with Large Enterprise Customers in the Americas or European region  
• Has an exceptional ability to communicate and foster positive business relationships
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of customers concerns and thoughts regarding the use of products
• Managed customers across different segments in the past and knows how to manage them differently
• Exhibits a true passion for customers and for Customer Success  

Preferred Experience:

• 2-3 years of industry experience in software development.
• Experience working with medical data
• Experience and familiarity working in development teams and team-based development practices including scrum/agile, code review, etc.
• Knowledge and experience working with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB, CouchDB, Raven DB, etc.
• Knowledge of RDBMS concepts and experience with Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, etc.
• Knowledge and experience working with Node.js and related frameworks such as Express.js.
• Knowledge and experience working with web application frameworks such as Angular, AngularJS, or React and related frameworks such as Ionic.
• Familiarity with FHIR APIs and experience working with REST APIs.
• Experience working on full-stack projects.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines

• Desired skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in Computer Science.
  • Ability to establish priorities, goals/objectives and timelines.
  • Possess strong planning and time management skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to delegate and oversee assignments to ensure successful and timely completion as well as to obtain the cooperation of others within and outside the unit. Works in a collaborative manner to achieve results.
  • Ability to effectively present technical topics to internal groups with potentially varied levels of technical sophistication. Strong communicator with excellent ability to work in a team environment.

Type: Individual contributor with good hands on proficiency. 

Must have

• Strong proficiency in at least one of  Java, Ruby, Python
• Exposure to databases: any of  PostgreSQL, MySQL, Apache Cassandra
• Any NoSQL database experience is a plus
• Exposure to AWS cloud infrastructure: EC2 or S3 
• Proficiency with Git
• MUST: Using REST to make API calls. 

Great to have: 

• Experience working with one or more middleware, enterprise bus, queueing frameworks
• Any of Memcached/Redis, Apache Kafka / RabbitMQ / PubSub+ / AmazonMQ

Soft skills:

• Appreciation for clean and well documented code

What will you do at Tradyl:

(Examples for illustration only)

• Build a shipping service module that is called by our website to query shipping rates from India to a destination country. Configure this to so that an Ops person can update shipping costs as and when they change. Own deployment and monitoring of this service. 
• Use Zapier to build a workflow to export a MixPanel report into a Google sheet every day.
• Change our supplier portal (built on bubble.io) to make an API call to our customer facing site, whenever a supplier modifies his profile.
• Write an alert mechanism that identifies catalogues with insufficient information and makes them non discoverable, which can run every day.
• Work with Business Team to design a workflow for product inwarding using Airtable. Write a small app within Airtable so that whenever a product is updated as “shipped” in airtable, it updates the customer facing website.
• Use an open source dashboarding framework to create a quick dashboard to track important business events. 

What you need to have: